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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1904
Page
8
J Brush H C Watson J A Rankin A Boomer H Wheeler 8 Johns H D Parker listed among prominent local figures in recent obituary notices, reflecting the community’s reverence for long standing residents and their contributions. Short biographical details accompany each name in the notice.
A winter party in an eastern city features a bashful cowboy who falls for a hostess. He returns an overshoe to a young lady but offers a second as a joke and quips about preferring she be a centipede.
A discussion of Threadneedle Street origin from Thridenul or Thing-needle etymologies. It notes the Bank of England location beginning at the Mansion House and the Bank’s old名称 as the “old lady in Threadneedle street” by Cobbett. An excerpt from Dickens via Dr Marigold references a silver curl paper on a bank note.
In Cairo, Sir Richard Owen dismissed a horned cerastes ruse by a conman who produced a lively horned asp. The naturalist plucked horns from the reptile and warned the bystander that the fake snake would mislead others. The charmer failed against the renowned professor.
In a public school eighth grade class a teacher asked a pupil about the form of government in the District of Columbia. The girl replied that DC has an oratorical form of government, recalling district commissioners giving addresses at commencements.
The Orpheum snow at the Greeley opera house next Monday February 1 features McIntyre and Heath as headliners with a large mixed cast. A Siberian hounds pack, Streisand ponies, trick donkeys, and a grand street parade with bands and tableaux wagons complete the program. The show aims to be among the best entertainments in Greeley in years for all ages.
A packed house Saturday evening enjoyed Yon Yonson with Nelse B. Erickson in the title role. The Swedish comedy by Gus Heege proved highly entertaining, offering a unique character that suits a gifted comedian and drew strong audience approval.
A humorous exchange notes a husband’s surprise at his wife liking a small house as it has many tiny closets. The punchline hinges on the idea that none are large enough to conceal a burglar, showcasing a light domestic quip about security and space.
Miss Baltimore complains the count is wasteful and profligate. Her friend asks what he did. She explains he wrote his full name titles and addresses in her autograph album, a bold display of vanity.
In a Washington Star excerpt, Mrs. Meekton asks if Earthlings will soon speak with Mars inhabitants. Mr. Meekton, awake from a semidote, wonders if she has finished with conversations about Earth before pursuing Martian talk.
A landlady asks a new boarder about his breakfast preference. The reply lists flannel cakes with pure maple syrup, buttered toast, ham and eggs, and coffee, revealing the young man’s hearty appetite in this Detroit Free Press snippet.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger quips on dreams and money with a moralist and a hardheaded man debating life as a dream. The exchange frames reality versus aspiration as a witty contrast in financial abundance.
A New Yorker remark reports Diggs praising his wife as a wonderful vocalist who can captivate an audience for hours. He adds she would cradle and rock them to sleep after performances.
The lineup includes McIntyre and Heath with new acts, Elizabeth Muray in comedy and song, a pantomime with dumb animal characters by Prof. E Merian and trained dogs, and Victor Moore Emma Littlefield’s Change Your Act or Back to the Woods. Ed F. Reynard presents novel ventriloquism, while Melani Trio Parisien Street Singers return after last season. Albertus Millar supply comedy juggling and cornet solos. February 1 date noted.
Rev Carlisle P B Martin of Waverly Texas extols Bailard's Horehound Syrup for morning phlegm coughs that are hard to dislodge. He recommends it for threat or lung trouble and notes price 25c 50c and 1.0 at all druggists.
Seek sunny, lower altitude getaway with low round trip fares to principal southern resorts and Mexican gulf points. Includes combination rail and water trips. Write for details to T. E. Fisher, General Passenger Agent, Denver, Colorado.
Stetson stages a colossal dramatic production of Uncle Tom's Cabin at the Greeley opera house with matinee and night shows next Saturday January 30. The show promises superior staging and new scenic effects including a dramatic floating ice Ohio river scene and a moonlit St Clair plantation tableau.
A Friday afternoon train of fifteen cars pulled from Greeley bound for St. Joseph Missouri carrying lambs and sheep. The cars were owned by Gill & Decker E K Packard Eaton Greeley Sugar Co and Warren M Morse. W H Gill E K Packard and A A Peralta supervised the shipment.
Weld county Colorado Board of County Commissioners met at 9 a m after adjournment. Hon R W DeVinny chairman Hon C H Rea commissioner Fritz Wattenberg commissioner W R Adams clerk A J Lutier deputy presented claims examined and on motion approved and drawn for respective amounts.
The Weld County Board of Commissioners adjourned to 9 o clock a m Monday January 11 1904 in Greeley Colorado. The minutes note claims presented approved and warrants ordered for amounts allowed with adjournments through January 13 1904. Rk W De Tinny presided as chairman with A J Luther deputy and W Adams clerk attesting.
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