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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1887
Page
3
A New York correspondent describes the Thistle’s hull seen in the Erie Basin dry dock. Observers note its curved lines, smooth bottom after a month underwater, and differences from the Volunteer model, with measurements implying a time allowance in her favor.
A prominent New York manufacturer, visiting Colorado for health, extols Glenwood Springs and Garfield County as mining, agricultural and manufacturing potential, praising coal deposits, rail access, and hotel investment opportunities as tourism and industry grow. He predicts rising eastern factory interest and says he may return to start ventures.
Wrapping flannels and white goods in blue cloth and folding them in a newspaper shields colors for years. Dip a linen towel in blue until deep, wrap items, and moths are kept away. A baking soda boost in boiling water helps vegetables keep color, especially peas and string beans. A warm spread fabric can be made from eight yards of cheese cloth and three pounds of cotton spread. About 50 cents.
Young Schnaebeles who displayed an offensive placard near the frontier on German soil has been sentenced to three weeks imprisonment and fined 20 marks.
A Chinese man named Le Sare Bo was executed by hanging in the San Francisco jail for a murder committed five years earlier.
An ad touts a salve for cuts burns and eruptions with a money back guarantee. Prickly Ash Bitters claims to cure biliary diseases and malaria related ailments while promoting overall health. A bank cashier, F M Severance, faces embezzlement charges. John Hanna, a stage driver, is convicted of mail robbery.
The renowned singer Jenny Lind has experienced a stroke of general paralysis but retains full mental lucidity. Doctors report the performer is conscious and able to communicate, with prognosis uncertain and care ongoing.
An advertisement promises the Original Abietine Ointment as an absolute cure for old sores burns wounds chapped hands and skin eruptions. It claims to cure all kinds of piles and notes two ounce tin boxes sold for 25 cents per box or 30 cents by mail.
A thousand scientists gathered at Columbia College in New York from the 10th to the 17th for the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting. Prof Langley is new president, succeeding Prof Morse, with Prof Putnam as permanent secretary.
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