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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1896
Page
10
Revival era notice offering free astrology readings via letters to Prof. G W Cunningham at 194 South Clinton Street Chicago. Readings include zodiac sign rising, ruling planet, birth data, and brief character sketch. readers urged to send birth details and stamps for time of birth insights.
The passage outlines Sagittarian influence with Jupiter as ruler rising at birth. It describes a tall well proportioned, cheerful personality with chestnut hair, broad forehead, expressive eyes, loud laughter, and a generous nature. It notes leadership, courage, and a tendency toward financial risk, yet hints at occasional lucky turns.
Astrological profile describes Taurus traits: calm, patient, fond of beauty and arts, good living, strong but short stature, dark hair and complexion, broad chest, reserved yet can flare up, dislikes moving homes or changing work, harmony at heart with home life.
A Maine deacon discussed a hole size with a reporter then found his horse weighing over a thousand pounds had fallen ten feet into a cellar through a scuttle. The scuttle measured fifty four inches by eighteen and a half, but the horse escaped without a scratch.
A jumble of notes mentions a letter to Lama Water at Chicago post office, a Cripple Creek routing, silver coins in Mycense linked to Argolis towns, Dr A B Hamilton chased by cattle, Tartary onion perfume practice, and vague empire population and revenue figures.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports a rising influx of Tonquin coal from China via the bark Colorado arriving Aug. 27. Experts call Tonquin beds nearly inexhaustible and its cheap labor driven production under French ownership enables aggressive pricing on the Pacific coast. The coal rivals Welsh and Pennsylvania anthracite in quality and aims to undercut prices by as much as $3 a ton for house grade, while coal dust fuel and new manufactured coal offerings also enter the coast market.
The article discusses how protective coloration helps animals blend with backgrounds. It highlights Gregory's note on Colebus occidentalis, a monkey with black and white striped fur valued for ornaments, and explains its camouflage in forests with dark trunks and gray beard-moss drapes.
Text discusses how environment shapes inspiration and behavior in work, citing a passage on Miss Knapp's book about Southeast Alaska legends. An elderly storyteller endures a difficult scene, attempting comfort on a floor while recounting traditions, highlighting sensitivity to ritual and age.
Louis Davenport, known as a gentleman living near Charlos in Oregon, was robbed of 3000 dollars in gold dust about twenty five years ago. He has worked steadily since, and a neighborhood resident on his deathbed confessed, arranging repayment of the stolen money with interest. Davenport now receives praise for a delayed act of justice.
Ireland and the United States work to secure maritime nations’ assent to revised rules of the road at sea adopted at the dissolution of echereas. Five sixths of global shipping authorities have accepted them. expected to take effect July 1. Norway Sweden Netherlands Brazil and Turkey are yet to approve.
Two inmates from the Delaware County poor house reportedly fled recently, one a 60 year old cripple and the other a 27 year old woman described as an apopietic case, sparking local concern about security and care.
In Ceylon a 7000 foot mountain named for the first man features a granite summit with a hollow footprint. Muslims say Adam stood there for a thousand years after leaving Paradise, Buddhists credit Prince Buddha, and Hindus claim Siva left the mark. Each year devotees from all faiths visit the peak as a shrine.
The account notes the Hottentots as the most numerous native group at the Cape two centuries ago. It describes their wiry appearance, yellow faces, black hair, protruding jaws, and low foreheads. It states their civilization was limited, with livestock herds but little agriculture and simple mat-covered round huts.
A dinner party turns comic when a parrot heckles a preacher's story about a full church. The bird blurts Take the money Dick provoking the mistress into hysterics while the guests listen attentively to the humorous exchange.
From the ladies' gallery in the House of Commons a prominent London hostess recalls Balfour inviting her to dine while he was chief secretary. She wishes for Sir William Harcourt to join, as Harcourt harshly rebuked Balfour in Parliament and Balfour stood to defend himself.
Inventor James C. Walker of Waco Texas develops a vessel propulsion system using compartments in the hold to force water through pipes into a ball shaped armor enclosure. Water jets issued from nozzles push the boat forward while water supply is drawn from the prow and controlled by valves and levers.
A miscellany paragraph notes traditional handmade paper from Korea used in China and Japan, describing materials, methods, and tenacity additives. It also recounts a Tioga resident’s parrot story tied to weekend poker, church life, and a liberal pastor who blends everyday speech with sermons.
