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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1899
Page
7
A collection of humorous exchanges and witticisms from various newspapers. Brief jests touch on religion, politics, manners, and social costs, featuring lines about Christian science, pessimism, fresh recruits, and peanut politics. The piece preserves the tone of early 20th century satirical compilations.
A compact aphoristic column offers rustic maxims about money lenders principles work and timing. It quips that the widow's mite lacks dynamite and compliments prove nothing while noting that a good lead comes from continued effort and that the best country trip is when the trees shed leaves.
Lieut. Joseph P. Castner of the Fourth Infantry and two privates, Bircis and McGregor, endured a grueling Alaska journey in 1898. Stranded after their raft rode a log jam, they faced hunger, frostbite, and a wolf encounter before being aided by Indians. They reached Rampart in November and reached Skagway by February 24, 1899.
A twelve volume folio Bible owned by Mr. W Williamson on Yonge Street gathers over 15 000 pages of illustrations. The lifetime effort of a leading Canadian biblical scholar features steel wood daratir engravings chromo lithographs and works by masters such as Dore Raphael Van Dyck Rubens Bartlett with noted engravers.
The city Sunday school superintendent urged a collection for a Shut-in society, prompting children to name a Bible shut-in figure. A boy named Johnnie Czarina was prompted to speak, with the crowd inviting him to answer loudly.
First M. E. Church of Austin led by Rev. A. M. White. Sunday: 9:30 morning services, 10:30 class meeting, 12:00 Sunday school, 3:30 Sunday afternoon class meeting, 6:15 Epworth League, 7:30 evening sermon. Wednesday 7:45 midweek prayer service.
Morning service at 7 20 p m Sunday school at 12 15 p m Junior C BE at 3 30 p m Intermediate at 4 15 p m vesper service from 5 to 6 p m Pastor: W L Demorest residence 6459 Iowa street corner North Pine avenue.
Morning service at 10 30 and evening service at 7 30 announced for Austin Episcopal at 5731 Ohio Street Rev S L Mitchell rector early communion at 7 30 a m and Sunday school at noon on Waller Avenue and Ohio Street
Rev W H Burns pastor leads Sunday worship at 10 30 am with Sunday school at noon Junior League at 3 30 pm and Senior League at 6 30 pm at Oak Park M E Church.
Local business personals promote affordable wood from C. B. Patrick and grooming services by O. I. Werner at 203 No Park Ave. Graham's Creamery Butter from 324 S Prairie Ave with telephone 1011 urged along with Peter C. Jorgensen at 222 N Park Ave for creamery products.
Oak Park shop promotes Miller's Drug Store with Miller's Columbian Cough Syrup and Miller's Cold Capsules at 206 Lake Street for coughs and colds.
J Clayton Yonker serves as pastor at Euclid Avenue M E Church with Sunday school at 9 30 a m led by superintendent S H Goodyear. Worship at 11 a m, class meeting at 12 m, Epworth Leagues at 3 p m and 6 45 p m followed by evening preaching at 7 45 p m.
The church lists Sunday morning worship at 10 30 a m Sunday school at 12 00 noon and evening sermon at 7 30 p m The Young People meeting follows the evening service A mid week prayer meeting is scheduled Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.
The Second Baptist Church of Austin will hold services in the old Presbyterian Church on South Boulevard at 10:30 a m and 7:30 p m. Rev A Collins from Iowa will preach both morning and evening. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
Preaching every Sunday at 11 o clock with Sunday school at 10. Next Sunday sermon by Rev. J. Strickland. All are invited to attend at Austin Christian Church.
Union church services will be held in Austin each Sunday at 5 p m beginning July 16 for six weeks. Dr H Ju Willett of the University of Chicago will speak at every meeting delivering a course of sermons on The Life of Christ.
An old advertisement claims a lovelier appearance comes from health improvement. It links constipation kidney trouble and impure blood to pimples and a dull complexion. Electric Bitters is promoted as the remedy regulating stomach liver and kidneys and purifying blood. Ends with price and drug store names.
The Philadelphia Record describes ten to twelve hardwood chairs in Carpenters Hall’s Congress room kept behind a railing. These chairs were used during the Continental Congress with Patrick Henry and his colleagues, with some high arm seats believed to be officers’ chairs. A colored porter guards the relics to prevent damage.
The New York Post reports three expeditions to the Antarctic are planned for 1902. The British government will support the voyage under Royal Society and Royal Geographical Society auspices, with Dr. Nansen also leading a separate Antarctic journey. An Antarctic conference at the Berlin Geographers Congress will decide on action as Messrs Markham Murray and Prof von Drygalski discuss plans.
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