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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1901
Page
4
John Chambers, an early Chicago settler who died in Marshall County on March 11, recalled Chicago’s beginnings as a cluster of log cabins. Born in England, he settled near Chicago in 1834 and hauled grain into the village as a single log house served as its elevator.
The text describes Lucrezia Borgia as extraordinarily beautiful with gray eyes and yellow hair. It notes a languid fixed gaze and eyelid exposure. It highlights her conversational wit and ability to captivate and control conversation, including with her own son.
The Atlantic City Flyer posts fastest average speed of 6614 miles per hour with other Pennsylvania trains near 6344 miles. Train No 520 on the Philadelphia to Jersey City route averages 61810 mph excluding stops, while No 15 between Chicago and Burlington runs 47544 miles. The Empire State Express from New York to Buffalo runs at 4 miles while deducting stop time. Advances include heavier, more powerful boilers, rising use of compound engines, increased heated surface to cylinder ratio, greater coal and water capacity, and longer piston strokes with higher velocity.
A New York Press quote argues that good women avoid shocks and that men gain little from life. it claims men accumulate small failings while women can mask missteps as hysteria and laughter. The piece frames gendered moral contrasts with sharp cynicism.
An indication of a speculative boom lies in NYSE seat prices now at 55000 dollars. This compares with under 20000 dollars a few years earlier, reflecting rising market optimism and trading activity in the period.
Moving is the order of the day in Moreland as W E Millspaugh and family plan to leave for California. Ida Anderson is convalescing from double pneumonia. Alderman Race aims to push street paving this year. A ball honors Thirtieth regiment volunteers. The Forty-eighth Avenue Business Men's Association forms to push public improvements.
A collection of short, stray anecdotes from Philadelphia and London records. A bank sign invites quiet behavior while a romantic critic comments on clerks. Queen Victoria replies to loyal Londoners with a playful exchange about V R initials. Dr Creighton visits Father Stanton’s church and critiques incense. A Mississippi representative recalls a funeral sermon that mocks a recently deceased partygoer for his pleasures.
A collection of brief aphorisms and reflections on publicity, religion, virtue, mutual aid, and the flux of opinion. Authors include Gladstone Sterne Hibberd Lyman Abbott Brooke Mazzini and J Bury, presenting thoughts on character, influence, and moral progress.
Small faults in watches stem from temperature changes and static magnetism. Wearers near warmth or arid environments should avoid overnight exposure to cold marble and open windows. Darker complexions and women reportedly show stronger magnetism effects. Watches should be stored vertical, not horizontal, and kept in rubbered cases to preserve accuracy. Regular oiling every eighteen months is advised to prevent wear, and jewelers diagnose by checking hands, balance wheel, pin pivots, mainspring, and wheels, though some cases hide a burr on a wheel requiring days to locate.
Bluff City locals report the editor rebuts a false charge of keeping a keg of beer at his home. The note humorously recalls Esquire Taylor's near hog collision, praises public spirit, and notes a patent spring fix to the Patriot office door as a sign of enterprise.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals releases a yearly record detailing severe mistreatment of horses and dogs. Notable cases include a man fined for striking a horse with a pickax and a woman who threw a dog from a third story window, with punishments ranging from fines to prison.
The piece compares Thackeray and Huxley on what makes a gentleman and cites Queen Victoria's condolence to Mrs Lincoln after Lincoln's assassination. It notes honesty generosity bravery wisdom restraint and thoughtful regard for others as core traits. Victoria expresses personal grief and sympathy, recognizing the national shock and offering comfort.
The New York World describes Pennsylvanians as sturdy thrifty honest hardy and civic in character noting their language literature poetry music and rare habit of never locking their doors President Schwab of Carnegie Steel is cited as a fine example of a Pennsylvania Dutchman and a Boer-like citizen in a favorable light
Rome reports that Italy will issue new stamps and coins within days. Three gold coins, three silver coins, and two copper coins will feature the king’s effigy in profile on gold and silver pieces, with the Baglia of Savoy on exargue. The stamps’ design is florally enhanced and shows the king in three quarter face.
Stromness, Orkney western capital, clings to old ways. A lane bans cycling and a resident was fined for breaking it. The town shows strong opposition to modern ideas, while a lion emblem signifies fortune amid Chinese beliefs about auspicious symbols.
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