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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1897
Page
8
The tale recalls McKee Rankin describing a mining town audience rushing for vacant seats. An Irish servant actor, hearing the crowd flood toward the stage, screamed and fled, hiding behind scenery until the clash of the curtain faded.
The signal corps of the United States army now operates about 802 miles of military telegraphs. The year’s notable advance is the adoption of a combined telegraph and telephone apparatus weighing sixteen pounds that a single soldier can carry. It allows one man to telegraph while a telephonic conversation with another station proceeds, with distant operators receiving only intended messages.
A provincial notice promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims even delicate stomachs accept it easily and that it benefits children as a beverage. Packages sell for 15 and 25 cents, and readers are urged to try Grain-O and ask for Grain-O.
The article notes that cats were scarce in Europe through the middle ages and fines were imposed for killing them. In some cases the penalty required payment in wheat equal to a pile covering the cat when stood on its tail with the nose to the ground.
Bob Minor and Sam Reager, both one armed, will box four rounds in Cincinnati on December 13. A one legged referee and an armless timekeeper with a bearded lady as master of ceremonies will headline a lively night of boxing.
A historical advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease tight new shoes and treat corns bunions chilblains and sweaty feet. It claims effectiveness and lists 25 cents price with free samples and the address of Allen S. Olmsted in LeRoy New York.
The southern cottonseed industry employs 10 000 people across 300 mills with capitalization over 59 million dollars and annual product value around 113 million dollars.
A tale recalls Henry M. Stanley returning from Africa and writing about the Dark Continent. He asks not to disturb his cat sleeping on his map near a fireside, saying the sight of the domestic cat by the bright English fire steadies him. The cat wakes with a lazy stretch, delaying his map search.
The Nebraska Journal warns readers to avoid cranks who lack common sense and fail in their endeavors. It argues cranks rarely contribute to the public good, misrepresent knowledge, and seek to overturn experienced society with untested ideas.
The notice urges readers to study the advertisements for interesting bargains. It emphasizes advertisers are reliable and will deliver what they promise, suggesting readers adopt a habit of checking ads in the publication.
Mrs Jacob Hiller of Elkton Michigan is very ill while her 108 year old husband remains hale. The pair, married nearly eighty eight years, are believed to be the oldest married couple on record.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets candy as a blood cleanser to improve skin clarity. It claims the product stirs the liver to remove impurities and banish pimples boils blotches blackheads and bilious complexion. Sold for ten cents at druggists with satisfaction guaranteed.
A fragment notes a woman living between Machias and Whitneyville Maine, four miles apart, who has not visited Machias in sixteen years nor Whitneyville in eighteen years.
Detectives Krausch and Petrosino tracked Dominico Cesaro to Jamaica where he was hidden in a bundle of rags. A wagon transfer led to a dramatic reveal as Cesaro attempted flight to Europe. he was seized and handcuffed after a struggle while his brother conceded the plan to sail the next day.
An old ad claims coughing leads to consumption and promotes Kemp's Balsam as a remedy. It urges readers to visit a druggist for a free sample bottle and to buy 25 or 50 cent bottles, warning delays are dangerous.
A new burglar alarm for bicycles detects movement and rings a bell if the wheel is tampered with. The owner can set the device when leaving the bicycle to deter theft and alert nearby people.
Argos lies eight miles southeast of Nauplia and seven miles from Mycenae with Larissa citadel atop a 950 foot hill. The site housed the Apollo Pythias shrine and Hera’s venerable sanctuary, famed for the Cleobis and Biton tale and its statue reliefs seen by Pausanias. Legends tie Argive Hera worship to Greek leadership at Troy and to epic loyalties sworn by the Greeks.
C P Yeatinen writes in Engineering Magazine about pack carriers in Colombia. He recounts professional carriers who specialize in hauling burdens on tough roads showing remarkable strength and endurance under harsh tropical conditions.
A fragmented article examines sable skin value from Siberia to London, noting price variation along transit from Tomsk to Paris. It describes traders bartering with indigenous Syots, trading beads and tea for skins, and details how prices rise westward toward Europe. It includes a digressive street scene about a boxed organ and a laborer hauling a heavy load on a mountain road.
