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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1901
Page
7
A reflective poem recalls a deserted school field and memories of boys at play. The speaker laments fading faces and the journey from youth to mid life, while contemplating heart and fate along an old highway.
In Cornwall Ontario, John Stacy plans a luncheon atop a factory chimney to showcase manufacturing and local figures. The climb proves harrowing as Mayor MacDew and challenger Macklem struggle up a hollow ladder, aided by Stacy’s son George and onlookers.
At a Stacy dinner party a nervous contractor Macklem fainted during a risky ascent when a dare to swallow an oyster nearly cost him his balance. George Stacy saved him, carrying him down the ladder while the crowd hurried to fetch a stimulant. The scene prompts reflection on courage and vanity in public life.
An essay extols mining and assay offices as crucial national functions with professional scientists and engineers in government roles. It argues that scientific training, not political favoritism, drives these postings and highlights the public fairness of government testing of mining wealth.
A historical note discusses a new regulation fixing conditions for officers to marry in Russia. It specifies an officer must be at least 23, earn at least $600 in pay and allowances, and have real estate income of $160 or more from a capital of $2,500 or more. If capital is under $2,500, annual interest cannot exceed $150.
In Milwaukee, young Little Prince Midward son of the Duke of Cornwall and York, reads a history book with an illustration of Charles I. His reply shows a clear preference to become a doctor rather than a king.
In Wabasha Minnesota George Huber recovered from kidney trouble and backache after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He praises the remedy as worth its weight in gold noting its rapid improvements and broad reputation for serious conditions like Bright's Disease and Diabetes.
William H. Rogers, Nassau bank cashier, recalls a customer who refused a loan he called a Kathleen Mavourneen loan. Rogers notes such an odd loan type may be “for years and may be forever,” illustrating curious banking phrases from a long career.
An advertisement claims catarrh is incurable by local applications and must be treated internally. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a bloodstream remedy acting on mucous surfaces, plus Hall's Family Pills, with testimonials promised and Toledo, Ohio as the producer site.
The Hon. J. H. Turner a former Premier of British Columbia is expected in London soon to assume the post of adjutant general for the province. The status of the position will be raised to reflect the province's growing importance with official London representatives to be placed on a level with Australian states.
Professor William De Witt Alexander, famed authority on Hawaiian islands, leaves the Hawaiian department of surveys to join the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey after resigning his local post. He has authored multiple books on Hawaii.
The article cites Bell v. Bell on divorce jurisdiction across states and notes that a recital of facts to establish jurisdiction is not conclusive. It also reviews Mrs. Burton Harrison’s A Princess of the Hills as a vigorous romance about an American hero and Italian heroine in the Dolomites. Additional brief items cover depreciated paper money in the French Republic, expulsion of foreigners including Spaniards and Belgians, and a joke about a wife having her own way.
A frontier family endures a harsh winter after Indian theft breaks into a granary. Glass mixed with wheat forces the family to pick kernels from shattered grain to stave off starvation as supplies dwindle. Relief arrives just in time to avert disaster.
Local scientists report an ankle biting insect in Cleveland that rivals the kissing bug in notoriety. It favors low shoes and openwork hosiery and can cause swelling up to the knee, sometimes crippling victims for a week or more. The exact insect remains unidentified by researchers.
On his ninety first birthday Rev. John Spurgeon father of Charles Spurgeon laid the foundation stone of the South Norwood Baptist church in England. He is a Congregationalist and likely the oldest living minister of that denomination.
A New York shoe dealer proclaims banana skins polished patent leather shoes and kept them in prime condition. A shorthand writer notes he can take 100 words a minute and jokes about being married. An assortment of stray lines mentions debt collection and lamp chimneys, while an ad promises a nerve-restoring tonic from Dr. Kline.
Mrs E A Crozier writes from Minneapolis praising Peruna for curing her bearing down pains backache and headaches in two weeks and making her feel young again Mrs Henderson of Bordulac NC reports severe female weakness and leg pain healed after Peruna with two years pain free Dr Hartman offers free treatment for women during hot weather via confidential mail to The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio with cases treated like private patients and no charge for any part of the treatment
A jumble of figures and slogans notes 70 000 British residents on the continent and 200 000 continentals in England. It claims golf spending of at least 15 million dollars yearly. Includes ads for Hamlin s Wizard Oil Co and a testimonial, plus various aphorisms and dated quotes.
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