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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1901
Page
4
On or about April 15 William H Robinson will open a first class livery and boarding stable at 21V-218 Marion Street in a brick barn built for him by Edward G Vihlein. The sewerage and ventilation are complete and the owners invite horse lovers to inspect the premises and judge Oak Park’s up to date facilities.
The old James mansion built in 1758 by Roger Morris is eyed by New York City for acquisition and preservation as a museum of historical relics. It stands as a fine example of colonial architecture and once sheltered notable figures of the Revolution.
The automobile industry has become a highly profitable French investment. Exports rose from 600,000 francs in 1896 to 9,400,000 francs now, with the industry still in its infancy and expanding.
Special music planned at Rehberg's Hall Sunday night. Rev. George A. Campbell to speak on If I were an unmarried woman. A social at Mr. Hague's for Union Congregation funds. News of deaths includes Mrs. Phoebe A. Campbell of 2387 Indiana street aged 59 from pleurisy. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm. Local happenings include travels and illnesses of residents.
Bertha 8. Shiffler, a 10 year old from Hagerstown, died after a long battle with sarcoma first detected on her right ankle in 1889. Despite amputations and Johns Hopkins operations, cancer spread through her body including the shoulder and heart, with doctors noting the disease was advanced. The Baltimore American reports the illness may have been triggered by an ankle impact during play.
Judge Jackson of Cincinnati ruled on a railroad case about baggage limits for passengers. He defined baggage as personal articles of necessity or convenience carried for personal use and excluded merchandise or business items, even if inexpensive.
The passage notes Sir John Lubbock on butterfly wing flaps producing sound when rapid, with the house fly vibrating its wings 21 120 times a minute and the bee 26 400 times for a sound of A. Professor Narcy, the naturalist, used a delicate mechanism to study these effects.
A London Mail feature argues ear shape and measurements reveal personality traits and auditory abilities. It cites Prof Sayce, Sir John Stainer, Mozart, Dickens, and Dickens manuscripts, linking ear contours to independence, artistry, and persuasive power.
Boots soaked with water should be filled with warm dry bran and laced or buttoned up. Hang in a warm place away from direct flame. bran absorbs moisture and keeps leather soft and pliable, reducing cracking. Reuse bran after drying.
The Count Von Zeppelin spent about 300000 more on aerial navigation experiments on Lake Constance last year. The king of Würtemberg contributed to the sum. The company is dissolved and the airship can be had at Friedrichshafen for 330000.
The Devonshire emerald, two inches in diameter with superb color, is cited as the world’s largest and rarest gem, owned by the Duke of Devonshire and traced to a purchase by the present duke’s father from Dom Pedro.
A 1800 Philadelphia packet shop shipped the furniture of the United States government and all federal archives to Washington in seven boxes and several smaller ones. Today the government owns thousands of buildings, illustrating vast growth in federal assets.
The New York Evening Post outlines two kinds of men tied to inventors the speculator and the legitimate broker. Brokers vary from skilled mechanics to clever salesmen. They encounter diverse inventors from geniuses to dreamers and face nonpatentable oddities such as a pepper box police club and a concealed poisoned dagger fan.
The piece explains how Turkish blends Tartaric roots with Arabic and Persian phrases, creating a literary language rich in loanwords. It notes the difficulty of mastering Turkish due to this mix and the unique sentence structure, highlighting writing skill as a prized accomplishment in Turkey.
Dr H Adler, the chief rabbi of the British empire, is described as an oriental scholar of great learning. He is identified with many reforms within and without the Hebrew community.
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