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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1905
Page
3
A diverse clipping blends a poem about Mistress Merryface with easy craft instructions for a drawing frame, a ventriloquist bear anecdote, and a pet gander tale from Kentucky. The sections mix whimsy with practical tips and a humorous crowd scene, ending with Major the gander’s fatal kick in a farmyard mishap.
A winter scene notes a nest with white hair lining swinging on dead hop vines. It also describes turning a knife blade magnetic with heat, explains why strawberry is called a straw berry, and shares a shadow illusion using a candle and a mirror to animate eyes and a mouth in a living shadow.
A description of the children’s game Duck-on-a-Rock with rules for throwing, duck placement, and forfeit actions. Players aim to knock the duck off the rock, then perform stunts to return the stone home. If all miss, the rock becomes property of it and forfeit tasks are assigned. The excerpt ends noting a bear trainer with his animal performing tricks.
The Alaska to Seattle cable failed last fall when a dead whale fouled the line, holding the cable down until it drowned. The repair crew fished up the obstruction, restoring communication after months of outage.
A gray haired man on his front porch watches a mother wren flit around the lattices and porch. The bird lands on his head and begins a playful tugging, pulling at his hair to collect soft white strands before flying off to return for more.
A playful guide explains how to use a rolling hoop to create a boomerang motion. Players must start by tossing the hoop forward, then stand still as it reverses course and rolls back. Mastery requires a downward twist at release and repeated runs to gather the hoop, with penalties for failing.
A young man hopelessly in love writes many letters to a girl. He buys a book of ready made letters and copies a model on Declaration of Love. The lively girl learns of the copied letter and exposes him with a sharp reply.
The Tuxpam Vera Cruz region hosts vanilla vines planted beside trees with 18 inch cuttings. After three to four years vines climb and bear in year five, producing 15 to 40 beans per plant, priced 8 to 10 cents Mexican each, occasionally up to 18 cents. Cured beans fetch higher prices, and a five acre plantation could render the owner independent for life.
A Leslie's Monthly writer calls the house-fly a powerful disease disseminator, contaminating food and drink. Military reports show fly-screened tents reduce typhoid among officers, contrasting with unprotected tents. The piece notes various animals spread diseases from malaria to tuberculosis.
In Lhassa and Its Mysteries Col L A Waddell records a Tibetan country scene as villagers labor in bright sunlit fields. Oxen wear scarlet and blue plumes, yak-tail tassels jingle on harnesses, while women, richly dressed, scatter seed from baskets behind the plowers.
A traveler recalls a Chinese superstition that a dragon inhabits fowls and could kill owners. The tale sparked widespread panic and mass slaughter, causing famine-like privation as markets ran dry and buyers paid high prices for any poultry found.
The Paris correspondent reports M. Jean Boulanger of Rouen died recently leaving eight wives, each meeting an untimely end. The first drowned, the second died in a railway accident, the third and fifth burned to death, the fourth disappeared, the sixth poisoned, the seventh died of smallpox contracted while nursing a sick sister, and the eighth died within a month after attending his funeral after catching a cold.
The lilac is traced westward from Persia via Turkey and shares its name with the color blue or indigo. In English the color influenced the tree's naming, while Persian and Sanskrit roots fed the color meaning. Early English mentions may spell it le lacke in Bacon’s essay on grr dets.
A tale from Marshfield recalls Daniel Webster fishing when a stranger approached from the opposite bank and offered him a quarter. Webster refused, saying he would be at home later, upon which the other man died suddenly. The incident centers on a provoking exchange and a fatal outcome.
A mixed look at American League players and managers with notes on Conroy O’Connor Unglaub Anderson and Joss. Western and National League snippets include Stovall Hemphill O’Brien and the push for class C advancement and new league controls.
Hugh Nicol has given Peoria a win ner and Billy Hart's old town is ablaze with enthusiasm. The Rock Island club has released Pitcher Hedges and Infielder Cushore, and signed Pitcher Harry Wallace, formerly with Davenport. Tom Ritter of New Castle, Ind., the champion foot racer of that state, has.
Devlin leads base stealers in first class while Beaumont becomes NL's top hitter with 40. Howard shines at first for Pittsburg amid Clancy’s injury. Arndt stars at second for St. Louis as Cubs face management pressure. Pitchers, catchers, and trades populate a busy American and Southern League scene with many signings and reshuffles noted.
Frank Shugart impresses with hitting and fielding for Des Moines in the Western League. Arthur Bader, new shortstop for the Millionaires, hailed as solid by Congailon and Mulswitt, joins a fast push featuring Columbus toward the American league revolution.
A. L. Erlanger discusses the small size of Joseph Jeffersons estate and attributes it to his generous philanthropy toward actors in need. He recounts Jeffersons habit of aiding colleagues weekly, including $25 to $100 sums, and shares a tale about Couldock receiving rent free apartment living at Jeffersons expense. The note also includes a separate Atlantic essay on eating and human dietary evolution.
A well known financier was sought by a friend one night when the phone rang near midnight. A sleepy voice identified as Mrs Blank asked who had disturbed her slumber and inquired if Mr Blank was at home. The reply implied he likely was at home.
Rail way mail clerks who operate in traveling post offices at New York maintain a lodging house at 26 Vesey Street. They house about 700 clerks from the New York end of their routes at a cost of 12 dollars a year per clerk, about 8 cents per night per man.
Col. W. C. Greene, famed copper magnate linked to a high profile quarrel with Thomas W. Lawson, has scheduled a hunting expedition into old Mexico. Reported aims suggest a venture surpassing any prior pursuit of its kind.
Three carloads of mining and drilling machinery have been shipped from California to Peru by capitalists who formed a company to develop the oil fields on Lake Titicaca. They have secured valuable concessions from the Peruvian government for the project.
The International Telegraph Construction Company submits to the Postmaster-General of Australia a plan to erect wireless telegraph stations linking New Zealand and Australia directly
New York cooking teacher Mrs Rover opens each class with a tale often turning against herself, setting a humorous tone as instruction begins.
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