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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1905
Page
2
A verse from Lynn in the Boston Globe contemplates a person who cannot be a true friend despite status wealth or race. The speaker dislikes false flattery yet seeks honest judgment from a reliable ally who is always near.
A dramatic agent Levy sells a new play to actress Georgiana Mabelle for a high romance that ends with the unknown author, Paul, confessing he wrote it for her. The pair reconcile as the audience crowns a triumph and a new life for both.
In a hushed moment on the quay, a man cried out The Infernal scoundrel He bled both of us All curse him Paul reacts and Georgiana reassures him with a calm smile as the scene ends.
Indianapolis News details methods used by snipe to deceive hunters. Dr. H. Moore and George Morrison recall long-backed birds rising suddenly, then spiraling skyward, with snipe laying low in grass tufts and using corkscrew flights. The piece notes snipe misjudge gun range and employs many aerial tricks.
An American legation attaché watches a riot at the Hotel Michaelovitch as students flood the balcony and then clash in shouting crowds. He mistakes the scene for a college cane rush while the manager fears arrest during a government protest.
In a humorous exchange, Ma and Pa Twaddles discuss the odd word scatophagous. Pa urges their son Tommy to fetch a dictionary and a new pen to write to the morning paper’s Questions and Answers department, noting the editor’s daily habit.
A dealer to please an old lady selling goods claims a satchel is genuine alligator skin. She questions authenticity and the dealer quips that he shot the alligator himself. The item appears soiled and the dealer explains it struck the ground when it tumbled off a tree.
A Japanese applicant asked to attend the meetings of the San Francisco Building Trades Council to observe deliberations and learn how his countrymen could be admitted to unions affiliated with the council. The request was promptly refused.
Features a vivid portrait of the Bank of England vaults and their guards as officials fear explosives near the Bank station. Describes tunnel depth, clay subsidence, well drying, and a security regime including detectives, guards, and a private garden within the precincts.
A New England minister recalls a humorous early schooling day in Bedford Massachusetts. He overhears a tall boy whisper that Sallie had a beau home from meeting last night and realizes the speaker is his own pupil.
Excerpt from Robert H. Sherard's Child Slaves of Great Britain accuses London slum mothers of ignorance and sloth, blaming them for child hunger. It cites their preference for ready meals from fried fish shops and grocers over home cooking, highlighting a claimed neglect of domestic skills.
Poem laments longing for the pre bacteria era and simple life. Author contrasts past ease with modern overcleaning rituals. It critiques constant sterilization, disinfecting, and fear of microbes while noting the toll of such labor on daily life.
Describes the Arcetri hill landmark near Florence known as Galileo's Star Tower being dismantled and rebuilt as a cafe. Scaffolding has covered the tower as workmen add two new window tiers and a loggia, reducing height by about a third, replacing a historic pilgrimage site with a modern commercial garden and eatery.
A Germantown graveyard stone reads Sacred to the memory of William Oxley Died December 23 1822 aged 949 years. The 49 year old man was mis carved as 94 then 9 and plastered to resemble 949. Time revealed the original 49. Source cites Philadelphia Record.
A Manitoba Provi nchor district farmer Mr. Wm Scott recommends a home made feed cooker. The wooden box uses two inch planks and sheet iron for the bottom. It rests on iron bars over a fire box with red lead sealed joints. The cooker is reported to outperform iron models and can be sized for large quantities with a tight fitting cover.
Officials asked a relieving officer to price a wig for a girl who had lost her hair and whose parent could not afford it. The publicity drew many letters, including one with a recipe claiming to restore hair using gunpowder and eggleaf costing two pence. The guardians chose to consult local hairdressers instead.
A Korean gardener twists a growing vine into a curved arm chair studded with gingko seeds that grow into the fiber. After shaping, the chair is cut from the ground, dried, and polished to resemble mahogany. It stands 53 feet 4 inches high and 25 inches wide, weighing over 100 pounds.
The piece argues that choosing a vocation and striving within it matters more than the field itself. It cites clergy and teachers who would not repeat their paths, yet suggests happiness comes from effort and determination to excel where one is, not from wishing for another life.
An English writer proposes a “peace trust” formed by America’s wealthiest families led by the Rockefellers Morgans Vanderbilts and Carnegies to oppose war and fund peaceful industries. He imagines these magnates uniting capital to back stability, promote trade, and secure lasting tranquillity as a timeless gift to humanity.
F J O Alsop in Outing recounts a Hindu cremation along the upper ghats with a green wrapped caste attendant tending the sacred fire, a four-man coffin procession, immersion, and the final pyre lit by a straw wick and oil, as ashes drift away on the river.
A banker recalls a curious overdraft wager where a client with a subhead account sought $4,000 with a pledge of not harming the bank. A dressed man presented a $5,000 check, withdrew cash, then destroyed the check and left. The next day the client withdrew the overdraft, revealing the bet on success.
A Georgia home scene shows a sleepy household disrupted by a lively child described as a fearless “boy.” The rambunctious infant roams rooms, chews editorials, even scoops coal, yet brings joy and laughter as duty becomes pleasure in the mother’s eyes.
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