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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1898
Page
2
Scanner clipping compiles brief items: calls for five cent fare on better terms, post office retrenchment, Dawes names Oakley as national bank examiner, Tribune box heads hinder typesetting, Klondike 1808 push, Ohio bills repeal street railway franchises, and local civic chatter about garbage boxes and city street plans.
A Tribune Washington note reports McCullough as vice president of the Chicago & Northwestern, Burt becomes president of Northern Pacific. U.S. civil service savings cited. Hawaii annexation, tax reform, and monetary concerns feature. Chicago harbor and river improvements planned. Cicero seeks elevated tracks. Brooklyn-New York union warned as headed for trouble.
The report states Russia has secured Port Arthur while Germany takes Kiao-Chou-Chou and France moves to occupy Hai-Nan. It notes the fate of Chinese and Korean customs administrations remains unsettled as actions unfold.
The piece notes Irish hold on funds with British backing for an 80 million dollar Chinese loan, while Japan and the US stay out. It mentions Ignatius Donnelly marrying his 21 year old stenographer, hints Bacon as author of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and reports Vindicator’s bright growth plans as a Northern Illinois daily. Chicago approves moving suburban tracks on Fifty second avenue and Cicero follows suit.
The town of Cicero debates its charter as residents seek more direct representation. Critics argue current method may elect capable men but limits focus on general subjects amid duties. They warn against being absorbed into Chicago.
Geo B Finch died after a protracted illness despite steadfast support from friends and medical care. His life work and conviction inspired both enemies and allies as he faced his final battle with courage.
This clipping offers household guidance from pies to polish, including sealing pies with an inside brush, polishing mirrors with methylated spirit, cleaning ink from silver, and cleaning decanters with washing soda and vinegar. It notes oxalic acid brash for brass, warns about poison, and reports on silk weighting and women’s university access in Europe.
The column blends humorous notes on warm winter days with street tales of lost purses and social quirks. It mocks local editorial excess while recounting an Austin woman’s purse theft, and jokes about women losing purses as a dated custom. It also praises officers Hansbury and Gaylord for receiving gold stars and alludes to Samson and Delilah in a lighthearted finale.
A collection of quips contrasts two dollar losses with wise planning while mocking timepieces and prevention. A druggist prefers cure over prevention and laments the eight hour movement. The world won’t improve unless children outshine their parents.
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