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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1900
Page
8
An editorial cautions shoppers about substitutes for Cascarets Candy Cathartic, arguing world wide reputation proves quality and warning that sellers of imitations aim to profit from credulity. It stresses that genuine Cascarets come in metal boxes with a long tailed C and a stamped C O G on each tablet.
A southern state case involved Mr Driver accused of stealing hogs from Mr Pig with witness Hamm. Lawyers named Miles and Chew appear. Another case titled Bridge vs Ford, plus Bridges vs Shallcross and Just vs Wise. Tanner vs Skinner also listed.
Advertisement claims Cascarlets Candy Cathartic can restore bowel health from headaches to cancer by natural movements. It touts easy relief, costs 10 cents to start, and warns against imitations with boxes stamped C. C. C.
Collage of vintage ad lines and quips from early 1900s newspapers. Mentions Maple City Self Washing Soap claims labor savings and fabric wear, Diazmond badge value in London, Piso’s Cure throat remedy, i Ki-Seon bunion cure, Winslow’s soothing syrup for teething, and cynical lines on labor and police salaries.
Mrs Gates reports years of weakness chills limb pains and breast area pain following childbirth. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improves and proclaims response and gratitude to Pinkham.
Sir Chi Chen Loeng Luh, Chinese minister to London, stands as the era’s leading Chinese diplomat in the West since Pekin troubles. Lo Feng is seen as a government clearing house coordinating decrees and messages to abroad ministers via the London legation. The report notes his pivotal role and the flow of directives among Chinese representatives.
Duke Charles Edward of Albany, son of the late Prince Leopold and grandson of Queen Victoria, ascends as Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha after the crown prince’s death and the abdication by the Duke of Connaught. At 16, his regency will be led by Prince Ernest of Hohenlohe Langenburg.
Sir Robert Hart led the Chinese maritime customs as a European head in China. He was known for humor and perseverance. A visiting Chinaman acted as spy and companion, shadowing Hart until a portion of his pigtail vanished. Hart chose seclusion over public disgrace during the rest of the trip.
The Duchess, first to cut William Waldorf Astor in London society, befriended him as he sought entry to the royal set. A friend of the Prince and Princess of Wales and fashion arbiter, she allegedly took Astor’s money, later repudiated after a Sir Berkeley Milne insult, and aligned with royalty. She married in 1884 as Lady Jane Hamilton, daughter of the first Duke of Amercorn.
Major Von Madai commanded the first German marine battalion and received Emperor William’s famed no quarter speech.
The International Monthly notes that while the United States leads in aggregate wheat production, its yield per acre lags behind leading European nations and trails India and Russia. It contends U S dairy output is high but quality and efficiency lag, and calls for regaining trust in markets harmed by some farmers and shippers.
Burke Roche MP for Kerry is missing after leaving Holland House New York in mid May. He registered in April and gave orders his room be kept undisturbed. Friends in New York and Washington cannot confirm his fate or location amid unresolved rumors of China boxing, Klondike prospecting, or foul play.
A newspaper item notes railroad officials propose renaming the brakeman to assistant conductor as air brakes shift duties. The article argues the title misleads youths who admire brakemen and highlights changes in station announcements and duties over two decades.
The Benne leaves, used by Mississippi steamboat crews in the 1840s, are identified as Sesam Ind and praised for soothing maladies. James and Constance Maguire investigated their Indian origin and, after combining them with other vegetables, produced a remedy that allegedly saved thousands of lives. Prepared by The J. & G. Maguire Medicine Co., St. Louis, MO.
The Lichfield City Council has purchased the birthplace of Dr Samuel Johnson near Market Square. A 1767 town vote granted a 99 year lease at five shillings with no fine, reflecting the town’s longtime affection for its famed son. Johnson praised Lichfield as a city of philosophers and admired its people.
In Topeka Kansas Dr W W Gavitt a long time banker has reportedly achieved remarkable discoveries for chronic kidney liver and stomach diseases. Western papers note the sensational claims among doctors and patients and a two cent stamp is suggested to obtain full particulars.
Financial figures show by May 1 deposits of children government funds in London at 3 percent totaling 15 million dollars. Hypothecary bonds hold about 5.17 million, mint gold at 2.7 million, and year end conversion funds projected at 27.7 million with 7.16 million in bonds. With 16.5 million for 1901 estimates, redemption of 50 million notes appears covered. Robert H. Reid, Chicago Record.
Great Rock Island Route offers one night trips from Chicago to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs Salt Lake City and Ogden on August 21 September 4 and September 18. Excursion tickets cost one regular fare plus $2.00 round trip with return by October 31, 1900. Tickets valid on regular trains. Berth reservations and the Colorado the Magnificent book available free from John Sebastian G P A Chicago.
A southern man notes daisies were rare before the war but now bloom everywhere the Union army visited. He credits Sherman and the wagon train of seed in hay fed horses, suggesting the march to the sea can be traced by summer growth of daisies.
The piece argues the China puzzle is unsolved and pivots to promoting farming in Marinette County Wisconsin. It touts best crops ample work markets climate pure water and cheap land with long-time sale terms via land agent C E Rollins at 161 La Salle St Chicago Ill.
On the first and third Tuesdays of July and August the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad will offer Home seeker’s excursion tickets to Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Texas. One fare plus 92.00 for the round trip with fifteen days for going and stopover privileges in Home seeker territory and returning tickets valid twenty one days. A wide vestibuled train runs daily Chicago Fort Worth with through Pullman sleeping cars and free reclining chair cars. For details contact any railroad agent or G P and T A Co. L. Stone.
The great Northern Railway plans indicate the 2.5 mile Cascade tunnel will finish in October 1900. This summer offers travelers a last chance to cross the Cascades via the Switch-Back, a famed engineering feat. For a booklet contact F I Whitney in St Paul or any Great Northern agent.
Cheap excursion tickets good for three weeks go on sale August 21 September 4 and 18 October 2 and 16 via Great Northern Railway. Inquire at the railway ticket agent or write F I Whitney General Passenger and Ticket Agent St Paul Minnesota. Now is your time to go.
The August issue features five notable short stories. The Serpent and the Gem by Maitland Leroy Osborne. The Scratch on the Mahogany Table A Domestic Sketch by Harrie de Levant. The Recluse by Wayne Pouchee. The Queen of Home by Charles Hanford Jr.. and Music Misterious by Charles F. Welles.
Former U S Senator James W Bradbury ends forty years on the Bowdoin College board of trustees. The notice appears amid assorted advertisements and quotations about household products and moral maxims.
Advertisement style copy touts Putnam Faceless Dyes as producing fastest and brightest colors. It also promotes Maple City Soap for whiteness, White's Yucatan soap for cycling ease, and happiness as life’s elixir, with casual references to cigars and home influence.
An assortment of vintage ads promotes Allen’s Foot-Ease powder for swollen feet and foot odor, Parxes’ hair tonic against baldness and dandruff, and a short aphorism about unselfishness as a virtue. The copy imitates early 20th century ad style with addresses and price cues.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for uncured cases and lists testimonials from Toledo wholesalers. It also mentions Hall's Family Pills and advertises Dublin's Gold Cup honoring Queen Victoria, describing the cup's weight and marble pedestal.
One size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It relieves tight or new shoes and cures swollen hot sweating aching feet ingrowing nails corns and bunions. Available at all druggists and shoe stores with a 250 trial package free by mail. Address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY.
A quotation from TM W Newman notes that counting only essential things builds many virtues. The line frames frugality as a cornerstone of moral character and practical ethics.
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