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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1898
Page
4
Citizens urge summer vote on Cicero city government and call for mass meeting as curfew bells ring and soldiers head to front. Emerson backs paid fire department while Allen seeks county board leadership. Tuley ruling on McCarthy case reversed by supreme court. Cuban resolution splits Senate along party lines.
The Vindicator reports weekly reading by Mrs Hetty Green who is noted as a regular subscriber.
The record notes Geo. Edmond Foss spoke in the house of representatives on March 25 regarding naval matters. The readable excerpt appears amid heightened expectations for the navy’s performance.
Reports on the cost of running the collector's office over the past year circulated show no great expense. Mr. Rearden has promised a statement of the expenses and will publish it next week.
About sixty men are at work on the elevated line. It shows more businesslike activity as Mr. Yerkes drives progress. He will likely request further extensions and privileges, which, if denied, could halt progress. The aim remains the elevated with streetcar service.
The week opens with the president signing armed intervention resolutions and a Spain ultimatum followed by a diplomatic break, a Havana blockade proclamation, blockading actions against Spanish ships, and a call for 125 000 volunteers. Emerson’s appointments reflect local leaders recommendations, including Pringle as town attorney Linden as town superintendent and T N Vallens as police captain amid some criticism.
Starring was reappointed as town electrician praising his proficiency and fit for the role. Committees and minor offices appointments are noted as well made and suitably qualified.
Austin ladies look forward to a course of cooking lectures by the popular demonstrator Mrs Armstrong. The program covers breakfast to dessert with complete recipes and a special salad lesson. Lectures sponsored by Cheero Gas Company at a new store on South Boulevard with standing room only expected.
The Knickerbocker Ice Co forms a fee trust in Chicago, purchasing ice houses and lake cuttings. Rumors say they will set terms for summer operation and raise wholesale prices 20 to 80 percent, pushing retail costs to about 40 to 46 cents per hundred pounds. Local dealers plan to cut their own fees this winter to resist trusts.
W Halley Tate of the Vindicator enters illustrated publishing with a pictorial history of Oak Park. The volume will be handsomely bound and richly illustrated and urged for local subscriptions. Halley is praised for taste and enterprise and Lr. is noted for doing well in his endeavors.
Prominent Oak Park ladies announce a progressive cinch party at Nakami Hall corner Lake and Marion streets to aid Illinois naval reserves awaiting front duty. Hostesses include Mrs Jefferson Jackson and Mrs Edward Eastman. patronesses listed among local society figures.
Chilhowie merchant Mr. R B Greeve reports a full recovery from consumption after using two bottles of Dr King's New Discovery. He praises the remedy for coughs colds and consumption and notes three years of resumed work. Free trial bottles are available at Lovell's and Truaill's drug stores.
Miss Charlotte Conant daughter of Mr and Mrs Luther Conant of 416 Lake street Oak Park married Mr William Henry Nicholls at First Congregational church Oak Park with Rev Morrison officiating The ceremony featured elaborate decorations and a Paris gown for the bride followed by a reception at the bride’s parents home The Nicholls couple plan a southern bridal journey and will reside at 3822 Chicago avenue after June 1 Also Mrs Jane Bicknall and Mr Frank Lauder were wed at the Linden avenue residence with a modest reception and a Colorado trip thereafter.
Advertisements offer 1 cent a word first insertion with special rates for a month. Notices for help wanted or situation wanted. The Vindicator for sale at Don Horado's News Depot 5624 Ohio St Austin A Loomis 149 Park Ave Austin Oak and Tompkins 105 Oak Park Ave and Mrs Scales 142 Lake St news dealer and confectioner.
The Chicago based list shows numerous transfers in Berwyn Maywood Melrose Park and River Forest with values from 600 to 60 000 dollars. Notable parties include Reynold's subdivision M I E Conway ILV Smith J S Hovland H J Middendornt O M Carson RS Grant D W McNaught W Condon M Sweeney R Cardona and M A Magnuson among others. Transfers specify lot blocks and street additions with dates ranging from April 2 to April 29.
The piece recalls Seward’s humorous clash with court dress rules in Europe and a letter from a Springfield Missouri farmer seeking a wife. It notes Americans attending courts in plain dress today, then quotes a long, earnest marriage-leaning missive from Stonington Christian County TL in 1898 seeking a hardworking partner who can cook and live simply.
Article notes a home air exercise using a sunny upper room to improve ventilation and fight colds. It warns that poor indoor air quality worsens illness and suggests safe window opening with care for bedridden patients. Separately, report on March storms along the British coast with Aldeburgh damage, marsh floods, downed telegraph posts, and a lifeboat rescue near Harwich. Isle of Man cold spell and Irish Sea gales affect channel shipping. Henry Harvey brigantine wreck at Hayle with crew saved.
Oak Park Illinois April 27 1598 patriarchal order sons of america camp 47 offers honorary membership to volunteers serving in the war against Spain over Cuba and the Maine incident. It pledges to enroll names and honor volunteers in squadron hospital prison or grave as part of fraternal brotherhood.
A Liverpool Society of Mathematicians tale explains how mirrors inspired reflecting lighthouses. A member wagered to read a newspaper paragraph by farthing candle light at ten yards, using glass pieces in a wooden dish as a reflector behind the candle. Captain Hutchison, the dockmaster, noted the experiment and helped originate the reflecting lighthouses.
A Belgian scientist writes to a Chicago journalist predicting his February visit and plans to fix himself on a future Chicago trip. A Danish girl practicing English recounts slipping on the sidewalk and says she was ashamed to think she fell as long as Tom. A New York pauper notes a German musician’s letter praising a gift and saying Lome has learned to gamble the piece. A hotel clerk and a commercial exchange joke about a bad half crown and a bad night in the Pepper Box.
The ad lists properties on South Boulevard and North Park Avenue with steam heated stores and large stores in Abbott Block. It notes possession terms in one location and rents from 10 to 20 dollars per month for cozy cottages. Property owner is F H Zander at 111 North Park Ave Austin IL.
Advert indicates Cushman Drug Co of Videeunes Indiana USA offers a catarrh remedy at 50 price. Claims instant conquest of catarrh and greatest relief for sufferers with no stomach Nostrum. Available through all druggists and mail order from Cushman Drug Co.
Mrs. Shump says her husband has been in very poor health, while Mrs. Dump quips that it is fortunate he can enjoy it, noting that very few people do. The exchange reflects a sharp, ironic remark about illness and luck.
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