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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1885
Page
3
An old street vendor Uncle Mose counts eggs for Mrs Burton, joking about ages and family, revealing a lawful nine dozen eggs and a warm exchange. Later Mrs Burton suspects theft of milk and eggs based on Mose’s counting.
Canon Farrar's Westminster abbey pamphlet on Gen. Grant contrasts eulogy with history. The article notes Grant's reluctant rise to presidency and the quiet censure history may later deem. It parallels Wellington's premiership and Marlborough's fame with Bolingbroke's remark on greatness.
Chief Speers recalls a Missouri sheriff who crossed into Kansas on a prisoner requisition. The sheriff got drunk in Kansas City, was separated from his prisoner, and a stranger delivered the valise with the papers and handcuffs. Detected in a saloon, the sheriff was found and soon boarded a train under pressure from the escaped detainee.
The article notes the Frederick Billings launched at Rockport claimed as the second largest wooden ship in the United States. Duluth's News counters with four larger vessels on Lake Superior, each over 300 feet long overall, while Maine is listed at 291 feet.
The Knight McClure Music Company advertises a full selection of first class pianos including Stein, Decker, Chickering, Weber and Knabe. They claim no other West store matches this combination and invite customers to view their display.
An advertisement touts Parker's Hair Balsam as a remedy for thinning hair. It promises stopping hair loss and rapid new growth with restored color, claiming a non dye, non oily formula at 50 cents.
The Rev. Dr. James Brownlee marked fifty years as pastor of the Reformed Church of Port Richmond Staten Island by delivering a historical sketch. He recalled Waldensian and Huguenot roots and noted his long ministry from 1835 to the present, detailing baptisms marriages and funerals while praising a congregational spirit and minimal discord. A gold medal from the congregation honored his service and linked to the church history and year-by-year dedication.
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