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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1909
Page
15
A vivid account of a deer taking at Ridge Park England where hounds, keepers, and a park keeper pursue a stag across lakes and bracken. The chase ends with the stag captured by ropes and moved to the home park for fattening.
A quoted aphorism voices that intellect is not nobler than the heart and that knowledge does not outweigh love in human worth, attributed to Frances Power Cobbe.
Ruskin relays a Lady Simon anecdote about Turner's Rain Steam and Speed at the London National Gallery. A Great Western railway night journey yields a clairvoyant gaze through a window as rain lashes the car and the painter’s eyes seem to linger on the traveler.
A missionary reports varying Kongo practices for preserving bodies. In some areas bodies are kept for months in homes with cloth wrappings, while in Zombeo they hang the corpse on forked sticks in a dugout and cover it, sometimes under a grease roof. Some corpses are later shown at a funeral feast, and in other districts the dead are discarded into rivers or the bush for scavengers.
The article notes that national flags and royal standards feature animals such as the lion for Britain and Richard the Lionheart's influence, the eagle for Russia and Germany, and a combination of lion and eagle for Spain. It mentions Bulgaria with a ram, China a dragon, Mexico a bird and snake, plus the unicorn and emu and kangaroo as broader emblem references.
A juvenile elocutionist at a school exhibition attempted a grand gesture for the opening line The comet lifte ite tall of fire. He lifted the tail of his coat in a horizontal sweep, aiming for dramatic effect.
The exchange notes puzzled reactions to people's beliefs and dismisses obvious truths. Brown points to credence given to absurd ideas while dismissing hash, and Black agrees noting Greene’s lack of faith in hash yet willingness to eat croquettes and mince before him.
A fragment from a playscript or spoof shows a quarrel between a sobbing woman and a man accused of neglect. The woman accuses the fiancé of promising sacrifice before marriage, while he quips about not finding space to lay anything down amid a comic bazaar setting.
A concise quotation attributed to Melanchthon emphasizing unity in essentials and liberty in doubtful matters, urging charity toward others and restraint in disputes.
A Nigerian fable recalls a spider who borrows 2,000 cowries from five creditors the cat dog hyena leopard and lion. He tricks each by hiding them under a calabash until each debt is paid with a brutal showdown ending in the spider resuming his life as a sly, celebrated trickster known as Matwayo.
An old player recalls a Columbia quarterback who was kicked in the head during a year old game with the Naval Academy at Annapolis. He played the rest of the game in a brown study and on the train could not recall the score, later seeming automatic in signaling. The episode was cited in Columbia psychology courses.
In Kendell’s study Furst and Furst, Bismarck is shown moved to tears by Beethoven’s Appassionata Sonata. His preferred composers were Beethoven and Schubert, though he disliked the variations. He called the Appassionata like the singing and sobbing of a life and warned that frequent hearing would demand continual bravery.
A young woman overhears an elderly woman referencing a child by a pet name. The elder explains the full name is Rere ma, chosen from a medicine book, highlighting pride in a grand, unusual origin.
In a brief exchange they consider buying the car with an inheritance and rely on future earnings to cover running costs. The dialogue hints at shared plans and optimism.
A Lavater saying notes that the more a person speaks of themselves the less they tolerate others being spoken of. The line reflects a wary view of vanity and public chatter.
A report recounts Bernacchi and Ellifsen's perilous sledge run amid a rising gale over fragile pack ice. They sought shelter on an iceberg, endured subzero cold and cracking ice, then crawled to a lee spur to survive. They recovered, pressed on with photography and notes, asserting man's will over nature.
A humorous exchange after a Chicago barber visit features Farmer Hardapple and his wife Cynthia. He jokes city barbers read minds while she notes the barber saw through his quick haircut. The quip underscores Chicago wit in a light extract from the Chicago News.
A comic exchange features an heiress noting her military admirer Mr Krause asks about her dowry. The lieutenant scoffs at the question, and the scene centers on witty banter about marriage and social curiosity.
