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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1905
Page
10
Dr Fruths announces a visit at De Soto House on Friday March 24 1905 from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. The notice lists hours of consultation and location for attendees seeking services.
An advertisement promises a constitutional treatment for weak nervous broken down men caused by folly, excess, and overwork. It claims to purify blood, strengthen nerves, and restore energy with a guaranteed cure or money back. Free confidential consultation urged with promise of no payment until a cure is achieved.
The text mixes biblical quotes urging justice and mercy with a dialogue about love and judgment. It references Zachariah vii 9-10. A line about Esmeralda asserts a claimed love and Cordelia cautions not to judge harshly, noting a grandfather who died in a lunatic asylum.
The prince regent of Bavaria esteems boar hunting as his favorite sport. At Rohrbrunn the preserve houses 1,700 wild boars, with about 600 killed annually. The upkeep costs the ruler over $10,000 each year.
Berlin reports grim conditions for troops fighting the Hereros with scarce horse feed and food, while typhoid fever ravages camps. The campaign's progress remains discouraging as supply and health woes hinder operations.
The article covers civic quarrels over a missing ordinance in Chicago, progress of national bowling at Milwaukee with Gunthers No. 2 leading in five-man and Wolfe of Chicago atop the two-man event, and Otto Kupfer of Chicago leading the individual race with 633. It also notes William Livingston’s death in Livingston Ireland born 1821 and other regional tales including political, legal, and liquor-license developments across Illinois and Wisconsin, plus court actions and upcoming events.
Former Galenian G W Wright of Freeport holds the contract to plaster the Lincoln court house. Described as a great hustler he and a band of plasterers have placed over 280 tons of plaster on ceilings and walls in five weeks. Wright is brother-in-law of John Bastian of this city and learned his trade years ago.
Helm the grocer offers a daily Pure Food Puzzle series in the March pages with 25 pictures illustrating staple foods. Galena schoolchildren may enter to win cash prizes of 2, 1, and 50 cents for top guesses. No limit on guesses. answers on in-paper coupons brought to the store.
Spring St Hose Co No 5 hosts a Grand Masque Ball at Turner Hall on Monday evening March 6 with outside attractions. Zulu Sampson, a strong man, will perform two exhibitions at 9 and 11 o clock. Prizes totaling eight dollars are offered for the best costumes, with floor managers Albert Ulrich Alfred Heaving and Andrew Lvory.
A fragment from the Tribune’s want ad column hints that spending twoets per line should yield doubled results, though the wording is unclear. The note suggests a promotional pitch about returns from placing ads, but specifics and dates are absent.
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