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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1905
Page
2
Poem excerpt by Albert Bigelow Paine describes a baby’s head peeking from covers at dawn. The speaker reflects on fleeting childhood as seasons pass, memories forming around the cradle and early morning warmth.
In a rural tale a husband tries to run the household with five hired men while his wife and daughter are away. The men demand meals from the kitchen, sparking chaos and grease strewn throughout. A letter from the city reveals the error and prompts Johnson to hire help and invite his wife home.
United States Consul Anderson notes that Chinese port Hanxechau ships about 500000 worth of fans in 1904. Most are local paper or silk fancy goods and travel mainly to Shanghai then to the United States and Britain under guild control.
A London Gentlewoman urges American and British women to improve their walk. She contrasts English waddling with French lightness, Spanish slim movement, and American stride, advising patient rhythm, head high, and balance. Practice with a book on the head to cultivate the poetry of motion.
An American and a Spanish officer planned a deadly duel using two cases of dynamite 100 yards apart with lit fuses. The Spaniard, soon overwhelmed by fear, jumped away as the fuse burned closer. The American stayed seated, later revealing the cases contained only sand.
The Philadelphia surgeon Dr W W Keen extols speed in operations as essential for patient recovery. He cites a tale of a renowned English surgeon who charged a large but fair fee for a delicate operation on a millionaire banker’s wife. The banker protested, claiming the procedure lasted only ten minutes. The surgeon replied he would keep the banker’s own family under the knife for two or three hours next time.
A rainy campus tribute marked the transfer of Yale presidency from Timothy Dwight to Arthur Hadley. Dwight, old and gray, led with Hadley at his side as onlookers sheltered beneath an umbrella. Hadley prepared to accept the cover when Dwight quipped that Hadley’s reign would begin tomorrow.
An elderly French-Canadian man enters a New Hampshire shop adjoining the post office and asks a clerk to spell the name of his nephew Olive Bedeau Bradley. He mutters through scrambled words, the clerk hesitates, and the exchange centers on identifying the recipient’s correct surname amid spelling confusion.
Special correspondence recounts Commodore Richard Dale and his son Richard Sutherland Dale, fallen heroes linked to Paul Jones and the Bonhomme Richard. The piece details Dale’s daring injuries at sea, his endurance, and the family’s honor in Bermuda and Philadelphia graves, along with related naval history and commemorations.
A historical note on Commodore Perry bearing a government letter to the Japanese court in 1853 seeking friendship and trade. Drafted by Daniel Webster and revised by Edward Everett, three copies were prepared in English Dutch and Chinese within a lavish case. The aim was mutual prosperity through friendly relations and seafaring safety. The piece weighs the cautious openness of Japan and the broader aim of opening trade.
A consular report notes aluminium paper produced in Germany offers a cheaper, effective substitute for tin foil in preserving food. It is not leaf aluminum, shows low impurities, and resists air and fats. further, it is prepared with resin coatings and sulfuric treatment, suggesting strong competition to tin foil. Also includes short anecdotes about musical ears and a John Hay anecdote.
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