04 Feb 1898
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1898
Page
1
A Chicago publication notes a contrast between New York wonders and Chicago social snobbishness. It criticizes moral beauty linked to principle, saying a person cannot be beautiful if they fail duty or resist temptation, arguing unity and foundation matter.
The sermon from Rev. Edith Booker travels through Kansas titled What Is a Man. It depicts a man as a tender shrinking creature aided by womanly affection and contrasts him with Edith as a sturdy oak guiding with care.
The piece argues rational protests against laws seen as intruding on liberty are timely. It warns that laws intended to fix private wrongs often worsen them and that officials can misuse granted authority due to enduring human nature.
The Manchester Guardian notes John Bull continues trading powerfully and seeks to protect patents and copyrights. It argues if China is punished harshly other powers will claim shares, with Germany, Highland, Russia, France and England each taking portions as they conquer or absorb provinces.
The text argues cheerful women are valued for kindness, then shifts to livestock losses from dogs. It notes dogs kill about 2 percent of U S sheep yearly, totaling over 600000 in the year ending June 1 1890, with Florida and several Southern states hit hardest and weather and disease following closely.
The text cites biblical prohibition of perjury against God and man and condemns slander as defamation, malicious gossip, and injurious talk. It warns that a fool may spread a report vilifying a prince and that a wicked tongue harms reputations, calling slander a pestilence.
Adm Sir Vesey Hamilton discusses a Blackwood's Magazine conversation with an American admiral praising British midshipmen for instinctive action and order. The piece weighs arguments on naval education, noting British officers may lag in abstract science but excel in practical application and rapid decision making.
A near sighted host misreads a guest at an evening reception. Mr Brownsonby, introducing a strong minded young woman in masculine attire, calls her Miss Perdune, prompting a humorous mix up as Ma Huette greets him warmly.
The piece notes that rice wine in Japan dates back over two millennia and observes rapid shifts in English over the past thousand years. It cites bicycle tire industry capital around eight million dollars and employment and production figures, explains the phrase run amuck, and describes opium use in eastern nations. It also gives surface and depth estimates for oceans and lists Pacific Atlantic and Mediterranean areas.
The Y M C A of Calcutta plans new quarters this month. John D Rockefeller gives 1000 dollars to aid Methodist churches on the Melaba range Minnesota. Rev F B Meyer of London arrives mid January stays through February. The czar pardons many Catholics in Poland and notifies the pope. New York hosts about five hundred Chinese Sunday school students. national total reaches 271 Chinese Sunday schools. The 200th anniversary service marks St Pauls cathedral London rebuilding after the great fire.
A special letter argues that Lady Ann Cov entry of England will wed Dhuleep Singh the Hindoo prince despite protests and predictions of unhappiness from friends and experts. It cites rare marriages between Asian men and Caucasian women and recalls the Count Aoki and Baroness Von Rhaden as a cautionary example.
A Meriweather tale reported by a Macon lawyer claims a baby born with long silken whiskers spoke of a seven year rainless period before dying. The claim spread amid drought fears with believers noting the reliability of the informant in Pike county.
In a Philadelphia hospital a young woman Miss Emma ONeill, great great granddaughter of John Adams, pursues nurse training after her mother's death. She balances beauty and social courting with a calling that will distance her from society. A satirical aside contrasts indulgent figures with human suffering.
Jeffersonville Indiana's Squire Ephraim Keigwin has married over 17 000 couples in twenty years and urges "Marry young." He notes eight thousand six hundred weddings, few inquiries into his records and a belief that minister and squire marriages are equally secure. He extols marriage as a restraining effect and a source of happiness and responsibility.
A hotel attache and the house electrician used a battery and a wire to electrocute a large rat trapped in a wire cage. The rodent grabbed the wire, got shocked, and was killed, leaving cats and dogs wary of the hotel premises.
Patrick A. Largey president of State Savings Bank of Butte Mont was shot by Thomas Riley who had lost a leg in the January 15 1895 powder explosion. Riley fired at close range after approaching the cashier and expressed no regret for the killing. The case has sparked talks of lynching with guards posted for the suspect.
James Smith told police of a suspected murder on the Missouri River. An unknown person breached the ice and a child was pushed into the hole, witnessed by a woman who followed across the river and then disappeared. No suspect or body recovered.
A Sioux Falls coroner's jury finds John McDonald died from tobacco smoke inhalation after a blow to the face delivered by Gilbert Gilman caused breathing to stop. The unusual verdict notes the tobacco entered his bronchial tubes during the incident.
A striking collaboration of London Berlin and Parisian astronomers yields an astronomical photograph hailed as the finest ever produced. The image captures celestial detail with unprecedented clarity and promises new insights into the night sky.
The famed Hogarth after visiting the lord mayor faced a rain storm and failed to retrieve his carriage. He walked home through the downpour with no regard for his missing conveyance until Mrs Hogarth questioned his whereabouts.
A Brown City Michigan correspondent describes government built creameries in North Alberta Canada. The government supplies plants and operations while taking 5 cents per pound for three years before turning ownership to farmers. Butter sells for 21 to 22 cents a pound and cheese factories sprout along rail lines boosting freight and markets in mining and lumber regions beyond the Rockies.
Lane's Family Medicine promises daily bowel movement health, gentle liver and kidney action, and curing sick headaches with prices at 25 and 50 cents. The ad asserts kitten’s ounce action exceeds an elephant’s ton. Star Tobacco billed as the leading world brand. Printers measure their takes and tailors their measures.
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