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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1905
Page
2
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The Bowery, once a bustling showplace and rowdy playground, shifts from saloons and dives to business high rises. From Dutch farms and mail coaches to McGuirk’s halls, the street carries a history of revolutions, soldiers, and social change. Big Tim Sullivan defends its enduring grit amid new towers and faded lodging houses.
An old Colonial era landmark on the Bowery is being razed to clear space for a new office building. Tourists still flock to see the façade, likened to Pompeii, while memories of famed establishments nearby fade into history.
In Ocosta, Jere T. Burke recalls a man who traded a lot for a horse and, after hurriedly shoeing the animal, feared discovery. The owner admitted he had swapped two lots in the deed by mistake, worrying the other buyer would demand the horse back.
In Namqualand a woman writes from Nababeep on February 22 1905 to Mr. G W Mallet denying a breach of promise suit from Klaas Cloete. She says her love for Klaas Cloete caused heartache and she does not want him. She signs off as yours truly with a mark.
The Lake View Woman's Club lists ten needs for Chicago including more women’s clubs, lower rents, reduced noise and dirt, simpler dress and living, home missionaries for children, citizen obligation awareness, more hospital beds for children, more homes for the elderly, a social center for African American residents, and a new city charter.
A prominent Hartford auto builder announces a chauffeurs' school to train staff for handling its vehicles. The program aims to produce competent drivers for the firm’s diverse car lineup and improve service standards.
An English rector preached amid a chic crowd on crinoline. He praised fashion while gently poking at its excess, suggesting waists be as broad as virtues and as small as vices, and told parishioners to wear hoops during the week but not on Sundays.
In a London Tit-Bits sketch a couple argues after dinner over fashion. Mrs Brearley notes dresses will be longer this season, and mocks the idea, remarking if she must wear them longer she will wear sheet iron. The exchange erupts into another tiff as they seek peace.
On April 12 1667 Samuel Pepys notes returning home to find the door and hatch left open by Luce the cook maid. He kicks her in the entry and aims a blow. Two days later he takes his wife and two Mercers and two maids over to the Jamaica house for a day by the bowling green.
Poem excerpts urging brotherhood and unity across nations. The speaker envisions a future without war, where people of all lands join hands under a banner of peace. The passage ties to Maxwell's Talsman and emphasizes lifting neighbors through right action and mutual aid.
Dr. A Charrin fed two groups of guinea pigs on carrots. One group received sterilized food with no germs and showed higher death toll and poorer digestion. The second group, eating germ containing carrots, had fewer deaths and better assimilation.
James H. O'Brien, a wealthy California miner, stood on a San Francisco hotel steps when a seedy stranger hailed him. At first he mistook the man for a beggar and asked, Who the dickens are you. The dilapidated party revealed himself as a former acquaintance, and a satisfactory interview followed.
A Montreal Herald item describes a girl yearning for a husband after overhearing her parents laughing over a game. She lies awake and sighs at breakfast, expressing a quiet, poignant wish for companionship.
A compact heart shaped tri piece needlebook and pincushion with manicure items, designed as a handy summer trunk accessory. It uses four hearts of cardboard, ribbons to form holders for nail file scissors and cotton, plus flannel inner hearts, all folded and tied with a ribbon for a small portable work basket.
A wine shop keeper and his wife, failing business and mounting debts, killed themselves by asphyxiation. Upon discovery by a commissary and locksmith, the couple lay dead. a letter left with the last of the stock bequeathed to their undertakers.
The Tatler recounts Baron Alphonse de Rothzehild’s lavish hospitality to Prince Edward, arranging a special train for a sirloin and bringing Marlborough Club’s chef to ensure perfect roast beef. The feast cost £400, illustrating opulent courtly generosity of the era.
A six year old girl, daughter of a stage manager, was refused admission to a Munich girls school because her father’s profession is deemed immoral. The decision highlights social attitudes toward entertainers and parental influence on schooling. The case raises questions about consistency and fairness in admission policies.
William LaRue alias Harry Billy, a Norris Rowe clown, fixed up his train stateroom with Florida water. He swapped a bottle for peroxide to teach porter Pork Chops a lesson, turning his hair blond and prompting a doctor’s care as the entire circus watched the mischief unfold. The prank, meant as humor, backfired on the target and deterred further tampering with LaRue’s belongings.
Dr. Carl Joubert recounts bribing a prison sergeant to free three men from Siberian exile. After a bluff with ruble notes and a talk about birds, the sergeant accepts 200 rubles and leaves service, enabling the fugitives to cross Siberia, Russia, and reach beyond the German frontier.
A sensitive young Northland woman visiting Mexico grows visibly distressed when a guide's casual claim about his laundress leads to a risqué reveal. The scene ends with the maiden collapsing in blushes as she powders her face to hide embarrassment. The account appears in the Mexican Herald.
An early Century Magazine piece argues that American meteorology thrives because of the nation’s spirit of immigration and the northwest cold waves. It describes cold air funnels from the Rockies sweeping into the Mississippi valley and Atlantic states, energizing the air and the people. The article praises the U.S. Weather Bureau as a premier, well-funded national service.
In the Western Trail narrative a ranch boss declares he would prefer the target alive but would take him dead. A daring horse theft escalates a brutal confrontation as a buckskin horse and prideful stand are central, with a tense standoff near a camp in stormy sleet. Also notes fashionably shifting jewelry trends.
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