Time Table Crains Leaves Galena for South and North
Train schedule from Galena shows daily southbound departures at 3 10 a m to Chicago 9 00 a m and St Louis 6 04 p m with onward arrivals. northbound trains to St Paul Minneapolis and Dubuque run daily with varied arrival times including 7 20 a m in St Paul and 12 45 p m in Minneapolis. Through tickets to U S and Canada on sale at Galena. reclining chair cars and dining cars on select trains. bookings via M J Burns Agent.
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Galena
Chicago
St. Lou
St. Aaily
Sirrive
St Louis
Vraine
St. Paul
Minneapolia
Minneapolis
St P’aul
St. Pau
Dubuque
St. Louis
St. Low
United States
Canada
Chicago St. Paul
M. J. Burns
Ag’t
Norti
St. Paul Limited
Pees Ceeepe
Pom
Omaha Limited
Dail Fast Mail
Siox City
Chicago Limited
South Express
St. Louis D'Ly
Decatur
Dunahy
Cairo
Boney
St. Louie
Bloomington
Aixon
Mendota
Normal
la Salle
Madison Division Timetable and Connections 1904
Illinois Central and O N W Timetable shows Madison division connections to Eau Claire St Paul Minneapolis and Milwaukee with trains from Galena to Madison Milwaukee and South Madison. Listings include north east west south routes with daily and Sunday services, arrival and departure times, and through connections to Chicago St Louis Omaha and western points.
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Madison
Eau Claire
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Galena
Milwaukee
South Madison
Paesenger
Paesirver
Gardenmakin Time in Semi Southern Clime
Baltimore American laments gardenmakin time with verses on spring fever and toil. The speaker details heavy feet anxious dreams, the urge to abandon chores, and the chores of fallow ground, onion sets, beets, radishes, lettuce, peas, beans, flowers, and pathways, all framed as the season's troublesome charm.
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Baltimore American
The Swimming Needle And Other Games From Japan
A curious trick explains how a sewing needle can float on still water with an oil treated finger, relying on water cohesion. The piece also describes Japanese proverb card game Tatami play and a ship loaded with letters game, plus a note about dangerous seventeenth century academic punishments for rapid study.
Amateur Fire Gong and Deafness in White Cats Tale
The article describes an amateur fire gong construction using a cigar box and alarm clock parts, detailing assembly steps and materials. It also notes a curious claim that white cats with blue eyes are often deaf, while color or nonblue eyes seem to negate the effect, though the exact link remains uncertain.
Last Artist at Work Lissajous Salt Curves
A home craft describes making curved salt designs using a funnel, wood disc, and strings. By suspending the funnel and releasing from table corners, Salt Art or Lissajous curves form symmetrical patterns. The method cites a French origin and notes endless designs from different knot points.
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Lissajous
One Beast of Burden Camel Feeds On Desert Shrubs
The camel is the sole cud chewing animal retaining front teeth, useful for shredding prickly shrubs. It tolerates harsh foods, consumes salt from thorns, and has frugal needs, often living on barley cake, dates, or beans. Bactrian and Arabian camels differ in coat and habits, and seven callosities protect them for sleeping upright.
Amusing experiment shows mercury and water capillary effects
An illustrated article guides readers through simple experiments with glass tubes and wedges to compare how water and mercury behave. Water rises more in smaller tubes and along the tube sides, while mercury descends inside tubes and rises at the edges. A wedge of glass demonstrates similar capillary contrasts.
Home of Samuel Johnson and the dictionary’s making
The article notes that Samuel Johnson's famous dictionary, published a decade ago, was largely produced in London at Gough Square. Johnson planned five years for the work but it took eight, living most of that time in the house behind Johnson's Court in Fleet Street where he conducted the writing.
