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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1899
Page
8
A shoemaker notes that fitting shoes is easier when customers stand rather than sit and that feet measure smaller while seated. He observes nine in ten need a comfortable chair during fittings and are surprised by discomfort once they begin walking, since the foot shrinks when seated compared to walking.
Advertisement asserts deafness arises from Eustachian tube inflammation and can only be cured by constitutional remedies. Claims nine of ten cases due to catarrh and offers One Hundred Dollars for any catarrh deafness cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars sent free. Hall's Family Pills recommended.
A brief Chicago Record aphorism contrasts a horror of ripping books with a greater fear of losing them. The item reflects literary concerns and attitudes toward borrowed volumes in urban life.
A concise adage notes that hardship reveals deficiencies in character, implying resilience and virtue are shown only through challenging times. It frames adversity as a test that exposes personal flaws and strength.
The New York fire department plans a portable electric searchlight plant to accompany engine apparatus. A two light wagon with eighteen inch lenses will ride on a platform behind the driver and connect by insulated cables. Lights can be directed over broad areas or focused on specific spots to aid hose lays ladder setups and rescue operations.
The article explains bell tuning by removing metal to deepen tones or shaving the rim to raise them. A tuned bell is tested with a tuning fork as material is removed. A Lausanne case saw twelve bells in three steeples create seven notes, producing odd discord.
Edward Blake notes fingernail growth varies with age and individual conditions. At 21 nails renew in 126 days, 31 in 159 days, 32 in 88 days, 55 in 110 days, and 67 in 144 days. Sea air may speed growth. profound grief is believed to slow or halt it.
Experiments at the West Virginia agricultural experiment station show high pressures applied to milk in cylinders slow souring. Pressures from thirty to one hundred tons per square inch delay souring up to twenty four hours. thirty tons for one hour delays about twenty four hours, while ten to twelve hours preserves milk three to five days. Ninety tons for one hour postpones souring four days.
A London inventor in British Columbia introduces the hammer hand sling to transfer the hammer’s weight from the handle during overhead drilling. The large cut shows the sling in use while the smaller view offers perspective and dotted hammer position.
A description shows a sling linking the hammer head to the wrist and a clutch to the hammer handle, allowing the worker to swing and strike the drill without gripping the handle. Overhead drilling strains hand muscles, but the sling design removes this effort, as illustrated.
The article critiques a new toe protecting arrangement for streetcars. A raised slanting board sits near the seat foot, forming a pocket where toes can rest. It notes limited commercial value and doubts companies would adopt such toe pockets in crowded cars.
Cordite weed by British artillery delivers nearly four times the projectile force of black powder. In a 3 inch 12 pound field piece the service charge drops from four pounds pebble powder to one pound cordite, with added safety since cords aren’t exploded by bullets and the ammo carriage danger is reduced. If fully filled, cordite chamber pressure reaches 120 tons per square inch, though practical spaces keep maximum bore pressure to 16 tons.
Prof. Roberts Austin reported that smokeless powder can corrode gun interiors, causing fine weapons to degrade quickly despite its advantages.
A portable fruit sack with integrally attached flexible tube delivers fruit to a bag. A cloth bolt gauge uses a graduated steel strip to measure folded widths. A window sash alarm attaches to a extended shaft and rings a bell when moved. Wave powered water pump uses shore side lever and float to lift sea water. A Massachusetts inventor improves rocking chairs with a spring underframe and spring seat. An envelope opener with a steel blade cuts folds as the envelope moves through, avoiding a desk base.
A concise reflection by Schiller notes that the mind narrows as the circle narrows, while expansion broadens the reach of a person’s arms. The aphorism emphasizes the paradox of mental scope and physical extent.
In La Porte Texas construction advances on wharves tracks streets sewer and water systems. General manager I R Holmes of the La Porte Improvement and Wharf and Channel companies oversees work from the Sylvan Hotel. He will host visitors over the next six weeks ahead of the February 1900 sale to explain project conditions.
An ailing bed ridden fisherman in a Scotch watering place is visited by a compassionate clergyman in a close fitting clerical waistcoat. On the brink of death the old man fears revealing his worry and finally admits he cannot understand how the clergyman fits into the garment.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway now runs solid trains with palace sleeping cars dining cars and first class day coaches from Chicago to Calumet Houghton Hancock and other Copper country points with direct connections to Marquette Negarnes Ishpeming and more. East South and Southwest travelers will find this route desirable. All coupon ticket agents sell tickets via the Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway.
A dialogue unfolds with a young man of a foreign title proclaiming innocence while Mr. Cumrox warns that wealth will not come to him by sitting idle. The father-in-law quips that the fortune would walk into his bank account only if he acted to pursue it.
A volunteer soldier in blue uniform assists his wife with a large clothes basket in public. The man appears brave and cheerful while she is business-like, and onlookers smile at the wholesome domestic scene.
A boy composing on the zebra writes that it resembles a horse but is striped and mainly useful to illustrate the letter Z. The anecdote highlights a humorous view of animal description in a school assignment.
A Detroit Free Press brief recalls a joke about Billy marrying Miss Jones of Philadelphia. The exchange notes the speaker’s fondness for the surname Jones and a remembered snub-nosed Jones girl from school days.
The Christmas Issue of the Lake Shore Book of Trains offers unique railroad literature. Copy can be obtained by sending 4 cents in stamps to F. M. Byron G. W. A. Chicago A. J. Smith P. A. Cleveland.
In Melbourne Weekly Times a lighthearted squabble unfolds as Grumpy mocks women for secrets while Mrs Grumpy reveals the wedding ring she received proved plated. The exchange highlights social quirks and domestic wit in a small town setting.
The San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway advertises good lands at reasonable prices with a mild healthful climate. For information contact E. J. Martin general passenger agent, San Antonio, Texas.
A quip from the Ohio State Journal notes a wife and husband sharing housework as a sign of newlywed life. A French scientist reports certain mushrooms can vaccinate against snake venom for a month or two. The price of luxury is independence from necessity.
A garbled OCR fragment features quotes by De Quincey and Cicero, a street address in Chicago, a testimonial disclaimer from a publishing or medical ad, and references to morphine Laudanum opium Cocaine cures. It mentions Brown's Teething Cordial and a payout offer for genuine testimonials, alongside scattered aphorisms.
Letters from readers recount relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for uterine inflammation fibroid tumors and ovarian pain. One woman in New York diagnosed a fibroid and advised operation but reports full recovery after several bottles. Another in Jersey City credits symptom relief and restored spirits to the remedy.
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