The hostess sought to mend party tensions by inviting Sir William Harcourt and Arthur Balfour to dine, arranging seating to keep rivals apart. Harcourt agreed, insisting the pair were friends, and the dinner ended in a successful reconciliation among the politicians.
Reported impressions describe English ladies exposing shoulders and necks while gloves hide hands. Chinese guests note unfamiliar customs of arm contact and glove etiquette. Also notes on a Montana mining venture to recover gravel and gold from the Missouri River using a steam powered boat and novel sluicing machinery.
In Indiana a cyclone near Decatur gathered corn shucks from surrounding fields and deposited them on one farm. Farmers cannot identify their property, and the landowner refuses to return the shucks until ownership is proven.
An anecdote from Mrs Rosas Early Days Recalled recounts Carlyle losing temper with Lucie Duff Gordon during a German literature discussion. Janet Ross recalls interrupting with civility, and Carlyle remarking that the child “has an eye for an inference.”
The Passenger Department of the Louisville and Nashville Railway issues a hundred page booklet titled Garden Spots of the South. It describes soil resources and capabilities of counties along the line in Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Southern Mississippi and Western Florida, includes a county map, and invites inquiries with a ten cent stamp to C. P. Atmore General Passenger Agent Louisville Ky. Semi monthly excursions South.
Tickets offered on the first and third Tuesdays each month for travel from Chicago to Virginia and the Carolinas at reduced one way or round trip rates. Send for details and a free pamphlet describing farm lands climate and markets. Address U L Truitt Northwestern Passenger Agent C and O Big Four Route 234 Clark Street Chicago.
A cloudburst struck the San Pedro seaport Tuesday night, washing streets to twenty feet deep, undermining several dwellings and carrying some down slopes. Basements flooded, property damaged, with losses estimated over 25000 dollars.
A judge recounts a stormy scene with a child saying the rain is upsetting the water pitcher and blaming grandpa for the mess. The girl speaks in a proscribed dialect, warning of thunder and attributing mischief to adults in a homespun moment.
The Modern Motlel notes that Syrup of Figs proves more effective and acceptable to children than other remedies for laxative needs. The true Syrup of Figs is manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Company. As life proceeds, Dr Jowett advises balanced expectations.
A discussion on motherhood celebrates vigorous mothers and sturdy children while exploring why many women remain childless. The piece notes centuries of medical curiosity and the evolving understanding of fertility and family health.
The Overland Limited, a premier transcontinental train, departs Chicago daily at 6 pm and reaches California in three days. It offers double drawing-room sleeping cars, buffet smoking and library cars, free reclining chair cars, and through tourist sleeping cars to California and Oregon. Weekly, personally conducted excursions leave Chicago each Thursday with tickets via the Chicago & North-Western Ry. and agents provide full details.
A distressed child pleads with a parent not to enter the house, claiming recent abuse and warning of further harm. The fragment suggests a domestic disturbance with the child citing being punished and fearing for safety.
An old advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh cure by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It lists J Chenidy & Co of Toledo and endorsements from West & Knox and Walding, Kinnan & Marvin as wholesale druggists. Claims the remedy is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. precios and bottle details are noted, with Hall's Family Pills recommended.
The Tongland yule log is cited as a relic of Druidism. Its name likely derives from the wheel log, a symbol of the sun’s march. The midwinter fire echoes sacred Druids’ fires at round towers found across Great Britain and nearby regions.
California. If you will send your name and address we will send 2 representatives to your home to explain all about the advantages of Phillips Island personally conducted. Tourist car excursions to California. Address A Phillips Co 91 Adams Street Chicago John Sebastian G P A Chicago IL.
A New York Uthograph printer was discharged for producing a theater poster that depicted a policeman in a green uniform and a basket of blue roses with yellow leaves. The item included a quote from Disraeli.
A Venice aristocrats gift to the Naples prince features a sunshade draped with ancient Venetian lace and a tortoise shell handle. A serpent with diamond eyes gazes at a gold crown top, etched with the inscription La Signore Veneziano 1896. The case is olive wood with silver ornament.
An old advertisement praises Coo''s Cough Balsam as the oldest and best for breaking up illness and always reliable. It also promotes Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children, claiming it softens gums reduces discomfort and relieves wind colic.
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