Trains Serve Galena With West and North Routes
The Hollowing Time Table shows trains departing Galena daily with west and north routes toward Chicago and St. Louis and limited service to Galena. Express and local connections operate with morning and evening departures, including Sunday exceptions and various arrival times.
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Q. R
Galena
Minneapotee
St Paul
Minneapolis
Saterrivo
Pau
Dubuque
Chicago
St. Louis
Gallee
Canada
Chicago St
M. J. Burns
Madison
Eau Claire
Panang
Milwaukee
Passnger
South i
Galen
Northering Limited
Deayaa
Feald Sha Express
Gale
Nehivago
D’ly
South Prem Ghies ‘O
Giant Madagascar dog spider hunts by scent trail
A colossal Madagascar dog spider weighs nearly a pound with legs larger than a cedar pencil. It stalks prey by following faint scents through weeds then darts to seize lizards and rats, capable of killing full-grown animals. Professor Barnaby cites a rat as one victim.
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Madagascar
Ceylon
Barnaby
Remarkable Great Dane at Leadenhall Market shown
A towering English Great Dane, exceptional in size for the species, stands shown in Leadenhall Market. The uncommonly heavy dog weighs more than an average man and reaches height roughly akin to a pony, a record for such animals.
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England
Leadenhall Market
Fly Charmer Prospects In West Sell A Curious Job
A New York Sun excerpt notes a summer trade in the West where fly charmers earn five dollars daily for a high class clientele. A canvas fan drives flies from attics to lock them in a room then a smoky preparation is used to dispose of them, amid a colorful portrait of the job.
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West
Gotham
New York Sun
Royalty on Snow Shoes Engaged Prince Skis in Christiana
The article notes royal snapshots show princes and princesses in lively diversions. It centers on Prince Gustav of Sweden engaged to Princess Margaret of Connaught, pictured during an afternoon of skiing in Christiana.
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Prince Gustav of
Sweden
Margaret of Connaught
Christiania
Unusual sharks visit Dublin Bay from Ringsend nets
Bottle-nosed threshers or fox sharks were caught in Ringsend trawl nets in Dublin Bay. Native to the Atlantic and Mediterranean and common near California and New Zealand, the pair allegedly frequented Dublin Bay for some time and are blamed for possible salmon scarcity this season, as fishermen report no salmon landed at the Liffey mouth despite usually obtaining income from this area.
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Dublin Bay
Ringsend
Atlantic
Mediterranean
California
New Zealand
Liffey
Quiz Origins The Curious Tale Behind a Coined Word
A Londoner wagered he could coin a term that would spread widely. He inscribed quiz on fences and billboards across the city. The next day people asked for its meaning, and the word gained usage.
Snakes Found In Marlow Well Puzzle Town
A well at Marlow New Hampshire produced twenty one snakes from several different breeds, drawing local curiosity as residents inspected the unusual discovery and considered the potential danger and origin.
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Marlow
N. H
Acetylene Light Promises Fewer Eye Defects in Children
A Chicago report urges replacing kerosene and coal gas with acetylene for home lighting. It argues acetylene provides a sunlike, steady white light that reduces eye strain in schools, homes, churches, and institutions, potentially lowering childhood vision problems. It highlights cheap production and easy home installation.
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Chicago
Alice
Miss C
Railway rate legislation opposed by railway conductors
At the Oregon convention the Order of Railway Conductors unanimously endorsed President Roosevelt’s stance against secret rebates and illegalities. They urged Congress not to grant rate regulation to a separate commission, arguing it would cause litigation, inevitable rate cuts, and inequitable costs to carriers. They stressed U S freight rates are a small share of consumer prices and praised American efficiency and wages versus foreign methods.
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Order of Railway Conductors
Portland
Oregon
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Inter-State Commission
Ryan's Rise to High Position
Thomas F. Ryan, now head of the Equitable, was born in Virginia fifty four years ago. At about age 25 he moved to New York from Baltimore and joined a banking and brokerage house. The late William Whitney later made him manager of his street railroad consolidations, his first entry into great affairs.
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Ryan
Thomas F. Ryan
The
Equitable
Virginia
New York
Baltimore
William ©. Whitney
Mr. Ryan
Insist on Getting Defiance Starch and Apples Advice
Grocers avoid Defiance Starvh stock citing 12 ounce rival brands. Defiance offers 16 ounce packages for the same price prompting buyers to switch. A London doctor advises not to drink by simply sitting with apples as the remedy to stop drinking.
