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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1896
Page
8
A Chicago writer profiles Howard Fielding who creates comic valentine images printed in editions of 15 000 and sold domestically and abroad. The piece explores humor and the social bite of two valentine styles while noting the artist uses drawings to vent irritation and that capes and fashion provide fodder for satire.
Clara Winterloom weighs sending Mr Silverspoon a val entine as he plans to visit tonight on important business. Mrs Winterbloom questions if the gesture is necessary while Clara agrees he will come.
Mrs. Von Blumer proposes giving a neighbor boy a valentine and plans to place it on the doorstep early in the morning. The idea is discussed as a discreet gesture between neighbors.
Dashaway reports Miss Penstock will make a handmade valentine this year, and Cleverton notes the idea brings him joy. The exchange hints at a lighthearted, informal mood between neighbors.
Fragmentary note describes a Valentine gift from Willie to his sister and instructions to give it to a baby. The text mentions Featherstane and Willie as names within a personal exchange. The fragment lacks full context or clear event details.
Biographical sketch of Dr Leander Starr Jameson describing his Scottish lineage and role as leader of the Jameson Raid in Transvaal. Notes his medical training, move to Kimberley, and the impulsive shift driven by Cecil Rhodes influence and the South African gold fields.
A portrait of Mrs John Gordon formerly Mana M Ogilvie noted as a brilliant English paleontologist and rising female scientist. She earned a Doctor of Science from the University of London and won early gold medals and scholarships in Edinburgh before pursuing advanced study in London.
The account portrays Leander Starr Jameson as a daring organizer and explorer who crossed Africa to secure concessions for the South African Company. It notes his travels to Leboengula and Gungunyena, leadership in Mashonaland, and his later capture by the Boers. It also mentions Mrs. Gordon’s pursuit of paleontology and her marriage to Dr. John Gordon.
The writer Paul Bourget, cited by the New York Times, notes American women possess prominence and independence. He observes intellect over emotion guides American life, with love taking a back seat to friendship and work. American daughters delay marriage, often past 25, due to parental support, shaping married life into choice and companionship.
The passage argues that war mirrors life with rules and skill but success needs more. It outlines three general types: the willful yet unrefined leader, the overly learned intellect, and the powerful mind with backbone. Moltke exemplifies the master quality of common sense guiding judgment.
A London syndicate organizes a whale and seal fishing expedition using two 400 ton steam whalers with a smaller whaler to carry a science party under Borchgrevink. Peary’s late companion Asirup may join, with landing planned at Cape Adare or Coulman Island. A similar expedition is being prepared at Leich and aims to gather notable findings.
The angler fish uses two long tender tentacles with fleshy ends that protrude from the head to attract small fish. When prey approaches the bait it is captured, supplying food for a slow heavy creature that would starve without this device.
On the field of Waterloo a topaz seal set in gold bearing the arms and motto of Viscount Parsington was found. It belonged to Envington who was killed in the expedition and had stood for identity for many years.
Senate discussion in the late 1870s or 1880 featured a $5,000 damage claim by a man who lost his scalp to hostile Indians. The claimant argued Indians were government wards, making the government responsible for their actions. The bill was rejected to avoid creating a government liability for all Indian related harms.
There is widespread catarrh, once deemed incurable, now treated as a constitutional issue. Hall's Catarrh Cure by PF J Cheney & Co of Toledo is sold by druggists with a $100 cure promise. Internal dose reaches blood and mucous surfaces. circulars and testimonials available. Blair's Family Pills also listed.
A New York Social Culture club meeting on hypnotism shattered the Trilby legend. Speakers including Dr Drayton and others argued Trilby could not sing or be controlled by Svengali, claiming she had no voice or brains and that hypnotic influence in the novel was a mere romance.
The piece describes self styled forecasters who claim to predict storms and ailments from atmospheric currents. It urges readers to act early using St Jacobs and Weatherbed to ward off attacks, arguing prevention beats cure and that individuals can heed signals to avoid disaster.
A collage of product pitches and notices appears. Items include Mrs WixaLow’s Soothing Syrup for teething, cures and patent remedies, a Dublin board of trade emigration note, a Great Nerve Restorer claim, Kline Larch Bit, a Buda Pesth expo steel tower rumor, Coe’s Cough Balsam, reference to the London Carlton Club’s wealth, Piso’s Cure for Consumption, Brown’s Bronchian Tracks, a lunar eclipse in 1896, Walker’s Ginger Tonic, marriage statistics in England and Wales, Hindercorns relief for corns, urging trust in God, and Cripple Creek mining information from D W Sholes Investment & Mining Co.
The speaker links the bottomless pit to shared fate of lost sinners and warns that neglecting the Bible means forgetting God. Growth is described as a natural outcome of inner life and vitality in faith.
February and March rank as ideal Florida visit times with fine climate and lively social events. From major northern cities travelers can take Big Four Route trains to Cincinnati with one car change then continue to Jacksonville via through services. Contact Big Four Route agents or E. O. McCormick, passenger manager, or D. J. Martin, agent, Cincinnati, Ohio.
On March 3 the Monon Route will sell tickets from Chicago to southern points at very low rates. Examples include Abbeville Georgia 15.80 Decatur Alabama 10.65 Chattanooga Tennessee 10.79 Jacksonville Florida 18.10 Memphis Tennessee 11.10 New Orleans Louisiana 17.05 St. Augustine Florida 18.65 Tampa Florida 21 Mobile Alabama 16.05 and all other points at proportionately low rates. For information contact Sessions Trav Pass Agt Minneapolis MN or City Ticket office 202 Clark Street Chicago IL.
Land seekers may book from all northern and northwestern points over the Big Four route to the south and southeast at one fare plus two dollars. Tickets valid thirty days for return. For rates, time cards, and a free pamphlet on southern farm lands write J C Tucker G N A Big Four Route 234 Clark Street Chicago IL.
A new weekly newspaper is planned for Circle City on the edge of the Arctic circle in Alaska. The printing plant will be shipped in soon to serve Yukon residents who previously relied on distant neighbor papers for news.
On January 28 round trip tickets to points in Arkansas and Texas go on sale at half fare. Return has to be by February 1. Stop-overs allowed. For details contact Bis sell Wilson, District Pass. Age 111 Adams St., Chicago.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Pigs by the California Fig Syrup Company as a pleasant liquid laxative to cleanse the system and relieve colds headaches and fevers without after effects.
At a British association meeting on November 1 the figure was given that Scotland uses nearly 100.9 million mussels to bait long lines each time all lines are set. The mussels must be imported annually at a cost of 423 to 810 shillings per ton.
The Burlington Route offers personally conducted excursions to California leaving Chicago every Wednesday. Through cars with carpets, upholstered seats, bedding, toilet rooms, and other conveniences, routed via Denver and Salt Lake. Descriptive pamphlet available from T A Grady Excursion Manager 211 Clark St Chicago. The note adds that British built vessels run most of world mail services.
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