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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1905
Page
2
A fragmented OCR snippet notes a sale item with unclear terms and numbers. The readable bits suggest a catalog or pricing reference, but the precise product, buyer, or context remains ambiguous. No clear event, person, organization, or location is identifiable.
Passenger schedules show Madison connections with Eau Claire Minneapolis and Chicago. North and east services depart Galena 7:25 a.m. and 1:25 p.m. Arrivals include Madison 12:15 p.m. and 5:50 p.m. Milwaukee 9:30 p.m. West and south routes depart Milwaukee 9:50 a.m. and Madison 2:00 p.m. Galena connections carry through service to Chicago, Omaha, St Louis, and western points with through trains to Omaha and the Pacific Northwest via Galena daily.
A reflective poem questions whether the speaker will witness the national glory after death or face perpetual darkness, pondering the fate of the country as history unfolds.
An article describes a novel early fire alarm using a fulminating charge that detonates with excessive heat. The device requires no wiring and can be placed in mills and stores to alert watchmen, triggering an explosion as a signal of danger and aiding rapid response.
Pekin Times reports imperial edicts rebuking Li Yu-yung for seeking a railway venture with government stakes. Censors are admonished. punishment or dismissal for negligent officials is noted. The emperor cites temple sacrifices on the fourth moon and heaven temple rites. A separate note on fire at eastern tombs blames heaven, calls for accountability. Also mentions Swiss heat holidays as relief for students and teachers.
The No 1 truck company in Baltimore nicknames a gray gelding Dum barton the rubber horse for contortionist acts. He scratches like a cat and stretches his front legs flat while his back end lifts, often drawing curious crowds when he performs on the street or in his stall.
John Thompson recalls a Sunday visit by ministers passing through the South to a small Kentucky town. They entered a dilapidated church led by an aged, inept pastor who opens with a baffling line about a “one eyed chap of two-eyed John,” a remark cited from the New York Times.
A former lookout explains how sailors reach the crow s nest on modern steel masts by a steel ladder installed inside the hollow mast tube accessed through a deck door, making the ascent a calculated task rather than a climb up the pole.
Frank Bolusta, a resident near Rocky Point, hauled in a massive 15 foot sawfish of about 600 pounds. He captured the creature close to shore at Rocky Point, presenting it as a notable exhibit for the Tampa Times.
A young woman from St Louis touring New York compares the city’s scenes with Chicago, sneering at Chicago. On Fifth Avenue she spots the statue of William H Seward in Madison Square, noting its huge feet and declares he was born in Chicago.
Miss Ellen Stone the missionary once captured by brigands plans to return to foreign work likely in Bulgaria or Macedonia. The American board of missions does not expect ransom if she is captured again.
A New York Herald note describes a curious oil study titled a lighthouse and barren shore. The work is framed in a bone fragment from a whale, making the frame a part of the art itself.
Financier J Pierpont Morgan pays 81375 for a rare sixteenth century Italian hibernon drinking vessel shown in London. Distinctive Neptune figure on the cover, turtle like exterior, intricate enamels, gold mounts, and shell work. a substantial sale price and a noted catalog description accompany the photograph. In a separate item, a boy fell overboard at Pier 39 while fishing. fellow fishermen rescued him with a boathook before he disappeared.
Calvin Wells of Saratoga Springs New York at 81 remains vigorous and preserves a coat worn when he was four. The garment, tailor made in Northhampton, is double-breasted and swallow-tailed in period style. Measurements include waist 16 inches and front 6 inches.
A poetic meditation on a city at rest under night skies. The speaker pleads for mercy and protection for the city and its people as dawn threatens, urging calm, innocence, and peaceful guardianship by the moon and wind. Mulford Robinson is listed as a source note at the end.
A Cambridge gentleman recalls Hon James G Blaine’s gift for memory at a Washington reception. Blaine identified a Mason of Poultney Vermont, then linked him to Stephen Mason, John Mason, and a graveyard stone seen in childhood. The tale underscores Blaine’s remarkable recall.
A University of Illinois survey of 1000 lawyers shows few favor law office study. Most say office work for students is wasteful and firms have no time to mentor. only those already licensed and willing to work for free gain entry. Most favor a full college course before law school and full-time dedication once enrolled.
An amusing tale shows James Whitcomb Riley fending off a boastful farmer who claims kinship to his grandfather. On a train, Riley pretends confusion while the farmer presses for recognition, and Nye watches as Riley finally concedes with a wry reply.
In a remote southwestern town with no railroad for miles a branch bank opens. The first depositor, Si Fox, rich and resourceful, puts in a thousand dollars and soon withdraws it to learn the check process. He then redeposits the same amount, explaining the group wanted to see how banking works. Youth's Companion reports the curious incident.
A shabby gentleman recalls a sharp insult from a potential employer who used a piano glass decanter with a hidden music box to trap him in a library scene. The tune played as he hesitated, costing him a hoped for clerical post at the hands of the bragging host.
A description of the New England coast highlights The Old Man of the Sea rock formation on Nubble Island, York Beach, Maine. Waves crash in storms but the weathered profile remains constant, captivating summer visitors with its unchanging, stolid countenance.
Philadelphia girl Sadie Disston spent fourteen years collecting canceled postage stamps to cover a 10 by 15 foot den. The 28 inch wide linen panels feature stamps from many countries, including English penny stamps as the ground and a Cape of Good Hope triangle and a Royal Mint image. By 1894 seven panels were done, totaling 99,998 stamps.
A Sunday shark hunt in Honolulu yielded the season’s largest shark and a remarkable catch. A nine inch dark brownish blue pilot fish with a broad head sucker was found attached to the shark’s body. It was placed in a glass tank at Young Brothers’ wharf, where it frantically movd before settling and attaching to the tank wall.
The sword designed by French artist Flarze impressed King Edward during his Paris visit and was acclaimed as a sword of honor for Stoessel.
A Demariscotta Maine man proposes a substitute to save lobster from extinction by selling crab meat as a marketable alternative. He notes crabs swarm the coast and that labor to extract meat has hindered popularity. He argues high seafood prices make the venture profitable while reducing lobster demand and removing crabs that threaten lobster food supply.
An optician explains nervous fatigue from urban life due to constant focus on near objects. He says eyes strain as they stay converged at close range, while at rest they diverge to horizon sight. A broad view of open country relaxes the eye muscles and restores rest.
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