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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1905
Page
2
A Columbus Avenue druggist reveals a scheme to sell shopworn goods by labeling them as antique items. He recounts using stale cough drops labeled as Recipe of 1850 and moth balls sold as old-fashioned moth preventive, noting customers flocked to buy. The piece cites the New York Press calling for merchants to embrace retro appeals.
The poem fragment shows a yearning speaker who laments unrequited affection and misused fate. Dated speech treats love as trials of longing, with archaic spellings and phrases echoing a period New York Globe style. The verses imply a narrator named Irwin and a publication context around a sentimental piece.
A famed 1905 prima donna, beloved by crowds, contemplates suicide after a faithless husband, stage manager John Morton, undercuts their marriage with a rival chorus girl. A note from Morton to his wife’s understudy averts tragedy as the star returns to perform with renewed brilliance. The woman remains celebrated yet profoundly unhappy.
A businesswoman carries a fountain pen wrapped in chamois to protect clothes from ink. Chamois becomes saturated and must be renewed, so a ribbon lined with stockinette rubber cloth and cotton at the nib end offers a cleaner solution. The dry case keeps the pen from staining fingers, and the cotton can be refreshed. A gift idea for male friends who use pens.
In a tense exchange Markley and Wiseman clash over the meaning of his promise to earn 5000 dollars next year. Markley insists the figure refers to a yearly salary while Wiseman questions intent and suggests alternative readings.
A playful exchange mocks a woman's marital status with quips about being a “matchless beauty.” The remarks hinge on perception of suitability for marriage and the social prompts of appearance.
Praise for the new woman notes she combines experience education and common sense to maximize her abilities while embracing health and individuality. The piece lauds femininity tact and a move away from rigid conventions toward freer growth. It contrasts public sentiment with personal reflection on love and commitment.
Robert Henri encounters an old Boston painter whose work he finds unadmirable. The artist believes his skill has faded, but Henri gently reframes the issue, saying the artist’s taste has improved while the workmanship remains.
A lyrical meditation from the New Orleans Times-Democrat on the end of dreaming. It posits that when humanity ceases to dream, beauty fades and joy dissolves, leaving laughter silent and the world’s splendor withered. The poem frames dream as divine revelation and ultimate fate.
The firm head coldly accuses Thelieve of saying she would spend the afternoon with a sick friend. The clerk replies you heard correctly and adds that Benjamin was sicker after the fourth race than anyone he had seen.
The Detroit Tribune notes a kind brother who turns aside for a worm, while a sister refuses to boil drinking water due to fear of harming splerobes. The brief item highlights unusual, humane behavior in a domestic vignette.
A study of Caribs in the Caribbean island chain describing their warlike history, mixed blood, and language forms. It details physical traits, religion, housing, and a careful note on two forms of Carib speech used by women and men. The text also explains their agriculture, fishing boats modeled after palm spathes, and traditional dugout canoes used for transport and loading ships.
A New York Herald report describes pipiri rafts of bois canut used by Caribs, their hunting prowess, waterproof market baskets, and weaving for rope and nets. It notes limited English use, reliance on patois, and the absence of systematic archaeology or studies of Carib religion, language, and history on Dominica.
Chief Clerk McDermott, a longtime St Francis Thespian, recalls the billowy rock scene in Monte Cristo. He describes rigging green canvas waves on a rocker, buckets of water for realism, and the first night soaking him as the stage manager praised his perspiration.
Sage and George Gould are described with strong personal ties and high regard. Sage, linked to Russell Sage, supported projects backed by Young George, whom Sage first met when he was a clerk. Sage valued George’s business acumen and held positions in Gould enterprises, with stock in many ventures.
Lulu's mother heard a splash in the bathroom and found her daughter by a tub, bedrabbled, explaining she tried to walk on the water, declaring it no easy task. The judge notes the odd incident as a cautionary tale of impractical bravado.
A London woman keeps a rug made from fourteen black cat skins, each bearing an inscription with the cat’s name and years. The writer notes this affectionate practice may honor a departed pet better than portraits, urging cat owners to consider similar keepsakes.
The structure, built in the 17th century by Spaniards near the Palacio del Gobernador, long a one story adobe inn with a tap room where wars and councils were held. It later served as a fort after 1681 Indian uprising and hosted scouts like Custer Fremont Sheridan Pike and Buffalo Bill.
Lord Westbury, once Lord Chancellor, later served in the House of Lords as a Court of Appeal judge alongside Chelmsford and Colonsay, with St Leonards absent. He quips that age and disability do not hinder the court, declaring they form the best Court of Appeal ever seen in the assembly.
A humorous anecdote recounts Tom Reed walking in Washington wearing a silk sash and straw hat when approached by Congressman Lessler. Reed, greeted with a quip about being at the seashore, responds with the jest Join us and we will have a bored walk. The piece blends light verse and a reference to a poem from the Atlanta Constitution.
The Weyerhaeuser syndicate operating in Seattle and Minneapolis funds a $2,000,000 railroad project from Palouse Washington into Idaho timber country to protect 70,000 acres of standing timber under a twenty year lease.
Five Englishmen have departed for South Africa to test whether white workers can perform the mining tasks traditionally done by Chinese laborers. The voyage stems from a dispute between two members of the party.
A report notes Professor Reichenbach’s claim that thirty people in one hundred can perceive darkened rays from the human body and flashes from a magnet, a feature highlighting unusual sensory phenomena and scientific inquiry.
The Rev H A Baumgartner of Henley on Thames rowed for Caluz College Cambridge at the first Henley Regatta in 1835. He is five years old.
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