Golden Rule and Park Bargains Highlight Local Life
A collage of store promos and community notes in Greeley highlights remnant sales at Golden Rule and Noah's Ark, canned goods specials at Park Merchandise, new souvenir china for commencements, seed potato offers at Rothschild's, and bank savings prompts. Local arrivals include Horne family ties, May Adams visiting from Colorado Springs, a Norman school play, and a string of civic updates from the railroad theft arrest to the Greeley Gun Club planning.
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Noah’s Ark
G. D. Horne
Park Merchandise
G. D. Horne’s
Beloit
Kansas
R. G. Matrin
Noah's Ark
Rothschild
Weld County Savings Bank
Mae Adams
Colorado Springs
M. E. Church
Greeley
M. E
Park Merchandise Company
Ralph Pollock
Stanford University
California
George Horne
Greeley Gun Club
J. G. Harris’ Store
Alesmo Club
Academy Hall
Brampton recalls forged will case on western circuit
London Mail reports Lord Brampton recounts a solicitor charged with forging a will signed after death. A witness for the prisoner testified the deceased guided the signature while the man assisted and touched her hand, prompting a dramatic cross examination and a witness swoon.
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Jacge
Lori Bricton
Lord Brampton
Reds Triumph Over Fells In Denver Exhibition
An exhibition of ball playing saw the Greeley Reds defeat the Fells of Denver in two games Tuesday afternoon. Greeley won 3 to 1 behind pitcher Tann with Ernst catching, and 8 to 5 with Cosgrove pitching and Ernst behind the plate. Tann struck out fourteen in the first game as Heartz Jackson and Lane composed the visitors’ battery. A good sized crowd witnessed the doubleheader.
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Greeley Reds
Fells
Denver
Reds
Tann
Greeley
Cosgrove
Ernst
Battery
Heartz
Jackson
Lane
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Ear Deafness Fix
An old advertisement asserts deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tube caused by catarrh and promises Hall's Catarrh Cure can restore hearing. It pledges one hundred dollars to any case of catarrh not cured by the remedy and urges use for constipation as well.
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Hall
Toledo
Halls Bealls
Justly Punished in County Jail Case
James Gambon Sam Brown and Ollie Litton received three months in county jail and a 200 fine from Judge Southard last Friday after being found guilty of making John Farmer a 15 year old drunk. Farmer was found helpless beside U P railroad tracks and later said the three men supplied the alcohol. Sheriff’s deputies arrested them shortly after.
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James Gambon
Sam Brown
Ollie Litton
Southard
John Farmer
U. P
Death in Platteville Stair Fall Claims 72-Year-Old Woman
Coroner Macy investigated the death of Mrs. Rosena Churchill age 72 near Platteville after she fell in the dark Monday evening, breaking her neck and dying almost instantly. The body was shipped to Gravity, Iowa, on Wednesday.
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Macy
Platteville
Rosena Churchill
Rice table explained in warm climates and its perils
The article describes the rice table or rystafel as a Malay influenced multifold curry meal served at noon. It warns diners to pace portions and avoid overdoing the curry so as not to miss the main lunch courses, noting the array of chutneys and many dishes.
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Java
Pearson
Thinking About Law To Build A Lawyer's Reputation
The philosophy argues that true professional excellence requires exclusive focus on one discipline. A lawyer must think about law, study its principles, and become thoroughly imbued with them rather than continually pondering medicine or engineering.
Portrait of a Gambler in Style and Attire
A vivid New York Press remark describes a man in an immaculate suit and accessories. It notes his polished image, coat tail, and meticulous grooming as signals of a gambler’s success and confidence.
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New York Press
Bradfield to Wed Miss Minnie McCoy in County Clerk Office
A. S. Bradfield secured a license to wed Miss Minnie McCoy in the county clerk's office yesterday afternoon. The groom is a well known northern Colorado farmer and the bride elect teaches in the Olin district.
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A. Bradfield
Minnie McCoy
Colorado
Olin
Fat Lady Struggles to Meet Ends in Witty Exchange
In a Chicago News item a Midget describes a hard time making both ends meet while Glasseater asks if she was in debt. The Midget replies she was trying to put on her belt.
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Glasseater
Chicago News
Road 5000 Years Old Along an Ancient World Highway
A vivid travel sketch along a historic northbound route from Hos to Maia, tracing caravans of 5000 years of camel trains and scenes of ancient and modern labor. The author notes French railway work, earth and stone roadbeds, and varied village architecture amid tell mounds and Jewish tombs.
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Tell Et Biseh
Scribner’s Magazine
Pointed Paragraphs and Provoking Ponderings
A collection of sharp aphorisms on manners and social quirks from the Atchison Globe. It jabs at dressmakers vanity doctors and parental limits while musing on quarrels appointments and conformity.
