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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1905
Page
2
The Galena Tribune reprints a Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt contrasting gender norms. It humorously notes that women can wear hats awry, shed tears easily, and be deemed charmingly inconsistent, while men would be branded with harsh terms for similar flaws.
A witty, era specific collage of show business maxims about managers, actors, and press agents. It riffs on fame, box offices, and prima donnas with pithy lines about energy, ambition, and the muddled course of theater success. A satirical preview of backstage dynamics.
A woman who has no diamonds calls them vulgar and an artificial kiss is a weapon among women. Even poor advice has value when from a lawyer. A judge charges the jury while the other man pays. Trust promoters profit from “rocks” and keep friends at arm’s length. A wife cooking to her husband’s ideas risks a mess.
A witty collection notes love may be blind but marriage acts as an oculist. It contrasts sowing wild oats with reaping consequences for women. The cradle rocker also rocks the boat, money making is a habit not at risk of breaking, and friends resemble umbrellas always missing in rain.
A Swiss commercial traveler named Ifelder returned to Appenzell after years in Mexico and, unaware, wooed a girl adopted as his daughter by farmer Schloss. He discovered the kinship, confessed in Basel, and placed 15000 francs in a Zurich bank for the girl. He then disappeared. the daughter remains heartbroken.
Describes a memory aid that attaches to watch chains rings spectacles or the watch itself to prevent forgetfulness. Declares traditional finger strings obsolete and touts an innovation that will supersede time honored memory aids.
The article describes two recent patented reminder devices a ring of wire designed to fit any finger with a small setting for notes and a watch case attachment with a round disk under the stem for memoranda. These examples illustrate the surge of new ideas in this class of devices as yearly patent activity continues.
Learned men of science heard a Paris museum lecture on a lobster race off the Isle of Man. Lobsters with numbers were dropped at sea and the farthest traveling survivor was recovered thirteen and a half miles away after three days. The event aimed to study how far crustaceans travel in a set time. Number of finishers not given, but reports are vouched for.
A sparrow at the Philadelphia Zoological Garden flaunts audacity by stealing a downy feather from a big bearded vulture. The tiny thief moved close, watched, and then plucked a soft breast feather with a swift jerk, leaving the large bird stunned and inactive.
In the Philippines a game of dice called sare is played by the negritoes. Instead of dots, the marks on the small wooden cubes are incised lines made with a knife.
Tra G Potter of Wilbraham recently celebrated his Smith birthday and spent the winter sawing and splitting a pile of four foot length firewood. He completed a full five cords through steady effort, proving vigor in old age.
A lengthy critique of a sensational fake story claiming the U S Treasury was robbed by American millionaire conspirators. It traces German and Austrian newspaper origins, April Fool's Day fakery, and a parallel Russian novel plot, highlighting credulity and cross cultural copycat journalism.
An Milwaukee Journal inspired piece argues growing old is a habit of the mind and that self belief and mental activity keep a person young. It emphasizes willpower, continuous reading and thinking, and maintaining inner vigor to delay decrepitude.
A woman and a man settle a bridge score then argue over a payment. He pushes, insisting she pay now even after she claims she lacks enough funds. She finally yields, though she admits she did have the money and preferred not to pay that day.
Colonel John Flaherty of the Majestic Theater in New York comments on a manager known for spending freely on productions but not always yielding value. He quips that the fellow would order a hundred dollars of ham and eggs to honor two or three friends at dinner.
A Georgia preacher shares a mountain tale of drought and a widower who will only marry after it rains. The story, from the Brooklyn Eagle, recalls a man longing for rain to honor his first wife’s memory while courting his sweetheart. A second anecdote, recounted by President Finley, describes two men discussing what constitutes a true repertoire play on an elevated train.
In Newport R L the film Babes in Toyland played for the afternoon crowd. Gu Pixley from the company entered a cigar shop and, after placing a quarter on the counter, asked for a dear Havana cigar. The tobacconist replied they are out of season and only stock five-centers. Pixley took a cigar and received twenty cents change.
Mary Dickerson aged 79, domestic to Mrs B H Smoot, sleeps standing for two decades, leaning against a wall overnight. She cites morphine addiction lasting over fifty years, cured after religious revival, claiming dreams drove her to stand to sleep and avoid torment.
William Allen White recounts a humorous diary-like tale from the West in the old days. A Dodge City journal in the 1880s announced it could not pay its road tax and had been sentenced to three weeks’ confinement, joking that the state would board it and the paper would come out twenty dollars ahead.
Swedish aeronaut M. Frankel damaged during ascent and descended in Deland. The balloon landed in a country house park where a large labor employer celebrated his silver wedding jubilee. An unexpected guest, Frankel, sparked a romance with the host's eldest daughter, and the pair grew enraged as he departed.
A Civil War veteran recalls moments with General Grant during picket duty near Buffum’s HQ in July. The guard’s quick hand leads to Grant’s recognition, transforming a frightened sentry into a celebrated tale of bravery and trust amid peril. The piece also recounts Ben Beach’s quiet courage and a dungeon built for prisoners under Gen Naglee’s orders.
In five years before the Civil War the sergeant recalls Ben Beach as the oddest figure in the neighbourhood. A simple minded versatile laborer, Ben worked on farms around the town and did odd jobs. He was valued by farmers for his steady work and known in the village for.
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