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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1900
Page
8
French traveler Henri Gilbert, arriving in Paris after a seven year global walk, tells of borrowing a bicycle in India and racing a tiger along glades and roads. He dodged a tree barrier and a steep descent to gain ground, maintaining life as the tiger closed in within striking distance before relief came.
A narrator describes a tense chase as a tiger stalks and then pursues him. He mounts a bicycle, dashes away, and, after a relentless pursuit, escapes by speeding toward Aring with a Hindoo woman guiding him, vowing never to repeat the ride.
A guide explains seamless patching using a five-section patch in serge or muslin. It covers cutting from torn areas, preparing equal fabric blocks, cross-shaped margins, and looping silk to draw frayed threads through for a nearly invisible repair.
The New York Press describes a fad where a young Bohemian girl seeks antique doorknockers, especially the worn Hon's head pattern. Prices range from five to ten dollars for the sought pieces, three dollars for acceptable alternatives, with worn knockers swapped or buried to green with age and later gifted or used for playful wartime battles.
Prof. Simon Newcomb explains that bright stars can be far beyond the telescope to determine. Canopus and Rigel reveal stars far brighter than the sun yet extremely distant. About sixty stars have measurable distances, with exactness improving as instruments advance.
W H Kinkade recounts leaving Minnesota with $3.55, homesteading in Alameda Canada, and earning about $548 total over 21 months. He details costs for entrance, land preparation, and living, noting stronger prospects for farming than wage work and expressing gratitude to B Davies for guidance.
Borax is presented as a versatile health aid for the bathroom and toilet table. It freshens the body, removes perspiration odor, softens skin in bath, improves facial care, and serves as a gentle antiseptic for teeth and gums. It also benefits scalp care and relief for sore feet through borax baths.
Kansas City Independent notes a playful clash of poetry styles with vivid imagery of rhythm and footwork. The piece highlights experimental verse and critics’ reactions to the distinct approach of Guyer and others in the local scene.
A plaintive speaker notes husbands may misjudge a wife’s wardrobe needs. The piece argues women are often economical and that men lack expertise in fashion while suggesting a regular clothing allowance as a practical solution.
A Georgia mother reports her nineteen year old daughter’s improvement after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter says the daughter’s menses are regular and nearly painless and the writer urges continual use of the remedy. The correspodent authorizes publication to help others.
A wild west looking man bursts into an east side saloon and interrupts a German pinochle game claiming he heard a Dutchman boast of a hundred aces. The bartender questions him as he fears a gunfight. The remark ends with a quip about Arizona.
Advertisement outlines irrigated lands in America, focusing on livestock, alfalfa, sugar beets and cantaloupes. Provides contact A. E. Bent in Lamar, Colorado for details on the large, well adapted tracts.
A humorous exchange shows Tom asks about love while Dick asserts he has risen fifty percent in his own estimation not in love. The witticism hinges on self assessment rather than romance.
Advertisement style notices and product pitches blend with random snippets about sand depth in Africa education costs and various tonics. The readable content presents a mix of solicitations, sample offers, and promotional claims without a cohesive single news angle.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger calls the idea of a standing army of 100,000 unnecessary and unjustifiable. It compares U S spending on the army to the German budget and notes 190,112,851 as the next year's War Department estimate, arguing peace cannot justify such force.
A brief exchange between Smith and Jones about a new clerk. Jones praises the man as exceptionally capable, while Smith jokes that charms rarely work, highlighting quick wit and irony.
Alabastine is advertised as the original durable wall coating distinct from similar products. Ready to use with cold water, it arrives in dry powder form in labeled packages with directions. It can be applied to plaster brick wood or canvas and is suggested as a substitute for wallpaper paint or kilns.
Kalsomines are cheap temporary wall finishes made from whiting chalks and clays that adhere with decaying animal glue. Alabastine is a rock based cement that hardens with age and can be recoated without removing old coats. It is widely used in hospitals for its dirt preventing and disinfectant properties.
Churches schools and public halls should be coated only with durable Alabastine. The genuine product resists rub and scale, stays clean, and lasts long. Owners are urged to ask dealers for tint cards and request the free booklet from Alabastine Co Grand Rapids Mich.
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