Marks of Illness Hidden in Fingernail Growth
A St Louis Globe-Democrat excerpt explains how nails record health and illness. Growth slows during sickness and lines or ridges appear on the nails as evidence of previous fevers injuries or mental distress.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Queer checks honored by banks across unusual drafts
A Chicago Chronicle note describes a young man collecting odd checks hung above a bank clerk's desk. Examples include a lath worth $250 from a sawmill owner paying workers, a cuff check from an actor jailed for fighting, and a linen collar check won in a $5 bet. Banks honor must be for good accounts, even for strange drafts.
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Chicago Chronicle
A Fish's Appetite In Strange Digestion Case
A four foot fish from Shef field England was thought to have a hard liver but the body revealed a two yard by fourteen inch piece of stout netting pressed into a football shape. The mystery remains how such material was swallowed and refused to be explained scientifically.
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Sheffield
England
Age of the Lover's Heart Emblem and Elf Bolts
The article notes stone arrowheads from prehistoric times as weapons and charms. In Scotland they are called elf bolts and resemble a lover's heart when the central projection is broken.
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Scotland
London
Keeping Cider A Practical Cask Preservation Method
A Southern Farm Magazine note explains that to prevent cider spoilage from a partly empty cask a quart of tasteless oil such as olive or peanut oil can be poured on the surface. The oil forms a thin film, blocking acetic and putrefactive ferments in the air.
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Southern Farm Magazine
Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine
An advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets claiming a one day cure for a cold. It promises a refund if it fails and bears EK. W Grove's signature on each box. The price is 2 cents.
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EK. W Grove
His Luck Changed, Misses the Night Out
A husband returns home late and is reproached by his wife. He claims he was in, insisting his luck changed as he asserts a modest sum was involved in his outing. The exchange ends with a firm tone and a hint of personal consequence.
Forgiveness as a Woman's Privilege Quote
Beatrice Heron-Maxweil remarks that forgiveness is a woman’s privilege and that needing forgiveness is a man’s. The line reflects gendered views on virtue and mercy attributed to each sex.
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Beatrice Heron
Maxweil
No Choice In the Matter
Jane calls him strictly honest while Jana says he lacks knowledge to be anything else. Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a candid exchange revealing opinions about character and fitness.
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Jane
Jana
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Way to Dress
Mrs Polk asks how to dress for the theater. Her husband answers with a mild suggestion to arrive in time to catch the first act.
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Mrs. Polk
Forbidden Apple and the Eden Fruit Debate
A botanical friend recalls a tiny oriental crab apple described as sour and bitter, used to speculate whether Eve would have fallen sooner with today’s enticing golden or crimson varieties. The discussion frames Eden’s wild fruits versus cultivated temptations.
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Eden
America
Rhodes Scholar Learns Rowing Odds at Oxford
A German student, a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, receives his first rowing lessons. The coach instructs him to pull the oar in the opposite way and repeats the guidance as the scholar obeys, practicing with careful mimicry of the technique.
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Rhodes
Oxford
Germany
Map maker or soldier in a cryptic exchange
In a brief Chicago Tribune exchange a skullcap wearing passenger asks the other about occupation. The reply anchors identity as a map maker and a soldier rather than a publisher.
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Long
Chicago Tribune
Preserving the Spell Nell and Belle Conflict Sparks Devotion
Nell shows devotion to her partner while Belle pressures for marriage. Belle expresses desire to secure him as devoted, prompting a tense exchange. The scene hints at romantic tension and social expectations within a domestic quarrel.
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Nell
Belle
Philadelphia Ledger
Oblivion Flower Quote Attributed to George Sand
A quotation notes Oblivion as the flower that grows best on slaves, attributed to the French writer George Sand, reflecting a provocative historic remark.
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Oblivion
George Sand
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Joe
L. R. Harrison
Gre'sy
Oklahoma
eVeing
Greeley Opera House
Horne’s
Union Bank
Pennsylvania
Alaska
Dolphin
McCutcheon Hardware Co
George R. Pogue
National Association For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
Washington, Dp
Williams
G. F. Densmoore
G.S. Walker
Cheyenne
State Normal School
Greeley Institution
Halina Morgan
M. H. Morgan
Albuquerque
N. M
Davis & Thorne
Capio
F. R. Guardin
Cricket
Joseph Wiedman
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Earl Oliver White
Hiram White
J. O'Connor
Oasis Hotel
John Taylor
LaSalle
D. T. Conaway
Conaway
Taylor
Roscoe Oney
London Mail
S. A. Bradfield
Iive
Apple
Reliable
St. Paul Mutual Hail Insurance Co
St. Paul
State Examiner of Insurance
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company
F. E. Baker & Meeker
Main St
S. A. Moore
Kreeley Steam Laundry
Ely’s
ELY Brothers
Warren St
New York
A.W. Barbour
Union Pacific Rh. Rk
Lith
Boston
Chicago
Union Pacific
North-Western
Missouri River
D. H. Hoops
General Agt
Seventeenth Street
Civ
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