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Samuel Johnson
Johnson
Gough Square
Fleet Street
London
England
Johnson's Court
Remarkable soda lake found in San Luis Valley
A lake of liquid soda was found in a desert basin between Crestone and Hooper in Colorado. The acre sized lake has 18 inch soda crystals on its surface, 37 percent pure, with 4,000 tons in sight. Denver investor E. M. Falke leases the land to install processing machinery. Feldspar from nearby granite supports concentration and evaporation.
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San Luis Valley
Crestone, Col
Hooper
San Luis Valey
State School of Mines
Denver
E. M. Falke
School of Mines
Sangre de Cristo Range
Ittle Valley
Pole Catches the Fish In Automatic Hook Device
An inventor unveils a fishing rod improvement with a flat spring at the tip. The spring end holds the line and a trigger, set to activate when the line moves. A built in audible signal warns the angler if the line is sprung, and the mechanism aims to automatically set the hook or snag a fish when bait is disturbed.
Cow Charged as Dangerous Animal In Dodanduwa
In a Ceylon police court a Dodanduwa villager faced charges for possessing a cow deemed dangerous and vicious. Complainant G A Purser testified he was chased by the animal while cycling and the magistrate ordered the cow shot, with the village headman told to ensure the execution.
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Ceylon
Dodanduwa
Constantine
G. A. Purser
Turkeys with record egg laying in three days
Jule Dupuis of Grafton, Massachusetts, owns two hen turkeys that have laid nine eyes in three days, a remarkable feat Dupuis asserts is verifiable and unusual. He plans to watch for further developments in the egg laying line.
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Jule Dupuis
Grafton
Mags
Dupuis
Charity Money Lessons from a Blue Island Thinker
A young resident of Blue Island ponders how to spend five dollars to do the most good. He urges mobilizing others to give, supporting self help, and sustaining charity by lending and paying forward. The piece advocates thoughtful spending, education support, and moral debts cleared, with ongoing giving to those in need.
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Blue Island
Celestial Would Be Lawyer for Chinese in St Louis
Jen Tom a long time resident seeks admission to the bar to aid Chinese residents in legal matters. He aims to influence Washington to modify the exclusion act and plans to live in America while visiting China, predicting progress and eventual Chinese labor opportunities at home.
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St. Louis
Jen Tom
New York
America
China
Quong-Hong-Chong Company
Washington
United States
Teeth and Good Looks, Evolution of Teeth by Prof Thompson
Prof E Symes Thompson of Gresham gave a talk at the Polytechnic on The Evolution and Degeneration of the Teeth. He noted teeth persist while bones decay, described teeth as dermal appendages, warned that tooth decay harms appearance, urged nightly cleaning, and blamed modern cooking for poorer dentition.
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E. Symes Thompson
Gresham
Polytechnic
Regent Street
Thompson
London Standard
Drawing Comparisons at the Railroad Station
Bishop Potter escorted clergy to the station and chatted with colleagues. A pompous man approached a coach, drawing comments from the divines who compared him to a Pullman train gliding into the trainshed. Potter called him a tarret who puffed to reach his perch.
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Potter
Gift Not All There. Frankfort Hero’s Watch Gaffe
Col Henry Watterson recounts Ezekiel Hopkins in Frankfort Kentucky. Hopkins saved train passengers after a washout risked derailment. A town committee awarded him a gold watch but he asked where the chain, causing humor and admiration.
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Howard
Col
Henry Watterson
Frankfort
Ezekiel Hopkins
Zeke
Franfort
Hopkins
Poor Shot Saved Edison Overzealous Policeman Nearly Ended Career
The article recalls Thomas A. Edison recounting a near-fatal encounter with a police officer while fleeing with a bundle of North American Reviews. It then discusses The Value of Simplicity, urging moderation in diet, dress, sleep, and daily life to preserve health and future welfare.
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Inventor
Thomas A. Edison
North American Review
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Galena Tribune
20Th Century Printing CO
Edwards M.E. Daniels
Elitier
G. W. Everet
Logan House
Blum’s
Galena Studio
Henning Studio
Illinois
Illinois Central Railroad
A. Ur
Japan
Germany
Colorado
Celestial
Edison
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