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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1900
Page
3
Gardner M. Sherman of Massachusetts proposes a hollow porous receptacle with a vertical top tube buried beside plants. Fertilizer enters through the tube and is absorbed by roots, potentially accelerating growth. warm water applications might further moisten and warm soil to aid development.
The invention features a single large traction wheel for better grip and power to a reciprocating cutter bar. A clutch allows backward movement without cutting, and the cutter bar can tilt vertical for easy relocation. Height adjustable cutting enables close ground mowing.
A philosopher condemns traditional funerals and argues for cremation or ash scattering. He critiques graveyards as lush with decay of wooden coffins and jokes about plants growing from graves. The piece mocks elaborate burial rites and praises radical posthumous practices.
Friends of Mrs. W H Doty report dramatic relief after eighteen years of rheumatism and kidney trouble. She credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with reducing pain and enabling removal of a forehead bandage. Her husband also improves after three months of use. Pills priced 50 cents a box, six for $2.50, via local druggists or Dodd's Medicine Co. Buffalo NY.
A French journalist suggests excluding all duel accounts and duelists names from newspapers arguing that without coverage most duelists would let honor protect itself and avoid public notice.
An advertisement extols Grain-O as a coffee substitute for children claiming it tastes like coffee when prepared properly and costs about 3f more. notes it is sold by grocers as grain-based nourishment. The piece also cites rising Paris police costs from 1872 to 1899 with city and government shares.
Coughing signals possible tuberculosis warning with warning to act quickly. The ad urges readers to visit a druggist for a free sample bottle of Kemp baisam and offers 25 and 60 cent bottle sizes. Delays are warned as dangerous.
Readable experiments indicate date palm cultivation succeeds in arid regions of Arizona and northern Mexico. The item notes profitability and ease of farming, reflecting agricultural hopes in desert climates.
An article reports a new star in Perseus, Nova Persei, visible near Capella and the Milky Way edge. It discusses its immense brightness, distance, and the possible origins, including a blazing encounter with nebular clouds and comparisons to Tycho and Kepler's novae.
The account traces Boer cavalry leader Dewet’s invasion route from Philipstown westward past Kameel Drift with running fights that eluded Plumer’s pursuing force. After brief capture of Philipstown he rejoined the Orange Free State, continuing the raid.
The article previews Sergei Yulievich Witte, Russia's finance minister, praised by Henry Norman for his bold handling of tariff policy. It outlines his German-Russian ancestry, rise from railway posts to minister of finance by 1893, and his role in key economic decisions and the Borki train disaster aftermath.
The Lincoln Park project aims to memorialize David Kennison with a monument linking to the Boston Tea Party, supported by colonial societies. Chicago visitors recently viewed Kennison's grave, noting the site’s barren winter appearance and the need for a lasting tribute.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only known positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and lymph, promises $1000 reward for any uncured case, and urges sending for testimonials from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
Several boys faced Recorder Hensel in West Hoboken on charges of craps. The youngest said his mother gave him a quarter for behaving well, and he received the minimum fine.
Physicians urge KHMP BALSAM for grippe patients targeting throat and lungs. Act now before symptoms worsen. a bottle kept on hand helps prevent pneumonia by keeping coughs loose and lungs clear. Sold by all druggists at 26c and 50c.
Mrs. Henrietta Dunn of Kent Island Missouri hosted a party honoring her two sisters Mrs. Eliza Brown and Mrs. Margaret Weeks. Dunn has twenty five children Weeks twenty one Brown eleven totaling fifty seven living offspring with fifty one present at the gathering. Grain-O promoted as a coffee substitute claiming easy digestion and wide acceptance at 15 and 25 cents per package.
An unnamed actress recalls meeting the editor and feeling insulted by a society reporter who labeled her as one of the century's buds. The remark triggered offense and public attention in Cleveland society circles.
An ad from Keystone Chemical Co of Reading Pa offers Luciena Medicated Anti Grip Shoe Insoles a remedy for foot pain and rheumatic symptoms. One pair mailed for 25 cents to any address.
Dr Kure cautions against excess living while Jaundice disputes the diagnosis noting a move from an eight story flat in Ohio State Journal reporting dialogue about health and housing status.
A collage of health claims and ad lines: Lane's Family Medicine promises liver and kidney relief and headache cures. Garfield Tea and Wizard Oil pitched for digestion and aches. Laxative Bromo Quinine for colds. Putnam Dyes claim universal fiber color. Also notes on a “Unione internazionale” for traveling workers in Italy and mosquito-plagued Borneo coasts. Ends with testimonials praising Grove's Cough Cure and Piso's Cure for consumption.
An advertisement touts Dr Greene's Nervara blood and nerve remedy as the world’s great spring medicine. It claims to purify and enrich blood, strengthen nerves, aid digestion, and regulate bowels, liver, and kidneys, with testimonials from Gustave Lelbach of Jersey City. It cites the physician Dr. Greene of New York and urges use this season.
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