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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1905
Page
2
A fragmentary poem excerpt by Lucy Larcom celebrates a wild thrush singing along the Runaway river. The verse extols nature's joy as hills, pines, birches, and breezes respond to the thrush's trill, with the river and winds joining the song and the world growing brighter.
A collage of Victorian magazine items describes giraffes feeding off trees, parrots mimicking prayers, a new foot-warming skate, and Ojibway sun and moon beliefs. Observations cover animal behavior, novelty footwear, and Indigenous cosmology, with light cultural anecdotes throughout.
A theatrical water illusion is explained using a hot bottle and a plate of water. The performer seals a bottle by heating it and dipping a stick inside. As water is poured onto the upturned bottle, the bottle seems to gain water while the plate loses water, suggesting water rising through the bottom.
This excerpt explains a slick card trick where a spectator picks four cards, notes one in mind, and returns them. The performer secretly moves two cards to the bottom and two to the top, then reveals six cards to deduce the thought card. The routine hinges on precise handling and misdirection.
The organ, one of the oldest musical instruments, evolved from the reed pan pipes and bagpipes. It likely stood in Jerusalem’s second temple, gained bellows in the 2nd and 3rd centuries, and was built by Georgius of Venice during Ludwig the Devout’s era.
The article explains sand’s varied roles from agriculture to polishing. It notes sand mixed with clay improves soil, sharpens floors with sand, and sandpaper use. It mentions sand in sugar blends, glassmaking yielding common and crystal forms, and sandstone becoming palace stone under pressure.
Parrots, keen mimics and close observers, are likely to repeat phrases heard in minister homes. The article notes birds in clergy households often recite phrases at fitting moments during family worship and other daily routines.
A simple shadow pantomime idea for kids uses a taut sheet a lamp and a behind the scenes prop. Figures like Little Bo Peep Little Miss Muffet Pussy in the Well and Cinderella appear as silhouettes for the audience to guess the titles.
The game has two blindfolded children sitting back to back. A third player taps one of them on the head and then the tapped child must guess who delivered the knock. If the guess is correct, the knocker takes the tapped child’s place.
The article explains Sniff a two or four player dominoes or card game. Players draw six pieces, highest double opens, play to match ends, draw from stock if unable. Scoring centers on making fives or multiples, with the winner reaching 100 or 200. Special counts apply for Sniff doubles and total pips in opponents’ hands.
An inventor suggests mounting a metal hobby horse on the front of an automobile to frighten horses away from the machine. The dummy steed carries a storage space, a lamp in the head, a horn in the mouth, and a swiveling wheel under the forequarter for balance.
Ex Judge Samuel Miller of Mercer Pennsylvania says he seeks a political rest after twenty years on the bench. He disavows involvement with Prof Ghering’s election and quips about preferring hell to Pennsylvania politics, requesting assurance of reprieve after three months.
The article surveys rising silk production in Georgia and even stronger output in New York state within twenty five miles of New York City, discussing whether America might become a leading silk producer.
Prospects are encouraging as Joseph Oussani of New York City demonstrates successful silk culture at his Pocantico Hills country home near Tarrytown producing about one hundred fifty pounds of raw silk this year.
H Hollenback of Boulder Creek California was kicked over a 200 foot precipice by his mule. He fell 50 feet, landed in a large woodrat nest high in a redwood tree 150 feet above the ground. Rescuers lowered him to safety with ropes.
Mr James Ayres marks seventy years as a Blisworth church choir member. Aged 84, he occupied his chair on New Year's Day, reflecting a long tenure in the London Courier article.
A fragmentary verse notes a speaker’s unrequited love and aging disparity with a woman named in a dated, stylized register. The speaker laments past hopes as he recalls the woman’s youth and his own sense of insufficiency.
A writer in Outing recalls Hannibal era stories from two elderly acquaintances. They debate Twain’s reputation while recounting boyhood acts, slow drawl, cave visits, piloting on the river in 1858 and the Arabian Nights tales told by his father’s book.
Major C B E Dutton notes that seaquakes can shake ships on deck and send waters into great bores. In 1868 near Arica a quake caused the sea to recede, then return in a wall that carried ships inland, including the US steamer Waterleo, which was left ashore with minor damage.
The London Express remarks that success comes from embracing the year 1 mindset. It cites a newspaper proprietor earning about 80 000 a year after turning from farming to publishing, arguing that a rolling stone can gain momentum in business when not bound by past roles.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes a new job for women: cheer-mongers who bring merriment to households. Doctors link melancholy to solitude and sensational news, while cheerful tales and friendly gossip lift spirits. readers crave brightness amid much grayness and stray into sensational dime novels with potential mischief.
The text cites Helen Keller and others as exemplars of optimistic action. It credits Keller for arguing that deaf blind can learn and contribute, while praising Hally and St Bernard for challenging limits. Optimists are praised for transforming ignorance into achievement and lighting paths for humanity.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from various papers. Jests about dress, courtship, fortunes, haunted rooms, sports talk, and clever wordplay illustrate light entertainment and social mores of the era. Prominent names appear in snippets from multiple city papers.
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