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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1887
Page
7
Washington reports the selection of the architect for a new Catholic university in Washington. Plans foresee five large buildings starting with a Divinity building costing 175000 dollars. The campus will be lavishly endowed and built in brick and stone in Romanesque style, signaling a premier U S educational center.
The article describes a planned major university near the Soldiers' Home with 10 000 volumes and a 300 seat lecture hall, cost estimates around 8 million dollars, and immediate plans for other buildings. It highlights Washington as an educational hub with libraries museums and a strong Catholic presence including Georgetown, Howard University, and the National Deaf Mute College.
A veteran captain recalls the old vigor of steamboat life on the Mississippi. He recounts a Memphis to Vicksburg trip where armed passengers clashed with a clerk, the captain intervened, a heavy poker knocked the would be killer senseless, and a fierce fight with the first mate culminating in police arrest. Captain Lee, Sr. now aged, rests while his son upholds the family tradition.
A Boston Herald meditation questions how few people are sensible enough to be grateful for not owning money to buy a horse and carriage. It notes the lure of riding and warns ownership makes a slave to the horse, forcing one to follow a dusty highway over grander paths.
A reflection on public servants, arguing teachers labor hardest yet are underpaid. The piece extols teachers as seed planters and shapers of youth, noting long hours, poor air, and constant irritation. It cites Joe Howard's Letter praising their dedication and calls for recognition.
A returning traveler recalling a transoceanic voyage notes the vessel carried 1000 persons while boats and life saving gear held space for 600. The stark discrepancy is presented as a telling indicator, underscoring safety concerns with direct observation.
A sad man hears two boys laugh and asks the reason for their joy. The elder replies he makes Jim glad and, by doing so, he becomes glad himself. The remark appears in the Christian Advocate as a parable on happiness.
The piece notes a $46,950 piano for Henry G. Marquand and contrasts lavishly crafted instruments for Mrs. Jay Gould and C. P. Huntington with cheaper yet fine pianos. It describes costs, materials, and the social signals of wealth, followed by a scene of Blanche Roosevelt praising a brave young man who aided an injured woman.
A letter notes Americans frequent first class hotels like the Metropole and Victoria while Britons prefer small boarding house like inns where meals are in rooms. It cites Claridge's and Edwards with intrusive service and a no-win wash routine. A second view from Archives of Pediatrics claims sulphur fumigation can curb whooping cough by disinfecting rooms for five hours followed by airing.
A New York Tribune account notes Montreal residents’ dislike of its notoriety as a refuge for American crooks. A well regarded commercial traveler in Montreal carrying a handbag drew jeers from local youths who sang a burlesque version of Yankee Doodle. The report also mentions Spurgeon testing pupils by sending them to preach from a sealed text and notes semi translucent marble in Tu Mono, California that resembles white glass.
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