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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1900
Page
8
Woman's Refuge when sick is Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. No other medicine in the world has done so much. No confidence violated. No testimonial published without permission. Her advice is free, address Lynn Mass. You can trust her. Lydia E Pinkham Med Co Lynn Masa.
A late night exchange features a request to sing an old favorite and a playful suggestion to turn the clock back an hour. The dialogue hints at domestic humor and family boundaries as time and permission intersect at home.
An assortment of patent medicines and remedies fills the page. Allen's Foot-Ease promises easy wear for new shoes and relief for aching feet. Yi-Ki claims painless bunion cures. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup targets infant wind colic. Parker's Har Barsam promotes hair growth. Coe's Cough Balsam and Brown's Teething Cordial are advertised alongside self opening gates and generic dietary quips.
Instructional piece on running form by Randolph Faries the former intercollegiate champion and Penn education director. It covers arm movement synchronized with legs, posture, foot strike, stride length around seven feet, and avoiding overstride for efficiency and reduced fatigue.
A fragmentary retrospective describes Daniel Webster born January 18 1782 in harsh log-house days. He faced infancy fragility yet built an iron constitution through nature study and field sports. A Fryeburg teaching period left him remembered as “All-Eyes” for a thin countenance and keen gaze.
A vivid scene in which Lord Roberts charges a Col onel with a mission and insists on swift results. The Colonel pledges a fortnight, Kitchener warns of dismissal if not done within a week, and the task is completed.
James Hervey, among Wheeling West Virginias wealthiest residents, was gunned down at home by two masked robbers weeks ago. Arrests followed for John Mooney Frank Friday and Kitty Sinclair of Bellaire who revealed the full plot. Friday known as Doc Riley linked to a spree with Conner and Dukes Riley. over 60 robberies reported.
Grain-O is pitched as a new grain based drink to replace coffee. It carries the rich color of Mocha or Java yet is made from pure grains and is gentle on delicate stomachs. It's advertised at one fourth the price of coffee and sold by all grocers at 15 and 26 cents per package.
A wife accuses her husband of deceiving about income after marriage. The husband insists he said his position is worth $50 weekly, but his boss pays him only $10, explaining a misunderstanding about the actual pay.
An advertisement seeks 100000 agents nationwide to sell Lekko Scouring Soap Lekkoene and other toilet soaps promising big profits easy work and a prize with every cake It provides Chicago addresses for correspondence including C H Marshall Co Dep t 10 and factory at 118 126 No May St and references a bank in Chicago as a residence option.
In a brief anecdote a preacher dismisses attention to others as foolish when a man on a plank above him tips a ten pound paint bucket, ending the supposed sermon prematurely with the incident.
An to-be-advertised powder product claims to cure swollen smarting burning sweating feet corns and bunions by shaking into shoes. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free sample from Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy New York.
Visitors to the Paris exposition are warned not to spit in the streets. The municipal council has enacted an ordinance prohibiting the act under penalty of fines or imprisonment.
An 1836 sworn affidavit by Frank J. Cheney offers a patent medicine claim for Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward per uncured case, plus notes on Hall's Family Pills. The passage also contains business recruitment for McBurney-Rockenfeller Company and an 1900s style sewing needlework feature from May Delineator and a Goethe quote.
Advertisement offering commissions to agents for selling crocheting spool bracelets. Sample and terms available from Denekas & Lauer, 607 La. Ave., Washington DC. Also note about peanuts 1899 crop being heavier and a separate sales pitch by J.C. Paul & Co. Chicago ill. Ends with quotes and ads for Piso Cure and Montaigne quote.
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