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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1912
Page
19
A doctor notes that professional Chinese nurses are scarce in New York. He cites cases where an American patient returned from the Orient and doctors sought such attendants. He argues some should be imported despite labor laws, praising Chinese nurses for their gentleness and soothing care.
Waiters at a fashionable Prague cafe used a new tactic to press for higher pay. They refused to work until the proprietor granted raises, then sat to drink at the table after his ultimatum. The owner called police to eject them, but the workers vowed to return with many colleagues hoping to form a five hundred strong protest.
Albert Halstead the American consul at Birmingham notes a rising use of pigskin as leather and its price increase. The Leather Trades Review estimates Britain and Ireland lose about three million dollars yearly in wasted skins from ham and bacon processing, urging a cure.
A swarm of bees settled in a water tank spout in Twin Falls Idaho. A fireman trying to lower the spout was attacked and fed from the tender. The engineer fled the cab while brakemen hid in the caboose. After an hour a farmer peppered the bees with a garden hose, captured them in a box, and the train continued on its route.
A fashion shift shows frock coats fading in New York and London for the cutaway while King George and the Prince of Wales still wear frock coats in social photos. The king’s rebellion against a high hat at Henley suggests some practical restraint aligning with sensible taste.
An unusual sale at Grandson in Vaud Switzerland sold a mountain named Erses near Mont Aubert in the Jura Alps. The 1500 foot high peak with timbered slopes brought $46,400, up from $13,000 twenty years earlier.
The Andromeda nebula astonishes astronomers with a misty naked eye sight and a ringed structure around a central mass. Its continuous spectrum and debated nature prompt claims it may be an external universe, but parallax suggests it lies nearer than Capella. If external, its mass would vastly exceed the sun, a notion deemed incredible and favoring membership in our system.
A New York man adapts the bubbler idea to bottled office water. A sideways pipe extends a foot from the cooler, ending in a basin with a mouthpiece. Pushing a plunger releases a miniature geyser, letting one drink without using communal cups, with waste water draining to a bucket.
A Bayonne resident’s horse fell into a well eighteen feet deep with six feet of water. After a derrick hoisted and hours of effort, the exhausted animal recovered. An offer of a drink revived him as he whinnied in approval, proving spirits helped morale.
An Illinois man who invented a novel water cooler travels Australia where railways use canvas water bags hung at the rear platform. The bag cools by evaporation and holds water while releasing moisture to resist sun heat. It could supply drivers with fresh water and aid car maintenance.
The cork tree yields bark every nine to ten years from trees aged fifty to a hundred, and bark stripping promotes new growth. The cork bark elm or witch elm is unrelated to cork oak and lacks bark value. The Spanish cork oak would likely not thrive in these latitudes.
The domesticated dog's bark is an acquired faculty used to speak to humans. Wild dogs do not bark, instead whining, growling, and howling. The bark varies by purpose, from welcome to defiant, reflecting its link to human association.
A cat alerted its owner in Clifyndd Pontypridd Glamorganshire early this week, entering the bedroom to signal a kitchen blaze. The occupant and six children escaped unharmed as the animal's persistence saved their lives.
San Francisco resident Charles Kellogg proposes that fires can be stilled by specific vibration frequencies and volume. He cautions against wizardry while predicting future fire-fighting relying on musical principles and tuning forks. Skeptics remain unconvinced but urged to listen with respect.
In a view attributed to Atlantic Monthly, the piece argues that woman should be seen as a symbol of divine nature rather than a personal equal to man. It asserts women are God-centered and differ inherently, with power derived from that connection rather than a self defined personality. It warns that a female emphasis on living her own life weakens genuine influence.
Emperor William II rises at 6 each day to marshal work or rides. Officials complain of early wake calls and slowness of Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg who lags behind. The emperor surprises him in Frederick Street bath where he chides that the day begins at 6 and an hour lost yearly costs time and victories.