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Defiance
Defianes
Defiance Sturch
London
Papuss the air-eater diorama at Leipzig's Crystal Palace
South American Papuss demonstrates eight days and nights living in a six sided glass bottle in Leipzig in a sealed glass case. He enters by stepping into the bottle and remains largely immobile as nourishment is limited to compressed air under water prior. The display contrasts with earlier liberty shows by Merlatti Lucci and Dr Henry Tanner.
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Crystal Palace
Varieries
Leipzig
Papuss
Merlatti
Lucci
Henry Tanner
When Gunpowder Was New In St Martin de Re discovery of iron bomb and powder composition
Excavations at St Martin de Re in France uncover trench graves likely belonging to citizens who died defending the town in 1627 against the English. A spherical iron bomb containing moist black powder is excavated, with composition about water a third carbon a third sulfur a fifth iron oxide from rust. Nearby a London spectacle shows giant George Auger and dwarf Paul Oval, height differences stark as the two extremes captivate crowds.
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St. Martin de Re
France
The Flying Fish Glides Like a Boy’s Kite
The flying fish uses its pectoral fins as kite wings, with its body weight serving as the string. It rockets beneath the surface then ascends, gliding through air as fins shape its lift. Its anatomy prevents flapping, giving it little control in flight and causing it to drift into ships’ ports or onto decks.
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Hiram Maxim
Death Dream Preceded Civil War Veteran’s Passing
Henry King a 70 year old Civil War veteran died last night after dreaming twice that he had two weeks to live and predicting death tonight He remained well until Friday then grew rapidly worse till his death two weeks to the hour after his first dream Parkersburg correspondence altimore Sun
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Henry King
Parkersburg
Altimore Sun
Bluebird Returns to Box and Rears Five Eggs
A bluebird reclaimed a mailbox on South Road in Woodstock, raised two broods last year, rebuilt its home this spring, and laid five eggs while awaiting the family. The box owners ceded use to the bird and set up a second box for themselves, per St. Albans Messenger.
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South Road
Woodstock
St. Albans
Veteran Heller Endorses Doan's Kidney Pills In Urbana
In 1899 Joshua Heller of 70¢ South Walnut Urbana Illinois reported kidney relief and back pain cure from Doan's Kidney Pills. He says he used them again during later attacks and obtained the same satisfactory results. He endorses the preparation today as two years earlier. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY proprietors. For sale by all druggists 50 cents per box.
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Joshua Heller
South
Walnut Street
Urbana
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Ear Trumpet Canes Bring Hidden Hearing Aid
An old fashioned ear trumpet fades as an acoustic walking stick emerges. A metal crook hides an ear tube adjustable to left or right beneath the handle. With a cap removed at the toe of the handle the device deploys for use, concealing the trumpet until needed.
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Enterprise and Progress
Agony of Sore Hands Reports Cure by Cuticura
Mrs Minnie Drew of Roxbury Massachusetts describes severe hand dermatitis that cracked and peeled making housework and cooking unbearable. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment her hands fully recovered and she expresses gratitude.
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Minnie Drew
Dana St
Roxbury
Mass
Rockefeller moves to erase Briggsville for Braddock Lake
John Melin owner of a small hotel beside John D. Rockefeller’s country estate at Tarrytown N Y has advertised his establishment for sale. Rockefeller recently bought the village and aims to remove Melin’s saloon to prevent liquor near his estate. He plans to wipe out Briggsville to create an artificial lake.
Picture Game With Four Children At The Frame
Four children stand at the corners of an oblong imagined space to form a frame. A fifth child acts as the picture while the others direct what it shall be and sit to observe. The aim is to make the frame child laugh as suggestions change. The frame shifts as the picture child moves.
Grape-Nuts Boosts Health and Sermon Energy, Clergymen Say
A clergyman testifies that switching from oatmeal and eggs to Grape-Nuts with cream and Postum improved digestion and morning energy. He reports headaches disappeared, digestion worsened no more, and mental stamina for sermon prep increased. Others reportedly benefited after his recommendation. Read the Look and The Road to Wellville for more.
