25 Apr 1905
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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1905
Page
1
Miss Anna Felt travels to Chicago while families unite across Dubuque and Galena for visits and weddings. Spring health ads promote Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea. Modern Woodmen audit plan discussed in Milwaukee. Neptune Hose Company hosts a well attended annual dance with Galena Harp Orchestra, boosting the company coffers.
Dentists of the United States reportedly place about 2 million dollars worth of gold in patients' teeth each year. The figure highlights the medical market for dental gold and the scale of gold use in dental restorations.
A jumble of classifieds and notices: Wanted a good sound horse for H J Toepel. a boy needed at Hollander's Drug and at Tribune office. a girl at Tribune office. claim of Moore’s death is false. six injured in a streetcar accident will recover. Freeport joins western vaudeville circuit Pretzel City engagement. Holister's Rocky Mountain Tea promoted. S Inger's Drug Store advertises 35 cent tea or tablets. Kilroy and Britton present Aristocratic Tramp comedy drama with vaudeville talent locally.
The ad emphasizes courteous service and open invitation to visit or browse. It urges customers to restock their supplies and asks shoppers to inquire about items while the store offers its best attention. The message underscores consistent customer focus as the key to growing business.
War ren Jo Daviess County Anniversary Association held the Eighty Sixth anniversary celebration with lodgemen and friends crowded into the Warren Auditorium due to rain. Outdoor events were moved inside and about six ty from Galena joined in the day’s pleasures. A later Tribune note said the event was a decided success with an afternoon at the auditorium. Also noted is J P Clark formerly of Galena leaving for parts unknown after resigning as manager of the Independent Telephone company. his family remains and was unaware of his destination.
The Galena Board of Education approved an $18,000 school bond by 443 yes, 226 no, with one defective ballot. Plans begin this summer on a new high school, amid strong voter interest. Also, obituary notes mark the death of famed actor Joseph Jefferson in West Palm Beach, praising his long career and wealth. Burlington track ballast projects from Savanna to Minneapolis are slated for summer work, with three ballast trains already in operation. Several boats have passed the local draw and C. Z. Felt returned from Denver after visiting Galena relatives.
The Freeport district ministerial association and Epworth League opened at the M E Church with Dr E E McKay delivering a lecture on A trip to the Holy Land. An evening reception and address by Rev Ernest W Oneal followed, with a full schedule of Epworth League activities and a long list of attending ministers, plus news of a new Laughing Society organized in Galena for pleasure. Contractor Hl Toepel visited Shullsburg on Monday.
A National Biscuit Company reception campaign in Galena prompts claims that sustained advertising pays. J H Andrus cites the Uneeda Biscuit success and notes quality and honest business practice as keys, while stressing the value of steady effort over spasms in advertising. Also reports teamsters strike developments and recent Freeport Clinton games.
A dense advert pitches spring wallpaper at about half price with up to date styles and low costs, plus lace curtains, baby carriages, glassware, groceries, carpets, mats, window shades, sewing machines, brushes, and household items. Includes assorted prices and product lines across many categories to draw shoppers.
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