A five year old at breakfast declared he only says prayers at night, calling that time dangerous, a light moment noted by Life magazine.
A London Illustrated News report describes Bulgaria as a peasant commonwealth with nearly universal smallholder land ownership. It notes wealth concentrated abroad and among a few foreigners, while rural families live frugally in shared spaces yet enjoy strong health and freedom from urban envy.
A meek husband seeks a deed of separation from his wife. The lawyer considers faults on both sides, and the client retorts that she has a bump on her back and a wart on her nose, reflecting a humorous misperception in the New York Times anecdote.
The Chicago Inter Ocean quotes a bachelor girl complaining about paying $3 for a bunch of brown curls and finding them in her hair, lamenting the wasted expense as she flags signs of aging and autumn in her own tresses.
A fragment from the Chicago News presents a quip about a distant location described as the other side of Effigy where many are said to be hanged. The dialogue frames a dark joke on public fear and execution.
City ended the chain gang last month after spending 87 on meals for 507 meals served and the cleaning work valued at several hundred dollars. Officials say the chain gang was the only method to deter vagrants, with a revival of stocks or whipping suggested for arsonists.
Three Windsor residents added autos on Wednesday. Dr J N Miller, a veterinarian, returned from Fort Collins with a new machine. Dr G E Nelson also bought a fine auto in Fort Collins. Bert Springer, soon to manage the new garage, arrived from Denver with a large touring car to join the rental fleet.
The Platte River rises quickly as long drought ends. Farmers fortify river banks while continuous rain and strong winds break grain and damage fields. however the steady downpour brings some beneficial effects to crops.
William H. Coleman was granted a divorce on Friday from Magdalena on desertion grounds with Nixon and Mann as attorneys. Martha Mitchell sought a similar divorce from her husband on desertion. Will Hall Thompson appeared for the plaintiff, and the judge had not signed the decree yet.
H. W. Foss of Westcliff has secured an option on a land section along Crow Creek south of the Camfield reservoir. The Crow Creek extension includes a switch track on this parcel and Westcliff plans another town site. This is the second spur beyond GUI, and the first on this side of Ridgesdale, the line’s end.
A big turnout attended Island Grove Park matinee races with two events run from start to finish. Arch ie Camp’s Espere set a year’s best 2 29% in the 30 class, as weather and track conditions were favorable and four entries are promised for each class next Thursday.
BE L. Alexander sold 180 acres about a mile southeast of LaSalle to Denver parties. The tract will be divided into ten acre lots for a colonization scheme, likely expanding truck gardens on the town’s outskirts. Rumors swirl about eighteen new families moving in, with no verified details on their nationalities.
Mrs. Russell Tinsman suffered a stroke while seated at her Windsor area home on Saturday evening. She remains in bad condition though reported slightly improved this morning. The Tinsmans live on a ranch between Timnath and Windsor and have two grown sons and a young daughter.
The Evans Dramatic club staged The Cheerful Liar to a large crowd on Monday night. Half the proceeds stay with the club for expenses and the other half goes to the Woman's Relief Corps. This marks the play’s second local performance.
George E. Dickey and William B. Bierbusch of Nunn reached a out of court settlement through attorneys Joseph C. Ewing and Keyes. The dispute over extras from a new residence ended with both sides conceding part of the amount to avoid further court costs.
The regular annual meeting of the Potato Growers Commission will be at the company office 700 Sixth street Greeley Colo 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 for Edward Fay file a bill of exceptions to the referees report in the lateral right-of-way dispute between A. M. McClena han and Fay. Both parties appear dissatisfied with the verdict and Fay may have appealed otherwise.
Two riders were summoned to court for night riding without lights and speeding. They were not arrested then but warned by a marshal who sent letters ordering appearance in court. One rider received the usual medical treatment after the incident.
Mesdames C H Baird and W R Sayer hosted a Monday evening gathering at the Baird residence to honor Ray and Jay Wallace on their birthdays. The event featured a close group, games and music, followed by refreshments.
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