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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1871
Page
4
Baby asks where the child came from and the speaker answers with whimsical imagery about coming from everywhere and light in the eyes. The verses describe starry spikes, and arms formed by love, framed as a playful lullaby-like question and response.
A survey of women achieving milestones and roles: Miss Frances Power Cobbe writes on the Devil, Mrs Bliss Smith a long-tenured shoemaker, Miss Benedict licensed as a Methodist preacher, Miss Barton visiting French devastated districts, Mrs Tupper teaching beekeeping, Miss Strickland pensioned by Britain for historic works, and Ada Shriver appointed painting instructor at Michigan. Also notes on Mormon call for virtuous men, Latham’s San Francisco estate, Mrs Wise receiving life-insurance, and Irish hotels employing women as head clerks highlighting shifting gender roles.
The piece muses on balls as social crowds in close rooms and faintly humorous etiquette. It contrasts dance fatigue and supper discomfort with the era’s gender expectations and features observations from The Chicago Tribune and The Scavenue Republican on Margaret Fuller and Horace Greeley shaping American book reviews.
A detailed price list from Greeley covers lumber items such as joists boards siding and shingles with values from 30 to 70 dollars per thousand for various finishes and types. It also lists fresh beef pork fish and produce prices, along with footwear and dry goods pricing.
A dense roster lists various public figures including N C Merxin as President F Howister as Vice President and Superintendent Dr Cons Emerson as Treasurer Wa H Post as Secretary and E B Netherox as Engineer with a wider Executive Council Town Trustees School Directors Territorial Officers and Federal Officers of the Territory naming multiple judges prosecutors registrars and officials across Denver Pueblo and Central regions.
A historical price sheet lists assorted goods with unit prices such as apples 15 cents per pound and raspberries $6 per case. Other items include coffee 25 cents, eggs 45 cents a dozen, lard 20 cents, sugar 12 to 18 cents, salt 4.5 cents per pound, and various canned fruits and meats priced by the item or case.
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