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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1873
Page
2
A notice states subscription ends with the next issue marked on the wrapper and urges subscribers to review before the paper stops. The message mentions required cash for ads and authorized agents for advertising.
The Denver Times quotes a local paper asserting work has begun on the Julesburg end of the Colorado Central line despite doubts. Contractor Sampson says orders to start immediately and cars to run by November, with President Teller corroborating. Land purchased for a round house and machine shops near the river. completion would connect Greeley to Laramie on a main winter Union Pacific line with shops and dining facilities.
The article defends feminine virtue against fashions and exploitation, arguing women have souls beyond flesh and urging self-respect. It contrasts male hypocrisy, calls for reform, and notes how society romanticizes nudity while blaming women for moral decay. It cites historical examples and laments wartimes of vice.
A newspaper urged Miss Palmer to switch the program so she sang her best pieces first. The critic noted musicians laughed at the suggestion. The common rule is to save the grandest effort for the end, since a strong opening doesn’t compensate for a weak close.
A correction dispute concerns Mr. C. W. Sanborn not naming a newspaper in a Tribune card. The writer recalls the card being burned with other manuscripts, Sanborn cannot remember, and responses note the difficulty of deciphering the handwritten letters.
Major Febles praises the Evans Journal concert at the church with Miss Palmer and Mr Rosecrans among the performers. The Talmadge sermon in New York described a large audience, dramatic stagecraft, and a fiery oration on Christ’s crucifixion. The notices praise musical talent and offer a vivid portrait of the preacher and sermon delivery.
The Georgetown Miner reports Mr. Jackson led the photographic department of Prof. Wheeler's expedition to Gray's Peak where heavy snow made the ascent dangerous. He was watched from McClellan mountain crest by several gentlemen during the perilous climb.
Colorado agent promotes Kitto's Illustrated History of the Bible in one royal octavo volume of nearly 750 pages. The work features 300 illustrations, notable engravings, maps, and testimonials from local pastors praising its accuracy and scholarly merit.
Prof Hayden and colleagues travel from Denver to Central City and Georgetown to inspect mines including Marshall Tunnel and Caribou. Dr Endlich stages mining report while Gardner and Jackson advance topography, geology, and photographic surveys toward Grey's Peak and Pike's Peak with plans to meet at Fair Play on July 4.
A Indianapolis Journal correspondent reports from Asbury University England that a Benedictine monk Clement Constantius wrote Paganus Chinaensis in the thirteenth century. The poem mirrors Bret Harte's Heathen Chinee including six lines per stanza and the name Ah Sin appearing in both. The full original is published in the Asbury Review.
Sculptor Hiram Powers has died in Italy last week. A Virginia City powder store explosion killed ten or twelve people. Jesse R Grant father of Ulysses S Grant died at his Covington Kentucky residence. Mount and valley fires near Georgetown Bakerville threaten vast destruction. Three men narrowly escaped after a Big Thompson crossing incident near Estes Park. Snake River wagon road near Georgetown and Montezuma nearly snow free enabling possible crossing within days. Wheeler expedition pack animals recently crossed as well.
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