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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1905
Page
3
A nostalgic poem extols a distant vacation land while contrasting it with school life. It blends verses about packing for travel, playful childhood tricks with a bottle and kite, and Robin bird lore. It includes notes on Scottish college life and a description of a street baseball style game.
Two short natural history sketches describe the mud dauber wasp building a tubular nest and hunting to feed its larva, and recount a comic tale of Corkmen startled by fireflies in America, then a snipped paragraph on a kite lantern setup with instructions for a lightweight fire resistant sky lantern.
The article recalls early street games before baseball’s rise. It describes “one hole cat” and an old Scottish variant “cat in the hole.” Six shallow holes are dug and players compete in this simple, historic pastime that provided sport in youth.
Three six inch by one inch strips are prepared with midline dots. End one strip straight and join. Twist the second before joining and twist the third twice before joining, then cut each band along the dotted lines to reveal the puzzle effect.
The text describes two separate paper ring figures and then digresses into a geographer's note about “queer” people who lie in bed all day yet move without feet. It mentions rings, figures, and rings fluked together, followed by a reflection on odd beings with no limbs or sensory organs but with banks by their sides and roaring despite lacking throats.
A Sunbeam quote urges children to start loving God and doing good now. Waiting to act until adulthood weakens the heart, just as delaying use weakens a hand. Small daily acts build strength for future growth.
A detailed, step by step description explains a lightweight butterfly toy. It uses bamboo splints and tissue paper for wings and antennae, cork heads and bodies, glass bead washers, and two elastic rubber bands wound by a movable head to propel the butterfly. When released the device flies in a jerking circular motion, displaying a lifelike flutter.
Arthur Duffy, famed sprinter, recounts a New Haven incident when a thief fled past his hotel door at one in the morning. Duffy sprang after the man, caught him by the collar, and the thief surrendered upon seeing Duffy in trunks and running shoes. The anecdote appeared in Sunday Magazine.
A lengthy excerpt contrasts hailstones with eggs, noting hailstones are invariably egg-sized and unavoidable, while eggs vary in size. It parodies moralizing, includes a cobbler tale about wasted opportunity, and recounts a public figure comparing absurd political poses. A mass sea turtle story follows.
Charles F Murphy head of Tam many hall is now a nabob, moving to a Long Island country place with horses, autos, a yacht, and a retinue of servants. An old acquaintance notes his social ascent, claiming he now eats pie without a knife and can mix his own salad dressing, surpassing Richard Croker’s era.
A Hebron farmhouse over a century old falls into decay. It supplied most timber for the Bowery theater in New York and was the boyhood home of Prof. Oscar Allen, a pioneer in nickel plating. Levi Allen and his brother sourced and hewed the Ambers here in 1825 26 before loading them to Portland and then to New York. Prof. Allen later brought nickel plating knowledge to America from Germany.
Archaeologist M Wilhelm of the Austrian Archaeological Institute deciphers a lead tablet from ancient Attica claiming to be the oldest letter. Dated about four centuries before Christ, it is folded and bears an address for a market porter with recipients Nauias or Thrasicles. The message requests blankets or sheepskins in plain form and health assurances, noting the sender Mnesiangos is well.
Five hundred spectators watched William Webber balance a flagstaff about 175 feet above the pavement at a sixty degree angle. A nearby photographer climbed nine stories to capture the perilous moment in the clouds. Public awe and caution marked the dramatic scene at theHerald office.
In Laurence Hutton's Talks in a Library a dinner for Sir Henry Irving features an unplanned Clemens arrival from Hartford who joins the feast and mingles with oysters, while Booth views death masks with reverence and Kipling reflects on Wolcott Balestier as Hutton recalls meetings and missed chances.
A traveler recalls Basque women moving with dignity, carrying trays and stalls, and an old woman washing pigs at a village pump. He notes pre Napoleonic inheritance customs, Basque matrons' beauty, and unique Basque speech including ess for no and ba for yes.
A poetic tribute recalls John Paul Jones as a seed that grew into a mighty navy. The verses recount historic battles at Whitehaven and Belfast Lough, the Bonhomme Richard, and Serapis, praising Jones's daring and foretelling future American naval prowess as ships and heroes rise again.
Mrs Calliper recounts a clash over social etiquette sparked by a dressmaker delay. She visits Mrs James for a quick call, only to meet a polite refusal citing a luncheon. She scolds the lack of tact, reflecting on her own upbringing and the difficulty of patient social maneuvering.
In Visions of London landmarks author Elia Hutton recalls a Sunday pilgrimage to Lamb's grave at Edmonton. A clueless rector and silent churchyard sparked a sharp rebuke as Hutton pursued the resting place, then the rector apologized and guided him to the grave of the immortal Elia.
Countess Boni de Castellane displays lavish jewels at a Paria soiree wearing a pearls necklace that shocks guests. In Florida, Dr Andrew Sledd is named president of the University of Florida by the board of control at 2500 dollars a year, with Prof A A Murphree becoming head of the state normal college at the same salary.
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