Duke of Norfolk Says He Dresses Like A Farmer
A report notes the Duke of Norfolk, though wealthy, dresses in a farmerlike style and keeps a long beard trimmed only when he recalls the operation.
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1900
Page
6
A report notes the Duke of Norfolk, though wealthy, dresses in a farmerlike style and keeps a long beard trimmed only when he recalls the operation.
Collection of fans links Queen Victoria with descendants as Princess Louise and the duchess of Argyll build a display. A Spanish fan once owned by royalty stands as a wedding gift from Empress Eugenie to the duchess of Fork.
Pittsburg locomotive works completed two engines claimed to be the most powerful and heaviest yet constructed. Each engine weighs 111 percent tons with tenders carrying 7,500 gallons of water and fourteen tons of coal.
Last year Germany produced saccharin equivalent to 50 000 metric tons of sugar. Sugar producers demand it be sold only as a drug. France Belgium and Greece ban its use in foodstuffs.
Mrs Mayne Reid widow of Captain Mayne Reid loses chief income due to actions of a London publishing house leaving her nearly penniless and without steady earnings.
Nine years ago about nine tons of diamonds were taken from the Kimberly mines. The properties now yield nearly 9 million dollars yearly with a usual dividend of 40 percent.
Socials and illnesses fill Moreland area with a December round of parties and charitable acts. Delia Morey hosts friends as Mrs Perry recovers from la grippe, families tend to mumps and typhoid cases, and a royal Arcanum concert plus a Campbell avenue surprise honor the season. A fatal train accident injures James McHale as Columbian Knights stage a crowded ball despite wind and rain.
Fragmentary OCR shows a devotional verse theme with phrases about prayers, heavenly refreshment, seeking, and awakening. Names appear as John Ellerton, but context is unclear and text is incomplete.
Nickel Plate Railway sells round trip fares of a fare and a third for trips December 22 to 25 inclusive, December 31 1900 and January 1 1901 to any point in Central Passenger association territory with return by January 2 1901. Vestibuled sleeping cars and dining car meals from 35 cents to $1. Details via General Agent John Y Calahan at 111 Adams Street Chicago. Depot at Van Buren Street and Pacific Avenue on elevated loop. No. 42.
Guaranteed first mortgages offered by the Harlem Savings Bank in Harlem Illinois. Amounts range from $500 to $2,500 with 6 percent interest. Principal and interest guaranteed and payable in gold coin.
A letter from Mrs L D Kellogg of NDY Ill dated Nov 5 1900 reports rapid improvement after using Dr Tallerdays Female Tonic. She says one bottle helped and five more were bought, claiming more benefit than three years of medical treatment. Sold by druggists.
Thore Naesset and Aslaug rise above family feuds in Husaby as Thore scales the Alm cliff to reach his beloved. After a rival attack and Knut Husaby’s challenge, Thore endures injuries then climbs from the fjord side to meet Aslaug. Knut declares him worthy of his daughter.
J. W. Gardner of Idaville Indiana praises Lectrut Bitters as the answer for a man who felt life was barely tolerable. He claims the remedy restored strength and appetite, allowing him to eat anything and gain new vitality. Sold for 60 cents at Trail Cooling and Chas P. Miller drug stores with guarantee.
The fourth census of the Dominion of Canada will begin in the first week of April and take about a month to complete. It will include population counts and industrial and other statistics, similar to practices in this country. The U K census aims for a one day count of population only. Harvard students hail from thirty nine states and many international locations.
Mrs. Dunlap of Wabash Indiana received two dollars from Mark Hanna as payment for three dozen pigs feet spoiled while her husband was away with a campaign band. The note mentions Mr. Dunlap being drawn from home and the wife following the senator.
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