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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1905
Page
3
A collection of quoted sayings and observations on life, success, kindness, truth, work, attitude, and time. It compiles moral reflections and aphorisms attributed to various voices, noting the value of judgment, initiative, and turning obstacles into progress.
A New York restaurant tale shows actor wit as artichokes run out. An exchange leads to a need to snow brown meaning perseverance. Sir Henry Irving’s Lyceum Theater snow scene inspired the motto and a storied backstage incident.
The piece cites the New York Press and the U S patent office noting burial alive occurs. It lists many proposed tests such as mouth breath, pulse, chest water, heart auscultation, hot iron on the foot, vein opening, eye glaze, palate temperature, and asserts a greenish bluish color of the abdominal wall as the sole reliable sign of true death.
A regular customer complains about a new barber who he says treats him as fragile and uses a light touch. He refuses the customary tip, notes the barber’s delicate handling, and asserts he wants a firmer shave to suit his late nights playing draw.
Edward A. Moseley praises railway workers bravery as Congress weighs heroism law. Timothy Quinlan died Feb 27 1904 saving Lake Shore Limited passengers and cargo by switching an open track, sacrificing himself to avert disaster.
A spectator at a federal building site comments on contracting headaches. He notes workers grappling with timing, wind, and safety as a crane positions a stone slab. The speaker mocks the idea that contractors can always profit while avoiding disruption and idle time. He argues minding every small detail requires brains.
A Southern household struggles with lazy Billy the enslaved helper until a kitchen scene reveals a turn of fortune. The cook taunts him with a kiss challenge, prompting Billy to act, while Mrs. Bronson keeps the mystery of his reform. The anecdote, from Lippincott's, hints at social dynamics of the era.
George C. Harding of Peoria recounts a Chicago to Milwaukee train scam. A polished stranger counted forty dollars in fives, exchanged for his sealed envelope, then vanished at Clybourn Junction. Harding discovered only folded papers inside and warns others to beware.
The Pittsburg Dispatch asserts Lord Cromer owes much of his success in Egypt to the skill of his chefs in Cairo. The article notes his wealth allows paying for superb meals, implying culinary aid aided by hospitality and a reputed dining table in the Egyptian capital. It highlights chefs' influence over international diplomacy and relations with foreign envoys.
A Chinese inventor perfected a spear and shovel hybrid weapon for the army. Described as a pike on one end and a large eight inch wide shovel on the other, it can pierce and behead swiftly. The empress dowager rewarded the inventor with a second class button.
A poetic meditation recounts a man’s ascent from easy living to bold struggle. He battles shadowy foes, emerges into the world with vigor, and discovers a purified, spiritual world. The verse contrasts fleshly lure with moral triumphs and a steadfast soul.
A New York Sun report describes a new kind of flower hospital that accepts any fading plant regardless of origin. The proprietor states the facility restores or repots plants brought in as gifts and that no suffering green thing will be turned away.
A son of ex Treasurer Harmon of Virginia and a fellow traveler set out with three cents to span the continent. They walked from San Francisco to Los Angeles to Albuquerque then hired a rickety wagon with three donkeys to reach New York, pausing in St. Louis for the World's Fair. They endured tolls and inhospitable Illinois as they collected over 2000 autographs atop their wagon canvas, but otherwise offered few adventures.
A Chicago News column recounts a St. Louis man discussing whether animals think. The man cites a farmer's dog that seemingly reasoned about a boy’s whereabouts, possible punishment, and timing, ending with the dog fleeing home when they later met on church steps.
Ex-Congressman Asher G Caruth recounts a visit to an Ohio town on legal business. He checked into the hotel where the deaf landlord registered him, and he asked for directions to the bank. The moment highlights a humorous miscommunication during a formal visit.
In a downtown restaurant a private secretary and a top figure at a telephone exchange found their luncheon interrupted when a new dish set triggered a free meal for the first diners. They complained about color. cashier revealed the gimmick. The prank left them puzzled and amused.
A fresh kid tended sheep on a bleak hillside and cried wolf to mock the others. They responded, anger flared, and he died after attackers blamed the alarm as a deception. The tale ends with a grim moral about jokes escalating into consequences.
