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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1909
Page
6
An explorer watched a jaguar being strangled by an enormous boa constrictor in a dense jungle setting. The snake coiled around the tree as the jaguar fought, finally lifting the carcass and causing a fatal crack of the bones before the beast died.
The ship forms a floating community where the captain acts as absolute ruler during the voyage. He can order confinement or trans shipward, alter courses, and dictate life aboard until shorefall. Officers support the captain in managing 5 000 souls, a microcosm of society at sea.
A man detained at home gave his wife a quarter and asked for three cigars. She returned with eight for a quarter, boasting that women can outsmart men in buying. The husband quipped in reply that it “certainly is, dear.”
Observers report stoats forming packs, numbering in dozens, hunting together from scent in full cry like hounds. This synchronized pack hunting has been seen in multiple years along with accompanying weasels exhibiting similar behavior.
In London Sketch a comic line-up unfolds as a woman discovers her brother in disguise during a kitchen raid. A hostess Mary explains the odd resemblance despite a shaved beard. The exchange humorously tracks mistaken identity and family likeness.
A doctor tells a lawyer that the profession lacks relics while the lawyer argues the medical museum houses a unique collection of family skeletons and office artifacts.
A New Orleans Times Democrat piece recalls Breton peasants using a lit-clos or lit closet to raise large families. A visitor sees a husband sleeping inside a carved bed panel while the wife explains how she rears six children by dividing them between top and bottom stories before closing panels for quiet.
An antiquary named Goebel hosted a legendary dinner in Brussels with ancient bread baked from wheat from a prehistoric chamber and butter from Elizabethan England. Apples from before the Christian era and wine older than European contact accompanied the feast, with ingredients sourced from Pompeii and Corinth. Six guests attended this remarkable meal.
A New York banker recalls a bachelor Englishman who spoke of taking his bawth. He describes the waking routine with a towel in a shallow bath and hot spray, exaggerating the ritual as a humorous cultural contrast.
Chinese architecture shows round and leaf shaped doors avoiding opposite placement to block evil spirits. Garden courts feature elaborate doorways often in octagonal forms. Sacred numerals eight and nine shape temple doors, with triple gateways at imperial halls and Ming tombs, and the Temple of Heaven highlighting triple roofs and staircases.
A description of lake colors varying by water and surroundings. The Lake Geneva is azure, Constance and Lucerne are green, the Mediterranean called indigo. Brienz is greenish yellow and Thun appears blue.
The Iowa Health Bulletin notes that nine of ten women will heed advice from dressmakers over physicians when told to modify clothing to improve health. The warning highlights fashion guidance as a preferred source of health advice among women.
A dialogue from the London Telegraph depicts an excited individual requesting an oath never to lay down another carpet, with the commissioner for oaths confirming the process. The piece reads as a humorous or curious exchange highlighting ceremonial language.
Fragmentary dialogue notes from a Detroit Free Press page hint at a stage piece or column discussing roles and performance. The readable lines show a shy speaker declining a challenging part and another offering an easier role. No clear names, dates, or events emerge.
A brief Pittsburg Post snippet recalls a sea serpent sighting. One observer asks if they oversee a sea serpent, another recalls being chased by one, and the response notes they lit the gas and got up. The item reads as a quirky anecdote or local humor.
Transfers list numerous deeds with names such as J F Watters Robert B Dun can and The Denver & Colorado Securities Co to George H Althouse. Includes lot and block descriptions in LaSalle Greeley Pierce and El k areas, amounts from 1 to 400 dollars and several parcels listed with detailed section township and range designations. Also notes railroad land transfers involving The Denver, Laramie & Northwestern Railway Co and The Northwestern Land & Iron Co and various private buyers and sellers.
