07 Aug 1896
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1896
Page
1
A collection of satirical clippings criticizes Cuba's sugar profits and warns of costly war, notes Secretary Wake Smith learning to ride a bicycle, and mocks questions about knowledge. It questions faith, accident claims by a New York mother, a July poisoning scare in Minnesota, and the persistence of novelty in public discourse.
City officials move to compel Yale University to pay a regulation tax on buildings yielding over 6000 annually. Town Counsel Goodhart certified the opinion to the board of assessors on June 30. Yale will resist in court. Also noted is a family dispute over the Vanderbilt heir choosing a wife, with royal marriage notions sparking tension but unlikely to override youthful determination.
Albert Rawson the noted artist is sued by Mrs Gandin who inherited 17 million from an unexpected source. The suit seeks 200 dollars alleging he procured a number of letters under false pretenses and published them with a letter claimed to be written by her to the editor. The case follows his earlier expulsion from the Thirteen club over a forged acceptance from the Prince of Wales.
A London Times correspondent notes Selly Ishuids shift from early potatoes to hareissus cultivation for the English flower market. About 400 acres feed a turn of 10,000 pounds yearly, with mareissi bulbs costing 1 to 2 pounds per pad. Most produce now imported, forcing tomato houses after forcing season. The report also covers Chilean congress figures for 1895 and 1896, including revenues, expenditures, debts, and public works.
A reader from Zanesville Ohio recounts Rosanna Foutch who avoids worry about imagined troubles. The fragment suggests that fear is blamed for causing more harm than disease, asserting that worrying is unnecessary.
A cribbage game in Jacksonville Florida led to a dispute that turned fatal. Police pursued the case as a murder inquiry while opponents of the game faced further contention inspired by the confrontation.
A spirited exchange between a Spanish scholar and a Western visitor over bull fighting. The Spaniard argues bulls bred for the arena are powerful and fearless, while the Westerner boasts cowboys and lariats could handle Madrid’s bulls amid a crowded arena with 50 000 to 75 000 spectators. A bystander notes the bicycle as a Western counterpoint before the Spaniard leaves.
A colorful excerpt from the Atlanta Constitution presents a rural set of dialect lines about family plans and politics. It features talk of sheriffs, congress, and a schoolteacher in a single humorous frame. The piece sketches local social dynamics through vivid, if rough, dialogue among kin and neighbors.
Acting Inspector Brooks links Sabbath law enforcement to crime drops as saloons close. Lord Wolseley says drink is the UK’s most pressing enemy. White Ribboners mark a London week with a reception for about 1000 at Reigate priory hosted by Lady Somerset, with Miss Willard and the Park sisters featured.
A reflective essay on innocence, kindness, and the measure of victory. It laments wasted effort and extols relentless study and inner discipline. The piece argues joy, love, and thoughtful action shape greatness, citing Raphael as a benchmark and urging early understanding to spark true mastery.
A compact statement emphasizes that the preacher’s primary task is to proclaim the gospel rather than defend it. The note highlights confident, faith-driven delivery over argumentative posturing.
A travel piece recounts a voyage up the Lulea river from Lulea to Storbacken and Roeebacken, then by road to Jockmock in Lapland. The writer details boats, two wheeled cars, and a steamer, noting vast daylight, rugged roads, mosquitoes, forest fires, and Lapland people in bloomers, with cross circle crossings and reindeer life.
The Booklyne Magle notes a lawn fete where tea is poured by women in bicycle gowns, praising the shift away from lace and ribbons. It argues these practical dresses challenge old notions of fashion and gender, while men still toast with teacups as ever.
A remarkable 1858 wooden bridge, one of California’s tallest, spans ninety feet above Cerritos Creek on the stage road between San Mateo and Pescadero. Made from redwood trunks with seventy upright supports, its builders remain unknown and no modern tools were used, yet it stands in fair preservation.
Ex Alderman Peter R Hopper of Paterson New Jersey owns a bay horse that vanished from a first floor room in a St Louis building once a dwelling. The second floor houses a carpenter shop. A neighbor spotted the horse peering from a second story window and the creature climbed stairs to the shop. A cleated incline proved useless and a forty foot runway redirected the horse directly to the street where it was led down amid a large crowd.
Mority Pront has recovered enough to leave Beth Israel Hospital for Mrs. Kroom's home. Though awake, he is weak, with a very low pulse and scaly eruption. He recalls nothing of his hospital period and claims personal magnetism cured his illness, denying drugs or medicines. The report from the New York World notes his lack of memory and frail condition.
A 1654 account describes a Polish nobleman who angered the country’s laws and became a focal point of conflict. The fragment hints at legal clashes and political tension during that period, with emphasis on the nobleman’s defiance and its consequences.
A historical quip recounts a conflict sparked by missing three etceteras in royal titles. Poland and Sweden exchanged dispatches, Sweden declared war, and a peace at Oliva near Dantzig followed in 1660. A writer notes the bloodprice of ink and urges that three more etceteras be exchanged in treaties.
Edward S. Bragg, then lieutenant colonel of a regiment, was wounded in the arm at Antietam but refused aid, insisting on returning to his men as he watched his brigade flanked and charged. Surgeon Bartlett treated him later, while Bragg comforted wounded soldiers and continued his duty until the battle ended.
A letter offers practical guidance on confidence, noting self consciousness causes awkwardness. It urges tall or slim girls to view height as an advantage and to focus on others, entertaining strangers to improve social ease and brighten the gathering.
A Boston Review note quotes Roscius Hamphatt explaining he left the stage because he felt unsuited. It mentions a humorous exchange about birds and hints, then states Swedish school children plant about 600000 trees each year under teachers' guidance.
A summer fashion item offers five jewel swallows that detach as brooches or hair ornaments. Robins on leaf branches with jeweled wings serve as substitutes. An odd white rabbit figure with pearl ears and ruby eyes is mounted on a gold bar, often paired with a butterfly of gold and amethysts.
A column notes Col W M Morrison of DeKalb canvassing for representative. In a district yard a girl excitedly shouts about another candidate, illustrating the lively county race and familiar daily calls among voters.
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