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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1901
Page
4
The article contrasts Britain’s conscience money flowing to the state with a note on camel resilience. It recalls a 1789 event where pounds were diverted to state use to ease the writer’s conscience. It then surveys Siberian camels enduring extreme cold on the Mongolian plateau and heat in the Gobi desert with equal calm.
The article notes wolves remain a danger in Peance, with a postwar law offering rewards for each killed. Since 1882 about 9,000 wolves have been killed and $150,000 in premiums paid. Rewards vary by age and number, with specific payouts for she wolves with cubs and wolf cubs. Wolves once harmed Paris and roamed city streets in medieval times.
Moreland Mr George McCoy of 1201 Huron street is very sick with pneumonia Mrs Lee of Austin avenue is recovering quickly and can again see friends Miss Gurney of 2313 Kinzie street entertained many young friends on Sunday Mr Allen of Austin avenue who has been bedridden for three years is greatly improved Order your cinders from F J Bippus 48th and Austin Avenue Telephone 1971
A Toowoomba Gazette reader endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after two months of severe coughing. The reviewer, W. C. Wockner, recommends the medicine in good faith for others to try and benefit. The remedy is sold by G. H. Harris Schnitzus' Pharmacy and The Avenue Pharmacy Oak Park.
A collection of notes on diverse topics including Nova Scotia fruit markets, the origin of the term tomboy, the New York street railway timeline, horse show earnings, the vagabond’s meaning, the Huangho river length, wood seasoning methods, Washington lumber production, the iron pen, ancient ink quality, and the start of the Christian era on January 1, 4714 in the Julian period with minor chronology variances.
The Conqueror William the Normans shaved his face clean and styled hair partially shaved on the head. Saxons, on the eve of Hastings, mistook this look for an army of monks due to the unusual fashion.
Norway has the smallest population in Europe relative to its land area. Each inhabitant could claim 4yu acres, while the British would have less than an were according to the comparison.
O'Toya-san resists her parents' arranged match and seeks happiness in love with Haru. She prays at a shrine for favorable fate, then flees toward a new life aboard a Nippon Ushen Kaisha ship to the New Country. Their hopeful departure unfolds at dawn.
A hurricane blowing at 80 miles per hour exerts three and a half pounds of pressure on each square foot of surface.
A New York Times piece humorously portrays tailors beleaguered by women accompanying their male relatives to fittings. The tailor laments female meddling, noting husbands and fathers tolerate the scene while wives critique every crease, threaten alterations, and humorously vow to curb such visits through legislation.
A Chicago Journal piece contrasts Russian eating habits with Western standards. It notes frequent meals, tea consumption with lemon, and many lunches plus salt fish or caviar. It criticizes table manners as unbecoming, including elbow on the table and throat noises, and mentions the practice of rinsing and spitting water from a finger bowl.
After Dr. Hunter departs to London, Rev. Hugh Black emerges as Scotland’s most popular preacher. Black has drawn New York congregations with offers to succeed the late Dr. Babcock of Fifth Avenue Church, but Edinburgh claims are strong.
A bizarre collage recalls a Russian grand duke overcharged for hothouse peaches in Paris and a ghost sighting near King station reported by engineers Gene Smith and J D Cowley. It also recalls lighthouse keepers in Virginian waters and a colored minister linked to hooodoo beliefs and a self-inflicted disappearance.
A Fortnightly Review fragment laments the heavy burden of endless statistics and reports in India. It notes provincial officials spend much time dunning subordinates for data and compiling volumes for distant central authorities, leaving little time for actual governance.
A. J. Sneil of Summer Hill New York feared stomach pains would ruin a party. A lady friend advised Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Two doses cured him and let him enjoy the event. The remedy is sold by local pharmacies G H Harris Schnitzus Avenue Oak Park.
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