Oak Park Calls for New Jail and Better Police Quarters
The overcrowded Oak Park police station is cited as proof the area needs a new jail and more commodious quarters for officials.
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1901
Page
4
Taxes Unpaid Delinquents Subject Oak Park Proposal
A letter argues publishing a yearly list of Oak Park personal property tax delinquents would alarm readers but raise school funds. The writer suggests a percentage-based collector fee to reward diligent payers and curb lax collection. The rest recounts a voyage tale mentioning French rivers and the canoe Oithona.
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Oak Park
Rochester Theological Seminary May Move to New York
President Strong and the trustees consider relocating the Rochester Theological Seminary to New York City to access larger student opportunities and because much of the seminary's support comes from the city. The move would reflect modern trends toward urban centers for higher learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester Theolgical Seminary
New York
Strong
Rochester Seminary
New York City
Self Drugging Warned By London Lancet Authority
The London Lancet warns that self drugging has grown into a source of mischief aided by better pharmaceutical preparations. Treating symptoms without medical advice may seem helpful, but neglecting professional care risks untreated disease, and a man who is his own doctor is a fool for a patient.
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London Lancet
H High Medical Authority
Screens in federal officeholder’s building prompt humorous appeal
A federal official asked for screens for his work building noting nearby livery stables a mule boarding house a horse sanitarium and a fish morgue while lamenting his handwriting worn by filing. The episode ends with a wry failure and a joke about Uncle Sam’s wealth.
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Sam
How Horses Fight and Their Weapons in Battle
The article as described discusses how horses in fights use teeth more than hind hooves, with stallions grasping necks and striking with front legs. It notes the mane and crest protect the neck during battles, and compares horse defense to carnivores like tigers and lions, suggesting mechanical armor aids in rival clashes.
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Wright
Pearson's Magazine
Louis Robinson
Use Their Teeth More Than Their Heels Excerpt
The passage compares teeth and claws across primates and humans, noting Kilkenny cat like extinction of excessive bite, and that many apes lack defensive adaptations beyond their teeth. It argues speech often replaces physical combat in resolving conflicts among American monkeys and humans, while cats rely on cries rather than corpses.
Rider Haggard Turns to Farming and Study of Agriculture
Rider Haggard, famed author, now farms 200 acres at Ditchingham Norfolk and plans a tour of Ireland and Scotland to study agricultural methods. He sits as chairman of the local magistrates bench while continuing extensive literary work. His country house sits on a red brick Queen Anne styled estate beside the river Waveney, near the Norfolk Suffolk border.
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Rider Haggard
Haggard
Ditchingham
Norfolk
Ireland
Scotland
Waveney
Norfolk and
Suffold
Paint Pots of Yellowstone Boiling Mud Tourists Scalded
The Yellowstone National Park hosts groups of boiling mud springs nicknamed paint pots. Two women tourists were seriously scalded after falling into a blue mud pot. Springs vary in color from pink to blue and white, with temps over 180 degrees. The mud forms caldrons and can be burned into plaster or mortar.
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Yellowstone National Park
Alum Creek
Crater Hills
Yellowstone
Yellowstone Lake
Reign of Rogues in Honduras Described by Kohle
Gustav Kohle in Harper's Weekly portrays Honduras as a haven for criminals and outcasts where officials protect thieves and detectives face danger. He cites diverse international outlaws in Central America and estimates American golf club memberships totaling about 150 000 with annual expenses around 15 million dollars.
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Central America
Republic of
Honduras
South
Chicago
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
England
France
Italy
Russia
United States
Country Club
Brookline
Mass
Gustav Kohle
Harper's Weekly
Notable Facts From History And Geography
The text lists varied historical notes and facts including college graduation trends, early U.S. manufacturing, regional nicknames, confectionery, dyeing, sugar cane, river measurements, and trolley speed prospects. It also cites the French Revolutionary Era dates and a two year term for New York’s mayor.
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United States
Greenfield
Mass
Horace
Mississippi
Lake Itaska
Columbia River
Canada
Oregon
New York
Conecticut
Newsy Nuggets of Global Notions and Trivia
A collection of assorted facts notes Vancouver liquor licenses, preserved Herculaneum fruits, African sugar cane spread by explorers, eighteenth century silk prices in London, King Roger of Italy and silk culture, patents for ink in Britain, lithographic ink ingredients, early Chinese and Hindu chronology, candy consumption by American women, timber seasoning, Sligo boycott bread impact, silk worm culture attempts in Madagascar, heart wood function, animal sounds as words, muscadine disease in silk worms.
