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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1909
Page
13
Town and Country describes a stag drive at Eridge Park, England where keepers with hounds pursue a red deer across forests and bogs. The animal is chased to the lake then hauled by ropes to the home park for fattening, before final captivity.
The quote contrasts intellect with heart and says knowledge is not greater than love. It emphasizes that intellect alone does not define nobility and that human values hinge on compassion over mere facts.
Ruskin relays a tale from Lady Simon about the origin of Turner's Rain Steam and Speed. In a Great Western railway carriage from Exeter to London she describes a drenched night and eyes that seemed to gaze through the storm. She later learns the eyes belonged to Turner as she sees his painting title at the Academy.
The account describes Kongos preserving bodies by binding in cloth and keeping them in houses for two to three months with a fire, while in Zombo the dead rest on two forked sticks in a dugout grave open to palm branches and earth. Some corpses are kept under a grass roof, and infrequent grand funerals occur for long-preserved chiefs. Others are buried in rivers or the bush for scavengers.
The page surveys national emblems with the lion of Britain, Richard the Lionheart altering the heraldic device, and the eagle on Russia and Germany. It notes Spain bearing both lion and eagle while Bulgaria uses a ram, China a dragon, and Mexico a bird and snake, with other familiar animals like the unicorn and kangaroo.
A juvenile elocutionist at a school exhibition attempted a dramatic gesture to fit the line The comet lifte ite tall of fire. He lifted the tail of his coat straight out to mimic a comet but the display drew laughter and ended in embarrassment for the young speaker.
The dialogue notes Brown and Black discussing people’s credulity and skepticism. Brown finds inconsistency in beliefs while Black agrees, citing Greene who distrusts hash yet consumes croquettes and mince ple in exchange.
A brief exchange in a comical scene shows a woman lamenting a betrothed promise to lay down his life for her before marriage, while the man quips that their shared flat offers no place to lay anything down. The moment captures domestic farce and urban humor.
The fragment quotes a paraphrase of a well known moral maxim attributed to Erasmus or Aquinas emphasizing unity in essentials and liberty in nonessentials, with a note about charity.
A spider borrows 2000 cowries from five creditors the cat dog hyena leopard and lion. He tricks each debtor into hiding under a calabash until the next arrives and finally scorches the fighting leopard and lion with boiling grease to end the feud. The spider nicknamed Mal wayo emerges unfazed.
A New York Sun account recalls a year old Annapolis game between Columbia and the Naval Academy. A Columbia quarterback was kicked in the head but played on, later asking the score while in a daze. The incident sparked discussion of automatic, subconscious play during a football match.
Compiled references in Kendell Furst and Furet's Bismarck Erninnerungen aus den Jahren 1846 1872 note his tears at Beethoven and Schubert while praising their sonatas. He disliked variations calling them not heart speaking and said the Beethoven sonata resembled the singing and sobbing of a life and would keep him brave.
A young woman overhears an old woman explain that the baby’s given name is Bere ma, a pet version derived from a medicine book. The elder speaker takes pride in the long form and the chosen nickname Exy. The exchange highlights regional speech and naming quirks.
Puck notes a plan to use the money left by father to buy an auto and cover running costs. He hopes they can get along. The dialogue suggests cautious optimism about managing finances and the future.
The fragment presents Lavater arguing that the more a person talks about themselves the less they hear others talk of them. It emphasizes self-focus diminishing receptivity to external voices.
William Rittenhouse recounts Bernacchi and Ellifsen’s perilous September sledge journey across broken pack ice. An icebound gale, fractional ice and a tiny silk tent tested endurance as they clung to survival beside a threatened iceberg amid zero below temperatures. They crawled, battled wind and ice, found a lee spur, slept little, and rose to resume science at dawn.
A humorous exchange from Chicago News features Farmer Hardapple and his wife Cynthia noting a Chicago city barber who supposedly reads minds. The barber correctly recalls Cynthia’s last haircut despite never meeting Hardapple before.
Heiress notes her military admirer Mr Krause asks about dowry. Lieutenant calls him impertinent. Piltegende Rilatter remarks accompany the exchange as the scene unfolds with curiosity and wit.
A five year old boy at breakfast solemnly states he only says prayers at night calling morning prayer dangerous. The remark appears in a devotional or editorial context, reflecting on prayer habits and the caution urged by caregivers.
