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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1899
Page
8
An ad touts A lien's Peat Pass powder for feet, claiming it makes tight or new shoes feel looser and cures sweating, aching feet, corns and bunions. Sold in druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. trial offer by mail from Allen Olmsted, Le Roy, N.Y.
The article notes that Spanish marriages occur either by day or at night depending on the couple's circumstances. Wealthier couples hold ceremonies in the early morning, reflecting social status and timing.
The fragment shows old timey medical ad copy touting Cascareta Candy Cathartic Piso’s Gifs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup and other remedies. Phrases promise cure-alls for consumption headaches coughs and teething pains with prices in cents. It reflects period marketing rhetoric and safety concerns.
Anguish over polygamy fuels recall of Angus M. Cannon, Salt Lake Stake president, who was freed on 300 bail after arrest for unlawful cohabitation. The case targets Mormon church leaders and Utah polygamy as the federal seating of Brigham H. Roberts. The Christian Endeavor convention and church figures are urged to press for Roberts’ unseating.
The document details allegations of unlawful cohabitation against Angus M. Cannon, asserting he is married to Dr. Mattie Hughes Cannon, with a baby birth recorded. It notes witnesses, potential juror bias among Mormons, and calls for congressional action including a constitutional amendment to criminalize polygamy and protect the family.
A speaker remarks that a man who can drink without becoming foolish is a hero in his field, noting that such heroes are rare and not many have been met.
The Baltimore and Ohio receivership ended after immense rebuilding costs. Cowen and Murray replaced an aged system with 15 350 box cars and 216 locomotives while investing in rails, bridges, terminals, and new buildings. Three year outlays neared 35 million dollars with further planned upgrades worth ten million.
An electrical fire at the Volta exhibition in Como completely destroys the complex built with combustibles. Wires defective caused the blaze in the marine gallery. many relics perish, but no loss of life. Gas meters exploded sending a plume seen from Milan, twenty eight miles away.
Frank J. Cheney and J. Lucas swear that Hall's Catarrh Cure will pay one hundred dollars for any case not cured. The document, dated December 6, 18__, states Cheney & Co of Toledo will honor the sum for non cure cases. The remedy is described as taken internally and affecting the mucous surfaces.
Motor cars in Waco themed to carry machine guns on gasoline carriages. Lord Kitchener will inspect guns mounted on motor carriages and American inventor Hiram Maxim is noted for the Maxim gun. The War Office pursues an experimental battery of motor carriage mounted machine guns, with an order likely soon.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake in shoes for corns bunions swollen feet and ingrowing nails with claims of relief and cooling comfort. It notes availability at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents and offers a free sample by mail to Allen S Olmsted Le Ray NY.
An Auburn Maine man says his tabby is so well trained it takes a seat at the family table. He notes the cat uses a napkin and demonstrates table manners with a grace rarely seen by humans.
Thousands of men seek harvest work in Minnesota and the Dakotas, with ample jobs available via the Great Northern Railway from St. Paul. Write Max Bass at 220 South Clark Street in Chicago for details and rates.
The Chicago Great Western Ry Maple Leaf Route reports a $9 575 68 rise in earnings for the fourth week of July 1899. Cumulative increase since July 1 reaches $40 248 02.
In response to recent railway accidents the French minister of public works decrees all trams must carry medical requisites for prompt surgical aid to the injured.
Gadd Fellows everywhere embark on an official visit to the fraternity as part of organizational duties. The note mentions a best selling book and large commissions linked to the case. The address 1505 Manhattan Blog Chicago is listed for manager contact.
A brief note recommends washing embroideries in luke warm suds using rain water and white Castile soap as the best mixture.
Dr Theresa Rivers offers careful medical attention to communities lacking physicians while away from home. Focused on obstetrics and women’s health, she practices at 196 State Mt opposing Mair in Chicago.
Anecdotes recount James Bowie defending a church meeting with a knife and ax while a flatboatman yelled war whoops. The tale contrasts Bowie’s ferocity with his occasional loyalty to order and country. Eyma’s 1848Illustration article reviews early American sleeping cars on the Baltimore and Ohio line, detailing car interiors, six-bedded compartments, and theft concerns.
A country youth employed at a Dearborn haberdasher devised a sales stunt by lightly dampening cheap collars and cuffs then drying them, displaying them in the window the next day with a new price marked on the goods for effect.
A historical glimpse cites the Chicago Post on Hato era ruin and the future car. It notes the car’s impact on streets, cleanliness, transport, paving, noise, nerves, and morality, while acknowledging crude early machinery and evolving aesthetics shaping cities.
The article explains that non physiological factors affect body temperature, with air at about 54 degrees Fahrenheit deemed optimal for public health. It notes that deviations above or below this temperature require greater effort from the body's heat-regulating system to maintain balance.
Rain across the Great Lakes shows eight inches more on the south shore of Lake Superior than the north shore, and three inches more on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Eastern shores of Lakes Huron and Michigan receive heavier precipitation than western shores.
Central Asian railway managers unveil a latticed window harem car designed to please public taste. The new car features a secluded compartment for the Emir of Bok hata and reflects imperial grooming of railway service standards.
A testimonial letter praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for curing back pain bearing down pain and fatigue after multiple bottles. It urges other women to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Mass and to not delay treatment.
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