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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1900
Page
4
A period appraisal ranks the Chicago Tribune highly among U S newspapers for news quality and presentation. It notes Chicago readers favor the Tribune, with many reports and ads surpassing competitors. The World Telegram cites the paper as a premier advertising medium in the West.
A Missouri congressman says he is writing a novel with no women. The Queen of Italy reportedly shows courtesy to English and American visitors at the Italian court. Ohio state senator Joseph Mayers walked 300 miles to demonstrate independence from railroads. Reports mention the Villa Athileion once owned by Empress Elizabeth and bought by an Englishman for 1,000,000 francs. Commander in chief Ger Roberts in South Africa is listed with appended titles.
Cicero trustees approve buying one barrel blue vitriol for the electrical department and set a regular meeting for February 10 1900 at 4 pm at 122 North Oak Park Avenue. The board also moves to elevate track before steam railways and seeks dissolution of a tax collection injunction in Austin v. H F rink et al.
A speaker prefers a humble graveside tribute from a grateful friend or widow over grand monuments. Personal memories of kindness and guidance at the end of life are valued more than costly tombs or marble statues, highlighting the heart’s grateful tears.
In October 1896 I suffered a bad cold that settled on my lungs and nearly caused consumption. After trying a local doctor I used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and saw immediate relief. Three bottles restored my lungs to health, says B S Edwards, publisher of The Review, Wyant NL. Trail & Cooling Austin and W Miller Oak Park sell it.
R. J. Ward runs a reliable Austin harness shop at 5648 Lake near Park Avenue. The store displays up to date harness and turf goods with repairs on satchels and trunks at moderate prices.
The Nickel Plate road offers daily solid through express trains between Chicago and New York with intermediate points including Fort Wayne Cleveland Erie Buffalo and Boston. Service and equipment are among the best with rates lower than competing lines. The Chicago to Buffalo stretch is the shortest route and uniformed colored porters attend to passengers in day coaches.
Miss Gilbreath leads a history of art course developing appreciation from a critic’s standpoint. The class covers architecture harmony and detailed home furnishings. Meets Thursdays 10 to 11 a.m. Room 5 Cody block.
Over 7,900 American exhibitors attend the Paris exposition and 1890 silver output is cited. U.S. trust capitalization reaches about 9.6 billion dollars. In the previous year 299 new textile mills were built, 193 in the south. Last year Japan sent 50 million pounds of tea and 109 tons of raw silk valued at 24.9 million to North Pacific ports.
Frost affects farm goods differently with eggs bursting, apples contracting, and potatoes turning black under the same cold influence.
Moody extols God's power to soften hard hearts and urges parents to train children for eternity. He contrasts Christlike living with Satan’s church presence and shares brief parables of faith, including a dying soldier's roll call, to inspire steadfast devotion.
A New York dentist notes most dentists struggle with one foot due to standing. Canada can mobilize 60 000 troops quickly. militia service totals exceed 1 060 000. New York unveils its first searchlight fire engine. European agents peddle wealthy American brides to penniless titleholders. The lepton is Greece’s smallest coin worth a hundredth of a drachma. India relief figures show 1 478 000 in British districts and 427 000 in native states. Germany plans new army transport autos for troops and supplies. A famed Italian runner plans a Rio de Janeiro arrival. A physician shows fibrous meat compacted with mineral water can prevent starvation.
Madge Lessing to star in Little Red Riding Hood in New York. E S Willard may return to the stage next season. French dramatizations of Defoe works appear. Mrs Lesle Carter plans London visit to perform Zaza. Maude Adams to shoulder Shakespearean roles as Rosalind. Uncle Tom's Cabin long life noted. Jules Bresle, first Uncle Tom in French version, dies at 82 in Paris. Adelphi London lease to Lewis Waller planned next fall. New York state reports 120000 more bachelors and spinsters.
A garbled mix of notes references coal production in England, social habits in Chicago, fashion purchases in New York, and stray quotes. It mentions coal tonnage, warned voracious insects, bathhouses, charity spending, legal property rights, roses bought for decoration, eye dominance, and a cartoonish exchange about marriage consent.
The Pasadena California plantation harvested 37000 pounds of English walnuts this year from a sixty two acre area earning Shaw23.89 for the city. Other notes mention various international car registrations, cooperative Moorhead Kansas ventures, a librarian fined for mutilated Chicago public library publications, and a fatal accident involving a Hempstead New York boy.
English army clothing stores produce khaki uniforms in thirty six distinct sizes to guard against misfits. Over 1,600 women are employed nationally to sew khaki garments. Khaki is dyed cotton and the dye formula remains a government secret kept by the firm that developed it.
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