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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1905
Page
2
A western city banker bought chickens from a ranchman who left them on the lawn. The banker searched the alleys and returned home to learn the hens were missing. He later encountered the ranchman who admitted he left only six, not eleven, and the banker had found eleven.
A northern Ireland kirk elder, famed for constant grumbling, keeps congregations unsettled by dissent at every meeting and at home. On the way to worship a neighbor recalls a dream of heaven where Jamie snaps his crown and asks if that is a fit.
A strict tailor excuses assistants by Scripture. A woman asks for cheap fabric, declines. An assistant shows another piece at a higher price, customer buys it. The proprietor reproves him, who says the rule allows taking in a stranger. This Harper's Weekly tale highlights shop ethics and justification.
Launch of the Floating Debt follows a husband yacht plan with three Sound clubs, choosing a thirty foot sloop named after his dilemma. He seeks his wife’s backing while he debates christening the craft Jabberwock or Jibbenalnosay, until a backer quips to call it The Floating Debt.
The kiwi of New Zealand faces near extinction. A chicken sized bird with massive legs a slender bill and no visible wings uses hair like feathers and nostrils at the upper beak. It forms small troops mostly in wooded gullies and is nocturnal in habit.
St Bonaventura, famed as the seraphic doctor and Franciscans’ general, resisted honors and elections. He persuaded a pope not to appoint him archbishop of York, then helped Gregory X’s election. Fearing reward, he fled to Paris, was ordered to Italy, and found washing dishes near Florence instead of accepting a cardinalate, requiring the hat to wait on a bough until he finished.
The Mysore Standard reports that in Hindu practice the father’s property typically passes to a son so he may perform funeral rites. If no male heir exists, a father may adopt a boy so the adopted son can conduct the rites after the father’s death, ensuring the father’s path to heaven.
The piece explains that pirate derives from the Greek peirates meaning one who tries or tempts while adventurer retains a questionable respectability. It notes pelrates and plata in this sense and cites Cicero on the phalte as a common enemy.
An excerpt from English Home Chat records a baby's day from 8:00 awakening to bedtime across 10 hours. The entries describe meals, baths, dress changes, visitors, and parental interactions, with repeated crying and reflections on attention, discipline, and the desire to grow beyond infancy.
Benedict, an eight time father, and his wife hosted a dinner meeting with Prof. B in Prospect, a town near the university city. The professor’s astonishment at Benedict’s large brood is noted as part of a curious anecdote from Lippincott's. Flowers for the Table offers tips on fragrant, non overpowering blooms and tidy table service to enhance home dining.
A longstanding tradition asserts that the Mississippi reached higher levels in 1844 than in 1881. Accounts cite fur trade employees noting driftwood lodges in 1844 at elevations well above 1881. An old high water mark at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, reportedly confirms the 1844 flood’s greater height.
A sea canal from Cronstadt to St Petersburg will be deepened to twenty eight feet and quays will be built from the mouth of the Eka terinhof rivulet to the canal entrance.
Monument to Joseph Jefferson planned for Richmond Virginia depicts a character portrait portraying Rip Van Winkle in a tribute to the actor. The design aims to honor Jefferson's stage legacy with a lifelike likeness and thematic imagery.
Paul du Chaillu is accosted by a drunken journalist in London. He helps the man home, the writer jokes about knowing Saint Paul. An American party at the Cheshire Cheese demands cheese and sausage, ginger ale, and the Briton staggers back into the stifling London night.
Great Britain plans to protect Edward I era ramparts at Berwick-on-Tweed. The ancient walls, bell tower, and beacon site mark a key border monument tied to centuries of England Scotland conflict. Preservation aims to safeguard antiquarian value and national heritage.
A recent British army order prohibits officers serving as press correspondents with field forces from using their military rank or describing themselves as military correspondents in published communications.
A fragment notes Mrs. George Keppel of England with a pendant of emeralds described as the most beautiful in the world, highlighting a display of emerald jewelry and a notable wearer.
Mary Elizabeth Lease, Kansas political leader and lecturer, known as the only woman ever voted on for United States Senator, recommends Doan s Kidney Pills for bladder and kidney trouble after personal use. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo N Y markets the remedy at 50 cents a box. Sold by all dealers.
A Buckeye lawyer from Ohio argued a complex point of law before Wayne Circuit Court. The judge urged him to slow and repeat for clarity. The attorney admitted the issue might be too intricate for the judge to follow, prompting laughter and a lighter moment as reported.
Paragraph details Mrs. Wm. F. Davis of Stony Creek Conn. suffered years with severe eczema resisting doctors and heavy costs before being fully cured by Cuticura products. The testimonial by Geo. C. Davis cites dramatic skin improvement and recovery. Also notes experiments tagging sea fish and birds by US and German researchers to track migration paths and routes.
A Colorado man credits quitting coffee and using Postum with restored digestion, nerves, and a steady heart, leading to life insurance acceptance after initial rejection. The ad claims coffee caused heart trouble and touts Postum as a cure, urging readers to try the beverage and read The Road to Well.
The piece traces wedding cake origins from Roman fruitfulness symbols and rice showers to a medieval custom of breaking a biscuit over the bride’s head. It notes Charles II’s era reshaped the treat with French chefs, sugar icing, and later luxury embellishments.
A sensational incident at St Heliers Jersey saw a horse harnessed to a cart bolt down sixty five steps. Both animal and vehicle sustained little or no damage, according to the report.
James A. Allen of Annandale reached for hay in his mow Monday evening and felt a cold touch against his neck. He discovered a live copperhead snake coiled on his jugular area. he struck and killed the serpent before it could strike. Allen reports the experience left him shaken and with a lasting aversion to copperheads.
Clyde correspondence reports a very large snake, reportedly 10 to 15 feet, living in White Creek a Clyde river branch seven miles east of the village. Sightings have occurred for over a year with the reptile occupying a deep pool once favored by local boys, deterring their swims. Mrs. Heber Munson reported seeing the serpent across the road with its head in grass and tail in water, prompting a frightened scream.
About a year ago a Mr. Legare of St. Eustache near Quebec predicted his death and directed his wife to worry nothing. He then arranged all funeral details and, after completing the last task, died suddenly while in apparent good health.
Ancient Egyptian wedding lanterns hung across streets illustrate cultural uses. Far from there, the anthracite coal regions push steam power transmission to great lengths due to cheap coal. A single cage houses a mile long pipe with segments 2,000 to 4,000 feet long near Scranton, all wrapped in insulating material to curb heat waste.
An American discovers a dark flowered lily in Luzon that reaches eight to nine inches across, blooms before leaves appear, and emits a tainted flesh odor drawing insects for cross fertilization. It stands under a foot high, grows in shaded dense vegetation, and unsettles notions of a pure lily, evoking grim comparisons.
A Tioga County anecdote recounted by Senator Platt tells of a father of twelve rocked in one cradle, worn out over time, prompting a hope for a sturdier replacement. The piece cites editor Will Smythe and a New York Times quote, framed as a local memory. Also features reader letters on Dodd's Kidney Pills, a dairy cleanliness note by Eleanor R. Parker, and a brief pun about Graf ton’s misdeeds and jury costs.
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