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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1888
Page
3
A Washington dispatch recalls Allen G Thurman and his Allen family feud with Bill Allen. It covers Thurman’s Columbus home, health, and character, comparing Thurman with the late Ohio senator, noting Blaine’s praise and Thurman’s legal career and public service.
A witty piece contrasts clams and oysters to defend self respect and restraint. It argues the clam is respectable and capable if given chance, questioning why clams are derided while condemning human vices. The piece ends with a quip attributed to the Indianapolis Journal.
Historical note describes the Duke of Wellington avoiding combat whenever a yellow dog crossed his path, illustrating superstition or caution guiding military decisions. The anecdote frames leadership with unusual superstition and strategic restraint.
A voice argues against profuse epithets and lovey terms in speech. It contrasts American restraint with British usage, noting wrong uses of words like sweet love and nasty. The excerpt ends with a critique of English endearments and decency, citing W. Sherwood.
Edgar L. Wakeman details the coffee plant’s beauty from ovate glossy leaves to clusters of white blossoms. He describes a spring panorama of butterflies and birds, with continual blossoming and ripening berries from green buttons to red purple ready for gathering.
The Paris exhibition will feature reconstructions of the Bastile and Faubourg St Antoine part of a display of old Paris and foreign architectures. Sections will line both sides of the Seine from opposite Palais de lIndustrie to the Champs de Mars and Trocadero with main entrance through the Palais de lIndustrie on the Champs Elysees.
The piece criticizes the removal of the tender and argues it makes rail travel more dangerous. It contrasts the risk to humans and animals from the locomotive’s power and wheels with surviving injuries like fractures when struck by barriers. It cites a Pittsburgh Bulletin quote on the peril of the juggernaut.
A promotional notice extols Swift's Specific as a universal antidote to contagious blood poison. It includes multiple testimonials from named individuals across New York, Georgia, Virginia and Tennessee claiming cure or recovery, and offers a free treatise by Swift Specific Co. Drawer 8 Atlanta.
An advertisement claims Shilohs Catarrh Remedy cures catarrh and canker mouth and notes it is sold by J F Fezer. The piece includes a Duluth Paragrapher reference and a remark about tailors wasting material in their trade.
The excerpt recalls Castoria usage across ages from baby to mother and child, mentions the perfume Hackmetack, and notes price that item at 25 and 5 cents sold by J F Fezer. It also advertises Dr J H McLean's Liver and Kidney Balm as a tonic for kidney and bladder troubles and includes a speculative quote about a tailor from Somerville Journal.
A lighthearted remark from the Purlington Free Press praises a girl's skill at tossing her head with precision, highlighting a playful local quirk and the paper's cheerful tone.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a universal remedy for teething pain. It claims quick relief for crying children, and also asserts cures for dysentery, diarrhea, wind colic, and inflammation, priced at 25 cents and sold by druggists worldwide. It mentions Shiloh’s Cure as another product for cough relief available from J. F. …zer.
An advertisement offers large assortments of silk ribbons by mail for 25 cents, with double the standard return for referrals of ten newly married ladies. The offer specifies no pieces under one yard, three packages for 60 cents, and a money back satisfaction guarantee. The copy also includes a pasted snippet from Yonkers Statesman about a girl’s life front door episode.
Mrs. Mary E. Ludlow of Manning Kansas testifies that while living in Columbus Junction Iowa with a young baby she suffered sore breasts for three months. After trying many remedies she used Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment and was cured. Sold by J F Fezer.
People are urged to send their address to Hallet & Co. in Portland Maine to receive free information on at home earnings from five to twenty five dollars per day and more. Capital is not required and some have earned over fifty dollars in a single day. All succeed.
Greeley to Cheyenne passenger trains depart at 2:25 a m and 3:10 p m. Fast freight leaves at 11:50 a m, way freight at 12:45 p m. For Fort Collins, trains leave Greeley at 6:50 a m and 1 p m. From Fort Collins and Denver, passenger arrives Greeley at 12:05 p m, freight and passenger at 3:15 a m.
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