01 Jan 1897
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1897
Page
1
A compendium of pithy aphorisms and topical notes from a late nineteenth century paper. It cites a Nashville exposition opening May 1 1897 with no debt, a Pittsburgh burglar biting pie, a colored man jailed for burglary, a legal debate on resident versus citizen, an injures verdict reviewed, apple crop notes with medicinal claims, and concerns about canned goods and lobster canning.
A long, incredulous tale from the Saturday Review traces the moving of a Nazareth house said to have housed Jesus and Mary. Beginning May 10 1291 it was carried by air to Alyria and later to Recanati, Italy, then shifted again in 1295 by pilgrims and robbers, finally set in a public road near Recanati.
A London paper's horoscope study of rulers via physiognomy and planets is cited by the New York Journal. It portrays Kaiser Wilhelm as active and unscrupulous, Italy's King Umberto as cautious, Faure of France as table-loving but prudent, and the czar as Venusian with possible exile.
Fragmented OCR text mentions large cars as sign of generosity and includes unclear names and phrases. The readable parts suggest a discussion or quote about generosity tied to large cars with garbled identifiers and possible misspellings. No clear events, dates, or organizations emerge.
A brief Washington Times fragment mentions Mrs Q Riosity and two children Ebenezer and Florence as neighbors, with local names C Coast and BMbb Flo noted as visitors. The piece reads as a casual, informal excerpt from a community snippet.
A garbled mix of 19th century items mentions telegraph lines in Soe, a Garibaldi descendant, Newfoundland mining hype, and a London Salvation Army drive raising 115000 pounds. Other notes cite Sydney police bans, Australian gold output, Shanghai’s rise, and a Dublin Times sourced letter on English stage policy amid plague counts.
A San Francisco letter recalls a Arctic honeymoon aboard the Belvedere. Captain Whiteside turns command to his chief officer and travels overland to New Bedford, where romance with a schoolmate spurs a daring Arctic voyage. The piece blends travel, marriage, and reflections on literature and authorship.
Secretary of the Interior David R. Francis and family reside in the old brown stone mansion near Dupont Circle once owned by Philip Sawyer. The grand house features rose pink interiors, Moorish rooms, an orchestrian, and luxuriously furnished sleeping quarters. The Francises plan active social life this winter and have rented the house with minor additions.
A naturalist reports an experiment with a small black ant colony moving to new quarters. Ants carrying eyes or sick relatives march in one direction while others return with loads. After a murder, witnesses gather and all scatter, and no ants pass the path that day.
The piece discusses Sir Robert Ball’s late sun descriptions, estimating heat output per acre on Earth translated to the sun’s surface. It references immense heat flows, imagining propulsion by solar energy comparable to 20,000 horsepower engines for moving a large ship between Ireland and America.
The Boston Courier reports a melodramatic tale about a couple once vowed in happiness. A fear of death drives actions as the husband reveals marital tensions and a strained home life. The piece uses heightened, poetic language to describe a rift in affection and domestic discord.
A Welsh story recounts Taffy ap Sion who sits under a tree to hear a bird and awakens to find the tree dead and his home aged. An old man reveals he is Taffy’s uncle, saying the family long spoke of his release from fairy power only when the last sap dried from that sycamore.
In April a Eisenthal paper mill tested how quickly a standing tree becomes a newspaper. Three trees felled at 7 35 am were processed into pulp and a sheet printed by 9 34 am then delivered for press by 10 am. The owners claim twenty minutes could be shaved with fewer interruptions.
In Philadelphia in 1760 Captain Bruluman, a disgraced Royal American officer, killed a man to hasten his own death then faced execution. He planned the act to be hanged rather than to die by his own hand, lured a landlord to an outing, spared a witness, and finally shot Mr. Scull during a dice game before dying on the gallows.
On September 1 in Pee near Canna in the Hebrides Scotland a wood fragment bearing an inscription was found on the shore. The finder is not named but the object may hold local interest for researchers and residents.
