03 Aug 1900
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1900
Page
1
A Missouri doctor formerly known as Dr Pigg has changed his name to Peak and is noted as a cousin of former Texas Governor Hogg. The item appears in The Vindicator, a Chicago weekly.
A Viennese dentist at the Hygienic Institute in Wurzburg reports a successful use of electricity to destroy bacteria. The treatment is described as simple. The Kansas City provision bill lists large quantities of cattle hogs sheep and potatoes for the week of the National Democratic convention.
Dexter M. Ferry of Michigan gave 25000 dollars to Olivet College with the condition that his name remain unknown until after the Republican State Convention adjourns where he sought the gubernatorial nomination. A new rule now brings bicycles into Hyde Park’s church parade and adds motors to the attractions.
A snowstorm at a farmer's Hebu terne farm in Belgium caused heat from quicklime stored near a shed to ignite. Snow accumulated overnight, heating the lime and leading to a fire that completely destroyed the shed and its contents.
In Schleswig peat diggers unearthed a well preserved corpse clothed in coarse wool with red hair and sandals. Kiel’s Dr. Splieth estimates the body’s age at about 1500 years. Peat’s preservative action is well known with many Irish examples cited.
A live submarine cable will be shown as part of the Paris exposition. It runs from the electricity building to the Vincennes annex several miles away along the Baine. Each end will host a complete cable station to demonstrate transatlantic message transmission and reception. Souvenir messages may be sent by visitors.
An Egyptian report notes fish swimming near the surface above the First Cataract at Assuan followed by thousands of dead fish in the area. Authorities investigate cause to prevent potential Nile pollution and broader disasters.
General A W Greely receives a flood of suggestions for wartime devices against China. Ideas range from a cipher code spoken numbers to a plan to destroy Boxer forces in one blow. A western writer claims the code itself cannot be unraveled.
Kansas City businessmen organized a good lawns contest as Democrats prepared for the convention offering about forty prizes totaling sixteen hundred dollars. The top prize was two hundred fifty dollars for the prettiest lawn twenty five feet or over with awards also for children’s lawns vacant lots window box displays schoolhouse lawns and other decorative features. Prizes were awarded by committees of well known out of town women and the result was enjoyed by all. Also in Paris Miss Duncan a spinster killed herself at a dog cemetery after losing her Newfoundland and later shot herself on her dog s tomb after distributing her wealth to poor neighbors.
Isaac Tillett a 46 year old former farmer in Peru Indiana performed an improvised brain operation to remove a clot he believed existed. He used a stone to crush his skull then smeared blood and attempted to wipe the wound. Despite gruesome injuries he regained consciousness and is said to be sane now with no relapse.
A cautionary tale about a woman named Clara caught between a reckless father and a risk taking brother. The father and brother each warn Clara separately that the other is dangerous in a sailboat leaving her unsure who to trust aboard.
W J Stillman recalls a Ruskin story from Chamounix where a ghost seen only by children is a leaf gathering woman with a skull face. Ruskin and a local boy approach the specter, but the boy balks when the figure appears and seems to have eye sockets but no eyes.
The Sussex Daily News reports Britain and Bolivia amicably reestablished relations in La Paz after a long boycott begun in 1863 when a Bolivian mob forced the British representative to ride through Sucre on ants. Official England had then withdrawn recognition for thirty five years.
The writer observes Chinese people display philosophical fatalism in actions and execution scenes. The condemned kneels with hands bound and awaits the stroke, seeing fear as absent. The note adds they are calm soldiers but lack organization and leadership, implying weak military structure.
Rothes and Henrich pursue a hidden trail across desolate veldt toward a rocky pass. They corner a sleeping native and capture him, learning Moore and a woman are abroad from New Kelso, Ladysmith, toward Harrismith with intent to wed. The captive claims Moore beat Chipanga and fears the woman died.
Bluebell Lesie flees pursuers across a barren Natal veldt after a horse wreck. She hides in an ant bear burrow, prays for help, endures thirst and heat, and survives the night near a lion’s roar. Two Welsh-guard officers later spot clues suggesting a hidden woman nearby.
Bluebell and Moore approach the river at dusk seeking a drift to cross. Exhausted Bluebell stays focused on escaping as Moore cautiously leads toward the water. A sudden misstep plunges Moore’s horse into the stream, prompting Bluebell to weigh a bold midstream leap.
Mud baths have long been prized by ancient peoples and are still used by the Tartans and Egyptians for various diseases. In Europe they are taken at many places including Dri burg Ellsen Neundorf Pyrmont Spa Marienbad Franzensbrunn Wyer Kis sengen and Teplitz. Variations include mineral mud slimes plain peat-earth and peat impregnated earth. Their action stems from heat and increased pressure and friction on the skin.
Snakes always keep their eyes open because they have no eyelids. A tough transparent eyeplate protects the eye, originating from the moulting epidermis and offering clear vision while guarding against injuries during movement and hunting.
A shipyard at Ominato in Japan continues in operation, tracing its origins to a period over 1,900 years ago, maintaining long-standing maritime production under ongoing activity.
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