J. W. Smith transfers to C. R. Hart with deed value of 1 dollar dated 11-10-67. Oliver T. Carpenter deeds to John T. Lister and Grace H. Lister with 1 dollar and Lot 9 Block 1 First Addition to Crawford Greeley. James Hughes and wife transfer to The Crow Creek Land & Development Co with 100 dollars. Vernon McKelvey to The Crow Creek Land & Development Co deed of 100 dollars describing McKelvey Seep Ditch and Kelvey Reservoir. Kate S. Seely to Asa A. Decker with 1 dollar and fraction W% SE% 26-6-66.
A chronological inventory of property deeds and mineral rights transfers dated June 18 1900 including purchases by William H Hayes Hattie Hayes Henry Bethell Frank A Bentley Raymond Adam P Smith J B Grable Patrick V Carlin Joseph L Stotts William H Adkins and multiple Union Pacific Railroad Co holdings with various parcels in NE 31-8-63 NW 28-2-67 and surrounding blocks and additions detailing acreage prices and dower interests through 1908.
June 19 1900 entries show transfers of property and warrants to United Mine Workers of America, The Littleton Creamery Co, Union Pacific Railroad Co, and individuals. Transactions include W D amounts 100 600 364 and 150 for parcels in Frederick Fort Lupton Severance Pierce areas plus description of lots and blocks.
A sequence of real estate transfers lists multiple deeds and cash payments among buyers and sellers. Names include John P Byrne Louis K Mulford Jessie W Hurlbert Robert I Coker Thomas H McMurray Frank J Conway Henry Anderson Maria Anderson Laura F Miller William A Miner Loretta Hubert J 8 Todd The Colorado Investment Agency Co Adoniram J Scott Rebecca Clarke George H Althouse and others with parcels in Greeley and surrounding townships and payments ranging from 10 to 19 718.64 dollars.
Transactions listed include Grover townsite deeds to Beatty and Grover State Bank, Pierce deeds to The Bank of Pierce, Camfield to Herman R Wood, Cranford to Ada V McClelland, Platte Valley Irrigation to Platte Land Co, Voorhees to Huldah Horndack, Holmes to S T Holmes, Evans Coal & Land to Thomas Larkin, and other Q C D transfers. Several properties specify lots, blocks, and sections with dollar values, including W D and Q C D designs.
Colonel Albert Evans recalls a hunter who slept under a tree near Monterey and woke to a procession of three grizzly bears approaching. The hunter fled, dropping his hat and gun, as the bears chased each other away. tracks proved the tale true the next day.
Miss Ethel M Emerson and John L Joyner wed at 9 yesterday at Trinity Church with Rev B W Bonell presiding. The couple then left for a Denver tour and will reside at 645 Fourteenth Avenue upon returning.
Beebe reports J. L. Leroy left for Hardin and Kersey on a business trip with a return planned Sunday. Peter Oster erected a new windmill on his property. R. S. Chestnut is installing a soft water well on his ranch, a common depth around 125 feet in the Draw.
Miss Zilma Phillips continues at the Normal school and will visit Mrs. W. H. Scheer’s home until summer school begins. Wilson Smillie visits friends in Colorado Springs. Chris Nelson and wife return from California and Idaho. Mrs. Nelson spends the week in Boulder.
W. F. Smith and D. T. Hubbard began a wagon trip this morning to Estes Park. Mrs. Smith, their young daughter, and Miss Morrow took the same journey by train. The group plans to spend several weeks in the hills. Rev. Harry Murry spoke on The Fundamentals of Freedom at Evans Tuesday night and promotes the state Prohibition Party.
Mr and Mrs James Fortune of Terre Haute Ind are visiting at the Alexander home with Mrs Alexander in a noise of Mr Fortune They are returning from a trip to California and Seattle Mrs A McMillan and Miss Calla han were in Greeley Tuesday Ralph Kidd is erecting a six room dwelling on his farm He came from Illinois this spring and bought a ranch southeast of LaSalle Henry Stinger is building a new house on his ranch in the area
Fort Lupton guests include John Finley and daughter Irma with son Leslie from Sparta Illinois visiting Mrs. Matlock who is his sister. Mr and Mrs Turner of Marion Iowa visit Mr and Mrs M F Burns and plan a week here. The M W A held a Friday lawn social at Fred Jackson home and St Marys Episcopal guild hosted a tea at Mrs De La Vergnes home.
