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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1908
Page
4
A 1908 opinion insists the Confederate anthems and national songs alike hold sacred in their original words and rhythm. Changing Dixie would harm its immortal soul and betray memory, with similar warnings about Star Spangled Banner and Marseillaise.
The Trinity German Lutheran Church announces German services at 10 00 a m and Sunday School at 11 30 a m with Pastor Ed M Gross leading. The notice provides service times and the clerical leadership for the congregation.
Regular morning service at 10:45. Rev William Bates D D will preach at Sunday school at 12:00 noon. C E B meets at 6:30 p m. The congregation will join in the union services in the park in the evening.
The senior pastor of Weld county will preach a farewell sermon at the Nazarene church Sunday evening at 7 30. The sermon topic is Seeing Jesus or a Vision of the Christ.
Pine Trip P W Goodrich has traveled east for a month and will return in two weeks. He spent the first week in Chicago and visited his Racine Wisconsin home, traveled by lake to Buffalo, stayed several days at Niagara Falls, and is now visiting his Whitesboro New York birthplace.
Mrs. Howard Vrooman hosted a surprise party at 419 Thirteenth Street Tuesday night for Miss Bertha Wick who plans to leave soon for Afton Iowa. About 30 guests attended and played games with refreshments.
The article advocates training a woman's voice to be soft and low to maintain charm. It warns against shrill tones and shouting, claiming a sweet voice enhances attraction and can be cultivated with practice. A steady, gentle delivery reportedly preserves tone and allure.
A stout, motherly woman with a commuter’s handbag stands in a long bank line in New York. She calmly prescribes a 50 year family remedy to a rushed cashier, urging him to fill it and soak his feet in hot mustard water to fight his cold. The crowd responds with warm smiles at the benevolent “mother” figure.
A wealthy Chinese merchant named Keen Scheck wed Miss Anna Laura James in a colored church in Los Angeles. Rev C H Anderson received a $50 fee. The couple then moved to a $7,000 mansion on a popular street gifted to the bride.
An historian of inventions notes the safety pin originated from a English blacksmith’s son named Harrison. The boy, tasked with caring for his crying baby brother, bent pins to ease the baby’s pain but failed. the father adopted the idea and produced the safety pin now used globally.
The New York Sun notes common errors about South American geography noting Paraguay as four fifths the size of Germany and Brazil rivaling Europe in area. It compares Chile’s length to Europe distances and describes north south steamer routes on the Parana and Paraguay rivers. It underscores public confusion about map scales and distances.
Gilbert and Sons, formerly of Denver, have opened a wire fence factory at 617 Eleventh Street in the old gas plant. They offer galvanized steel wire fences in many styles and gauges, with direct sales to customers and claims of superior durability and lower cost. Farmers in Weld County are urged to inspect the operation and see the machines in operation.
Members of the Unique card club and guests met at Mrs. D R McArthur’s home. Mrs D C Muth won first prize in 500 with Mrs J C Wylie as consolation. A luncheon followed and papers on Summer Drinks and How to Avoid Waste in Foods were read.
The North Side Country Club members met at Mrs. Jennie Hill's Pleasant Valley home on July 10. Despite the heat a good crowd gathered for the club afternoon, with a brief business meeting followed by the program.
The Why Now girls visit Florence DeVolle and entertain remaining members of the Why Not club in Florence. In city on Monday afternoon the group decided to dissolve the old club for a vacation and form a new one with a different name and new members replacing absent ones. Mrs. Arthur Searing will host the original Why Not group with a dinner next Thursday evening ahead of the first meeting of the new club.
A story notes a Monday gathering where girls discuss plans over needlewars and enjoy a fine repast served by Miss DeVotie, with Mrs Louis K Wyatt in attendance.
Event listings note a Sock Social by the Pythian Sisters at Odd Fellows Hall on July 22. Also listed are a Bryan club meeting at C. F. Tew's office at 8 pm, a Passion Play at the Presbyterian church by the Christian Endeavor, with admission 10 and 20 cents.
The Colorado and Southern advertises a liberal range of passes including Sunday only, Saturday to Monday, and ten and thirty day tickets for a charming resort. The notice invites readers to plan a summer outing there.
A tightfisted farmer and his industrious 12-year-old son struck a deal paying ten cents per cord of wood sawed and piled. The boy works hard, his savings kept by his mother, and he plans to buy a new saw with the earnings.
Eldorado Springs plans a record season with a target of 100000 visitors after over 40000 last year. The New Eldorado hotel is the centerpiece offering first class service at reasonable rates with la carte meals and notable Sunday dinners. Special excursions from northern Colorado and attractive seasonal rates are advertised for the remainder of the season.
Greely is depicted as the thriving county seat of Weld County Colorado with extensive infrastructure. It highlights a Normal school of 1000 students, multiple churches, a grand vegetable cannery, a large potato starch factory, two railroads, modern stores, parks, two libraries, a new city hall, three daily papers and four banks. The text notes a rich agricultural base with annual crop value around 6 million dollars and a vibrant commercial club and social scene.
Greeley post office opens 8 a m to 6 p m daily except Sundays and holidays. Sunday hours 10 to 11 a m. Mall arrivals from the East at 4 05 p m, North and West 3 8 35 p m. Denver eastbound 25 a m, North and West 46 a m, Denver east 9 04 p m. C and 8 Points west. D E Gray, Postmaster.
Local fraternal groups list meeting times and officers including A D U W Greeley lodge BPOE DAR RRA O F Knights Templar IOOF Pythian Sisters KOTM LO O F Masonic Royal Arch Masons Knights of Pythias Modern Brotherhood MWA Woodcraft and more. Officers named include masters, secretaries, regents, and counselors with meeting days mostly on evenings and specific halls.
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