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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1899
Page
8
The Way Royalty Mourns
The article outlines strict court mourning rules for royal families. It details durations of mourning after a monarch or queen consort dies, then for princes and princesses, and for foreign relatives. It describes dress codes, forbidden festivities, and gradual easing over a year, with variations for civilians and military members.
Verdi's Casa Verdi Nears Completion in Milan
The House of Repose for Musicians founded by Signor Verdi in Milan’s Piazza Michaelangelo Buonafroti near Porta Magenta is nearly finished after almost three years since groundwork. Intended for one hundred aging musicians, it features a central hall, two open terraces, an oratory and infirmary, and was kept nameless by Verdi though locals call it Casa Verdi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdi
Signor Verdi
Michaelangelo
Buonafroti
Porta Magenta
Milan
Doe
Ofeir
Casa
Alger Hosts Washington Reception With Army Themed Decor
The reception given in Washington last week by Secretary and Mrs. Alger featured table decorations noted for uniqueness and aptness. The table was arranged as a fortification with confections molded as military signs including cannons mortars knapsacks muskets canteens swords saddles and army emblems. Ice was served in cartridge shells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alger
Interpreter Ferguson Gains Fame at Pan American Congress
Arthur W Ferguson the American peace commission interpreter became famed during Blaine's Pan American congress speech rendered into Spanish. Born in Mexico to Col Tom Ferguson, he studied at Georgetown and impressed Blaine and officials with rapid faithful rendering and expressive nuance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan-American Congress
Blaine
Paris
Arthur W. Ferguson
American Peace Commission
Col
Tom. Ferguson
Mexico
Arthur Ferguson
Come
Georgetown College
North
South
Central America
International American Congress
Ferguson
Rst
William EB. Curtis
State Department
Hadley Named President of American Economic Association
Yale economist Professor Arthur T. Hadley is elected president of the American Economic Association. A respected author of Economics and longtime Yale professor, he is noted for teaching, scholarship, and influence in debates among scholars. In a separate note, Sarah Josepha Hale is credited with convincing Lincoln to establish Thanksgiving Day in 1864 after decades of advocacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale
American Economic Association
Hadley
United States
Hadley Association
Great School At
New Haven
Boston Transcript
Sarah Josepha Hale
Boston
Lincoln
Modern steel plow praised as best for farming needs
An editorial extols Castree & Shaw Co. Owosso Michigan makers of the Owosso No 1 steel plow as light durable and easy to handle even by a boy. The firm also makes Star Steel Land Roller with interchangeable parts and quick extras transformers. Readers are urged to request a catalogue and full particulars before ordering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castree & Shaw Co
Owosso
Mich
Owosso No. 1
Colter
Share
Messrs. Castree & Shaw Co
Star
Bond St
Ow 'O
Meat Eating Nations Lead in Beef and Egg Use
The United States consumes the most meat and eggs among nations, using about 11 billion pounds of meat annually and 10 billion eggs, equating to 147 pounds of meat and 133 eggs per person. The UK and other countries show far lower per capita figures across beef pork mutton and eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United Kingdom
Norway
France
Spain
Germany
Switzerland
Belgium
Austro- Hungary
Russia
Portugal
Netherlands
Italy
Canada
Denmark
The
Our Southern Sisters booklet from the Chicago and Eastern Illinois RR
The Passenger Department issues a handsome illustrated guide titled Our Southern Sisters. It details Cuba and Porto Rico tours with West Indies illustrations and describes two fast daily through trains, offering route choices to tourists. Free copies available from C. L. Stone in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & Eastern Illinois R. R
Cuba
Porto Rico
West Indies
C. L. Stone
Chicago
Monon Route Delivers Fast Sleeper to East from Chicago
The best line between Chicago and Washington is the Monon Route via H and D Ry B and O South Western and B and O. Through sleepers depart Chicago daily at 2 45 a m and reach Cincinnati at 11 20 a m Washington at 6 47 a m and Baltimore at 7 50 a m. The service is described as the most comfortable and convenient eastbound train from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago
National Capital
Monon
Dearborn
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Grain-O promotional notice
Try Grain-o. Ask your grocer to show you Grain-O the new drink that replaces coffee. Children may drink it without injury as well as adults. It has a rich seal brown color like mocha or java but is made from pure grains. One fourth the price of coffee. 1b1c and 25c per package. Sold by all grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Gripgast
Herman H. Eveler
W. Main St. Jefferson, Mo
Dr. Williams
H.H. Eveler
Eveler
Cole Co. Democrat
Jefferson City
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Minnesota Delegates Praise Western Canada Crops and Land
Delegates from Clay County Minnesota who toured Edmonton district last summer report high satisfaction with Western Canada. They secured free 169 acre homesteads and bought land, noting 50 bushel corn yields, abundant hay, coal at 75 cents per ton, and strong hog and steer prices. They plan to move next summer and invite inquiries at Barnesville before June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay County
Minnesota
Edmonton
Canada
Mesars
C. B
A. Slughes
Barnesville
Clay Co
Red River Valley
Western Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Beaver Hill
Messrs. Hughes
Loftiest Peak Found in Alaska at 19500 Feet
A new Alaska mountain has been measured at 19500 feet, surpassing Mount St. Ellis which was long thought the highest in America. The discovery redefines regional height records and highlights rugged Alaskan terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Mount
St. Ellis
America
Thankful To Mrs Pinkham Lydia E Pinkham Ad
A customer from East Rochester Ohio praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from backache headaches nervous fatigue painful menstruation and leucorrhea after four bottles of the remedy one box of Liver Pills and one Sanative Wash. Letters from Gibson City Illinois and others tout the product and offer free advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dar Mus
Pinca
Ella E. Brenner
East
Rochester
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. Swanson
Gibson City
Ill
Mus. Pinkham
Lydia BE
Pinkham
Imperial Gazette of Berlin: A Private Newspaper for the Emperor
The German emperor and empress have a privately printed daily news summary called the Imperial Gazette of Berlin. The edition reportedly consists of two copies, making it the smallest newspaper published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Gazette of
Berlin
Kemp's Balsam Promoted for Grippe Relief
A remedy for grippe stresses Kemp's Balsam as suited to throat and lung diseases. It urges not waiting for symptoms and keeping a bottle on hand to prevent pneumonia by keeping the cough loose. Sold by all druggists.
Chicago Great Western Earnings Rise in January 1899
The Chicago Great Western Railway reports a rise in earnings for the first week of January 1899 by 12653.14 over January 1898 and for the second week by 17357.79. Cumulative increase since July 1st fiscal year to date stands at 182869.26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Great Western Railway
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