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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1900
Page
4
Alabama Governor Jelks drew favorable comment by vetoing an enabling resolution that would have funded a legislative tour of the state's normal and agricultural schools. He argued the trip's cost would not be worth the benefit to the state.
Madame Melba, famed as a natural song bird, did not undergo long voice training before her operatic debut. From childhood she sang difficult music with ease and mastered the complex score of Alda in a few hours.
A proposed bill to grant cities and towns authority to raise funds for municipal purposes via locally chosen methods faces reintroduction in the coming Massachusetts legislature. The angle tax idea was defeated in the previous session.
A terse report notes the sultan of Turkey has many commonalities with local male athletes, reflecting a curious cultural link between distant leadership and sports figures.
Christmas in Moreland brings visits from A F Rehberg and Hodge families, an oyster supper on Pine avenue, and a barn dance at Rehberg's Hall with hay bales and green lighting. A worker at a factory on Forty-seventh and Austin was badly scalded by a burst pipe. The MBH Church and the new Presbyterian Church hosted Christmas entertainments with candy for children.
A medical paper describes two sneeze countermeasures. Press the finger upward against the nose at the upper lip gum junction to dispel a sneeze instantly. Another method is to exhale all air from the lungs the moment sneeze indications appear.
A portrait of the late William L. Wilson, author of the Wilson bill and postmaster general under Cleveland, will be hung in University Hall. President Raymond oversees the project for the university.
Property owners in the Fox Lake region of Wisconsin unite to fight German carp that threaten game fish in Fox, Grass and nearby lakes. They aim to protect the waters and preserve the lakes' reputation for sport fishing.
Three Baltimore meat dealers were fined for selling red frankfurter sausages colored with aniline dye. An expert testified the dye is a coal tar preparation with no arsenic and constitutes a healthy food product.
A stylish grieving woman visits the horse show daily, keeping a fashionable appearance. The remark echoes a famous line about dignified sorrow, attributed to a noted source in New York Times discourse.
Distinguished judges of the Yale Harvard debate held in Cambridge were William D. Hornblower of New York Judge Addison Brown of the United States district court and Oscar S Straus United States minister to Turkey.
A witty remark from Exchange notes that much unhappiness arises from the human tendency to dwell on a dark side, hindering optimism even when positive possibilities are evident. The quote links a mathematician’s curiosity with a broader cultural inclination toward gloom.
The Capitol would likely keep a small supply of liquor on hand as a makeshift first aid station for the weary lawmakers. The Washington Post notes this humorous take on congressional wellness and morale.
Nickel Plate offers round trips at one and a third fare from December 22 to 25 plus December 31 and January 1 to Central Passenger territory. Return by January 2, 1901. Vestibuled sleepers and club meals 36 cents to $1 in dining cars. Tickets via John Y Calahan, Gen Agent Chicago. Depot at Van Buren and Pacific on elevated loop. No. 42.
Guaranteed first mortgages offered in amounts from 500 to 2500 dollars by the Harlem Savings Bank located at 105 Madison Street Harlem Illinois. Interest rate 6 percent with principal and interest guaranteed and payable in gold coin.
A letter from Hectaring ad. Yours truly, a nese Coe reports use of your Female Tonic by Dr. Tallerday for ailing Dear Birt. She tried one bottle, then bought five more and states it helped her and she cannot safely say it did more for her.
In a Moor House episode set in ill dawn light a prisoner of Prince Charlie is brought in by troopers and housed at the manor. Lady Bess Heriot, in disguise, feeds and shelters the captive and negotiates his fate while fearing the consequences for her family. The young rebel, loyal and brave, refuses a risky escape and pledges to seek France rather than Tyburn, leaving a tense, intimate scene between captor and captive.
Ad claims Brave msn suffered stomach liver and kidney troubles plus nervousness and low energy. J W Gardner of Idaville Indiana endorses Electric Bitters as restoring appetite and strength. Sold for 50 cents at local drug stores with guarantee. Also notes cost savings of electric power engines vs horse hitch impact in monthly and annual figures.
The Circuit Court referee in Yankton County’s suit Yankton County versus the bondsmen of late treasurer A W Petterson has ruled that no compromise between the county commissioners and Petterson’s estate is binding. The decision follows efforts to recover funds from the defalcation.
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