Elk River Lumber Company Forms in Routt County
Greeley men organize the Elk River Lumber company led by W B Gillespie to acquire timber on the Elk river headwaters north of Steamboat Springs. The firm, capitalized at 100000, plans a 25000 foot daily saw mill with 7000 acres of timber and profits around 85000 yearly. Directors include M E Benson, A M MacClenahan, R R Moodie, R G Strong and H C Bennett.
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Elk River Lumber Company
Greeley
M. F E. Benson
Benson, Dunkel Lumber Company
Black Rock
Ark
W. BH. Gillespie
Gilcrest Lumber Company
Elk River
Routt County
Colorado
Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railroad
Yampa
Moffat
Laramie
Hahn’s Peak
Steamboat Springs
Bear River
M. E. Benson
Gillespie
Mr. Gillespie
The Lecture Course for 1903-04 Announced in Greeley
The Greeley lecture series for 1903 04 features five entertainments. Robert J Burdette opens on September 1 followed by the Sherwood Grand Concert company on October 29. December 21 brings the Temple Male quartet, January 27 1904 Jacob A Riis appears and February sees Hamilton Wright Mabie as the final attraction with an unannounced high merit topic.
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Greeley
Robert J. Burdette
Herectober
Sherwood Grand Concert Company
Temple
Jacob A. Riis
Roosevelt
Riis
New York
Alamilton Wright Mabie
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Benefit for Kidney Ailments
A Denver man testifies that after using four boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills his backache disappeared and his kidneys stayed healthy for over three years. The ad notes availability from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY as sole US agents selling at 50 cents a box.
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P. R. Wilson
Hulbut’s Grocery Co
15Th Street
Denver
Colo
Dean
Dean’st
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
United States
Doan
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonial pledge
An 1890s advertisement offers a hundred dollar reward for catarrh cures and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous membranes remedy. It includes endorsements from Toledo wholesalers West & Truax and Welsting, Kinnan & Marvin, and claims internal action with testimonials available. It notes price at 75 cents per bottle and claims broad druggist availability.
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Hall
F. J, Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J, Cheney
West & Truax
Welstng
Kinnan & Marvin
Circus Parade Gratitude From Greeley Lodge Members
Alt. Greeley Lodge B P O E thanks citizens who generously aided in the circus parade Tuesday morning.
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Greeley Lodge
Dalhart to El Paso Route Fare Advertised at $25
The notice offers $25 to El Paso or Arizona via the new Dalhart El Paso route. For details address T Fisher G P A Colorado and Southern Ry Denver for further particulars.
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el Paso
Arizona
Dalhart-El Paso
T. Fisher
Colorado & Southern Ry
Denver
Dalhart
T. W. Fisher
School Adopts New Benches and Gymnasium Buildout
State Normal adds thirty two new floyd benches to the manual training department and equips two rooms for hand carving and carpentry with new grinders and power outlets. Dr Way leads gymnastic work, planning a basement gymnasium with up to date apparatus and an outdoor permanent gym on the campus. Excavation begins for the president’s new home north of the main building with completion expected before winter.
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Floyd
State Normal
Hladden
Way
Champions Coming to Antlers Bowling Alleys
E. Johnson of the Overland Bowling Association Denver has leased the Antlers bowling alleys in the city and will assume control on October 1.
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E. ©. Johnson
Overland Bowling Association of
Denver
Antlers
Alhis City
Denver bowling pioneer builds indoor alleys in block
It recalls Mr. Johnson as the pioneer of Colorado indoor bowling, opening the first up-to-date alleys in Denver. Four years ago he started with four in a basement and, after selling, had fourteen alleys all in one block, marking a rapid expansion in the sport.
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Johnson
Colorado
Denver
Platteville
Weld County
Towit
State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners
Colo
Notable American Entertainers Highlighted for a Boston Engagement
Burdette a Prince. Robert J. Burdette praised as a prince among humorists with wholesome wit and life philosophy. Sherwood lauded beside top pianists, with a strong mixed quartet backing him. Temple Male Quartette of Boston called America’s most popular. Riis acclaimed for social reform efforts. Mabie recognized as leading essayist and lecturer. Tickets urged for Saturday exchange.
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Robert J. Burdette
William H. Sherwood
America
Temple
Boston
Jacob A. Riis
Hamilton W. Mabie
Neighbor’s kindness saves man with severe diarrhoea in West Virginia
D. P. Daughtery of Mercer and Sumner counties, W. Va., faced a nearly hopeless diarrhoea case. Two doctors offered little relief until a neighbor gave him Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which cured him in under a day. Sold by all druggists.
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D. P. Daughtery
Mercer
Sumner Counties
W. Va
Stone Contractors Open for All Stone Work and Foundations
Local stone contractors announce active operation offering estimates for stone foundations reservoir work sidewalks and stone work of every description. They will take contracts in their line and guarantee satisfaction.
Whiteley and Son Business Listing in Greeley
Local notice lists B Whiteley and Son at 1422 8th Street in Greeley. Indicates a business address and family firm presence in the area.
