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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1908
Page
11
An article debunks a wheat hoax claiming Alaska seed was the legendary seven headed wheat. It explains farmers planted the seed thinking huge global wealth would follow, but the grain proved average, graded No 4, and millers would not buy. The state experiment station confirms the wheat matches Alaska stock.
Miss Edith Stender of Eaton and Joseph H Robertson of Keytesville Missouri married today at the bride’s parents home Reverend E Payne officiated A small group attended and a wedding supper followed The couple left for a short tour of the state
Miss Ora Dorothy Neel and Ed mond Lett were married this afternoon at Mrs. George Keller's home. The ceremony occurred at 2 o'clock performed by Dr. J. A. Davis before about 20 intimate guests with sweet peas and palms in decoration. The bride, a Greeley native and high school and Normal graduate, wore cream silk. A repast followed. they will reside in Romeo Colorado where Lett serves as secretary for a mining company.
Lydia Scott and Fred Evans were married at 11 o’clock in Mrs. Mary Scott’s home at 1011 Sixth street. The ceremony conducted by Dr J A Davis was attended by close relatives and friends with sweet pea decorations. The couple departed for a wedding journey with residence plans undetermined.
An advertisement proclaims Ballard's Snow Liniment keeps the family free from aches and pains and cures rheumatism neuralgia lumbago and muscular soreness. It heals cuts burns and scalds and is sold by all druggists in 25c 50c and 1.00 bottles.
A grand picnic is planned for Eldorado Springs on Saturday August 1 marking Odd Fellows day. Special trains will run from Sterling Fort Morgan Denver Boulder and Greeley with a train leaving Greeley at 7 00 am. Round trip fare is 2 25.
Complete timetable for the Greeley chautauqua detailing daily events from July 20 to August 2. It lists lectures by C B Blake and Dr A G Van Haaften with Miss Zaida Gaines, Rausch, and John P D John, plus Orphean Musical Club concerts, cartoons, motion pictures, and evening entertainments led by Mr Cable and Rev E J Sias.
The Barnum and Bailey circus presents an expansive season with interpreters from many nations, a European act program, revived parade, and a new opening spectacle. A downtown ticket office opens at Clark and Faulkner's drug store for reserved seats at regular prices. The big show will perform in Greley on Friday, July 31.
A vintage advertisement urges preparedness for burns with Ballard's Snow Liniment. It claims instant pain relief and quick healing, noting availability at all druggists.
Dr. B. K. Ellis states on August 1 he will surrender his rooms in the Hawes building and form a partnership with Dr. W. E. Thompson with shared offices above Fezer's Drug Store.
In Greeley a county official notes many destitute women children and consumptives are shipped out of state to reduce local costs. Families of six to Tennessee and Grand Junction and others to Vermont and Oregon. He argues most locals are drifters, not true paupers, and cites a case where a supposed starving family was backed by a hiding father.
A few of A. B. Blake's city improvement tips are shared as he arrives for lectures in Greeley. He urges natural plantings, massed plantings, open view lines, and careful foundation planting to beautify lawns and grounds. he also plans a guided tour of the city tomorrow morning. Everybody should hear Mr. Blake's two lectures.
Gergus Marshall, 29, charged with homicide after drawing a revolver on a barber creditor who then died of heart failure. Prosecutors call it the most remarkable case heard in police court.
A girl, distressed by receiving a duplicate fountain gift, agrees to exchange it. She and a young man discuss options, and she ends up buying delicate items like cameos and lace under the desk’s proceeds, keeping the list of gifts to herself.
A New York Press quip cites a Lexington Avenue laundryman who calls a customer “paper tiger” and explains the phrase as a harmless hothead. He compares American pretensions to a rat in a scale and mocks wealth, virtue signaling, and missionary aid with pointed proverbs.
An Italian with a piano organ failed to produce any sound until a placard revealed the interior had been removed. The joke notes the relief promised by Surecure Cough Mixture and suggests better results come from legitimate newspaper advertising, per industry expert.
An ironworker seeks revenge after a quarrel by waking a friend at night. He knocks at the street door and tells the neighbor one window is open. The neighbor looks inside and realizes the joke as his head remains through the window. The prank ends with the aggressor satisfied.
A Sunday Magazine note recalls Tim Sullivan of New York noting a politician on the edge. The piece likens the situation to an old Maine tale where a woman weighs her husband’s fate by the ice thickness.
An old home remedy advises washing wounds with antiseptic, then applying cloths soaked in sweet oil to promote healing. A woman who tore her hand on barbed wire last summer reportedly used only sweet oil cloths, kept damp, and healed without a scar.
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