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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1903
Page
4
Citizens complain of tramps stealing poultry and using barns as sleeping quarters. Marshal Camp and deputy Nightwatch Roseman patrol nightly, rousting sleepers from cars and sheds near the railroad yard. They urge forming a posse to raid barns in other alleys and jail any sleepers for violation of law.
Gus Brown returns from Wisconsin where he toured potato country with his father Peter Brown. He reports a near total crop failure with one third to one half lost on hills and uplands and rotting in lowlands. Markets are crowded as farmers rush to sell before total loss. imports may be needed by January.
Dr. K OC Sapero, a Denver eye ear nose and throat specialist, will be in Greeley at the Oasis Hotel October 29 30 and 31. Free consultation. Have children's eyes examined before school starts. Come early for exams and attention to neglected vision.
The Windsor Reservoir and Canal Company seeks bids to add to the dam at Windsor reservoir moving about 140000 cubic yards of earth. Bids due by 2 p m October 26 1903 at the company's office Savings Bank Greeley. Company may reject any or all bids C N Jackson Secretary.
A critical note on well known authors misnaming people and places. It cites Scott Dickens Keats Gibbon Shakespeare and Campbell with errors such as Samson over Samson, Sanson over Samson, Balboa discovering the Pacific, Cortes on Darien, and rivers Oxus and Jaxartes mislocated, urging fact checking.
A compilation of lines praising women from Confucius Ruskin Voltaire Gladstone Whittier Lamartine Barrett Sanidi Willis Shakespeare Luther and others. The excerpts extol woman as muse virtue and compassion and link feminine influence to moral ideals.
The London News notes a barrister deriding the opposing party’s gloss as plain blunt Anglo Saxon. He vows not to mince words and calls the matter a nefarious transaction in blunt terms highlighting the perceived superiority of Latin words.
The piece notes Niagara Falls appearing in Lescarbot's record of Jacques Cartier's 1525 voyage, and on Champlain map illustrations from 1614 or 1618. It discusses doubt that Cartier saw the falls, Brinton's contrary claim, and credits Father Hennepin with the first firsthand written description by a visitor.
The Kansas City Journal notes a conclusion that Colonel Hixons death by own action was driven by remorse. The unhappy nephew sought money from the uncle, who did not provide it, leading the young man to run away and disappear.
In a quip from Illustrated Bits a woman observing another in fashionable dress loses balance and falls from a window. Mr. Boffin notes this shows how far some women go chasing trends.
R C Lehman recalls a six or seven year old visit to St James Hall with parents where Dickens read the deaths of Paul Dombey and a Pickwick trial scene. The future judge’s stage voice transformed into a pompous fat man, altering appearance and mood dramatically.
A five year old, Harold, weary after coasting, sleeps during bedtime prayer. His mother urges gratitude for home comforts and parental love, then asks him to think of hungry children. He protests that those others should say the prayers.
The Baltimore Herald argues that photographers reveal the real pose of a model while artists can alter height, shoulders, nose, and teeth. Retouching fails if a model assumes an awkward stance, since no brush can fix poor balance in front of the camera.
The famed lecturer Max O'Rell gained wide popularity but his mother from the village he never left thought public speaking unreputable. She wrote that she would not tell anyone of his contract to appear before audiences, yet she remained his loving mother.
German folklore holds Frederick Barbarossa not dead but in enchanted sleep within a Harz cavern. His red beard reportedly grows to the table and down the floor as centuries pass, with freedom foretold to unite his knights for a future victory.
A reader quotes an old preacher warning that addiction rum and money ruin a country. The speaker critiques rich college men and those who funded extravagant projects, arguing they fail to stand as moral exemplars.
A lighthearted quote recalls a moment when Dan chased his hat down a street, drawing a crowd of curious townsfolk. The Chicago Record-Herald notes the scene as a small town anecdote.
A applicant informs the interview that they are a vegetarian. The respondent assures dining expectations, noting others do not eat meat and it will be acceptable during the process.
A humorous exchange outlines household finance with a wife remarking on dressmaker bills and a husband questioning how his salary covers the rest. The San Francisco Wasp cites the quip as a witty example of domestic economics.
Dialogue reveals a poet awaiting review while the editor is absent due to illness. An office boy notes the editor is away, leaving the poem unread at the moment.
Monday morning a large man entered the tribune office drew a revolver and hurled a riddle about chimney up or down and an umbrella. A gasper later moved items to the job room where foreman Henry collapsed and cried for water. The puzzle answer leads to an insane asylum.
George J. Spear offers eighty acre Orchard farm for sale located twenty four miles southwest of Greeley with abundant water. Terms and price right.
Ot tawa Kansas resident J E Gover reports his wife endured a severe fall cold and winter cough until Horehound Syrup was used. Two to three doses stopped the cough and let her sleep soundly, with sales noted at 25c 50c and 81.00 sold by all druggists.
Jas W Shearer of Greeley Colorado advertises as auctioneer handling all kinds of sales with stock sales a specialty. Terms reasonable and satisfaction guaranteed. Ind phone, ranch 15-6.
One way second class Colonists tickets on sale via Union Pacific to San Francisco Los Angeles and many California points. Rates from Portland to Ashland Spokane Wenatchee Tacoma Seattle and other routes range from 20 to 25 dollars with liberal stop overs. Be sure tickets read via Union Pacific and contact B. R. Griffin Denver for full information.
Readers are informed that Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease, taken internally to cleanse blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer $100 for any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills.
The Nickel Plate Road with Delaware Lackawanna and Western and West Shore and Boston and Maine connections is a premier Chicago to New York line. It runs three daily through trains with dining cars on American Club plan priced from 35 to 1.00, a la carte, and colored porters assist passengers including families. No excess fares. arrivals and departures from La Salle Street station in Chicago. District Passenger Agent Denver Colorado.
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