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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1906
Page
3
Rabbi Ben-Hissar journeys beyond the city gates seeking a treasure only to be told by the Angel Azrael to offer his rarest jewel to God. Returning home he learns his son has died, realizing the grave truth that death claimed the jewel for the Lord. The tale ends with the rabbi giving thanks.
A veteran depot master at the X railroad faces pressure to resign. The general passenger agent seeks pension relief for aging staff while the president insists the railroad must perform efficiently for stockholders. Old Tom, trusted yet faltering, symbolizes the clash between loyalty and modernized management.
The president learns Tom Kelly, long a depot worker, has no pension and is told by the general passenger agent to retire on half pay. Lacking a pension, Tom is unexpectedly promoted to a new role, pleasing the president who recalls Tom’s loyalty and help to others.
The president approves a choice for a town project in Salem Massachusetts telling the general passenger agent that old Tom was the man for the job. The office door closes as the plan moves forward.
A 15 year old colored boy named Pedro narrowly escapes a shark in Vera Cruz harbor. A large West Indian liner anchors off shore as a dingy washes seats. the shark lunges, Pedro jumps, survives while onlookers attempt a harpoon, illustrating the shark’s ferocity.
In a Cleveland Leader excerpt a widowed mother’s suitor praised as a fine manly chap is met by her son who scorns the recurring chestnut. The piece then notes a quip about blaming faults on ancestors just as forebears blamed fanaticism on theirs.
The Brazilian armored cruiser Aquidaban sank at Port Jacarepagua near Rio de Janeiro after a magazine explosion. Over 200 crew perished with only one officer saved, amid fears of design rather than accident given recent navy mutinies. The ship, flagship of Admiral Mello in the 1893 94 rebellion, disappeared swiftly with flames erupting from the center as survivors and nearby vessels rushed to aid.
A historic construction surge marks the year as the most prolific for building activity in the United States. Firms across multiple states report unprecedented output and new records for completed projects and issued permits.
Construction figures show 26 leading cities completed projects totaling 528.19 million dollars in 1905 up 40 percent from 1904 with Chicago New York and Philadelphia leading gains. Smaller cities like Indianapolis Columbus Louisville Denver Detroit Kansas City and Washington rose sharply while Atlanta Seattle Pittsburgh and Memphis fell. The year promises further growth. inquiries note nationwide activity and optimism for 1906.
Albert T. Patrick, condemned New York lawyer, awarded a reprieve until March 19 by Gov. Siggins so his attorneys can seek a new trial based on fresh evidence. Patrick was convicted of murder in the Rice case and sentenced to death on April 8, 1902. The case drew global attention and broad sympathy, with figures like Dr Allan Melane Hamilton former President Grover Cleveland and Mark Twain supporting clemency.
Leslie's Weekly claims 1905 farm products topped 6.0 billion dollars, a gain of 250 million from 1904, with farm output matching the nation’s 1845 wealth. Gold mines produced 90 million dollars, a new high by 10 million, and mineral output reached 1.8 billion, doubling 1886 and surpassing most prior years. The article emphasizes unprecedented national wealth and global leading gold and mineral production.
A column-like sample of quips and brief observations on currency rigidity, Annapolis hazing, mining stock on the Joint Statehood bill, the Czar’s shoot-on-sight stance, Edward Atkinson’s death, Panama canal progress, Moody on Annapolis critics, Miss Grigsby’s stage plans, and alleged dodges in the Dodge Morse divorce case.
Agricultural notes describe how indigestible portions pass as dung and stress that dairy farms should grow coarse fodder and provide ample digestible starches. Advice covers protein-rich seeds, avoiding ready mixes, and recognizing damaged seeds. Livestock tips include pig feeding, sow milking, and efficient slop use. Churning pointers from Cornell emphasize proper cream separation and controlled temperatures to improve butter yield.
A dramatic historic note praises a fire engine driver as possibly the best in the world. An engine travels a cross street toward an intersecting avenue when a sewer opening under a rounded corner presents a perilous slope near the pavement.
The piece mixes rural hog farming notes with a vivid eyewitness paragraph about a steam fire engine rounding a street corner without incident. It also notes opinions on lean pork demand and the nut fed hogs flavor, finishing with a New York Sun anecdote on a driver and a stray caution about late proposals.
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