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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1901
Page
7
Capua, famed in ancient times for perfume production, sent Capuan perfumes in earthen and glass vessels across the Roman world, reflecting its notable manufactories and commercial reach.
Dr. Jay W. Seaver of Yale reports a large study across eighteen American colleges showing scoliosis in about 5.6 percent of incoming Yale classes and similar rates elsewhere. Of 21,000 examined, 117 Yale freshmen were scoliotic. Athletes showed far lower rates, while sedentary students and scholars showed higher risk, with prescribed exercise helping many cases.
The Philadelphia Times notes a growing trend of early morning bird-walks in New England hills. Pairs to dozen walkers study feathered songsters, often as informal classes, using field glasses and picnic breakfasts to enjoy dawn to daybreak bird life and learn bird lore.
Naturalists estimate that millions of mosquito eggs hatch each season yet only about one in ten survive to the adult insect. Most perish in eggs or larvae, consumed by fish reptiles and birds.
A distinguished general's wife, staying in a remote village, rushes to meet a postman expecting a letter from her husband. The postman jokes that the card is unreadable, noting the general wrote in Greek characters to ensure secrecy.
Diphtheria sickness at 2398 Ontario street prompts health alert. Euchre clubs host gatherings on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Gas lines laid for paving on east 48th street. Mrs. McCarthy returns from a Michigan visit. Kangaroo Club hosts pow-wow at Ohio Street. Mrs. Dreckman plans to return from Buffalo Hast. Maccabees picnic at Shultz Grove draws large crowd. A Japanese wedding planned at M E Church on September 6 with Rev Waterman officiating in Japanese dress. Burglary at Riceberg's saloon nets about $12. suspects Frank Arnold Will Christopher George Iverson and Henry Olgon, many arrested and held for Criminal Court.
Present-day investigators challenge the idea that rheumatic fever is caused by the same organism as predecessors. Poynton and Paine report isolating diplococci in sixteen rheumatic cases causing joint pain and heart inflammation, suggesting a distinct microbe. Further work is needed to clarify which organism is responsible and to pursue possible antitoxin therapy.
The bogah sacred bo of Anuradhapura, planted in 288 B, has withstood invaders and centuries as pilgrims honor its relics. Today it survives as a ruin with pillars propping the trunk and a pyramid-like support, surrounded by altars and a temple cared for by priests.
The New York Tribune notes that in 1899 of 29,985 tusks sold in Antwerp 8,689 came from freshly killed elephants while 21,446 were “dead ivory.” Aborigines valued tusks as exchange items, with Khartoum merchants and the Zanzibar trade expanding supply from Katanga to the Congo, making ivory the region’s principal industry.
A dated item notes one fourth of York's rapid contract and the ticklish portion of proceeds. The piece hints at a planned tunnel project and a schedule pegged for 1904, with financial and logistical uncertainties surrounding the venture.
A New Britain Connecticut Christian Scientist argues that mosquitoes possess brain and reasoning powers and that killing them is outrageous. She claims speaking kindly to mosquitoes and offering mutual nonaggression stops bites, and says she has enjoyed their company for years.
A London style compilation notes several era curiosities and statistics including Berlin traffic at 9 percent miles per hour, Bulgaria shipping 32 percent of tons of eggs to England, and a 1577 Elizabethan cup sold in London for 3687 dollars. It also mentions Honolulu’s growing trade, a 2 million dollar packing house, a New York Connecticut trolley line capable of sixty miles per hour, Petersboro New Hampshire hosting the first free public library in 1799, and Gettysburg park with about 500 monuments, 225 cannon, and over 200 tablets.
An English paper reports that the Anglican church contributes more than $2,000,000 annually to missions. The collection process costs $128,000, administration costs $70,000, and salaries to nineteen clergymen acting as assistant secretaries total $27,160.
A collection of maxims about laughter, judgment, and social behavior. It suggests success follows quick wit and that heed advice while trusting personal judgment. The saying warns that a borrowing neighbor is less contemptible than a gossip.
Caution in handling fish is advised as some species are poisonous and can cause infection. Key West fishermen fear blood poisoning from bites, though experts say this fear is largely unfounded.
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