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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1897
Page
7
The Oak Park Vindicator reports two scarlet fever cases at 437 North Euclid Avenue. It notes several residents planning travel or health retreats, and mentions shortages of a local health inspector while detailing community updates and local business ads.
The Vindicator reports a lively week in Austin and nearby Cicero including town board notes, a threatened elevated railway pole project, and arrests over pole erection. Citizens discuss employment, schools celebrate Washington’s Birthday, and local businesses advertise goods and services.
Linden Park residents report family moves and new projects. Dr Cortell and family return. Mrs Taylor relocates from Ohio to Alma street. G P Nygren adds $1000 of improvements on Fifty second avenue. Chas Pearson leaves Geo R Brown’s employ. new cashier listed as Linthicum girl. W L Wallace moves to Indiana street. Wm Borch buys East End Pharmacy. Stag Cinch club to Englewood with member Lockwood. Anthon Christianson to build a $1800 res on North Alma street. Simmons Express moves E W Olds’s goods to Thompson’s flats. Murray of Alma street ill with rheumatism. several new houses under construction with costs and dates. crosswalks crowding and a collision with an electric car on Willow and Lake. Wales & Cook delivery wagon wrecked. Jasper Park Jitte Atnia social event draws 200 couples. and a damaged electric car incident reported.
Ridgeland items report residents departing for New Orleans. A. J. Coombs begins a two story dwelling on Humphrey avenue costing about 4000 dollars. Keeney Hogan plans three two story homes on Trarvey avenue and Superior street at about 8500 dollars each. Mrs. Robinson of Akin's drug store leaves Friday for a farm opposite Keokuk for a month or six weeks. Others suffer bronchial conditions but are improving.
The Musical Association expands access for girls, enabling cheaper instruments and broader training. Members gain value as the association buys in bulk, supplying thousands of families nationwide and offering benefits that single buyers cannot match. The Vindicator notes an extended ad and urges quick action before withdrawal in select cities.
California ornamental seeds and bulbs offer one packet deals with varieties like heliotrope lemon verbena geraniums mixed varieties smilax lavineer and more. Six of the above collections available for five dollars each with a note about postage and delivery terms.
Local notes report Welch's as a focal point for fancy papers fine chocolates and cough remedies. Residents including Dr. Thompson A. L. Burke and William Shumway appear in community updates. local hotels, streets, and public works are described with town events, elections, and social gatherings.
Dionysius school Hawthorne honored Washington's birthday with a large audience for a children’s program. Entries included poems songs and recitations by Gilbert Nehs George Keiser and others amid decoration. A later Baptist service at Austin Memorial recalled Washington’s memory and local veterans attendance.
Buckle mn s Arnica Salve advertised as best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. Guarantee of satisfaction or money refund. Price 25 cents per box at Lovell's Drug Store Osh Traill's Drug Store and others.
Fragments report a mention of a Pryaititers of the Vhe, the Sons od ile Revolution, and the Nations Beefete OF the Sons Gai. An oration by Chaise Ctloavith Clebeteed is noted, with venue and dates unclear. The Go. RCL Charter plans a meeting at Mrs. A. Boaroha fferme avon on Pep. 22.
A time card notice from a Chicago project lists workers identified as Daviive Arrives Leave Arrive with dates and times. The document notes time shown on the card may vary and is issued by The Conpeamy representatives. Five cents is indicated as the price.
Ma A M Palmer's Great Northern theaters in Chicago headline a popular new comic opera, praised by local press for fidelity to locale and a strong cast led by Portia and other noted actors. The production draws high praise for musicality and staging as it tours the American stage.
Reverend Jarametoon urged emancipation as a War measure but praised Lincoln. He called for education industrial training home duties and moral reform to uplift Black citizens and strengthen public schools, warning the nation and South of the stakes in negro freedom.
Electric Bitters is promoted as a seasonable remedy for languor and exhausted feeling. The ad claims it cures headaches indigestion constipation dizziness and similar symptoms. Available for $0.50 per bottle at Lovells Drug Store Oak Park Trails Drug Store Austin.
A provocative note argues that to curb political excess one could create an inexpensive AI that briefly erases a leader's memory of misery, suggesting a shortcut to temperance through artificial manipulation.
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