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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1896
Page
4
The Admiral contemplates selling his pension to a moneylender for quick cash amid a tense London encounter. A shady doctor, later exposed, proposes speculative terms while Westmacott negotiates. After dismissal of fraud, the Admiral walks away, later defending a woman from a street assault in Bermondsey, reclaiming his chronometer amid the fray.
Charles Wright a Monticello farmer returned to his old residence with wife and three children after twenty years. A city errand for a clothesline sparked a family reunion with his father and stepmother, ending in a celebration at the Wright home.
A Rose in a suburban town gains an odd admirer a Norwegian farm hand who speaks only no Swedish or no English likely. Mrs Kendal voices strong opinions on domestic service uniforms emphasizing aprons caps and a single brooch for etiquette. A South Bend trustee Kreuper faces a five thousand dollar shortage claim leading to a dramatic revolver confrontation before an auditor clears him of miscount.
A retrospective on Theresa Tietjens and Ilma di Murska tracing Tietjens early promise from Hamburg to London and New York, her magnetism on stage, and decline after fainting spells. It recalls di Murska’s rise in Europe, marriage to General Wider, and daughter left with friends during tours.
Long excerpt covers soprano Tietjens and soprano Di Murska, detailing rivalries with Giuglini, critical receptions, and vocal prowess. It notes Tietjens as Leonora in Il Trovatore and Alice in Roberto il Diavolo, plus Di Murska’s career highlights and personal tragedies. Also mentions Wildidle stallion death and El Paso trials, La belle Helene revival, and Adonis Terry as veteran pitcher.
Miss Susan B. Anthony discusses the new Woman's Bible, saying she did not contribute but acknowledges its existence. She notes her Quaker background shapes her view of scripture as historical, not divinely inspired, and argues women have right to interpret texts as men do. She emphasizes facts over philosophy and calls for female freedom.
A Buffalo Express reporter recalls a drummer from Ohio describing department store buying tricks. He cites a handsome female buyer who charmed a jewelry seller into high discounts, and a Providence store where a cold buyer received coal deliveries after the reporter obtained his address and set a favorable order.
The northwest buffalo comparison signals a species on the road to extinction. The big horn is being indiscriminately slaughtered by the Indians for high horn prices. The Natural History Society of British Columbia has formed a committee to push for protection after reports of few rams this year and carcasses left behind.
The article compares the old Constitution ship to the Atlanta in armor and cannon power at given ranges, noting protective strengths of oak and steel and gun bore capabilities. It also briefly describes Peter the Great’s facial features and appearance, highlighting his peasant-like Russian visage.
The article notes that the first part of Goethe's Fatist was written at irregular intervals over nearly twenty years, while the second part took more than twenty six years to complete.
A hotel owner with agricultural patrons tried to sell a horse to a country friend. They paced along in the park when a park guard, already bribed, arrested the owner for speeding. The owner paid a $5 fine and the companion bought the horse on the spot.
An advertisement touts hardy grasses and fodder plants to transform worn land into fertile soil in about a year. It claims big crop yields and lists seeds like Teosinte and Sacaline, offering a free mammoth seed catalogue and ten samples for 10 cents from John A. Salzer Seed Co. in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Miss Fannie Leidesorf of San Francisco faced a storm in navy blue bloomers that fell below the knee, paired with leggings of the same shade. Her outfit included a black jacket a black and yellow hat and a black serge skirt lined with moeren but not stiffened, carried over her arm in public.
Advertisement notes that Columbia Bicycles and Hartford bicycles are unequalled and beautiful. A free catalogue titled Standard of the World is available by contacting any Columbia agent or sending two two-cent stamps by mail.
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