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Herculaneum
Africa
London
Roger
Italy
Great Britain
Sligo
Ireland
Madagascar
Mirth and wisdom for life’s ills and manners
Mirth is nature’s remedy for ills. Cranks oppose differing views. Hope masks life’s dregs. Advice flatterers flatter fools. Knowledge comes from effort, not ease. Handsome fades. kindness lasts. Wisdom often comes from humility rather than elevation. A crust and kind word beat a feast and indigestion.
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Hfe
Round Trip Tickets Chicago to New York At 31 Dollars
Round trip tickets will be sold from July 1 to October 20 for Chicago to New York at 31 dollars. Stopovers in Washington or Baltimore or Philadelphia or Buffalo Pan-American Exposition. Visit Atlantic City or other seaside resorts. Send 14 cents for Guide to Washington and Reasons Why. For information contact C. G. Lemmon or RB. N. Austin in Chicago.
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Chicago
New York
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Atlantic City
C. G. Lemmon
Clark Street
Wanted help and loans advertised in Austin area
Classified notes list a girl sought for general housework at 123 Holly Court and 222 South Grove Ave, plus a young English girl seeking nurse work. Mrs Waugh's Employment Office in Austin seeks 30 girls, and F E Pray offers mortgage loans at 117 North Park Ave Austin for building funds.
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South Grove Ave
M. Postoffice
Austin
F. E. Pray
North Park Avenue
For Rent and Sale Notices from Oak Park Austin Frink and More
A collage of rental and sale advertisements lists furnished rooms and long term rentals at various addresses in Oak Park Austin Cor Frink and River Forest. Items include room rentals at 133 Baird Ave 312 North Lombard Ave and 5405 Ontario Street plus a front apartment at THE KENTON Oak Park and a 9 room modern house for sale or rent. Also listed are items for sale such as a violin at A M Times and Vindicator Office and household goods like a garland stove and a wheel.
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North Lombard Ave
B. F. Dare
South Central Ave
Austin
Holley Court
Oak Park
Sgarbi
Rome
M. Times and Vindicator Office
J. J. Schoening
Grove Street
River Forest
Rena
Tuthill
North Central Avenue
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Lippincott
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Abe Lincoln
Golf Cluba
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Amercan
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B. C
Jackstraws
Ohio
N. Boulevard
Holly Court
Baird Ave
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Lake Street Elevated Railroad
Prairie Ayenue
Ontario Street
Kenton
Willow Ave
Pine Ave
Larsen
Reno S. Tuthill
Central Avenue
Frink
Garland
Jewell
North Harvey Ave
Ridgeland
Franklin Avenue
Frink Street
W. H. Keasel
Berwyn, Ill
Lake St
Aurora
William’s Drug
Studio of Music
Cody Block
Garner’s
Third’ Avenue
Maywood
P. H. Graves
Woodbine Avenue
G. D. Lester
Lester
Herkimer Street
Beck A
Europe
Michigan Resorts
Whitehall
White Lake
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Pentwater
Graham & Morton Line
Pere Marquette Ry
Ottawa Beach
Dock
Wabash Ave
Telephone Central
Grocer
Schmitz
Schmitz Bakery
Tel
Buffalo Boat
Puritan
Will
Sgt This Wednsaday
Vis
Graham @ Morton
River St
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Lake
Geneva
Clinton
Iowa
St. Joseph, Benton Harbor and
Holland
ChiCago, St. Joseph and
Benton Harbor
St. Joseph
B. H’bor
Pere Mangeste Railway
Big Four Fayre Bee Ojs
Iowa Railway
En Ton Harbor
Columbus
Bally
Ottawa
Steamboat Express
G. B. Hopper
Pass
Trafic Mgr
Chicago Dock
Wabash
Central
Carmichael’s Ladies’ and Gentlemen’ S
Lake St. Oak Park
Park Ave
A. L. Caron
Sams
AK Park
Herd Water
C. J. Rheberg.& CO
Chicago Avenue
Telephone
Arizona
California
Lea
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