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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1901
Page
4
The Chicago Tribune outlines its mission to inform with independent, fair reporting. It highlights strong national coverage, robust news gathering, and the daily summary page for quick readers, along with comprehensive sports and weekend sections.
From Coburg Germany Gonsul Hughes reports a controversy where vegetarians are disputed by physiologists who claim long abstention from meat could lead to feebleness and lower intellect in certain races.
The piece notes annual turkey consumption around 50 million pounds at 10 cents a pound totaling 5 million dollars. It adds cranberries at least 500 thousand dollars more and estimates 10 million mince pies worth about 1 million dollars.
Col. John C. Eddy and his brother Major William IT Eddy each completed twenty five years in the New York militia and become eligible for retirement. They may receive advanced brevet rank and retire early next year. Both serve in a Brooklyn manufacturing firm.
The exodus of Negroes from the Carolinas due to new restrictive laws crowds Maryland labor markets causing anxiety about outcomes. Since 1890 Maryland Negro registration rose by 12,000 and now accounts for 25 percent of the total.
Benjamin T. Wu, veteran official of the Bureau of Statistics, under Chief O. P. Austin, has begun drafting a comprehensive world commerce report. The study will use current U S measures of value and quantity to gauge global trade over a multi year term.
The article notes military height variances across Europe. Italians average 5 feet 5 inches, French about 5 feet 6 inches, Brits around 5 feet 7.5 inches, Irish closer to 6 feet, while Norwegians are listed as the tallest at 4 feet 9 inches.
The Kokomo Police Board abolishes badge No. 3 after nine years of service. No officer who wore the hoodoo badge has survived beyond a year after starting to wear it, and no officer currently bears the number.
San Francisco carpenters with the Union Planing Mill show what organized labor can achieve as a unit. The mill is in full operation and provides employment to 2,000 union men.
The Vulcan match factory in Tidahalm Sweden is described as the largest in the world. It employs over 1200 workers and produces about 900000 boxes of matches daily.
A. M. Gray of New Hartford Connecticut seeks $100 from the state for berries eaten by three deer roaming his area. The unusual request highlights wildlife damage and farmer relief ideas in the region.
When a coal fire heats and electric light illuminates an inhabited room the air remains purer than by other heating and lighting methods tried.
The renowned contralto Mme Schumann-Heink sustains her invalid husband and funds the education of eight children, highlighting the burdens she bears despite operatic fame.
Mrs Celia Lorch sister of Mr Becker ary goods keeper died on Tuesday Dec 25. John Herron and E Case families visited at New Year. A baby boy born to George Col Mas on Dec 27. Northern Electric Benevolent Club dance a success with free ice cream and pop. Rehberg Catlin Dancing Academy draws large crowd. German song performed by Mr Catlin's daughter. Drove by la grippe cases and local illnesses noted.
A collection of pointed maxims on gender, vanity, honesty, and modern manners from the Chicago News. The remarks critique wigs fashion, talkativeness, virtue, and social pretenses, ending with a quip about a sewing machine inventor.
The article describes gold gauze bodice fronts and yokes, bolero styles, and the enduring appeal of triple capes. It highlights removable sleeve blouses, black fur jackets with white velvet collars, and black and white contrasts. Castor beaver gloves and dressed kid English gloves are noted, along with a sage gray princess gown and Breitschwanz trim.
Guaranteed first mortgages offered from $500 to $2500 at 6 percent interest. Principal and interest guaranteed payable in gold coin. Source: Harlem Savings Bank, 105 Madison St., Harlem, Ml.
A letter from Mrs L D Kellogg dated Nov 5 1900 praises a Female Tonic for restoring her health after years of illness. She notes immediate relief and credits the product with improving her appetite and energy after taking five bottles, surpassing three years of doctoring.
Poem fragment portrays the oriole awaiting its sweetheart amid a fragrant orchard. Vivid colors of bloom resemble Arras tapestry. The speaker longs for union, music rising with the birds and bees as spring progresses toward a bridal, luminous scene.
Leland attends a dance at Dr Andrews's sanitarium amid dreams of a beautiful woman he pursues. The doctor reveals a case of a patient who believes she will marry in dreams, while Leland meets the violinist who embodies his vision of My Queen. The scene shifts to a ballroom where the haunting music resumes as a man lies dead from a head injury above the room.
A group of Utica, New York, apartment houses are equipped with electric cooking utensils including three round platters or stoves an oven and a broiler. When unused they store away cleanly leaving no outward trace. The air remains unvitiated and rooms stay cooler. Electric curling tongs heaters are also provided and highly appreciated.
Acting Governor Jelks vetoed a legislative enabling resolution that would have funded junkets for state lawmakers to visit normal and agricultural schools. The move aimed to curb state expenses as the trip was deemed not worthwhile. Madame Melba remarks on her innate singing talent and rapid mastery of Aida.
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and Duke Henry, her husband elect, share many traits. Neither is the issue of a first marriage, Wilhelmina being William III’s daughter by a second wife, and Henry the youngest child of a third wife. Both lost their fathers young and were raised by a widowed mother.
The referee appointed by Judge E. G. Smith in Yankton County versus the late A. W. Petterson bondsmen has ruled the county is not bound by any compromise made between the county commissioners and Petterson over his defalcation as county treasurer.
The Detroit firm reports a laboratory foreman opened a cask of white arsenic sent to the company and found about twenty five caterpillar like worms feeding on the deadly poison. He says he has never seen such a thing before.
Oklahoma's bid for statehood is framed by a census showing 398,245 residents, up 386,411 in ten years as an Indian hunting ground transformed into a thriving territory. The report places Oklahoma ahead of Utah Montana Delaware Idaho Wyoming and Nevada in population rankings.
Governor Stanley signals to the president and state colleges that educators act as lobbyists for appropriations. Longstanding bitterness over budget allocations has driven many leading educators to advocate pet bills in legislative halls.
The article notes prize fighters including Gus Ruhjin purchasing a Queen Au cottage and plans for their arrival in the area. It mentions Itzsimmons already resident and Corbett expected to invade the sacred precincts soon, highlighting a tense, ultraexclusive milieu.
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