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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
3
A reflective poem by Frank Walcott Hutt in New Orleans Times-Democrat describes meeting Silence in wood and room, speaking softly and guiding the speaker through doubt toward peace. Silence is named a healer, a force urging patience and stillness amid inner conflict.
Branch confronts a sudden return of Lew Wix, once an old friend, now a prospector seeking his long lost love Anna. Wix plans a lunch and a reunion at Branch's home, but a twist emerges as Branch discovers a note from Wix’s wife and a buried secret about his own marriage.
A man explains to a caller that his friend Louis Compton cannot join lunch, plans to return at dinner, and recalls a cousin killed by trains. He mentions a railroad man asking about the cousin, and reflects that if Silas had not been in an earlier accident, he might not be telephoning his second wife.
Workmen digging at Newton farm Merion square found a five gallon demijohn once filled with rye whisky. Old Mrs Summers refuses to use it for sassafras beer. A dog stirred a demijohn releasing twenty seven snakes which were killed. the incident prompted Mrs Summers to avoid the bottle. Separately a New Mexico mine superintendent posts a harsh notice about tenants moving without consent, signed Hen Filster.
A clergyman’s son recalls a divine preacher who vacationed near massachusetts coast and used an unused Maine church. After services drew crowds, a local delegation arrived with a bill for church use. He paid it, framed the bill, and hung it in his study.
The Boston Transcript notes twenty years of growing prosperity in Mexico under orderly rule. Imports increase from 20 million to 75 million dollars while exports rise from 7 million to 43 million. Foreign trade centers on the United States with exports and imports booming since 1874 and 1904 respectively.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer verse laments a feud sparked by a neighbor's clucking hen that threatens flower beds and stirs tempers. The speaker refuses to send away the dog despite the neighbor claiming his child was bitten, insisting he stands within his rights.
A new cotton mill in Shanghai is owned by a native Chinese firm with a mandarin as president. The facility operates 40,000 spindles and uses cotton grown in China. The workforce numbers 2,000, comprised entirely of women and children.
A long look at the Shaker community in Enfield NH traces its rise from 1793 as the Church of Christ's Second Appearing to present decline. It notes strict sexual separation and communal life, with Mother Ann Lee's influence spreading from New York to New England and land expansion along the railroad route.
The Shakers of Enfield, largely dwindled to a small female majority, maintain farms and produce refined goods including fancy articles, sweaters, and opera cloaks. Their life centers on sobriety, Bible based belief, and strict avoidance of alcohol tobacco and intoxicants, with a strong emphasis on education and modest living.
The text discusses Shaker beliefs centering on Mother Ann Lee as Christ’s second appearance and notes their early Puritanic dress. It observes how Shakers remained distinct from neighbors while recounting a historical shift from widespread tippling among clergy and laypeople to a radical movement beginning in 1828.
A chemist from a New York company recounts an Eastern scientist’s anxious inquiry during a mine visit. The worker says ropes are changed about every three months and adds they would replace one if the ascent is completed safely. Separately, Volunteers of America reports 1,060,955 attendees at 25,000 services led by Ballington Booth.
Real Edition de Luxe presents an enormous expense edition de luxe of the Hyperion manuscripts crafted for Mrs. Ogden Goelet. The work is limited to a single copy.
Two caterpillars debate salvation and damnation in a playful allegory on immortality. They argue through seasons, each meeting a fate as they transform from cocoon to chrysalides, until spring resurrects them as butterflies, symbolizing eternal life.
A recent interview sketches Maxim Gorky as tall, resolute, and masterful despite public photos that show nervous and aymptomatic features. It notes his disdain for asceticism, imperialism, and established churches while praising his strength shown in restraint and his broad reading of English literature.
Rev Dr Babcock writes of unspeakable sorrow after his daughter Susie goes missing and dies, affirming steadfast faith, divine comfort, and reunion with her mother. He honors Milford officials, press, and community support, and finds hope in the sanctuary of the Lord.
Veteran stage hand John Vincent recalls hiring Mike as assistant for a road production in Ohio. A prop list error turned two toy pistols into a supply run for 1932 revolvers, sparking a near panic before the misunderstanding was corrected and Mike quit after the show.
A young man visits a gentleman to confess he has proposed to both of the man's twin daughters. The father reveals he cannot tell which daughter accepted, noting he has been seen with both. The tale ends with the man realizing his dilemma as he must start over to win one.
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