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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1905
Page
2
A poem from the New Orleans Times-Democrat by Elizabeth Roberta Macdonald celebrates a cherished home. Vivid imagery portrays a brown house framed by greenery, pink roses, and fairy casements, evoking rest and safety within.
On a bright morning Miss Mary, a forty year old spinster, reflects on a past romance with Jack and a later encounter with Max Vaughn aboard a stalled train. Her friend Helen returns with news of an accident, and Mary wrestles with guilt over a ruined relationship and resolves to forgive by writing a brief note and sending a white carnation.
A wedding scene unfolds as Miss Mary writes a private reply to a secret letter. Helen attends in white with a blooming headpiece, joined by Max Vaugh who presents his wife. Mary smiles through tears, content to remain Miss Mary and a bridge between two families.
Percy the collie of Engine Company No 12 in Manayunk died after wedging his head and collar in a roof drain pipe while chasing a pigeon. Firefighters found him drowned as rainwater filled the pipe, while the pigeon escaped unharmed.
Mr. Cumberland describes a thought reading experiment with Mr. Chamberlain as subject. Chamberlain’s thoughts wandered to his pipe on the mantel shelf, but once he held the pipe in his mouth the test concluded successfully.
A New York attorney hires a raw learning lad to copy a letter. While studying the line he questions the word ult. The boy explains ult. is what soldiers hear when told to stop, revealing a humorous misinterpretation and a quick-witted reply.
A short elegiac verse recalls a peaceful death with folded hands and affection for a brother. The speaker muses on fatherly guidance and distant divine visions as life ends, expressing gratitude to the departed who cheered them. The quatrain-like lines reflect a meditative tone from Success Magazine attributed to Salaera J. Waterhouse.
At the Melbourne exposition two new cotton plants were displayed. Caravonica 1 yields a snub-like cotton valued at about 20 cents per pound. The second Caravonica 1 produces alloy cotton with a commercial value of 24 cents per pound.
A vivid survey near Sleepy Hollow recalls Washington Irving and his grave at Tarrytown on the Hudson. The article notes growth from New York traffic, the Dutch past, Sunnyside, and the Old Dutch House with its tea room, plus reflections on Paulding, Andre, and local Revolutionary Cowboys along the Hudson.
A visitor notes Irving's grave in a simple plot near a church in Tarrytown. He laments chipped slabs and contrasts American modesty with English desire for grand monuments. The piece mentions Longfellow's verse and reflects on the literary figure's resting place by the river he praised.
The American egret, famed for aigrette plumes in millinery, faces extinction as fashion drives hunting. In 1903 plume prices reached 82 dollars an ounce, fueling a brutal trade. Reporter Herbert K Job notes the last large egret rookery persists in North America amid legal and ethical battles.
A globe trotter extols Japan's youth for relentless work in universities and labs, contrasting with idle elites abroad. He warns that if this energy persists, Japan will outpace other nations or peers must abandon pleasures and toil for the public good.
A Philadelphia Ledger tale recounts a wife pleading with a renowned jury member for her husband’s admission to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. The man recalls a large canvas once turned down and asks for a small, well painted picture before granting any further consideration.
In New Hope Green county farmers elected delegates to the state convention in Hot Springs. Gen N Y Crowley of Independence, a railroad commissioner candidate, quipped about a maid practicing singing across the street. Will Burton, newly elected delegate, called it voice cultivation.
Italy shows rapid industrial growth, especially in the north, driven by harnessed mountain water for power and a dexterous, industrious population. Silk industry expansion stands as a notable example of its rising industrial stature in Europe.
In a Philadelphia Ledger note a temperance advocate seeks to help a city man and his wife. The wife disputes the idea that drink drove him, saying he will walk anywhere to obtain it if needed.
A fragmented verse contemplates why, blending imagery of birth, struggle, and a child at the wall. The speaker muses on existence and meaning, set against a stark, rhythmic meditation on human questioning.
Virginia Carroll, a famed bookmaker known across Chicago to New Orleans, died of tongue cancer. He was a colorful, quarrelsome figure in betting rings, loved humor, and helped the poor. Stories recount his sharp comebacks and odd habits from chalk chewing to generous charity.
The anecdote recalls Cyrus Sulloway then a Manchester legislator and later a congressman from New Hampshire. In midsummer heat he spoke in shirt sleeves, prompting Sam Page of Haverhill to call him en desirabille. Sulloway replied that he took the floor to dish a bill, and the house laughed as he pressed his opposition.
Joaquin Miller laments grand pursuits as sorrowful while praising true greatness found in love and simple contentment. The verse contrasts Caesar and Sequoia with a nameless, unlanded virtue. It urges comrades to be greater by embracing humble, loving strength and rejecting fame.
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