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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1898
Page
8
A Westminster Budget correspondent recalls I. Zangwill sending a poem to an American magazine long ago. The magazine returned it, then later bought the world rights after Zangwill gained fame, issuing a poster announcing a poem by him.
A western teacher receives a note from a mother defending Lizzie’s absence on election day. The message says the mother kept Lizzie home to mind the baby while she voted for the “right man,” noting the winner’s big majority and mentioning the morning paper.
In Pick Me Up a master asks for a pair of socks and Jane brings two mismatched socks one red and white striped and one brown. She explains only this odd pair is available.
An ad touts Cosmo Buttermilk Toilet Soap as making skin soft white and healthy and claims the product is sold everywhere. It asserts that many would not know want if they had not first known waste.
The article notes military medical officers in the US Army have clear ranks from second lieutenant to brigadier general and are treated as peers of officers of similar rank. It urges reforms to give engineers and doctors the same status as naval officers, while praising doctors who share combat risks alongside their comrades.
A nostalgic verse extols rustic pleasures of farm life. Children tumble on hay, drink milk directly from the milkpail, and revel in carefree summer days. The piece evokes a dreamy, peaceful atmosphere and contrasts leisure with labor.
The passage urges that each person has a divine function beyond personal happiness. It rejects idleness and insists every saved individual is meant for specific service in God's vineyard. Earnest effort in fulfilling this calling leads to the reward of divine commendation.
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's foot-Ease is a powder that cures painful feet and relieves sting from bunions. It makes tight shoes feel easy and relieves sweating callous and tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or mailed for 25c with a trial package free from Allen Olmsted Le Roy NY.
A humorous note describes a dream holiday spot offering no regular meal hours, a large airy room, free hot and cold baths, abundant fruit and vegetables, a well stocked wine cellar, free carriage, and no servant fees. The reply says the ideal place is staying at home.
A collage of vintage ads tout beauty claims and patent medicines. Prominent lines promote Cascarets for detox and clear skin, No-To-Bac tobacco cure, and Piso’s Cure for consumption, with scattered facts about Galicia salt beds and Japan’s island count, all in period voice.
A whimsical verse fragment features a fish with a longing to ride a sea bed adventure. The speaker wears a tam o shanter and bloomers, expressing helplessness and yearning in playful rhythm.
A hungry tramp asks a farmer for food and promises to kill rats in return. The farmer agrees and feeds him a square meal before the tramp uses a club from the wood pile to threaten the farmer, demanding rats. The tale ends with the moral about specifying contract details.
A dialogue shows Walking Delegates disdain for navy fellows as clubs and praises an organizer need. The exchange mentions time on Sundays in Manila and Santiago, no extra pay, and a skeptical view of top starts versus steady effort. A quip about a baseball team near the top and a man named Wampsley who spent years seeking public office ends with him doing nothing after getting the office.
An item from the New York Truth quotes a provocative exchange about delaying a pilot, raising questions about mercy and punishment. The fragment highlights a harsh policy stance and public debate over how to deal with the accused.
The excerpt shows a comic exchange where a spectator asks if a move is planned and is told no, only a birthday party for a child. The dialogue highlights a domestic moment with a light tone.
The Roanoke arrived from St Michael Alaska with 240 passengers and about four tons of gold valued at 1.5 to 2 million dollars. Royalty fears drive secrecy as miners evade a 10 percent Canadian tax, with many concealing larger sums. Joaquin Miller remarks the Klondike riches are vast but harder to extract than any camp.
A summer boarder tells the farmer his life seems narrow, but the farmer responds that his life is spread across 250 acres. The exchange presents rural perspective on scale and contentment in farm life.
Senator Sorghum praises a colleague for a brilliant maiden speech while noting its rapid delivery. Senator Backcountry compliments the speaker but jokes about a shorthand writer in front, whose fingers flew faster as the pace increased. The dialogue captures a brisk, humorous exchange in a political setting.
The Monon Route offers four daily trains to Cincinnati at 1 cent per mile. Tickets go on sale Sept 4 5 6 with return options Sept 6 13 and extended to Oct 2. Send 4 cents for Monon illustrated Cincinnati Encampment book. Frank J. Reed G P A Chicago L E Sessions T P A Minneapolis Minn.
A family exchange explains church styles through a child’s joke. Willie asks about differences while studying, his sister offers a concise punchline, and their mother adds a clarifying remark about the word amen.
An old seed company notice touts growing wheat for 40 cents a bushel with guidance on high yield crops including winter wheat rye oats and clovers. It promises samples of Salzer's Hed Cross and a farm seed catalogue with four cents postage from John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin.
A Chicago Dispatch quips that one perk of living in flats is the obligation to put children to bed when guests arrive, framing urban housing with a humorous social jab. The remark contrasts hospitality norms with apartment living.
Letters from women across the United States praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for relief from backache headaches bearing down pains and menstrual disorders after other doctors failed. Testimonials come from Mrs C L Winn of Marquez Texas Mrs Gannrett Licury of Lancaster Pennsylvania Mrs CrLaupia Harrin of Cream Ridge New Jersey and Mrs Luz McCuLioven of Adlai West Virginia with claims of renewed health and ability to work.
An advertisement promotes No-To-Bac as a wonder-worker to quit tobacco easily and forever. It promises stronger nerves and vigor, credits druggists, and offers a booklet free from Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York.
The latest Empire combs set a chic Paris hairstyle trend. FITS Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness after last day's use of Dr Kine wn tryout Nerve Restorer Bend for FREE $2.00 trial bottle and treatise. Da RM Kiixe Ltd area St Philadelphia Pa. People who drown their troubles usually preserve them in alcohol.
An ad claims Casparets Candy Cathartic will cure constipation forever with money back if it fails. It mentions a sensational price for a Santiago bombardment powder at one million dollars.
A brief note presents a whimsical reflection on life as an empty dream and a playful night scene of eating cucumbers topped with ice cream.
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