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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1905
Page
2
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A London hypnotist asserts methods to curb liquor and tobacco cravings with consent and simple if-then cues. He cites cases and noted practitioners like Dr Jung, Dr Milne Bramwell, and Tokarsky, claiming high cure rates and stressing suggestion to build self control. He notes varying beliefs about drugs and faith in healing and traces interest back to ancient India.
Ex Senator Lindsay of Kentucky reports a lawyer who defended a plaintiff against a powerful corporation used emotional appeal to sway the jury. The verdict favored the plaintiff, but the client later said he would not hire the attorney again, citing being called a fool to sway jurors.
A Chicago scientist lectures on bacteriology in a small Kansas town. An unaware gardener and housekeeper attend with a leading citizen's household staff, drawn by magic-lantern views, and confess fear despite little understanding.
Aeneas witnesses Dido's self immolation atop a Carthaginian funeral pyre and contemplates the firelit ruin. He confides to the helmsman that the woman’s fate justifies his grim judgment, and later confronts her in Hades, reinforcing the Vinctory motto: tell the truth even in jest.
A distorted, poetic scene describes a night with friends, a mysterious figure named Ron, and a strained reaction to a beggar. The prose hints at drinking and a tense exchange as the narrator considers leaving the man alone while another insists on staying, amid unclear dialogue and imagery.
An invention for compound saws adds a straight back blade with inscribed angle lines such as 15 22 30 45 and 60 degrees plus rise per foot of run data. The marks enable quick angular cuts without using a traditional miter and do not significantly raise cost or hinder ordinary use.
A letter requests cost efficient home plans under 1800 with stone cellar walls eighteen inches thick, concrete floor, and specified cement and gravel needs. It discusses ground and upper floor plans, material prices, and two forms of a 40 foot truss with a required slot cut in Fig 1 for construction guidance.
Specifications specify 7 8x8 inch timber supports 18 feet long B-Rods 1 percent in D-Timber 8x8 inch material per plan for each outside stringer and for the truss timber use 8x8 inch members. Center 1 percent in rods optional king post mentioned.
The description outlines Fig. 2 timber truss 40 ft long with a center nut and washer, D struts 1 ft 6 in, E basement walls, an unlettered arrow-iron rod 14 inches, and notes that center rod insertion is possible but uncommon. Fig. 2 presents another truss variant shown by lines beneath the cut.
An eastern railroad adopted a durable paint system for steel surfaces at stations. After cleaning, a single coat of sticky primer is applied, then paraffined paper is pasted over, holes cut for rivet heads, and caps placed to seal. Costs are slightly higher than two coats of boiled linseed oil, but the result appears permanent under severe tests.
A historical guide advises on flat roofs using gravel coal tar and felt, detailing three ply layering with tar and gravel imbedding, hot tar application, and edge detailing. It also covers house paint mixing cautions and ridge finishing with shingles, and ventilation guidance for a stone stable with intake pipes and flues for controlled airflow.
The article notes Portland cements are used almost exclusively for molding building blocks due to rapid setting and strength. It questions whether natural rock cement could serve, suggesting Portland is preferred for performance. It also mentions a California inventor claiming a machine for travel 200 miles an hour with safeguards.
In a domestic exchange, Hennery objects to the cook calling him by his first name. George notes it does not hurt, and urges avoiding offense. The cook's pronunciation is accused of treating him as if he were a chicken coop.
The Salt Lake Route links San Pedro, Los Angeles to Salt Lake City with a palatial limited vestibuled train. Tickets via this new road traverse Utah and Nevada plateaus and California valleys ending in Los Angeles and San Pedro. The New York Central Lines plan to cut the 18 hour schedule between New York and Chicago, extending the Empire State Express route.
David H. Walker argues in Sunset Magazine that statistics from top authorities place San Francisco as a budding money center on the Pacific, with much greater financial prospects ahead. He notes worldly belief that the city could become a major global financial hub, supported by facts suggesting a promising future.
Harold Speed, a London artist, is noted for his pleasant cynicism and witty speech. He quips that no gentleman fitting the ordinary acceptation should be an artist, and adds look a fool, but don't be one. Speed is described as a dandy with clear signs of the artistic temperament.
A vintage medical ad promises a $100 reward for any catarrh cure failure. It claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures constitutional catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease's foundation and strengthen the reader's constitution. The offer includes testimonials and a mail order appeal from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Spanish king Alfonso XIIE is described as a premier shot with a keen eye, fond of entertaining guests at royal country palaces near Madrid, while the text also notes seasonal train schedules for The California Limited on the Santa Fe route and publication changes for The Outlook magazine.
A proposed unbreakable baseball bat uses a spiral groove cut in the wood from above the handle to below the hitting zone. A strengthening material such as steel wire or tape is embedded in the groove and tied to avoid weak spots at the ends while preserving grip and overall bat strength.
Mrs. Elam, an elderly Cherokee woman near Rose in Indian Territory, owns a gourd claimed to date back to 1516 in Ohio. The relic, passed through generations, has resided with her for forty years and is described as exceptionally old and polished only by age.
A Danish inventor named Rexer debuts a compact rapid fire gun called the Rexer. It resembles a large musket and can be strapped to an artillery horse. Each gunner is issued a second horse loaded with eight thousand cartridges. The firearm reportedly moves automatically and is viewed by artillery leaders as a potential revolution.
A description notes the Rexer device allowing discharge of shots at about three hundred per minute, highlighting its adoption by all armies and its impact on military firepower.
County Attorney Ares sues Tubbs Brothers contractors after old jail timber and gallows went missing. Commissioners deny sale and seek return or value. Also reports a 20 pound Connecticut River salmon near Lyme, the Hartford Courant notes rarity.
A fragmented Stratford Connecticut page notes a crash event during a town event. The text also mentions three births and three oaths, though details are unclear. The readable items point to a sequence of incidents linked to the town gathering without specifying dates or names.
Citizens in large cities debate gas pricing while rural users turn to acetylene for cheap reliable lighting. Acetylene, made from Calcium Carbide, can be generated with simple equipment and used in small pipes similar to city gas. The system promises cheaper illumination for isolated buildings and remote areas.
Dr C C Abbott argues Lip Pincott’s Magazine correctly clarifies species as a precise biological term. He laments reporters misusing species to label many animals and urges reporters to use proper terms such as a species of owl rather than a vague claim of a bird’s overall species category.
Inter State Commerce Commissioner Prouty urged railways to set their own rates and warned against ceding rate making to commissions or courts. He argued a fair, reasonable rate protects railways' property rights under the fourteenth amendment. Also noted are Queen Christina of Spain's holdings in US bonds and other financial details.
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