03 Dec 1897
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1897
Page
1
A scattered historical note set mentions Austin Illinois population and its relation to Chicago. It recalls 1785 glove taxation licensing and compares distant events. It cites Thomas Bayard’s enduring prominence and a bullfight in San Luis Potosi with injuries. It also quotes an expert on gunshot pain and references the danger of bullets despite knowledge.
The passage reflects on the limits of language to express worthiness and gratitude to a benefactor. It underscores the idea that future dictionaries may bridge this gap, yet the speaker remains hopeful and urges gratitude for aspirational values.
Wealthy benefactors in China fund roads to benefit their districts. Mrs Bishop, famed traveler, toured remarkable “highways of commerce” cut through rock and climbed mountain passes, with tablets honoring the road’s benefactor.
Ten thousand people attended the four services held at the new Christian Science church last Sunday. Many others could not gain admission to the dedicatory ceremonies.
The piece critiques political bosses and party power, then describes a Chicago group planning matrimonal picnics to match mates by cranial bumps. It notes the scientific interest and potential for swift marriages, with a plan to aid members and study offspring outcomes for humanity. It ends with a comparison of sovereign prerogatives, citing Kaiser and Queen Victoria.
In Rome a heated dispute over church music resurfaces as advocates urge a return to Gregorian chant and Palestrina. The Congregation of Rites has issued directives, but resistance from basilica kapellmeisters and Jesuit influence persists, with recent leadership changes at the pope's chancery amid the debate.
Aluminium wire comes in various sizes and is used for many articles including doors and window screens that resist weather. It is used for hairpins and recently sold for rooflines as clothes lines weighing about twenty four pounds per 1000 feet. Current price is around sixty cents a pound, reflecting market activity in the city.
The Boston Herald notes grotesque unicorn-like figures, described as fluttering stringed sponges, moving along with a traveling group in Maine. They appear as a striking nuisance to rural dogs and seek quick shelter in rough weather.
A Continental method proposes rendering paper as tough as wood or feather by mixing chloride of zinc with pulp during manufacture. Apparent toughness increases with higher zinc solution concentration in the pulp.
John Ruskin remains living in retirement at Brantwood with few visitors. His hair and beard are white and his age scarcely shows, as the venerable sage spends quiet days with a handful of old friends rarely calling.
On Joseph Stroud’s Elwood Indiana farm a May cherry tree has bloomed a second time producing a second cherry crop. The remarkable sight is described as unheard of in the area and draws attention from locals.
A compact collection of maxims noting prudence craft envy and self discipline. It says denying fault doubles it and humble virtue brings quiet conscience and safe walking. It links learning to self company and virtue to happiness with cautions on zeal and revenge.
Maryland reports an unusually good partridge season aided by enforcement of game laws and 4000 birds released by the State Game and Fish Protective Association. A Western quail introduction appears successful as coveys loom along sea banks and drivers work the shore line for a fruitful day of coastal shooting.
The Iceland pony, though called a pony, is a sturdy horse used as a transport and pack animal. native breeders favor its speed, calm demeanor, and ability to work long days hauling hay, baggage, and timber across Iceland’s plains and rough terrain. The breed averages 11.5 to 12.5 hands, comes in varied colors, and excels at ambling, trotting, and harness work.
The article describes Kansas quail size and flight compared with native partridge, notes Maryland and nearby counties as top partridge shooting grounds, and recounts import experiments in Connecticut with Mongolian pheasants. It explains party setup for partridge hunts and the coastal shore habitat with tidal scenery and abundant sandhoppers, ants, and estuary plants forming the food base.
A salty witness recalls a girl painter on the river dock who set up a three legged device and used an umbrella and cat to paint a schooner. As the tide shifted the artist added a second bowsprit after spotting a flaw, sticking out past the stern of the gagged craft.
An amused fragment from a letter to L Q C Lamar describes a man seeking office. He recounts trial with a duck under a spout and a politician, both impervious, and asks not to be a duck or a politician in his employment hopes.
A miniature camera attached to a gun barrel by Mr Lerchner of Vienna uses an automatic shutter synced to the trigger to capture a perfect photograph of a bird or animal just before the shot is fired.
A massive poplar near Madison was felled, claimed as Indiana's largest tree. The stump measured eight feet in diameter and the tree was divided into four saw logs.
A brief line exchange shows a man longing for home and a wife asking about a possible issue at the club, reflecting domestic humor or social banter from a Boston Traveler source.
Frederick Kirn a Portland grocer and mountain climber perished on Mount Hood’s Newton Clarke glacier after straying from the trail and being caught in sliding rock. Langille, innkeeper at Cloud Cap, chased the accident and found Kirn’s body amid rocks at the glacier mouth. the body was recovered days later.
The director-general of agriculture in Belgium orders all cattle to wear numbered ear rings once they reach eight months old. The measure aims to prevent tuberculosis by tracking animals and preventing substitution, with breeders keeping records of stock.
Gen Joseph Smith of Bath recalls publishing without a press in Bath Me. describing how a hired girl weighing about 210 pounds sat on a washstand to create impressions. He notes an edition of about 200 copies and compares the effort to using a $100 hand press.
A photograph shows Eskimo families building winter huts from blocks of ice. The cone shaped houses resemble beehives on the outside though interiors reflect harsh northern living and blubber eating habits.
The Boston Transcript extols new subways noting overhead streets feel open air yet enjoy uniform light and air. The piece compares underground light diffusion to Bulwer Lytton's Coming Race and envies West End staff living below.
A New York Mail and Express piece notes that pagan and colonial customs limit women seeing male doctors in Balkan Muslim states, while Austria-Hungary gradually allows female medical training. It highlights Dr. Theodora Krajewska in Bosnia, appointed by an army surgeon with captain rank, as a symbol of Austria recognizing women's higher education and professional rights.
In Omaha Bee account a case cites both plaintiff and a negro boy as negligent in an incident where boys hunted a stray cat by removing a cistern cover. The plaintiff is accused of gross neglect tackling the cat atop the cistern without using a bootleg method, while the defendant claims the cat was defended by the negro boy who failed to intervene.
A twelve year old boy works on a woodpile in his mother's yard. A playmate asks if he earns money for cutting wood. The boy, Len, says his mother pays a penny a day and saves it to buy him a new ax once he saves enough.
The Indianapolis Journal records a garbled debate linking German and Irish themes, mentioning doctors and a pig eye lid growth anecdote. The fragment suggests mockery of German medicine and a rural Irish topic, with conflated references to pygmy science and national humor.
The report notes over four thousand coupling devices patented while many bachelors and maids still go it alone, highlighting a gap between invention and intimate partnerships.
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