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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1901
Page
5
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a mother’s lure to come in from the door and join in happier hours. The speaker, Willie, embodies a memory of home, love, and a voice that binds past joy to present longing.
In Cruxborough two suitors, Symington and Ferdinand Fitzroy, chase water lilies Olive Harcourt desires. Fitzroy hosts a botched attempt at romance as Symington wins Olive’s favor with lilies, leaving Fitzroy humiliated and bedridden six weeks with influenza after a public misstep.
A survey of facial symmetry eye dominance ear height and limb proportions notes that most people have unequal facial halves and varying eye alignment while only a few possess perfect eyes. It covers eye lens growth jaw muscle strength tongue size limb symmetry American and British height differences and hair counts. The heart tempo and total blood flow estimates are also outlined.
A Portland Telegram report notes a Chinese resident claims officials may alter law forcing Mongolians to wear cues. He says hair fashion shifted with emperors, from long braids to American styles, and now pressure grows to revert to shorter hair with shaven heads.
A Hartford Courant report describes a plan by Michael Ward of a fire truck crew to fool a slow moving horse that refuses to leave its stall until a man is on the floor. The idea uses a dummy man bearing whiskers and cap, wired to sway when the alarm sounds, tricking the horse into following the “fireman.”
Lionel Bertram Jones accuses his wife Ethel of swindling after a four week marriage. He recalls a past proposal and a doorbell moment, while she shows a guilty reaction as their strained breakfast table conversation unfolds.
The largest and finest salmon are cleaned and laid on trays in a low temperature room. After thirty six hours in the freezing room, they move to the packing room where they are dipped in cold water, wrapped in heavy paper, boxed, and shipped in refrigerator cars to markets worldwide.
In Lambeth 105 infectious disease cases were reported in under three weeks, mainly typhoid and scarlet fevers. Investigators found the spread linked to the practice of wives sending washed clothes to neighbors with mangling machines, contaminating the mangles and passing infection to other garments.
Sandie Macpherson a soldier in an English regiment reaches India on Christmas Day and longs to hear a braid Scot tongue. Pipers approach and he spots Goorkhas with black faces, not Scots. The surprise reveals Goorkha regiments all have pipers.
In a hopeful Easter mood a Peruna advertisement extols the tonic as a remedy for spring catarrh and general debility. Endorsements flow from figures like Wm. A. Collier and ex governors, highlighting Peruna as a first class tonic and nerve builder with claims of restoring sleep and bodily vigor.
A Missouri resident details high yields and strong stock in Saskatchewan and Alberta prospects. He cites a farmer who harvested 600 bushels of wheat from 15 acres and 15,000 bushels of oats from 150 acres, claiming No 1 samples. The piece urges inquiries through government agents and notes Finland factories employ 19,395 women.
The Vicksburg national park will soon finish land acquisition totaling 1 281 acres. Plans include restoring all military features from the 1863 siege and struggle.
Public notice-style ad promoting Allen's Foot-Base as a cure for swollen smarting burning and sweating feet coins bunions. Claims relief by shaking Allen's Foot-Ease powder into shoes. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free sample offered. Address Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy NY.
Marines across the globe mark a new century by adopting a revised up to date edition of the international code of signals.
An old advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine claiming it promotes health by acting on the liver and kidneys and curing headaches. It lists prices of 25 and 60 cents for the remedy.
The message contrasts Hawthorne’s quote with a medical claim and even mentions the Emperor of Japan’s sports interests. It promotes Garfield Tea as a cure for constipation and claims it regulates the bowel. The excerpt also juxtaposes literary reflection with casual trivia about outdoor sports.
A claim favors Maple City Self penning soap as pure and safe, asserting all good growers sell it and advising avoidance of Rustin-Filled Soaps for injurious effects. The text also remarks that a child’s innocence outvalues philosophical wisdom.
Hon W C Chambers Chief Justice of Samoa states Peruna is one of the best tonics. Mrs Gridley mother of Captain Gridley of the Olympia calls Peruna a grand tonic. Tefft Johnson a Washington actor says it does as much good as possible for overwork. Mrs Catherine Tott of Chicago recommends Peruna for a worn-out system.
The article ranks birds with the great Andean condor as the largest flying hunter. It notes the harpy eagle of the Philippines as the second prize and places the American bird as a near contender. The domestic turkey is mentioned as close to second place.
Do Your Feet Ache and Born Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or New Shoes feel Easy Cures Corns Bunions Swollen Hot and Sweating Feet At all Druggists and Shoe Stores 25c Sample sent FREE Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy N Y
The article reports Franklin D. Roosevelt favoring the colonel title over his current vice presidential role. He says he earned the colonelcy and the other office followed. This reflects his self-identified rank and stance within his political career.
An advertisement promotes a rubefacient as a universal remedy for internal inflammation and various diseases. It urges households to keep a jar and requests written correspondence with the Rubefacient Co. in Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts for a free booklet.
A moral exhortation urges people to seize opportunities to help others. It contrasts easy complaint with the harder path of doing good. The quotation emphasizes kindness and duty to all men in daily life.
An advertisement claims Kemp's baipam stops coughing instantly and urges readers to visit a druggist for a free sample bottle. It markets 25 and 60 cent sizes and warns that delays are dangerous.
The text suggests that as people move toward their ideals they find their outward appearance less suitable. It notes a tension between inner aims and external presentation, implying dissonance between self-image and ideals.
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