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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1901
Page
2
The article notes a local Austin physician organizing an anti vaccination group alleging vaccines cause consumption cancer and related illnesses. It also mentions church activity in Austin and a corrected rumor about smallpox in the post office area. A dramatic mountain story about an eagle abducting a baby is also described.
Mr Isaac Herr of the Reporter is named as a civil service examiner in Cook county with an annual salary of 1800 dollars. He already serves as state grain inspector earning 1800 dollars yearly and occasionally acts on special assessment commissions earning 700 dollars for signing assessment rolls.
The governor's staff appointment carries prestige and expenses for inaugural duties. Three assessments of 500 dollars each have been levied to cover costs. I. S. Conway of Oak Park and Edward Norton of Maywood have been appointed locally and will accept the honors.
A dozen of the wealthiest capitalists claim they remain in the race they have won. Each writes frankly on whether wealth, the joy of work, or confronting power motivates them as they issue opinions to readers of the Saturday Evening Post for February 16.
John Barrett the Board of Trade raker of River Forest celebrated his 500 dollar election bet with William Lorimer from last fall at a Harlem tent meeting. The banquet at Thode's Hall in Harlem saw many invitations issued and speeches and feasting. Republican politicians largely declined to attend aside from County Commissioner Joseph Carolan.
At a Tuesday night meeting at 115 N Oak Park avenue Oak Park business men endorsed O D Allen for Cicero town president. They vow to back a candidate who will secure favors for the area and bid to remove the stigma on the present board. Allen is described as an experienced public affairs professional.
The city court clerk released seventy name changes from 1900 noting many are foreign originals. Reasons vary from family quarrels to debt or imprisonment with several converts to Anglicized forms such as Chmelicek to Luhan and Jampolsky to Jampole.
The article describes utilizing waste eggs to make salted egg yolk for tanning kid skins and crystallized eggs from surplus stock. It details processes including churning to separate albumen, salting with boracic acid, and barrel storage, plus drying and grinding to a preservable powder for shipboard use and baking.
Charles Denby, then minister to China, explained in a New York exchange that no authentic portrait of the emperor exists. He noted the Son of Heaven is visible only to foreign ministers, with cameras forbidden whenever audiences occur. Spying risks death.
An eastern Transvaal resident recounts crossing Boer lines with 1000 dollars in gold. He forged the coins into clasps and clamps, daubed the box with thick paint, and passed through repeated searches without detection, finally reaching safety with his treasure.
A fragmentary column sketches couples and neighbors in light social vignettes. A newlywed couple endures a terse note about dinner. a massage roller proves comic. a scheming Auntie plans a card party that backfires as John and his wife dodge the misaligned invitations.
In a family tale set in Chicago, Awntie vows to humble Hattie the niece who marries well and seeks to honor her father with a gracious card party. Awntie’s animosity surfaces at breakfast as she presses old grudges into a quiet, pointed confrontation.
While Emma Eames toured, the cathedral festival charged admission. A man refused, claiming public worship should be free. The ticket seller replied, If you want to hear Eames in heaven, you would need a ticket for admission. He fled as the crowd reacted.
Lucy Monroe controls the Forty Owb One Hundred and One Club and the Two Million Club in Lippincott's Chicago though the appeal of these figures remains unclear.
The article recalls clubs with playful aims from bohemian to material, including a Thirteen Club that admitted members in batches of thirteen. It notes the Midway for social diversion and the Whitechapel Club, created by young reporters who dined together and later spent frugally yet lavishly on payday.
A report contends marble exists in twenty four states, noting broad geographic spread and potential for large quarry operations. Observers cite geological surveys and industry interest as drivers of exploration and extraction plans.
The article highlights that not all Chinese women are degraded, noting the Dowager Empress’s ascent to power and Huang the revered woman in Shanghai. It mentions Mongol prejudice and milestones of female distinction in a vast empire.
A terrier at Southampton docks has waited nearly a year for its deceased master. The dog stands by a rough-hewn cross on the veldt and greets every incoming transport, hoping to find its owner. When the search ends without success the dog vanishes as mysteriously as it appeared.
A coyote roamed Deming Texas biting dogs and frightening residents. Witnesses said it foamed at the mouth and its eyes appeared fiery. The animal, suspected of hydrophobia, escaped.
The remedy prevents illnesses arising from colds or grip and has a history of use during La Grippe epidemics. It is claimed to prevent pneumonia and is noted for its cures of colds and grip. For sale by J. P. Garner & Co Austin Geo Koch & Co Moreland.
Two Kansas police officers gave up pursuing a brute who had assaulted an eight‑year‑old girl when the six o'clock whistle blew. The report notes this as a grim example of how fear and duty can collide with the urge for lynching, though not offering an excuse.
Senator Francis A. Osborn of the Pennsylvania Senate died at his home from pleuro-pneumonia. The Philadelphia member had traveled to Harrisburg recently to participate in the senatorial battle, and his intense work there is believed to have worsened his condition and hastened his death.
On a recent Friday Martin Schron and Miss Emma Colin met in Pittston Pennsylvania and fell in love. They married the next morning but quarreled before noon. By sundown they agreed to separate, then mutual friends reconciled them and they are now reunited and happy.
Despite repeated warnings many seek to emigrate to South Africa. A notable number of families from the London area have arranged to sail for the Cape in the near future.
The article notes silk plush used for hats comes almost entirely from France and U.S. attempts to produce it fail. It cites that nine-tenths of American felt hats are made from rabbit and hare fur.
In the waning weeks of the Spanish American War a plan emerged to auction Madrid’s Prado gallery. The art collection valued at about ten million dollars could fund roughly one month of war expenses.
Hale presents three life rules: live as much as possible in the open air, touch elbows with the Tank and file, and talk daily with a known superior. The admonitions offer practical guidance on exercise, social proximity, and mentorship.
The weather bureau station at Eagle Alaska has operated for a little over a year. The record low during this period is 68 degrees below zero in January of the current year.
In the mining town of Windber Pennsylvania there were forty fights and two murders on New Year’s day. The town reports eighteen murders in seven months surpassing Kentucky for violence levels.
A California report contrasts lemon citric acid: 800 Mediterranean lemons yield 19.70 ounces, while 300 California lemons yield 26.64 ounces, highlighting higher acidity in local fruit.
Furnished room with board at four dollars per week. 5706 Ohio Street.
Rooms with bath and laundry in a modern dwelling near Lake street electric line. One block from Lake street electric line and elevated station. Address B, Vindicator.
Classified notices announce sale of good black dirt delivered or on site from FL A. Hill & Co. at 111 North Park, Austin. Also sale of entire stock and fixtures of the Austin Fair at 209 North Park. Additionally a Maywood room house offered with payments by Mr Y-20 in Vindicator office. Gibson Coupons catalog and 16x20 mounted photograph offered by Mrs. Holland at 209 North Park.
A saying reflects on charity and hardship, arguing that assistance often prolongs the need rather than solving it. It critiques perpetual dependency and questions how help is offered to those in poverty.
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