13 Aug 1897
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1897
Page
1
A disparate column of quotations and trivia covers life observations on home and rights, Illinois bicycle law, and quotes on death. It cites naval and colonial era fleets, California pearl fisheries, diving depths, and US export and import figures with June fluctuations and duty values.
Mrs. Rorer urges using sound fresh fruit and prepared canning gear. Heat jars upright in water, fill quickly to overflow, seal tightly, and cool in a dark closet. Check lids after a week and reheat if needed to prevent spoilage or bursting.
A July picnic menu suggests appetizing dishes, portable sandwiches, and fruit. Mrs S Tk Rover prescribes a compact setup including an alcohol stove, coffee, and Welsh rarebit. Prepare picnics with home made bread sandwiches, mayonnaise salad, sardines or shrimp spread, lemon juice for lemonade, and condensed milk for milk or cream.
A New York World description depicts a haughty woman in a hardware store intently questioning clerks about alabaster dishes. She corrects the staff, insisting the term refers to asbestos and prompts a moment of comic confusion before the scene shifts.
A New Brunswick Forest and Stream contributor recounts an eerie hunting trip incident with Mr Hunter at Fortyenine Mile camp. A candle left on a table vanished after darkness fell, sparking fear and a search of the premises. Seventeen other mills are under construction in North Carolina.
Orsanius Page, tall and slim with a wooden leg nicknamed Peg leg, earns the title of Joliet’s oldest newsboy. Born February 11 1818 in Cattaraugus County New York he lived in Ohio and Illinois before settling in Joliet over a decade ago. He recalls driving hogs to New York and surviving a Allegheny snowbound journey amid prices and peril.
A young newsboy rose to prominence with George B. McClelland as the local Chicago papers agent. He refuses to sell other papers and recalls his peak during the 1894 strike when he sold 315 copies before supplies ran out.
A report recalls repeated clashes with the Waziris on the Afghan frontier of India. The tribe, described as wild and violent, has provocations traced to 1860 1879 and again recently. Past expeditions by Chamberlain Kennedy Lockhart were aimed at restoring order and punishing raids. Authorities expect severe punishment for the latest outbreak.
James S. Evans reports on the resurgence of the SimonSims gang across Washington Choctaw and Clarke counties Alabama. The piece recounts past executions and mob justice including Teech Bedsole and Meachim brothers and details the Choctaw Christmas tree hangings and subsequent pursue of Simms followers.
Sidney Lagelles known as Lord Weresford, a famed swindler, fled Fitzgerald Georgia after posing as an English lord. He built a prosperous front as a merchandise broker, held a $3,000 salary post and a city contract, then vanished with his wife leaving $8,000 in unpaid bills and a string of crimes from forgery to false pretenses. His twenty year odyssey spanned multiple continents.
The world’s largest seismoscope hangs inside the Washington Monument. A 174 foot copper wire suspends a plum in water with two perpendicular transits. Gentle shifts occur with heat and wind, but records show no permanent change in the monument’s tilt. The custodian logs daily readings and files monthly charts with the war department.
Mr. George M. Brook reports a curious community of small brown ants forming dome shaped wooden fibre shelters on fence panels and Virginia creeper shoots. The shelters, quarter inch to one inch wide and eighth inch high, shelter ants during rain and are rebuilt as aphids on the creeper move. Ants herd the aphids for the creamy secretion, relocating huts nearer the herd before settling in a distant pile of boards.
The article discusses a few stars with highly uncertain distances. It notes Alpha in a constellation unseen from northern hemispheres and a bright star nicknamed 6. Cyn in Pegasus. Parallax by S. Pavis suggests a distance of 53 million miles?
A Washington Star excerpt shows a woman noting Mrs Cumrox’s children love their school while another cites high extra tuition as justification. The exchange highlights parental costs and perceived value in education.
Gustave Staib, a Staten Island butcher and grocer, found a burglar packing goods inside his shop. The thief hid in an ice box, was secured by Staib, and surrendered to officers at police headquarters. The suspect complained of the cold and asked to be returned to the ice box.
A child from Waslsburg, Oregon, developed a neck lump traced to a sheep tick buried in the back of the neck. Doctors removed the tick and the child has since improved. Parents Mr. and Mrs. D. Meese reported the incident.
Clay Clement stars in his new play A Southern Gentleman at McVicker's Theater beginning August 23 with a refined cast including Frank E. Aiken Charles Kent Robert Druett and Miss Karra Kenwyn. Aornate scenic production by Arthur Voeghtlin accompanies the debut.
Following Trilby presented by the Hopkins stock company Bartley Campbell’s The Galley Slave is set as the dramatic card for next week A strong vaudeville bill includes Cushman and Holcomb Engstrom Sisters and Smith and Fuller with new Paris views and motion pictures from the Cinematographe alongside other specialties
Manager Clifford brings Fred Rider's Moulin Rouge extravaganza to Clifford's Gaiety Theater for a week. The burlesque show features A Hot Box satire and a vaudeville bill with Harris and Walters, Blackberry Sisters, Gordon and Lick, Jack and Jennie Bernard, Uriine Sisters, and Cooper and Stewart.
Lincoln J. Carter's melodrama The Heart of Chicago opens at the Alhambra Theater on Saturday night August 14. The production is praised as unusually strong with striking stage pictures and a vivid Fire scene inspired by the Great Chicago Fire.
The Haymarket vaudeville bill opens Monday featuring high priced acts. John and Emma Ray headline as Irish comedians with Emily Melville switching from opera to vaudeville singing operatic selections and popular ballads. Clayton Jasper and Jenkins present a comic sketch burlesque of circus features. Romalo Brothers perform balancing feats. Additional acts promise up to date specialties.
The coming attraction for the week of August Lith features the re engagement of the great Sabel leading a list of acts. She will perform new songs with Caron and Interbert Edith Kingsley and Sister Dixie Triplets Howe Wall and Waters among others. The original Cinematographe will produce new pictures and Edna Aug the American Anna Held will appear.
The Ferris Wheel lists Charles Wayne Henry Howard and his performing ponies Miss Myrtie Hauch prima donna contralto Gilbert Girard the imitator among the featured acts for next week. Free wheel rides offered on weekday afternoons.
Graham & Morton operate steamers from Chicago to St Joseph and Benton Harbor with a $1 round trip. Daily excursions depart from foot of Wabash avenue each morning. Whaleback to Milwaukee popular with round trip fare set at $1. Docks at Rush street bridge north end.
Comedy tops next week at the Olympic with Burke Wrothers and their trick donkey in a daring act titled Two Hush Cow boys. Phyllis Allen, Edna Collins, Master Joe O'Hare lead a diverse lineup alongside Val Vousden Hart Brothers and Doherty's trick poodles.
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