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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1887
Page
7
Special correspondence from Indianapolis outlines a moderate cost square house with two stories, front living rooms, rear dining and kitchen, central stair hall, two front bedrooms, two rear bedrooms, a bath, and storage. It estimates a $2500 to $3000 price and explains how floor plans affect labor, cost, and comfort.
In Murphy's Monument New York July Fourth memories mix with practical jokes as a tramp is jolted by firecrackers. Daniel Murphy, a Fourth Ward resident, unveils a tall gray granite monument in Calvary cemetery bearing the line To outlast the British monarchy. The piece details Murphy's Irish lineage and animosity toward England, plus park life and horse riding trends in New York and Brooklyn.
Virginia's old debt dispute described through the 1861 to 1885 figures and bond funding history. The piece notes bondholder actions, coupon issues, and U S Supreme Court rulings while Sir Edward Thornton’s arrival raises questions of possible British or federal intervention.
Washington Hatchet critiques Mayor Hewitt's praise of long hours. The writer argues Hewitt's twelve to seventeen hour days serve his own interests, harms health, and neglects social duties. Temperance should apply to work as well as drink, warning against a gospel of overwork.
In London Mary Jane notes modern city life over ancient, mocks fee envy and social ranks, and recalls Hyde Park and Rotten Row. She and Dickey discuss English women, Queen and royal headlines, and the prevalence of tips, with street anecdotes on hotels, porters, and hired girls.
A correspondent visits O'Donovan Rossa at the United Irishman print shop on Beekman Street New York asking about the Fenian Brotherhood the George movement and Irish opposition to English rule. Rossa declines to discuss the Brotherhood or McGlynn's Catholic following or the Jubilee. he directs inquiries to his paper or his books.
Savannah News reports on rattlesnake behavior noting they avoid people unless cornered and that fangs strike downward. It describes the bite, antidotes as whisky and dubious remedies like turpentine or flesh, and recounts a folk practice of applying warm chicken flesh to bites.
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