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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1899
Page
3
The article previews summer styling with overskirts long princess robes and trailing sashes in soft blue and muted mauves. It notes black and white remains, silk nets and muslin trims, decorative lace and velvet ribbons, new cloaks and jackets, and bold embroidery across court gowns and day dresses.
The 1899 English golf champion Miss Mary B L Hezlet shares beginner guidance from the London Telegraph. She urges starting with one club the cleek and half swing, then expanding the set as skill grows while stressing eye focus on the ball and learning from watching skilled players.
The Cincinnati Enquirer recalls Mark Twain nearly losing a job with Senator Stewart in Virginia City. Twain sought work to finish Innocents Abroad and agreed to a 1am bedtime after persistent heel stamping by the humorist disturbed a nervous landlady.
A New York bank known for its fashionable depositors issues exquisite check books. The covers bear the owner's monogram and the checks are printed in gold from exquisitely engraved plates.
A witness recalls a man in a tall coat walking with a slow dignified stride his coattail pocket bulging revealing a loaf of bread as he passed by the speaker admired the uncanny restraint in his steady cadence and the subtle triumph of a simple meal under strain
How Flahhooks Are Made describes six machine strokes to shape a regulation steel wire fish hook and two finishing options japanning or heat treating. The piece closes with a proverb comparing a spendthrift to a tub with its bottom knocked out, losing all it holds.
The Gulf Stream renders winters milder by two main processes: transport of large amounts of tropical water vapor that later condenses into rain or snow and the bodily transfer of warm surface waters northward. Air warms as vapor condenses. rainfall releases heat, matching or exceeding direct solar input in some regions.
A witty collection of aphorisms about men and women attributes and relations. The piece implies women hold influence over men and social norms, with satirical takes on deceit, marriage, and understanding.
A plumber finds his cashier collapsed after a man in office hums a tune and pays a large bill without complaint. The cashier recalls the visitor named Smith who left whistling, remarking he can afford to whistle as he is the ice man. The plumber suggests changing the men tomorrow.
A Griswold Street resident jokes about a drastic life change to a strict routine. He claims going to bed and rising early improves work habits and enables him to finish early, freeing time for a baseball game as noted by the Detroit Free Press.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tests 50 steel cars each 34,000 pounds loaded with 98,000 pounds coal plus a 168,700 pound consolidation locomotive on the Cumberland to Brunswick division. The run shows a 40 percent tonnage gain over five years and proves heavy power and modern equipment cut transport costs.
The Medical Record notes stockbrokers who study markets closely often suffer mental or physical decline within a dozen years, while skilled operators who occasionally drink and take regular breaks live longer with fewer mental disorders. The author advocates periodic vacations and relaxation from intense mental strain to combat protracted anxiety.
Prof Angelo Mosso of Turin reports living at 14,800 feet in the Alps increases work capacity compared to sea level. Breathing rate remains unchanged after hard exercise. He concludes mountain sickness stems from low carbonic acid in the blood, not oxygen deficiency.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad is using crude oil on its tracks though not widely as lines with ballast. Dust is reduced at crossings and stations where fast trains pass and dust is heavily coated with oil. Early results are reported as gratifying.
The Providence Journal notes the extreme misery of Dreyfus as he has not laughed in five years and comments on how unimaginable it is for laughter to be impossible. The piece explores the meaning of laughter and its importance to human psychology.
Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot-Base a powder to shake in your shoes It rests the feet Cures Corns Bunions Swollen Sore Hot Callous Aching Greatly Feet and Ingrowing Nails At all druggists and shoe stores 25 cts Sample mailed FREE Address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY
Detroit Free Press quips about marital strain as the Brown Jenses avoid talk after a quarrel over a locked Sunday dinner left in an ice chest during a weekend trip to the country.
The quote from Rev George W Stone urges no division between sacred and secular, arguing that all departments of life are sacred.
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