PISCATORY STUPIDITY IN FISH SENSES AND CONSCIOUSNESS
Professor Edmund Clark Sanford argues in the International Quarterly that fish rely chiefly on taste and smell for food, with catfish tasting across their bodies. He questions whether fish feel pain, suggesting minimal consciousness and limited learning, comparable to deep sleep.
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Edmund Clark Sanford
International Quarterly
Birds Guard Nests with Clever Cleverness in Flight
A London Tit-Bits recounts how birds protect nests from predators and mowing. Skylarks reportedly move eggs or young to safety using a long hind claw, while parents may carry fledglings on their backs when necessary, showcasing ingenuity in safeguarding their offspring.
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London
Jefferson and the early patent system in America
Thomas Jefferson supervised patent applications with care, involving the secretary of war and the attorney general. In the first year only three patents were granted, the initial patent going to Samuel Hopkins in 1790 for pear ash. Jefferson saw the system as public benefit rather than revenue, while early workload was light before Dr. Thornton took charge as a devoted hobby.
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Jefferson
Patent Office
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Hopkins
State Department
Thornton
Spiders Drawn By Violin Music In Ancient Hall
A violinist reports spiders attracted by his playing disrupted a concert in an old hall. Audiences stamped the insects as they crawled from cracks onto the stage. The writer also notes a garden snake and a calf reacting to piano and French music.
Peculiar Privileges of the Speaker of the Commons
The speaker receives annual gifts: a buck and doe killed in royal preserves from the buckhounds master, a tradition without recorded origin. Later the Cloth Workers' Company of London sends a generous width of the finest broadcloth to the speaker and several ministers.
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House of Commons
Cloth Workers’ Company of London
England
How Are You Getting On With Your Music Dear Niece
A lady questions her niece about her music and the niece responds it would be improper to boast though neighbors have stayed awake listening to her playing for hours. The exchange reflects modest pride in a budding musician's reception among friends and family.
The Rule Suited Him
A new boarder stays three weeks in a house. The landlady notes boarders usually pay as they go. He reassures a friend that he is not planning a long stay, leaving the arrangement open-ended.
Out of Tune Piano Sparks Wagner Question
A Brooklyn Times caption notes a listener asking if a piece is by Wagner, then explains the piano is out of tune. The quip highlights how performance details can mislead an audience. Sounded Like It reflects a light concert scene in Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn Times
Threading Pearls: Persian Poetry Described as Witty Wit
A description portrays Persian poetry as a craft of threading pearls, weaving beauty and wit in verse. The metaphor emphasizes elegant phrasing and clever lines woven through traditional poetic tradition.
Marpooning a Tarpon
A fishing narrative describes using a harpoon on a tarpon, the line paying out, grueling exertion, and the tarpon’s dramatic feints. After a long struggle the fish finally surrenders, with the skiff skimming over oyster bars and 800 feet of line spent.
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America
Breathing Exercise Promises Chest Expansion and Health
The article describes a breathing drill to expand the lungs and chest. It advises slow, breath-holding counts, then deep inhalation through the nose with arms raised, followed by exhalation. Repeated several times daily, it claims to improve lung function and help ward off consumption.
Microscopic Penmanship Across History
The article discusses two classes of tiny writing, penmanship and mechanical construction, citing examples to show how writers compressed text. Pliny the Younger notes Cicero saw the Iliad in a walnut shell, later confirmed by Huet. It mentions a sixth century Italian monk who copied St John and Acts within a farthing's circle.
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Pliny the Younger
Cicero
Huet
Avranches
France
How a Dying Man Feels and The Limits of Pain
A compilation of hospital and lab experiments claims dying individuals can feel no pain under branding with red hot irons, that consciousness may persist near death, and that loss of thought often precedes dissolution. It notes reflex actions may cause writhing in distress and that fear weakens the muscles, while calmness may extend life.
Enemies at a Social Function and a Reform Era Meeting
Mrs. Lowe wife of Robert Lowe later Viscount Sherbrook was a fierce partisan about her husband. At a 1867 reform era dinner Disraeli and the Lowes kept apart guests until only Disraeli and Mrs. Lowe remained. He bowed with a smile and said there is no help for it as they both laughed.
What nonsense that man talks says Senator Sorghum
A department visitor closes the door as Senator Sorghum comments on a remark about profit and honor. He asserts no country exists where profit is not highly valued, marking his stance for the record.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Lovelorn Mr Kallow Complains Of Sleepless Night
The dialogue depicts Mr Kallow lamenting a sleepless night to a maid in a Philadelphia Public Ledger style exchange. The lovelorn speaker sighs Ah me while the maid responds with mock concern, revealing a mood of playful heartbreak.
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Mr. Kallow
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New Empire
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Alt
Johanson
Burdette
Prince
Stone Contractors
B. Whiteley & Son
Pheish
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Willis T. Gordon
North Lane
Towagh
Thomas R James
Thomas R. James
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Spain
K. Kimberly
Sweetey Tribune
T Tribune
Arthur B. Clark
Louise M. Clark
Appuet Sl
Wm. Hall Thompson
Greeley Tribune
Yin Kay
J.S. Smith's
Windsor
J. A. Patterson's
F. W. Scott
Kenmore
Edward J. Landry
D.D
15Th St
Oasis Hotel
California
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