Special stockholders meeting on dissolution of Northern Colorado Independent Telephone Co
The Northern Colorado Independent Telephone Company calls a special meeting of stockholders at 2 p.m. September 14, 1907, at the secretary’s office in Greeley Colorado to consider dissolving the company and to pass resolutions if dissolution is advisable. President E Gray and Secretary O Williams sign. Publication in Greeley Tribune August 8 and last on September 12, 1907.
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Northern Colorado Independent Telephone Co
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E. Gray
O. Williams
Good Friends or Mere Acquaintances for Career Gain
A Los Angeles Times reflection argues that forming strategic friendships benefits a young man’s future. It stresses selecting peers with ambition, leveraging networks for information and guidance, and courting courteous, high‑achieving associates who can inspire and assist in business and ethics.
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Los Angeles Times
Omnibus Pickpockets Outwitted By Clever Prankster
A desire for revenge led a victim to carry a pocketbook with a single slip reading a taunt about labor. Returning to the omnibus, he waited to arrest the first pickpocket, only to find his note replaced by a blue sheet that reads What a sly joker you are.
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Irrefutable Logic in a Billing Dispute
A Euclid Avenue picture dealer recalls a woman’s stubborn bill dispute. She insists she never ordered pictures, never received them, and would only pay if convinced she had a reason, showcasing a sharp, circular argument cited by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Man of English Pride in Indian Telegraph Office
A sepoy insists he knows English after delivering a telegram with a wrongly worded message. The narrator points out the error and the danger of not sending. The sepoy threatens to report to the superintendent Mandalay if the instruction is not followed. The forwarded message reads with alarming fragments.
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His Escape and the Honeymoon Pie Fiasco
A husband returns from business to find his wife in tears over a pie she baked for their honeymoon. She laments Fido ate it, and the husband cheerfully suggests they can simply buy another dog. The humor hinges on the absurd solution to a domestic mishap.
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How many colors in the rainbow
The New York Herald notes that seven colors appear in theory, but real perception varies. Some see six or fewer due to color blindness or language limits. Historical claims include Greeks lacking blue and tribes described as blue blind, with speculation that humans may eventually add more colors as perception evolves.
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Borneo
New York Herald
Pulse Rates by Sex Age and Variation Across Life
The Chicago Journal notes that pulse is higher in females than males at birth and declines with age. It cites specific averages: birth 160 for girls 150 for boys, ages four to five 110 and 100, teens 95 and 90, adults 80 and 75, elderly 60 and 50. A healthy eighty seven year old recorded a pulse of 30. Variations occur with body size, habitus, exercise and illness can lower it to 14.
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Chicago Journal
Epitaph on Manchester Beekeeper Stung to Death
The old Greenhouse Cemetery marks the 1814 grave of Timothy Ryan who was killed by bees on May 12 1814. His tombstone inscription notes a thousand ways cut short our days none is exempt from death and that a honeybee by stinging me did stop my mortal breath.
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Truth and testimony from a seasoned lawyer and witness
A Kansas City Independent note recounts a young lawyer's lesson about honesty from his first case. His key witness, Jackson the darkey, agrees to tell the truth, with the lawyer warning of consequences if he lies. Jackson predicts their side will win.
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What am I going to do, Har old?
A woman at an apartment house window pleads with Harold to bluff the landlord before his final visit that afternoon. He replies blandly that she must handle the bluff, revealing a tense domestic exchange from the New York Press.
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New York Press
Fine Feathers and Gratitude and The Forgetmend
A New York Sun essay notes wealthy women reward dressmakers’ helpers with theater tickets to honor those who craft stylish outfits. In a country tale a farmer’s wife ties a knot on a string to remind him of his chores, while a city girl admires forget me not flowers and learns their meaning from an old farmer.
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Chicago News
Headache Mixup Ends With Wife’s Pain
A man asked a druggist for headache medicine. The apothecary offered hartshorn, nearly overpowering him. After recovery the man berates the druggist claiming the remedy helped his wife not his own head.
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