A New Jersey Lincoln Park correspondent reports a century old will of Nathan Weatheraby discovered inside a hollow giant oak near the Lackawanna station. The 1789 document bequeathed twelve acres on Manhattan Island, possibly Harlem Washington Heights, with a deed found beside it. Silverware and jeweled pieces from a colonial home also surfaced, suggesting potential litigation over land and valuables as courts evaluate the antiquated boundaries.
A lattice-work transporter bridge spans the Mersey estuary with a carrier car that carries vehicles and pedestrians from the road level up to rails on the bridge two feet above the water. The long detour via Warrington underscores the bridge’s purpose to let ships pass under the structure near Chester along the Manchester ship canal.
A brief Harper's Weekly quotation describes a man glancing down, recognizing Louisville after a name. He confirms the bar is through a door on the left, delivering an air of understanding.
A Japanese waitress in St. Louis offered to donate her eye to Helen Keller after the exposition visit. The gesture, spoken without words, left Keller saddened when the physician explained the impossibility of such a gift.
A fragmentary tale links a very old tree to the Harris homestead once owned by a wealthy Manhattan family. Charles Dale now holds the parcel where the tree stood, a site tied to historic marriage claims and hidden treasure said to be placed within the trunk.
A Saxonville man sent his sick wife to Framingham hospital and visited daily for three weeks, hearing she was improving each time. A telephoned notice revealed she was dead, and he explained her death as “Died of improvements.”
J Barclay Elson the tramp printer quit after noting he collected three subscriptions and left money at Moxley s saloon. Moxley says the rascal drank it all as refreshments, leaving no funds for the subscriptions. Lewiston Avalanche reports the incident.
In France a newly married couple avoid bridal calls and instead visit all their married friends. The bride and groom, dressed in their best, model the shy woman’s embarrassment at calling on total strangers, especially when married outside her neighborhood or when her husband has a country house in another quarter.
A select expedition of ten English sportsmen will sail in July to the Arctic Regions to shoot polar bears, walruses, and other big game within range. Each member pays $1,275 to cover trip expenses aboard the steam yacht Bore, a 737 ton first class passenger vessel chartered for the voyage.
Prof Redard of Geneva reports blue light hitting the eyes even when closed can induce sleep by hypnotic or anesthetic action. He notes violet and green rays have a similar though weaker effect. red and yellow rays do not.
A gust in Queen Street near the city hall chased a buxom girl’s picture hat and polka dot hosiery. She grabbed for her hat to protect it while the wind toyed with her skirt, prompting the debate on what she should have saved.
A Baltimore Sun editorial argues that a speaker with meaningful content should deliver it in twenty minutes, as few orators sustain interest beyond half an hour. It notes that many public speakers overestimate listener endurance.
The piece notes a vast Japanese work titled Story of the Eight Dogs, claimed as the longest novel ever published. It spans 106 volumes and features several hundred characters, all of whom are dead by the finale.
Alaska shipped 3128 blue foxes and sealskins last season. Industry practices include raising blue foxes for pelts on Pribilof Islands with animals fed and cared for as domesticated stock.
A motorist stranded with no water found a milk cart and bought no supply at famine prices. He filled his water tank with milk and drove home, sharing a humorous tale of ingenuity at the bar.
A London publisher received a manuscript of a novel written entirely in verse. Reading it, they found the work not a body story but compelling, and offer to publish if the author translates it into English prose.
A 15 year old boy in Flacq was sentenced by the district magistrate to nine months' imprisonment for stealing nine cents worth of charcoal. The case from Port Louis Mauritus highlights harsh treatment of a minor in a petty theft.
Local character Lushy Larry denies novelty of moving sidewalks and claims twenty years of travel on moving sidewalks. He questions talk of New York shidewalks while holding up a corner of the county building.
The fisherman who takes tribute from high latitude seas endures hardship privations and danger yet remains poorer paid than any other laborer waiting in the world.
A fragment quotes fashion and success, noting nature and appearance. It contrasts those who know and tell with those who tell yet do not know, reflecting a New York Sun style observation on pursuit and perception.
A compact reflection on eloquence as action. The phrase suggests speaking with appropriate restraint and effectiveness, contrasting surface talk with meaning. It centers on communication as a disciplined form of expression.
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