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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
2
A Medford Mercury poem by Joe Cone honors the unseen backbone of work life. The speaker portrays the man in overalls as the labor force who starts engines, powers light and heat, makes clothes, and drives progress, essential though socially modest.
The item surveys ongoing labor struggles across the United States and Canada. It notes activity at the National Association of Master Plumbers convention in Atlanta Ga bloodless strikes in Kansas City Missouri and wage talks between Republic Iron and Steel and the Amalgamated Association in Detroit Michigan. It covers resignations in Pittsburgh and legal actions in Quincy Illinois, calls for reduced hours in New York and wage gains for machinists in Pittsburgh, and discusses Panama canal labor policy and the growth of organized labor nationally.
A Pacific steamer City of Peru docking in San Francisco faced delay after fleas aboard passengers from Panama caused three travelers to be examined for a suspected parasitic disease. Doctors confirmed red spots and possible smallpox, prompting a consultation with Chief Surgeon Cummings who identified the fleas as the source and saved quarantine records from ridicule by labeling the condition a parasitic disease.
A compact note describes the doldrums region as a calmed belt near the equator where the Atlantic and Pacific meet, where north and south trade winds converge and squalls and heavy rains occur, leaving ships becalmed and "idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean."
The piece explains that “the blues” can stem from nervous system toxins from food. It notes laughter helps elevate mood by increasing blood oxidation, stimulating elimination organs, and aiding liver function to reduce poison absorption.
A Spectator poem by Gerald Gould expresses a conflicted passion for the sea. The speaker declares deep love for the ocean yet distrusts its dangers, noting ships slain, sails white at dawn, and masts split by noon, as the sea’s fierce and lethal nature looms.
An Australian customs officer recalls a tale of Mingo a stout Chinese Australian who served as a soldier in Acheen and worked as office boy. During a dance at the officer’s quarters Mingo appeared on the veranda with a lit lantern and a clock held to each guest’s face showing 2 30 prompting guests to depart.
In Holsworthy Devonshire England a vicar, Rev Thomas Meyrick, left funds to be invested and the annual income awarded to the prettiest young woman who attended church regularly that year. The scheme began about fifty years ago to reward devout parishioners for churchgoing.
The article argues that over the past century in France and England women’s schooling has emphasized art more than men’s. It notes Galton’s study of nearly 900 cases finding 28 percent of males and 33 percent of females showing artistic tastes, concluding that despite greater opportunities, artistic outcomes are similar between the sexes.
A humorous exchange at a Jewish confirmation exam sees a teen confess uncertainty about an answer. When asked how Moses delivered the children of Israel the pupil replies with a pun about charges: C O D.
In Washington Edwin Booth’s anecdotes are recounted by D. Hanford with a Charleston tale of a young woman’s plea to sit near the actor. Jefferson Broke down is cited by Henry Watterson and others on self mastery. Greenroom gossip notes Helena Frederick, Lillian Mortimer, Reginald DeKoven, Corinne, Virginia Harned, and Harold McGrath adaptations along with theater plans and upcoming productions in New York and London.
The piece reports on George Ade defending Indiana Literati and listing authors by category, noting figures like Beveridge and Colfax. It also covers upcoming plays, stars, and company plans in New York and Mexico, including Miss May Irwin, Neil Burgess, Beryl Hope, and Enid G. Forde.
A humorous modern aside tells of a fairy giving a bride a happily ever after, but the bride demurs that such a finale is unfashionable. A separate quip notes divorce as an easy outcome with no good lawyer and a wife seeking one.
A door etiquette exchange unfolds as a tramp dodges language questions with a jokey denial. The woman questions his stay in the country. the tramp explains decades of residence were spent married, humorously blaming his wife for his limited speech.
A Detroit Tribune snippet shows a conversation where a store owner named Hiram tries to persuade a woman to marry him for property. He insists there is more than property, boasting about having $600 in the bank, while she weighs the motive of marriage against wealth.
In a humorous moment at an observatory tour, guides present a so called royal palm of India. The narrator jokes about a specimen and the infamous itching palm, prompting shared chuckles at their own humor.
The landlady laments a guest remark about pumpkin pie. He asked if the filling could be improved with another coat of paint, triggering a tense exchange with the second boarder. The dialogue reveals tensions over praise and criticism in a small lodging.
In a candid exchange, Swellup admits, after much urging, he will write a book. He says friends pressed him for years while he remains modest about public appearance. He proposes the work titled Personal Instances of Valor, as Told by the Hero.
The Yonkers Statesman records a playful exchange about marriage as comfort and companionship. Aboard discussions note a looming lumber famine and rising lumber prices, with jokes about whether that will push a landlady to raise board rates as Robby jokes about marriage and two weeks of matrimony.
A cheerful prospect declares that automobiles will grow cheaper, likening progress to a sewing machine. The remark adds that cheaper cars will enable better funerals in the future, illustrating a humorous take on evolving technology and costs.
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