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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1911
Page
8
The article explains bell tuning after casting, describing five tones that must blend for harmony. A bell tuner removes thin metal bits to adjust tones and can restart the process if the final fifth tone is off, much like tuning a piano.
London Tit-Bits notes a village debate over placing a clock in the church tower. John the sexton rejects the idea calling it wastage of brass and says sundial suffices. He claims he can tell time from the porch sundial and when sun fails he stays in bed.
In October 1886 a Buckinghamshire farmer named Jenkins brought his firstborn for baptism. He proposed a long list of biblical names arranged alphabetically but the clergyman objected and the child was christened simply Abel.
The article describes the famous academy of Plato located a mile north of the Cypilum gate outside Athens. Plato owned a small estate nearby and for about fifty years taught his philosophy to listeners in the academy before his death in 348 B C. The site remained famed for its beauty long after.
The office began with Chaucer around 1385 and remained largely honorary. From Spenser in 1509 the line stayed fixed to the present, with figures like Dryden Wordsworth and Tennyson among its most illustrious holders.
A husband retorts that his wife should be sorry for leaving a good husband, while a young woman reports that Belle tells her she regrets marrying him. The exchange centers on fault and social reproach within a troubled marriage.
A reflective quotation by Emile Zola notes that those without prosperity seldom feel unhappy, while memory of past joys makes affliction sharper. It links happiness to experiential contrast and loss.
A brief aphorism notes that rain is not guaranteed and action is needed to grow rowing talent by planting trees, implying environmental effort and sports development.
A movement by the Gideons International places sixty thousand Bibles in hotel rooms in the United States and Canada. The Christian commercial travelers group works with churches and the YMCA to spread the Bible’s message, with proprietors reportedly supportive though some testimony notes higher electric bills.
New irrigation district between Fort Collins and Loveland seeks a special election on a $600,000 bond. The 16,000 acre district would buy a reservoir site on Nunn creek, divert water to the Poudre via a tunnel through the Medicine Bow range. Organizing committee members are B. S. Williams, Charles Mahaffey and J. B. Gwinelle.
Mrs. A Coffman returns to LaSalle on Wednesday after a week of visiting her daughter Mrs D Waldridge.
The Denver Laramie Northwestern railroad elevates Greeley onto the Colorado Utah tariff sheet for the first time. Passengers can route via Denver with no extra fare from Greeley, effective February 21, reflecting competition spurred by the line’s buildup.
Three inches of snow fell Friday night easing extreme drought in Weld County. The item notes post mortem on Cr. O. Davis who died from throat strangulation on a Wiggins depot platform and mentions two carloads of potatoes shipped, local social events, and several residents visiting Denver or traveling to appointments. The report lists illnesses including tonallitis and la grippe, revival meetings concluding, and medical updates on Pneumonia treatment.
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