Co M Armory Fund Drive Progress Report
Co M boosters list donations to the armory erection effort. Obermiller Bros. five dollars E W Kempter ten Galena Tribune fifty C Eulberg and Sons twenty W C Geiger ten E G Fink fifty H G Geiger ten Standard Cigar Company ten Aug W Thode ten John Vogel five total one hundred eighty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obermiller Bros
E.W. Kempter
Galena Tribune
C. Eulberg&Sons
W.C. Geiger
E.G. Fink
H.G Geiger
Standard Cigar Co
W. Thode
John Vogel
International Sunday School Convention in Toronto Schedule
International Sunday School Convention in Toronto Ontario runs June 20 to 27 with excursion tickets available from Illinois Central at Galena June 18 to 22. Round trip fare 19.10 dollars. Return by June 30, 1905, extendable to August 25, 1905 by ticket deposit and 1.00 fee. Agent T. L. McDernmort.
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Toronto
National Educational Convention at Asbury Park 1905
Excursion tickets to Asbury Park N J are on sale at the Illinois Central ticket office in Galena on June 28 29 30 and July 1. Round trip fare is 26 20 with return by July 10. By depositing the ticket and paying 50 cents the return can be extended to August 31 1905. T L MeDermorr agent.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Illinois Central Ticket Office
Galena
T. L. MeDermorr
Apple growers face minimal profits in Maine trade
North Norway correspondent notes farmers sell apples for a dollar, effectively exchanging dollars. He lists 38 cents per barrel, 12 cents for picking, 12 cents for packing, 12 cents for hauling to market and board of the help in Lewiston Maine.
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North Norway
Lewiston
Had No Choice in Hogs Pelham Man Keeps One Hog
A Pelham Massachusetts man explains he must keep a hog at all times, so he chose to keep the same pig for a year and a half rather than kill it and raise another.
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Pelham
Mass
Quote on desirable traits in a woman by a man of the majority
A quotation attributes to the man who represents most men a preference for women who embody beauty and sympathy. The speaker imagines valuing beauty to admire and travel with and sympathy to talk with and live with. The line reflects social attitudes of romance and partnership.
Gold vs Wheat: Gold Needed to Buy a Year’s Harvest
A historical comparison notes that global gold reserves could not purchase a single year’s American corn and wheat harvest. It states that to buy one season’s wheat would require all gold mined in six years, and in the past seven years gold production has only funded one year’s yield of the six leading cereals.
Freemantle Names Highlight Local Trades and Fines
In Freemantle West Australia a Cadd is the major and Cant serves as chief printer while a contractor sued a local soup maker. Offspring Webb was fined recently for keeping an unlicensed dog.
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Freemantle
West Australia
Cant
Whick
Offspring Webb
Ordinance on Sidewalks for Main Street in Galena
The city in 1905 requires landowners on Main Street to obtain grade and sidewalk specifications from the city engineer before construction. Violators face a fine of 5 to 50 dollars and daily penalties for noncompliance. Passed June 6 1905.
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CITT
Galena
Main St
Charles Scheerer
For Sale: Henry Parker homestead in Galena Arkansas
For sale a large property on Shottower in Galena including eight room house, barn and outbuildings, orchard, small fruit trees and 24 lots. Estate settlement requires sale. Inquiries to Executor Simon Singer or J C Boevers. If
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Shottower
Galena
Henry Parker
Simon Singer
J. C. Boevers
Galena Adopts 7 MPH Speed Limit for Vehicles
The Galena City Council enacts a rule restricting any automobile or similar conveyance to seven miles per hour on public streets. Violators face fines from five to two hundred dollars, with the ordinance taking effect after mayoral approval and legal publication.
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Galena
Money Back and Cheerfully at That Motto
A merchant pledges returns for discontent customers and touts A-1 drugs and fair prices. H N Hollander signs as The Yellow Corner.
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H.N. Hollander
Discount Sale on Men’s Oxfords by Alois Mucnow
Alois Mucnow advertises men’s shoes including Oxfords in tan patent leather and kid in all styles and lasts. He offers discounts of 25 to 50 cents on the dollar due to late stock arrivals to clear inventory.
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Oxfords
Alois Mucnow
Ladies' Shoes Sale on Latest Styles
Oxfords in all the latest styles and lasts were priced from 1.35 to 2.50 per pair. To clear stock due to late arrival they will sell from 1.10 to 2.00 per pair. An early call offers a large assortment to choose from. Alois Mucnow.
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Alois Mucnow
Ideal Home For Sale With Barn And Large Lot
A nine room house with bathroom and a large lawn and barn is offered in a pleasant location. Inquire at the Tribune office.
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Tribune
Hollister Mountain Tea Promises Health Boost
A medical pitch touts Hollister's cheeky Mountain Tea as aiding digestion and assimilation while building red blood and bone. Marketed as a remedy for the sick and weak, the tea or tablets cost 55 cents at Siniger's Drug Store.
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Hollister
Siniger’s
Hollister's
Omic
Rocky Mountain
Touuister Dive Company
Madison
Wis
City of Galena Appropriations Ordinance 1905 06
The Galena City Council approves a 40337 dollar budget for the fiscal year May 1 1905 to April 30 1906. Funds cover library support two percent levy salaries hydrant rents streets and bridges electric light, Grant Park, Volunteer Fire Department, refunding bonds, interest on bonds, printing, Market House and Prison upkeep, cemetery improvements, judgments and general contingencies. Approved by Charles Scheerer.
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City OF
Galena
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Barry Sell the Kind Hat
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John J. Thode
Grant Park
Fire Department
Electric Light Works
Market House
Ole City Cemetery
Charless Scheerer
Qalera
Pibtcher
Boston
Star
Atlanta Constitution
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Illinois
SALE
Meusel Bros
Galena, Illinois
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