A wood fragment bearing the name Lachlan Campbell cut on a holiday near Bilbao was tossed into the sea and drifted for six months. It washed ashore within a hundred yards of the writer’s mother, confirming a remarkable coincidence and the brother’s safe location in Spain.
The text notes the moon's vast surface, lack of atmosphere, extreme day and night temperatures, and immense mountains and craters. It cites 28 peaks above Mont Blanc, two near 25,000 feet, and 22,000 craters visible with telescopes, while comparing volumes to Earth and the Sun.
Prof Thodo recovered the long lost Frangipani ring once owned by Croatian leader Count Frangipani. A peasant found the gold ring with Gothic inscriptions near Castell di Prata by Pordenone and sold it to the scholar during a study trip at the Maureian library in Venice.
In a small town in Itrance a traveler saw an inn keeper sawing a five-franc piece. He hears Napoleon allegedly placed a one hundred thousand franc check in a silver five-franc coin and that the coin remains in circulation. The claim spread to half the population causing repeated breakings of coins as believers seek the supposed payoff.
Emigration from Sweden shows a gradual rise with 1678 migrants for three quarters of 1895. Comparisons place 1895 at 10,781 emigrants, 1894 at 7,047, and 1892–1893 at about 30,000. A report from the Swedish postmaster general notes 1,311,920 dollars in U.S. money orders received and 277,310 dollars sent, leaving a Sweden advantage of 1,034,610 dollars.
The global national debts total about £5.8 billion, up from £4.75 billion in 1875. Eurance holds the highest debt, around £1.2 billion, nearly doubling Britain’s £660 million. Russia follows with £575 million and Italy with £506 million. Austria-Hungary’s joint debt stands at £275.99 million, with Austria £122.68 million and Hungary £30.73 million. The United States owes £589 million, Spain £279 million, and Canada about £50 million.
A short note emphasizes practical value in learning to say and write, suggesting practical usage over mastering difficult texts like Lutiu. The fragment hints at dialect or language instruction prioritizing everyday communication.
Readers are invited to submit data for horoscopes and have indications printed free. Prof Cunningham, who predicted McKinley’s 1897 presidency, is now compiling a horoscope of the McKinley administration starting at noon March 4. Correspondents send birth details. two stamps if hour unknown.
Frank of Notre Dame Indiana is described as Scorpio rising with Sagittarius intercepted on the ascendant. Mercury Venus and the Sun accompany the ascendant while Mars Jupiter Mercury Venus and the Sun are ruling planets. He is medium height with a medium dark complexion, sharp sparkling eyes, stirring energy and large business ambitions. He loves mysteries and is inventive in ideas and chemistry pharmacy notes. He speaks well but can be a cheap thinker and sometimes withholds knowledge. He possesses strong intuition and broad knowledge without formal study.
Mary K of Galva Illinois is described as Scorpio rising with Mars as ruler. She is medium height with a compact build, dark luxuriant hair, freckled complexion, and a secretive nature. Ambitious, energetic and prone to leadership, she favors mysticism and chemistry, admires surgeons and soldiers, and follows military news closely.
Leo rising at birth makes John M a sunny cheerful person with a wiry muscular build and fair ruddy complexion. He is generous restless if idle and quick tempered only briefly but fiercely when angered. He has pride ambition and a gift of language and tends to speak plainly to those at fault.
A recent patent envisions a towel made from blotting paper to quickly absorb moisture after a bath. The concept promises rapid drying but removes the traditional friction believed to benefit the skin.
A Michigan editor received poetry with a curious explanatory note claiming the hues were written fifty years ago by a man who has long slept in his grave merely for pap time. The remark suggests a controversial or cryptic origin behind the verses.
The passage notes that imaginary troubles and ailments are common among a certain class, aired openly and depressing to listeners, yet would fade if not voiced. It emphasizes the persistence of such complaints and the effect of voicing versus silence on their endurance.
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