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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1906
Page
6
Classified notice states want ads run at ten cents per line per insertion with a minimum charge and requires copy by Wednesday noon to ensure publication. Contains no additional details.
Greeley community briefs recall travels and visits across Colorado and Nebraska. Mrs. A E Leake spends a week at Boulder Chautauqua while Miss Elizabeth Floyd returns from Boulder and Sam Matlock visits Greeley. Several roam for visits to Eaton Timnath Fort Collins Omaha and Grand Junction with family and friends.
Sealed proposals will be received until Monday August 6 1906 at 10 oclock a m for remodeling the First Congregational Church in Greeley per plans and specifications on file at the city hall. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. John Doane chairman building committee J B Patton clerk
A historical note compares Maxim’s understated claim about a gun’s power to Chamberlain’s Remedy, which avoids boasting and relies on user reports. The ads claim the Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy will positively cure diarrhoea dysentery and stomach pains and has never failed, sold by all druggists.
The essay notes Leigh Hunt’s sole vice of thriftlessness and debt, detailing his lifelong financial burden on his wife and children. It contrasts his 1808 resolve to avoid money worries with a 1832 incident when an execution for 40 shillings disrupted dinner, as reported by the London Spectator.
A Welsh judge presided over a dispute where a printer sued a pork butcher for payment on printed paper bags. The printer embedded a royal lion and unicorn on the butcher’s name and address, which led to a humorous exchange. The judge favored the defendant.
In a reminiscence from Life of Randolph Churchill an anecdote recalls Disraeli among the Churchill circle. Lord Randolph notes Pinny’s florid grandiloquence when offered more wine and quotes his witty refusal while Lady Randolph recalls he drank only a small amount of weak brandy and water.
A playwright discusses a tiresome drama before a French Society of Comedy committee. He notices a man asleep during the reading and asks him to wake up. The sleeper declares sleep is an opinion, underscoring a wry joke about judging art.
A compact reflection on gossip warning against repeating what they say The piece argues that repeating unverified statements fuels harm and reputational damage It urges readers to avoid echoing rumors and to resist sharing unconfirmed remarks
The article describes Chinese lanterns made from silk horn crystal and wood with ivory frames, noting arrestee risk for night travel without a lantern. It explains lanterns illuminate cities after dark and lantern symbolism across classes. It then details rank signaling umbrellas with red silk coverings and knobs indicating ranks from governor general to commoners, plus color and knob variations for different ranks.
Rufus Choate explains a witness Ezekiel Lee as a candle bearer of the Lord and a Baptist in a courtroom exchange. Justice Shaw strains to hear, Choate clarifies responses, and the humorous mishearing ends with a pun about a candle.
A theology student sought critique from his professor for a sermon manuscript. Two weeks passed with no feedback. When the student asked for hymn suggestions the professor replied that the most appropriate hymn is Now I lay me down to sleep.
The dialogue notes differences in readers' appreciation and creators' ability. A friend asks what the editor thought of a story. The editor says taste varies with circumstances and imagines a reader on a desert island with only the story and a city directory to read.
In his youth Lord Russell of Killowen faced remarks from older judges. Sir Digby Seymour teased with talk as Russell spoke. Russell replied in a playful clash, noting his name and urging Seymour to see more and speak less.
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