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Ian
Uaa
China
Postum Company
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellsilye
Omens and superstitions among the Malays
The article surveys Malay beliefs about omens from sneezing and stumbling to personal traits and clothing. It notes that rats nibbling clothing invites misfortune and that a star near the moon signals a wedding, while a wild bird entering a room demands oiling and release to avert evil influences.
Amazing feats on bicycles by New Yorker in Europe
New York rider Mr. Robbins astonishes European audiences with exhibitions of tandem triple and quad riding, balancing at extreme angles and making cycles appear to hover. Once a gymnasium instructor, he now pursues spectacular trick riding to showcase his rare athletic skill.
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New Yorker
Mr. Robbins
New York
Robbins
His Seidlitz Powder Carthage Heroic Rescue
A German physician recounts saving a man who swallowed a large piece of tough meat. Unable to dislodge it, he used the gas generated by mixing Seidlitz powder. The patient swallowed halves of the powder separately. pneumatic pressure expelled the meat into the stomach with the patient sealing his mouth and nasal passages.
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Carthage
Franck
Ring Recovered After 35 Years In Garden
Hakon Hanson unearthed a gold baby ring in Myron G Willard's yard. Inside read Kittle Wagner, a prominent town woman who lost the ring 35 years ago while a Pleasant Grove primary pupil playing at recess near the school. The ring is in first class condition now.
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Hakon Hanson
Myron G. Willard
Kittle Wagner
Pleasant Grove
Correspondence
St. Paul Dispatch
Sewed Up Wound in Heart at Dortmund Hospital
In Dortmund, Westphalia, Dr Peitmann performed a rare heart repair after a young man was stabbed through the heart. With two hours to live, the surgeon opened the left side, displaced a rib, and, with an assistant’s finger in the wound, stitched around it. The patient recovered quickly and left the hospital soon after.
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Dortmund
Westphalia
Peitmann
War Druma Trophy of Victory lands in Khartum
England's W Niam Niam expedition returns to Khartum after quelling the revolt in the Batr el Ghazal and brings back a curious trophy. A four foot high war drum carved as a buffalo, pulled from a tree trunk, serves as the trophy.
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England
Khartum
Batr el-Ghazal
Unexpected Baby Donkey Arrives for Philadelphia Lawyer
Attorney H Gilbert Cassidy of Philadelphia received an eight to ten day journey from New Mexico a baby Spanish donkey. The mouse colored six month old creature in a padded cage bore a tag asking careful treatment and a card box for helpers to drop names. It was released playful at Cedar Brook farm with no explanation of who sent it.
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Philadelphia
H. Gilbert Cassidy
Express & Baby
New Mexico
Express
Cassidy
Cedar Brook Farm
Remarkable cure of dropsy by Dodds Kidney Pills
Bedgwick Arkansas June 19 A father recounts his child’s dramatic recovery from dropsy after taking Dodd's Kidney Pills. The boy gained mobility after thirty five pills over eight days and the swelling fully subsided, with the father claiming the medicine saved his life.
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Dodd
Bedgwick
Ark
Taylor
Youthful Astronomist Named Assistant Professor
Dr. Ralph Hamilton Curtis, a 24 year old Carnegie assistant at Lick Observatory, has been chosen assistant professor of astronomy by the University of Western Pennsylvania. He earned his doctorate at the University of California and did graduate work at UC and Lick Observatory.
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Ralph Hamilton Curtis
Carnegie
Lick, Observatory
University of Western Pennsylvania
Curtis
University of California
Lick Observatory
Cartoonist Retires After Long Punch Career
Sir John Tenniel, famed London Punch cartoonist, just turned eighty five and has retired after drawing for Punch for about fifty years with minimal interruption. His cartoons no longer carry the familiar monogram J. T.
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Sir John Tenniel
London Punch
Punch
Sir John
New Strength From Pink Pills After Typhoid Illness
Miss M A Midendorf of 1501 Park St Quincy reports typhoid left her weak, but after two months of doctor tonics and then using Dr Williams Pink Pills she gained marked strength. She credits the pills with restoring color, energy, and nerve resilience, and recommends them for anemia and general debility. All druggists sell them.
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Dr. Williams
Miss Mid
Pink Pilla
Misa E. B. Midendorf
Park Street
Quincy
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