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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1898
Page
10
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The rapid uplift of land around Hudson Bay is described as the most remarkable gradual upheaval of a large region. Driftwood covered beeches rise twenty to seventy feet above water, new islands emerge, channels shift, and harbors shallow. At current pace the bay may vanish in centuries, creating dry land or salt marsh for Britain in America.
E Walters of Le Raysville claims 252 bushels per acre for Salzer's corn. A 100 acre lot at 20c per bushel would yield 7 560 dollars, a claim touted as better than a gold mine. Salzer offers $400 in gold for the best name for 17 inch corn and free seed samples with a catalog by mail to La Crosse Wisconsin.
A collage of 19th century ads and quips lists curiosities and cures. It markets Mother Gray’s Powders for children, No-To-HaC tobacco cure, Dr. Kline’s Nerve Restorer, Star Tobacco, and remedies from Allen S. Olmsted. It ends with moral maxims about faith and success.
The article lauds Western Canada as a booming destination with abundant rail access, strong schools, widespread churches, and nearby grain markets. It cites AP reports of Manitoba loan repayments exceeding expectations, mortgages discharged, and lenders focusing on Western property. Canada offers settler incentives with agents active in the United States attracting ex-Canadians seeking better livelihoods.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed mucus in the Eustachian tube and offers a cure claim with Hall’s Catarrh Cure. It promises free circulars from Ple Chimney & Co in Toledo and notes Mall’s Family Pills as a recommended remedy.
A jokey exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer suggests using an injunction to stop a rival. An Allen's Foot-Ease ad promotes a powder to prevent foot problems sold by druggists and shoe stores. A farmer and bookworm quip closes with a note on affordable homes and farms from J. W. Carpenter in Holivary Mo.
New York plans a city funded segregation program for consumptives in Seton Hospital at Spuyten-Duyvil. Patients will receive hygienic, dietetic treatment under Sisters of Charity with isolation for the sick and a focus on air and light in a large, cheerful ward complex.
Mrs Nobie Prentis of Kansas City urged annual vacations for farmers wives and daughters and traveling rural libraries. Her talk titled The Farmer's Wife and Daughter praised pioneer Kansas women and their heroism while recalling early education and community life. Anecdotes about alibis and a wedding reception humor conclude the piece.
The North American Review criticizes shifting and flawed enforcement of Chinese exclusion laws. It cites corruption among customs officers and judges and alleges a flood of barred Mongolians with bribes and forged papers. The piece warns that even strong laws may fail to curb the problem and may worsen it.
In a Detroit Free Press reminiscence a veteran journalist recalls how arrogance and overreaching talk cost him nerve and pay. He describes his former belief in self-knowledge, the clashes with others, and the moment his editors rewarded restraint with a raise after a convention report.
An appeal to mothers and young women about menstrual regularity and health. Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is promoted as the greatest regulator, with a testimonial from Miss Marie Johnson describing improved health after use. Includes a joke about a wife and staying out late.
A collage of old advertisements and comical quips includes No To Bac for Fifty Cents a tobacco habit cure, Piso's Cure for Consumption praise, Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cold remedy, and unclaimed money orders. Also notes on Cupid, teething syrup, pills, and various patter lines typical of a dated newspaper page.
The exchange questions whether the bride was formally given away as the groom and bride were longtime acquaintances. The discussion centers on ceremony formality and social expectations.
Coughing Letdy to Consumption. Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at once. Go to your druggist today and get a sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and 60 cent bottles. Go at once, delays are dangerous. The older the scheme the more victims it entraps. Matrimony is one of the oldest schemes on record.
In a Bits column a boy named Paul asks his grandfather for a telephone as a birthday gift so he can answer his master's questions without going to school. The exchange reflects a humorous, era-tinged family moment.
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