R. E. Carpenter attends the bankers convention in Denver this week. Mrs. Nichols of Gothenburg Nebraska visits relatives here. Mrs. BK M. Houghton of St. Louis visits the D S Ellis home. Miss Edith Herrington heads to Santa Monica with a Seattle return route. Lena Beattie Helen Lewis and Miller Carter return from the W C T A district in Boulder. The M W A hosts an ice cream social at E G Young’s home on Thursday night June 24. Mrs. Tom Nathaway ill in a Denver hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Etchison of Orchard visit the Moores. Profs Snyder and Hadden of Greeley were guests of William KB Day. Mr. and Mrs. J C Hall host a dancing party. The Kingsburys return from Greeley with William Kingsbury staying a few days. Orchard and Masters ball teams play. Masters wins 21 to 7 in front of a large crowd.
Kersey Mr and Mrs J H Nelson of Longmont visit their son Victor Nelson while Dr W F Spaulding and Fred James fish at Keates Park. D L DeCamp cashier of the Kersey bank travels to Denver. Mrs Joe Inman returns from Omaha after her mother’s illness and death. Mr and Mrs Frank Loustalet spend Sunday in Greeley. Mrs Karl Groves and son William visit Greeley. Mrs N M Oney of Denver stays with Mrs W P Spaulding. Lynn Flint leaves for Denver on business.
Mrs T. 8. Miles left Thursday for Newton Iowa to visit relatives for about three weeks. Miss Nell Evans has returned to Windsor after attending Manual Training high school in Denver for the summer with relatives. Mrs J H Ferguson returned to Colorado Springs after visiting her sister Mrs J D Martin. Mrs Guy Hunter went to Denver to visit her parents.
Maurice Caplan came back Friday from Denver with friend Sidney Newman. Mrs. John Cable returned from Longmont after an operation and is much improved. Bob Bates of Lucerne visited his parents KK Bates. Windsor residents traveled to the Switzerland Trail Sunday. B M Kestler is home from Fo Collins after an operation.
Aunt Mrs. M. Taylor of Denver visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. Blystone. Mrs. Mary Stapleton returns home ill with pneumonia from the county hospital. Hebberton family to visit Pennsylvania. Quayle hosts visiters. Congregational Missionary society met at Walter Frye home to discuss Fresh Air Missions. Several locals and visitors listed, including Miss Tyler in Utah and Mrs. Hebberton’s Boulder visit. Dorothy Rebekah initiates one new candidate and elects officers. Children Day observed at Christian church. William Williamson visits Denver for a few days.
A surprise party for Mine Davis marked her 15th birthday with music games and refreshments on Friday night. Guests helped create a joyful evening in a festive neighborhood gathering.
Mrs. R. M. Gale hosted a Wednesday thimble party with lawn games and modeling, prize to Mesdames Prayton and Hubbell. Mesdames Hailey and Wilkina hosted a Tuesday gathering. two teams competed in bow and arrow contests. August Molander’s court home welcomed Congregational ladies aid society, planning a chicken pie supper Saturday night.
An advertisement extols Quaker Scotch Oats as the best first dish of the day. It says the stomach assimilates it quickly with no waste and that every ounce of food becomes muscle and vigor. Regular eaters of Quaker Oats are portrayed as the strongest people, urging daily breakfast use and family sizes for country households.
An OCR fragment lists individuals including Bergman Ida B Sien Aela and Anne Carter Horton Mits Will H Carte, all linked to locations in or around Greeley. readable fragments suggest a personal or community directory entry with multiple names.
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