A reflective line on innate equality and the later rise of men to football stardom, suggesting talent and effort lead from common origins to athletic distinction.
A traveler recounts a Turkish town taxed at the gate on all goods. A poor peasant, unable to pay, ate his cheese rather than surrender payment and was permitted to carry the rest into town without fee.
In a brief wry vignette a speaker notes a homely man by the chimney corner while pointing to his wife, remarking that homeless men often boast the handsomest winyer, a line attributed to Gaulois.
Builders contend walls raised in rainier periods gain strength as mortar cures slowly, while rapid drying during humidity makes mortar crumbly and weakly binding.
The National Democrat lauds The New York Ledger for maintaining quality journalism in story and miscellany. It notes the paper’s long standing lead and its resistance to sensationalism, marking fifty three years of publication and continued national usefulness.
A Swedish female usurer in Stockholm targets cadets from army and naval academies. She lures young men with champagne and persuades them to sign notes in a papa or uncle's name, a common elder signer who typically has prior academy ties. The drafts rarely reach protest due to familiarity and prior acquaintance.
The ad urges shoppers to ask for Grain-O as a coffee substitute suitable for children and adults. It boasts a rich coffee-like color and taste, made from pure grains, easy on delicate stomachs, and priced at 15 and 25 cents per package. Sold by all grocers with claims it tastes and looks like coffee.
A Georgia schoolboy submits a short composition condemning lynching as wrong. He notes lynching harms trees and people, and rejects the idea that those hanged by law deserve heaven, calling for nonviolent justice and condemning mob violence.
It Keeps the Feet Dry and Warm And is the only cure for Chilblains, Frostbites, Dump, Sweating Feet, Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen's Ioor- Ease, a powder to be shaken into the shoes. At all Drugogists and Shoe Stores, 25e. Sample sent PRE. Ad dress, Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y.
A Chicago clergyman announced before a charity sermon that collections would be taken at both morning and evening services to aid the sufferers.
An old cigarette cessation ad promotes No-To-Vac from Sterling Remedy Co. Addressed to Chicago or New York, it claims the product makes weak men strong and guarantees cure, with druggists offering a free sample in December 31.
Chicago poet Isaac Pool suits after police captain refuses to pay for verses commemorating a marriage. Court rules in Pool's favor awarding judgment.
After decades of construction the main entrance to the Capitol at Albany New York has finally been opened to the public. The project began twenty four years ago and marks a milestone for the state government complex.
Lane's Family Medicine proclaims daily bowel movement as essential for health. It claims gentle action on liver and kidneys and treats sick headache. Price five, and a small note mentions tumbler sizes for liquids and beer, confusing health claims with measurements.
A moral urging young brides to preserve beauty for their husbands and endure maternity with strength through Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A reader letter from Mrs. R. S. R. of Chambersburg Pa. details relief after nine bottles plus liver pills and Sanative wash.
H. H. Ballard president of the Agassiz association caught an ant near its hill, boxed it, moved it 150 feet, and released it on a sandy road. The ant appeared bewildered at first, climbed a ridge of sand, waved its antennae, then aimed straight for home.
Advertisement touts Walls Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease claiming to restore health by strengthening the constitution and eradicating the disease at its root. It promises a vestment address and testimonials to prove effectiveness with claims of large rewards if it fails.
Licata on the south coast of Sicily near the Salso mouth plans a large harbor to attract eastern trade now reaching Naples and Brindisi. The project aims to capitalize on the direct route from Port Said to Gibraltar.
Advertises Pleasant Homes and 160 acre lots in the Alberta district with claims Manitoba wheat could be grown there. Mentions high grade berry and Robestieix perche, plus a pamphlet on dairying and wheat raising from Chirk Street, Chicago. Notes the belauded blonde on the $20 gold piece as popular in the United States.
Fragmented text reports the burial of William Guldensuppe in New York after he was murdered by Martin Thorn. The body was dismembered and buried with a photo in place of the head. The piece includes garbled ad copy and stray lines about remedies and products.
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