24 Apr 1896
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1896
Page
1
A collection of satirical and reflective snips comments on politics society and culture. It touches on congress hat laws theater vote misers and political aspirations in Kentucky and Nebraska with ironic observations about exclusion pride and public behavior.
A Nile dispatch notes Arabs defeat the dervishes in a battle. Commentary wonders what friendly hosts would do in defeat. A proposal to hold prize fights on an ocean boat is praised if someone volunteers to scuttle it.
A San Francisco woman tried a gold cure on her husband but it failed to reform him. She abandoned the gold method and inserted four small lead pieces into his system, after which he has not drunk any liquid since.
In Swansville Indiana a new local scandal centers on a woman who steals while her husband stays home with the baby. The piece notes the Hoosier wife reads events from start to finish and hints at broader unrest linked to the Jameson raid in South Africa and violence in Havana. The report laments headless executions and urges international interference.
West Newfield. A assistant postmistress has been arrested as an accomplished mail robber active since her 1893 appointment. She treated public office as a private theft. In Bordentown New Jersey a quarrel at the Manual Training School for Colored Youths stirs town fury. A white girl and a colored student clash with the boy disciplined and the girl facing reform school threat.
A Cincinnati man returning from Africa recounts a nightmarish episode at Delagoa Bay. Amid rain and darkness he confronts an armed attacker in a garden and is saved when Texas Wilson shoots a captive gorilla that had seized him, later revealed to be tied to a tree at a local hotel.
Snatches of humorous quips and dialogues from various papers. Jokes about church prop erty taxation, liquor, a book purchase dispute, and a man selling time. A Roentgen light gag mocks revealing interiors by a photographer’s method.
The passage promotes daily washing with warm water and soap for smooth skin. It claims frequent washing and brushing yield glossy hair. Two drops of camphor on a toothbrush allegedly freshen the mouth, prevent cold sores, and rosy gums. Daily manicuring and fingertip pinching after bathing supposedly keep fingers tapered.
A new Japanese character play will open at Daly's theater in London succeeding An Artist's Model. Cast includes Letty Lind Marie Tempest Hayden Coffins and Harry Monkhouse. Grandin company to tour romantic plays next season with American actors. Grand Rapids scenery and furniture to be transported. Herman Merivale after illness has written a new English version of Sardou's Divorcons titled The Queen's Proctor.
A Springfield, Ohio firm has shipped a large order of pumps to Russia signaling a sizable international trade shipment. The import indicates ongoing commercial ties despite global tensions. The dispatch reflects the firm’s capacity to fulfill large-scale overseas contracts.
The New York Journal reports W. A. Conklin of 5 Catharine Street owns the world’s largest steer. Born in Wichita, Kansas, the animal stands 9 feet 8 inches tall, 11 feet long, weighs over 3,700 pounds, and shows no signs of stopping growth. Conklin acquired it last winter while passing through the West after learning of the steer’s remarkable size.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt recounts a rainy Bowery doorway encounter where a distressed man asks for sympathy and ten cents to help move his family’s goods after being evicted at night. A tougher passerby then questions another man about a brown hat and a left leg injury.
The article describes a steer raised entirely on a single farm feeding on rich grass. It has grown over two and a half feet in height within a year and becomes broader and longer. The piece contrasts this with the legendary sacred running oxen of Ceylon known for small stature yet tremendous load carrying.
Reverend Holway states that though marriage is sacred, it cannot satisfy the deepest needs. He argues the true companionship is with God and that earthly marriage foreshadows the soul’s union with Christ. The sermon emphasizes the gospel’s Christ as the ultimate partner.
Thomas Edison used X rays and a cathode light to peer into the lungs heart arteries muscles and blood vessels of an assistant. The method involved a screen of prepared chemicals as the subject lay under powerful illumination.
Women of Ladonia Texas expelled Dr J M Hancock from town after he refused church prayer duties. The confrontation escalated as Hancock was beaten with a roughing that drew blood and caused widespread excitement in the community.
A garbled exchange hints at a concealed payoff in a警kt sale plot. Two men discuss a man named Sam, a supposed partner, sharing a dubious tale and a small payment of ten cents. The fragment suggests a risky, deadpan bargain and an implied plan to avoid exposure.
An attempt to reintroduce Roman letter names on calling cards gains traction among those seeking variety. Critics say the style reads like plain print though it is more costly than script. The suggestion is to use a slim card with a name in small capitals for a refined look.
The passage notes Angouleme as the birthplace of Queen Margaret Valois sister of Francis I and grandmother of Henry IV, mentions Charles of Orléans, Henry IV’s assassin Ravaillac, Balzac, Montaigne, and La Rochefoucauld with their ancestral links to Perigueux and the region.
A naturalist argues that the drop in New England song birds results not from sparrows, boys or birds in bonnets but from farmers using Paris green and other poisons as insect exterminators.
A fragmentary dialogue shows Miss Belli declaring bloomers are now worn, while Miss Ring jokes that in the hereafter they will not be needed, reflecting playful chat on garments.
The article traces early American glass cup plates featuring patriotic designs from Manheim and Philadelphia makers such as Baron Stiegel and the Whitney Glass works. It notes motifs like Bunker Hill and Harrison campaign scenes, mentions vintage production dates around 1840s and 1770s, and describes inscriptions and borders as well as the challenge of identifying factory origins.
Ralph Waldo Emerson found amusement in a Vermont stagecoach anecdote about two grieving women. A sharp-eyed companion questioned the mourner about lost relatives and their deaths from yellow fever, prompting a comic emphasis on the mispronounced “chists” and the rescue before piety.
All London buzzes over Mrs Langtry's new stage piece and the chain of diamonds she wears. The chain exceeds ten yards, circling her waist thrice, looping over the shoulder, and wrapping around her throat, while Hike Dick's hatband fails to tie and slides into a snowy mass beside her bodice.
Thomas Hughes author of Tom Brown's School Days and Tom Brown at Oxford, founder of Rugby settlement in Tennessee, died in London. Born October 20 1823 in Berkshire he studied at Rugby under Dr Arnold and at Oriel College Oxford. His works include Religio Laici and The Cause of Freedom among others. He married Anne Frances Lord in 1847.
The Brussels social scene buzzes over the betrothal of Princess Henriette to Duc de Vendome. Henriette, 25, tall with blue eyes and fair hair, is French in sentiment. the match within the Orleans circle eases Belgian Catholic sternness. The Belgian court remains fond of the Empress of Mexico’s fate shadowing royal marriages.
Observers note many New York women smoke after dinner and imitate foreign habits. At a recent social dinner, ladies passed cigarettes before the frozen punch and smoked with evident skill, a trend that has since appeared at other gatherings. The piece ends with a moral aside about walking with God.
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