August Wilhelm, the Kaiser's fourth son known as the civilian prince for adopting a lawyer's life, has been appointed head of the art commission to select paintings and sculpture for the national gallery at this year's art exhibition.
A Wyoming hunter recounts a dramatic far off encounter where two grizzlies fight to kill after one is shot. The victor mauls the other, leaving both bears torn and bloody with only the winner dead on the ground. The narrator notes the bears were massive and nearly unrecognizable.
A wind swept Atlantic City pier scene features a musician recounting how critics in New York once savaged Dr Richard Strauss before he achieved fame. He describes attending a Munich rehearsal where Strauss pressed a double bassoon to play F sharp, sparking a joke about New York critics and a harsh laugh from the composer. The Washington Star notes the tale echoes lingering criticism of Strauss.
The memoirs contrast shocking murder trial horrors with personal anecdotes about painter Henner. The author recalls his habit of inspecting women's shoulders and arms in decollete outfits and pressing a finger on bare skin while commenting on flesh as a mosaic of colors.
An optician adjusts glasses for a boy of eighteen who has poor sight in one eye and near blindness in the other. The shopkeeper notes the boy’s condition and reflects on the small mercies people overlook as others lament minor vision issues.
The latest market report shows increased fur prices across species. Sable skins reached about 200 dollars each, arctic foxes ranged from 100 to 250 dollars, wolves 6.50, squirrels 0.15 to 0.32 dollars, and bears 7.50 dollars per skin, with all furs except bear advancing last year.
Ancient gold ornaments emeralds and pottery from Lake Guatavita near Bogota Colombia were shown at the Waldorf Astoria in New York brought by Hartley Knowles. The ritual lake offerings by the Chibcha people underpinned El Dorado legends and informed early Spanish explorations.
A Liverpool Mercury note recalls a captain of a famed liner who ended port calls by blowing a ship’s whistle to his wife. He used a secret three-blast siren code to wake her at night, and other captains employed distinct signals for goodbyes or “all well” as they approached or left the Mersey, understood by family and friends.
Harold H. Hilton argues in Outing Magazine that true golf success depends on mastering iron play. He asserts deadly accurate approach shots compensate for weaknesses in wood play and stresses solid command of iron clubs as essential for high achievement.
A humorous exchange aboard a train describes an old woman asking why the train stopped before the station and a guard replying that they chased a pig up the embankment rather than crossing the line. The dialogue captures village-style banter and a curious guard’s practical misadventure.
A murky excerpt surveys opinions on adjective use by critics and writers such as Cobbett Poets and essayists like Daudet and Hearn. It weighs how writers like Poe Hawthorne and Swift employed vivid descriptors while noting restraint in others. The piece threads through examples from historical texts and journalism.
C H Chu, connected to Columbia University, argues through New York papers that Chinese culture honors self sacrifice and aiding others. He contrasts Western views with China’s response to the Titanic disaster, praising the noble rule of helping others and noting women’s virtuous acts despite criticism.
Prof. H Perkin of Manchester University outlined a laboratory method for synthetic rubber at a Society Chemical Industry lecture in London. The method could yield profits at 60 cents per pound with potential production at 4 cents or less. The debate over English and German priority in synthetic rubber claims continues amid widespread technical discussion.
A new sea mowing machine debuted in San Diego to harvest kelp and seaweed along the coast. The gasoline launch carries a horizontal jack shaft and two vertical shafts with four-foot blades operating ten feet below the surface. The cut kelp floats ashore, dries, and is sent to a factory to be processed into fertilizer.
A comic exchange depicts a crying girl whose mother forbids molasses and feathers on her face while a child without a mother jokes that papas are nicer. The strip offers playful misrule and a wink at parental roles with simple dialogue about misbehavior and neglect.
A fragment from Harper’s indicates a dialogue about pills and rage in marriage. Mrs Knicker asks if husband reacts to the pills, and Mrs Becker confirms, noting they are placed face down as common habit among wastors.
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