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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1899
Page
3
A poetic exhortation on New Year resolutions noting many flaws from temper to gambling and debt. The speaker urges decisive action to end these faults and bring freedom from misery, closing with the name Polly Pry.
A year ago a striking young woman sought help to break into theater. She boasted a St. Louis connection and sought an engagement with cash. After blunt advice on training and roles, she returned, worn yet determined, admitting years of tiring small parts and no real talent.
A New York Herald reminiscence recalls New Year’s calls of 1861 with a tale of Charley Van Brunt. The narrator describes a house party, seventeen visitors, and growing alcohol excess leading to arrest and a broken relationship.
A woman declares plans to return to St Louis to wed, receives a curt response, then vanishes into a throng of theatergoers along Broadway and Fortieth Street.
A brief verse urging self improvement at year start. It inspires effort despite failures and discourages excess, urging restraint and perseverance to become a better person. It frames devotion to decency and self discipline as key to progress.
The Missouri River near St. Charles hosts a semi annual pelican gathering at Pelican Bend. Birds migrate between north and south in spring and fall arriving Sept 4, feasting, storing fish in expandable pouches, and traveling with tiring yet endless flight. A second note recalls Judge Beasley in a Missouri township once swearing before himself with a mirror, a humorous affidavits anecdote preserved by the Omaha World Herald.
A Yonkers florist explains seasonal pricing and says this is the time of year when roses are raised and sold, noting they have been marked up to three dollars per dozen. The remark captures a brisk period for flower sales and seasonal demand.
Iron visiting cards gain popularity in Germany with silver print detailing the holder’s name. Each card is 0.0025 inches thick.
In a brief punning exchange from the Ohio State Journal a husband and wife banter about his late hours with the husband replying that she will say everything. The quip captures domestic humor of the era.
In a vast Boston gathering for Admiral Dewey, only a few could speak to him. A little girl asked for a handshake, but Dewey declined saying his hands were sore. Her father then carried her away, prompting a quiet moment in the crowd.
Shoemakers and haberdashers report that elite patrons now demand shoes and hosiery one half to one and a half sizes larger than five years ago. Dealers link this to a fashion cycle from pointed tight footwear to comfort, noting feet broaden after lax styles return. A Broadway hostler adds economics drive sock choices during hard times.
War correspondent E. F. Knight, who lost an arm at Belmonte, led a perilous life from French army service to Algeria campaigning, Atlantic crossings, Baltic exploration, and reporting Africa campaigns. He sailed near Havana by rowboat, survived a storm, and later joined the Kimberley relief expedition.
It is said Cecil Rhodes disliked the opposite sex. In London he dined with Baroness Burdett-Coutts and, when asked who he brought to dinner, replied he did not know and never spoke to her, calling her “some Lady Somebody.”
Readers are invited to request a free trial package of Zaegel's Swedish Essence of Life a claim to restore appetite purify blood and refresh digestion. Send a letter to M R Zaegel Co to P O Box 831 Sheboygan Wis with a 2 cent stamp to receive the sample by mail.
Professor Groos presents Games of Animals as a basis for his study of children and adult play. He argues the surplus activity theory undervalues adult pastimes while recreation theory neglects children. He claims play biologically perfects imperfect instinct.
The Gulf Coast between Mobile and New Orleans offers mild climate pure air and even temperatures ideal for hunting and fishing. Through cars from Northern cities accessible via the Louisville & Nashville Railroad with first class accommodations and moderate prices. Write for folders J. K. Ridgely N. W. P. A. Chicago.
The Southern Pacific Company offers first and second class service to California, Arizona, Texas, and Mexico with Pullman Palace Sleepers and Tourist Sleepers. Personally conducted Tourist Excursions operate from Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis, Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Des Moines, Omaha, Kansas City, and more. For details contact W. G. Neimyer in Chicago, W. H. Connor in Cincinnati, or W. J. Berg in Buffalo.
A New England woman recounts how she earned money in eggs during summer. She sold fresh eggs at 35 cents a dozen and bought lime eggs at 25 cents, remarking that summer boarders did not notice the switch.
SLOCUMS ANTI-DYSPEPTIC WORM CARES offered with a positive guarantee to cure or money refunded. Sold at all druggists for 25 cents. Ensure you get the genuine product.
Raynor notes a newborn in the adjacent home while Shyne jokes about hearing the cries more than anyone else. The Chicago Tribune frame suggests a light neighborly exchange reflecting daily life.
The B. and O. R. R. placed orders totaling 8860 box and coal cars with Pullman’s Palace Car Co for 1500 and South Baltimore Car Works for 1000. Cars will be built to B and O standards and delivered within six months.
An excerpt discusses liberality as vanity in giving, noting the speaker favors the act more than the act of giving itself. The line reflects a skeptical view of charitable impulse and motive.
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