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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1899
Page
3
A Chicago era article introduces the bicycle trolley, a frame carrying a rider above ground on a wire system. The inventor J. H. Talbot claims high speed with little effort, safety hooks, multiple wires, and switches for direction. It promises summer use now, with long country lines later and even mail and package transit potential.
New London Outlook edition presents letters portraying John Ruskin as affectionate toward young people yet disliking babies. The excerpts describe his friendlike humor about a wood woman with piglets, his candid views on Turner Carlyle and others, and notes on his eccentric habits and animal affinity.
Texas keeper Goodin presents a pet tarantula named Joe that responds to his name and performs stunts. The arachnid lies quiet on its back, displays fangs, shakes a leg on command, enjoys petting, and shows no desire to escape after over two years in captivity.
A French statistician notes Switzerland leads in books published per capita with roughly one author per 3,000 residents. Germany follows with one per 8,200, Italy 3,300, France 3,500, Britain 6,500, and the United States 12,400.
A test for distinguishing diamonds from glass and paste notes that a diamond feels notably colder when touched with the tongue. This tactile method relies on thermal conductivity to separate genuine stones from impostors.
A widow among the Aruntas paints herself white after her husband’s death and must remain unseen by men for a year under penalty of death. For life, unless she remarries, she speaks only via a hand and finger sign language developed by the tribe.
The Cape department of agriculture reports successful locust control using a disease fungus. Fungus tubes cost 12 cents for residents. Inoculating over 100 locusts then releasing them caused many to die the next day. Districts not using inoculation show higher locust infestation.
A Savoy hotel dog in Kansas City earns praise for bringing the mail and guiding guests to staff. The canine, nicknamed hell-hayy by locals, acts as a friendly helper around the lobby and front desk.
The article notes the annual expense of entertaining royalty in England, estimated at about ten million dollars, reflecting a significant burden on high society and public funds.
The article notes hydrophobia is rare and often misnamed, explaining that rabies spreads only through virus contact via wounds. It argues many claimed mad dogs are not truly rabid and that transmission occurs mainly through bites, with some bites failing to transmit the disease.
A Turkish physician Dr. Menahem Hodara reports successful implanted hair grafts to bald areas. Hairs trimmed at ends are implanted into scarified scalp, with root growth forming new bulbs. He notes positive results in alopecia following favus and believes clinical potential exists for ordinary baldness.
The article describes an adjustable window shade frame that can block the lower portion while letting light through the upper part. The frame is interchangeable to fit standard window sizes, uses wire or heavier metal, and brackets are soldered to it. It rests on outward projecting arms that engage with pins.
A description of a frame holding device with grooves spanning the frame and operated as shown in the illustration. Inventor William G. Templeton of Colorado Springs is credited with the invention.
Kel loge highlights the Hopkins Seaside Laboratory at Leland Stanford University Bay of Montérey with abundant marine life. Chinese fishermen collect molluscs and cephalopods, dry squids, ship to China for food and fertilizer, exploiting low fertilizer duty and high salt duty to mix dried squid with salt for fertilizer.
Millard F. Brown of Kansas City presents a flour and spice chest with a flour bin protected against insects and dust. A bottom sifter is actuated by a handle passing through the base, with a shield that moves with the handle to keep the opening closed while it operates.
The Japanese government ordered four first class torpedo boats from Yarrows. In one vessel all auxiliary machinery will be electric, saving fuel and enhancing safety since a wire fracture can be quickly mended and only halts the connected machinery, unlike a steam pipe leak that endangers the crew.
A device called the polyphone has been applied to the phonograph to double the volume. The unit uses two horns each with a diaphragm and stylus. The result is louder sound and improved quality, based on the principle of a sounding board that repeats a sound at a short interval so the original and reproduced waves are in unison.
The note describes an adjustable piano stool with a hollow spindle and lever, a belt and triangular pad to curb seasickness, a U shaped coin holder with slots and spring, a spring steel key to fit old spike holes, a rapid envelope moistening and sealing machine, and a typewriter using electricity to actuate type bars with partial key depression.
The New Pacific by Hubert Howe Bancroft, a major new volume in his west American histories, is reviewed as a timely work. The author treats the Spanish American War and Cuba’s deliverance with sober, practical analysis, respecting opposing views while affirming American progress.
In Journal de Physique M Lipp mann urges an absolute time standard by setting the gravitational constant to unity. He compares density units and posits a time unit based on water density, yielding about 3862 seconds of mean time.
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to cure catarrh at all stages as a constitutional treatment. It asserts internal action on blood and mucous tissues with a $100 reward for any uncured case. Address J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists. Hall's Family Pills also recommended.
A buoyant courtroom exchange features the lord chancellor and a witty Devonshire witness. Laughter erupts as the advocate teases the witness about being called a Devon shire dumpling. The witness replies with a humorous retort about lawyers gobbling him up if he were a doompling.
John M. Smyth heads The Join M. Smyth Co. a leading Chicago institution praised for decades of industry. Read their advertisement elsewhere in this paper and request the catalogue of foods clothes and goods they offer.
Electricity replaces gas and oil in railroad illumination as the Chicago Burlington and Quincy begins outfitting locomotives with electric headlights. The Denver Limited’s Fast Mail travels at record speeds, requiring a brighter beam for safety.
A dialogue notes Jenks as a clever ingenius man who does nothing remarkable yet manages to get along. The exchange contrasts perception of genius with quiet, unremarkable action.
A brief quotation from the Cleveland Leader contrasts Miss Rattles’s speaking style with De Witt’s blunt remark that a book can be silenced. The exchange reflects a playful debate over verbosity and restraint.
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