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Oak Park Vindicator

Location

Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1901

Page

6

Local Happenings and Obituaries in the City

Mary OBrien of 2483 Superior street recovers from typhoid fever. Dr Glenns young son and Mrs Corrins four year old son both recover from injuries and illness. Mrs Orm of 198 48th avenue recovers after removal of a twenty pound tumor performed by Dr Glenn. Mr Watt Stone aged 68 dies suddenly from heart failure at 67 North 60th court leaving daughter Miss Mary Stone.

Mary O’brien Superior Street Glenn Corrin Indiana Avenue Orm 48Th Avenue Watt Stone North 60Th Court Mary Stone

Cough Remedy Endorsed by Local Resident

An Toowoomba Gazette item endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy based on a two month cough cure claim by W. Wockner. It notes local sellers G H Harris Schnitzus' Pharmacy and The Avenue Pharmacy Oak Park carry the remedy. A later quote discusses human barriers to grand ideas and mentions French production by female labor.

the Gazette Toowoomba Australia Chamberlain Wockner Mr. Wockner G.H. Harris North 48Th Avenue Schnitzus’ Pharmacy Avenue Pharmacy Oak Park

Landmark five-track stone bridge spans Susquehanna route

At Rockville near Pennsylvania’s capital a colossal five-track bridge rises over the Susquehanna. Built by the Pennsylvania Railroad to replace an iron span, it measures fifty feet wide with forty eight piers and arches, and cost about one million dollars. Construction began in 1960 with 300 workers, and two passenger and two freight trains will pass each other on the structure once tracks are laid. Endpoints touch Dauphin and Perry counties while the Juniata and muddy waters flow beneath during storms. Also noted are 2,000 Mormon proselyters worldwide.

Rockville Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Railroad Company Dauphin County Perry County Juniata

Great Poet's Monument Inaugurated At Montmartre Cemetery

A Carrara marble monument to Heinrich Heine was inaugurated in Montmartre cemetery France. The piece by Danish sculptor Hasselrlis honors Heine in his latter years and features a butterfly and lyre with roses on the pedestal. It was initiated by the late Empress Elizabeth of Austria and exhibited in Vienna.

Heinrich Heine Montmartre France Elizabeth of Austria Hasselrlis Vienna Heine Lfe Wien

Florida Monster Slain by Everglades Hunter

Buster Ferrel tracked a massive dragon like serpent in the Everglades. After days of stalking the 20 to 30 foot creature, buzzards found its torn carcass and Ferrel secured the head for transfer to the Smithsonian. Scientists doubt it was a land snake and note a moving picture fad in England.

Lower Everglades Lake Okechobee Everglades Buster Ferrel Tured Smithsonian Institution Washington England

Occupations for Women Offer Unusual Business Paths

The article highlights women succeeding in diverse ventures such as pet and fur animals, frog farming for legs, skunk farming, and taxidermy. It notes Angora cats, toy poodles, rabbits, fancy mice, ferrets, birds, and dogs as profitable focuses, with boarding houses and care services near cities adding to earnings.

America

Strikes in England France and Germany in 1900

The year 1900 saw 1468 strikes in Germany while England had 48 and France 903. Average participants per strike were about 100 in Germany and around 250 in England.

England France Germany

Sprinkling Streets with Oil in Columbia Experiment

Columbia Missouri has begun oil spraying on select streets following California cities. Practice shows it costs about 36 dollars per block and reduces dust while improving road quality.

Columbia 8. C California

Delegates Wife Owns Honolulu Newspaper

Mrs Theresa Wilcox wife of Hawaii's delegate to Congress owns a newly published newspaper in Honolulu The semi weekly paper is printed partly in English and partly in Hawaiian

Theresa Wilcox Congress Hawaii Honolulu Hawaiian

London physicians back women’s massage practice society

Over seventy London doctors endorse a newly formed society run by women that conducts periodic massage theory and practice examinations and issues certificates to practitioners.

London

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Wm. Wiken Goelitz North Boulevard Austin Sopynick Lake and List Court South Boulevard Harry F. Brown North Forty-Eighth Avenue N. 50Th Court Chicago the Anderson Restaurant N. 48Th Ave Charles Moreland Dieraeli Cambria County The Garfield Bedding Co 8Th Avenue M. Kr.avitshy TEL Suden Dem Rhein Land Gotteshimmel Mir New York Tribune South America Buenos Ayres Argentine Republic New York Sun Moses Heaven Heine Monument Florida Okechobee Lake Ferrel WM. Wilken Ashland Avenue Chicago & Western Indiana Ry and Belt By. of A. Tennyson Park Ave Ontario St Telephone Austin, Ill Conrad Kampp C. Kampp . Son North Park Avenue Austin Station Austin 17 Robt I. Ward Neer Park Avenue
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