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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1886
Page
3
A feature discusses mascots as drivers of luck in sports and life. An entrepreneur recounts a fairy tale encounter and the steady influence of a humble helper who brought him success. The tale underlines belief in unseen influences and the idea that kindness may reveal the mascot who boosts fortune.
In the Pacific foothills a quarry party uncovered a fossilized tarantula inside a waterworn rock. The specimen, a green, comatose yet irascible member of the tarantula family, rests within a sedimentary chamber that once formed the ocean floor. Henry Reed notes the creature’s long captivity and muses on its place among vast historical scales.
Obituary notes Col George B Corkhill once prosecuting attorney in DC who led the Guiteau trial. Born in Harrison County Ohio, raised in Iowa, he studied at Wesleyan Mount Pleasant and Harvard Law before wartime service. Hayes appointed him DC prosecutor. Arthur era ended his DC tenure and he later practiced law in Washington. He died suddenly in Iowa days after leaving Washington.
The Republican convention in Harrisburg showcases Gen James A Beaver on crutches, then on a single leg, drawing enthusiastic support. A Pennsylvania native, he rose from captain to brigade command, fought at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg, losing a leg at Reams Station before resuming law practice in Bellefonte. He married in 1865 and faced an earlier electoral defeat in 1882.
The New Bishop of Missouri is The Rt. Rev. Daniel Sylvester Tuttle. Born in 1837 in Wiedham New York he trained at T he General Theological Seminary and Columbia. He served as missionary bishop to Utah Idaho and Montana and was consecrated in Trinity Chapel New York by Bishops Potter and Hopkins.
A St. Paul Pioneer Press feature compares a class of city vagabonds to rats hiding in dark holes and under wharf landings. It describes nighttime police hunts on the levee, trapping tramps in caves and box cars, leading them to the workhouse, with harsh, unremitting treatment and a cycle of crime and punishment.
Earn 50 cents to 5 dollars each evening with a royal sample box offer. No capital required and work possible at home or part time. All ages and both sexes urged to start now. Free full particulars and directions. if not satisfied, $1 paid for trouble. Send nothing but address to STN Portland Maine for working people.
Dr Bosanko's Pile Remedy claims to absorb tumors and relieve itching with a permanent cure. The ad cites back and abdominal pressure, indigestion, moisture after warmth, and claims effectiveness for blind bleeding and itching piles. Price 50 cents. sold by Flower & Petrikin in Piqua Ohio.
G. Cook, veterinary surgeon, advertises compounds for curing Black Leg, Pleuro-Pneumonia, Hog Cholera and Fowl Cholera as called for by the Government. He claims to remove enlargements, treats general diseases, and has trocars to relieve bloated cattle. He operates at A. A. Woodbury's shop and W. A. Miner's Livery Stable with accommodations for invalids.
A botanist and teacher notes how children bow to poisonous plants and seek edible wild items. Boys especially explore fields, nibbling woods finds like sassafras bark spice wood slippery elm linden buds spruce shoots and pine cambium. The article recalls northern New England youths chewing certain leaves and flowers as playground lore.
A vintage ad lists Scotch or American granite monuments up to 12 feet tall and Italian marble memorials with drapery urns at heights from 5 ft 6 in to 7 ft. Prices span from about 10 to 200 plus dollars for cherubs, obelisks, and heaters, with larger pieces around 6 to 12 feet.
The notice touts top quality materials and proportions and urges buyers to see the seller before purchasing elsewhere.
Hale and Hotchkiss advertise 60 000 acres of Wyoming land about 100 miles north of Greeley with 15 000 acres at 2 00 per acre. One sixth down, balance in five equal payments, last due six years after purchase. Water provided by Canal and Tunnel Company for a reasonable yearly rent. Spring offers appeal to speculators. town to be laid out next month. Arthur Hotchkiss, Notary Public, office information provided.
The note praises Mr. T. B. Aldrich for his disdain of sloppy work and insists all contributors and correspondents must submit immaculate manuscripts matching his high standard.
The late Horatio Seymour owned Daniel Webster's arm-chair. Tiles from John Jay's hearthstone reportedly decorate his fireplace.
A concise aphorism by Prof. Arthur S and Hardy asserting that perfect justice implies total mercilessness, reflecting a moral paradox.
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