A London Illustrated News report contrasts Bulgaria’s rural society with rich elites. It notes nearly every Bulgarian smallholder owns land and works hard for a modest livelihood, while large landowners are rare and many wealthy figures are foreign-born.
A mild husband seeks a deed of separation after long patience. The lawyer muses on faults on both sides. The client retorts with sharp remarks about his wife, noting a bump on her back and a wart on her nose.
A humorous note from the Chicago Inter Ocean captures a bachelor girl lamenting paying $3 for brown curls only to pull out gray hairs or yellow leaves. She rails at the unfairness of dealing with fake hair and unwanted shedding.
A Chicago News line describes a conversation about a place called Effigy, where many people are hanged, and asks where that place is located. The speaker notes the area is on the other side of Effigy, implying a grim reference tied to executions.
City records show 6507 meals for the chain gang last month costing $87 for meals while street cleaning is valued at several hundred dollars. Officials say the chain gang helps deter vagrants, with a revival of stocks or whipping post suggested as an alternative for those who start fires in houses.
Windsor residents welcomed three new automobiles this week. Dr J. N. Miller travelled to Fort Collins and returned with a handsome machine. Dr G. E. Nelson also went to Fort Collins and bought a fine auto. Bert Springer arrived from Denver with a large touring car to stock the rental lot as manager of the new garage.
The Platte river rises rapidly as farmers reinforce riverbanks. A long drought broke with fifteen hours of rain and persistent winds. Grain crop damage is noted but heavy rainfall brings beneficial effects for fields and soil.
William H. Coleman was granted a divorce Friday from Magdalena on desertion grounds with Nixon and Mann as attorneys. Martha Michehet sought a divorce from her husband for desertion. Will Hall Thompson represented the plaintiff as the judge heard evidence.
H W Foss of Westcliff secured an option on land south of the Camfield reservoirs along Crow Creek. The Crow Creek extension has a switch track on this section and Westcliff plans another townsite. It is the second spur beyond Gill and the first this side of Briggsdale, the line’s end.
A large season crowds attended a Thursday matinee at Island Grove Park with two horse races run from start to finish. Archie Camp’s Espere led the 30 class in 2.29% time, shaving three seconds from this year’s best. Next Thursday four entries per event expected across three classes.
B L Alexander sold 180 acres about a mile southeast of LaSalle to Denver buyers. The tract will be divided into ten acre lots and resold by new purchasers, hinting at a colonization scheme with more than half a section of truck gardens on the outskirts. Rumors doubtlessly swirl about the eight new families moving in, but details on their nationalities remain unconfirmed.
Mrs. Russell Tinsman suffered a stroke while seated in a chair at her Windsor area home Saturday evening. She remains in bad condition though reported a touch better this morning. The Tinsmans live on a ranch between Timnath and Windsor and are well known locally with two grown sons and a young daughter.
The Evans Dramatic club staged The Cheerful Liar to a large crowd on Monday night. Proceeds totaled a neat sum with half kept to cover expenses and half donated to the Woman's Relief Corps. This is the second performance of the play in town.
The case between George E. Dickey and William B. Bierbusch of Nuno was settled out of court by attorneys Joseph C. Ewing and Keyes. A contractor claimed extras after completing a new residence and the owner refused payment without a full receipt. Both sides settled for a reduced amount, saving court costs.
Regular annual meeting of the Potato Growers Commission will be held at the company office 700 Sixth street Greeley Colorado at 2 o clock p m on Saturday June 12 1909 for election of trustees and other business. James G Graham president Charles F Mason secretary
Attorneys Tew and Ewing on behalf of Edward Fay filed a bill of exceptions to the referees report in the lateral right‑of‑way case between A. M. McClena han and Fay. Both sides appear unsatisfied with the verdict and Fay would likely have appealed if he had not.
Two riders were summoned to court for night riding without lights and speeding. They were fined after appearing, with one intoxicated man also appealing for medical treatment and warnings issued for future compliance.
Mesdames C. H. Baird and W. R. Sayer hosted a Monday evening party at the Baird residence for Ray and Jay Wallace in celebration of their birthdays. A dozen guests enjoyed games, music, and pleasant refreshments.
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