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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1901
Page
3
The Weekly Panorama profiles Lady Milbank as the epitome of English charm and height in London society. She boasts superior beauty with blonde hair blue eyes and milk and roses skin and is noted for statuesque presence and refined dress.
A defensive critique condemns American supporters who presented King Edward with a medal and address while highlighting their wartime actions. The author accuses the group of hypocrisy for backing Britain during the Boer War, yet offering no aid to the United States in its own conflicts.
The piece portrays Maclay as a Scottish born journalist turned historian who leveled charges against Schley. It suggests his aim was national attention and notes his Cornell education and work for the New York Tribune before service in the lighthouse division and a navy clerkship.
Judge John H. Baker of the U S District Court in Indianapolis met a former prisoner who, now married, thanked him for her reform and pardon. The woman had previously refused to name her counterfeit money source, resisting two men under suspicion. She later kept silent, was pardoned, and reportedly married days after release.
A collection of maxims and quotes from various authors on integrity memory judgment virtue and restraint. The snippets name philosophers poets and writers such as Socrates Sidney Wesley Hobbes Cicero Young and others to highlight wisdom prudence and self discipline.
An English scholar and orator named Crowe grew proud of his father the carpenter. In Winchester near the cathedral door the son spoke to the dean while the father passed by in working dress, and Crowe called out in Hampshire dialect asserting that if the father was not ashamed of him, he was not ashamed of the father.
A new ginning machine enables two men to process 4000 pounds of cotton daily, vastly faster than the old system which produced less than a hundredth of that amount in the same period.
The passage weighs France's fragile republican system amid rising royalist influence and a possible revolution. It notes Victor Napoleon as the heir with mixed appeal, linking him to Jerome Bonaparte and Westphalian royalty, and discusses potential support from both the wealthy and the masses.
The article weighs the Duc d Orleans position amid Empress Eugenies pension reliance and fear of a coup that could end his France funding. It notes risks from a damaged republic and scandals like Panama and Boulangism eroding public trust while many factors could propel the claimant to a practical victory in politics.
German physician Schweninger who slimmed Bismarck by nearly 100 pounds describes a flexible weight loss plan focused on heart and liver health. It avoids rigid rules, allows targeted foods, limits bread to six ounces daily, bans many rich items, and emphasizes specific vegetables and fruit with water between meals.
Washington report notes the civil service commission struggles to account for why young scientists do not present themselves for positions. The issue suggests barriers or miscommunication affecting recruitment and retention in federal scientific posts.
The National Bureau of Standards recorded no applicants on the sixth for laboratory assistant examinations. Positions pay $1,200 and $1,400 yearly. Officials note laboratories are well equipped and enticing, yet young scientists may oppose rigid exams and limited research freedom, preferring independent inquiry and personal growth.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat reports a recent lynching in Girard Louisiana after a black man attacked a white man. The victim was identified as a member of the Sons and Daughters of Jacob, known by that society name.
The article discusses the 1898 Battle of Santiago de Cuba maneuvers by Commodore Schley aboard the Brooklyn and Admiral Cervera’s fleet. It notes the famous loop to avoid a ram, the Texas crossing bows, and the damage breakdown claimed by Schley.
The text reports claims that the Jakes and groups like The Seven Stars of Consolation plotted to disrupt labor and incite race disturbances, prompting white and black meetings and threats. It contrasts with the Shreveport Times defending The Sons and Daughters of Jacob as a benevolent social group and notes the age and reach of The Seven Stars of Consolation.
A patent from East Aberdeenshire claims a parchment inner cover can hermetically seal tins without soldering. The invention aims to stop air entry and decay in tinned meat fish and fruit, reducing ptomaine poisoning deaths and debunking lead as a cause.
The Russian government approves a 661 mile oil pipeline from Baku to Batum on the Black Sea. The project has been debated for fifteen years and will be built with Russian manufactured piping and hydraulic equipment delaying completion to 1903 or 1904.
The article notes Edison and Tesla dislike music and feel discomfort near melodies. It cites other geniuses who shared this aversion, including Byron, Burke, Fox, O Connell, Pitt, and Peel, all avoiding musical sounds.
A Montreal oculist recounted a case where a young woman claimed total blindness to obtain charitable aid. Despite extensive testing the cause remained unknown until a staged mouse fright exposed the hoax, proving she could see when the bandage was off, and the certificate was denied.
The Listener quotes a philosophy of drummers moral character by trunk size. A big trunk supposedly proves temperance and steadiness, while a small trunk or suit case signals danger and a tendency to roam the town. The dialogue contrasts a sober man with a playing man and a nightlife gambler in a crowded hotel lobby.
A London Telegraph correspondent reports on Turkish noblewomen in Constantinople who treat water, doors, and objects as unclean. A doll from Paris is dropped to avoid touching it, letters are opened by servants, and a fallen handkerchief is discarded, while men do not share these habits.
An 1909 advertisement page touts cures and tonics including Piso's Cure and Kline's Band with dubious claims. It lists testimonials and addresses in Minneapolis and Philadelphia and mocks moral sentiments about marriage and business capacity.
A Chicago paper mocks the Duke of Cornwall, son of the Hogfish King, saying he will not visit the United States. It calls him amiable but notes American reception would imply monarchy approval. It suggests he travel to Canada where rulers are distant from daily civic work.
Capt Going of the Forty fourth describes Cebu a city with about 200000 inhabitants relying on rice and corn. Natives catch small fish drying for local use while cock fighting dominates leisure with saber gafts and high stakes bets, some backers winning much from a single bout.
Professor Joseph French Johnson of the University of Pennsylvania may succeed Charles G. Dawes as comptroller of the currency. Johnson is a noted authority on finance and has long been allied with Republican leadership. He recently returned from Europe with Vanderlip and is spending the summer on a Massachusetts farm. The appointment would take effect October 1.
Dean Fremantle writes the Times warning that Europe except Russia shares a falling birth rate with England leading the decline. If fertility drops as projected over 25 to 50 years the population could shrink, reaching a death rate that outpaces births. He warns the nation must awaken to the danger and resist the trend driven by ease and material desires.
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