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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1901
Page
8
Announcement describes observation cars and baggage cars on the Big Four route leaving Central station ish street and Park Row Chicago with arrival at St Augustine 8:30 next day. For particulars call or address J C Tucker Northern Agent Big Four Route.
A New Jersey man traveling to see New York learned his wife, a church member with orthodox views, had left him. She agrees to return only after he signs a public document vowing never to smoke drink or swear again and to be home by 10 o clock each night.
An old advertisement touts Grain-Ore as a nourishing alternative to tea or coffee for children. It claims Grain-O strengthens health, contains wholesome ingredients, and is available at grocers for 15c to 25c.
The snippet shows a casual exchange about receiving a box of cigars for Christmas and a playful reply about anonymity, suggesting a light social moment rather than a formal event.
Advertisement-style notice touts Lane's Family Medicine as daily bowel movement aid and gentle on liver and kidneys with headache cure. Priced 25 and 60 cents. The piece also contemplates a future sewing machine to collect rents and mend manners, plus a Brown paper under carpet to prolong wear.
The Inverness section machine on the Highland Railway reported yearly receipts insufficient to pay a dividend. War and bad weather cut tourist traffic, and despite talk of large corporations buying the line to run fast trains to Edinburgh or Glasgow, no decision was reached.
An advertisement claims deafness arises from inflamed ear tubes and offers a cure via constitutional remedies. It asserts that nine in ten cases are due to inflammation and promises to pay one hundred dollars for any case of deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured. It directs readers to send for free trial drops from Cheney & Co.
The New Year Harper s is notable on account of the quality as well as the quantity of its matter. Woodrow Wilson begins his historical work Colonies and Nations illus trated by Howard Pyle. Gilbert Parker begins a new novel The Right of Way and Booth Tarkington offers the first instalment of Cherry. Poultney Bigelow s My Japan remarkable and short stories by W W Jacobs Henry B Fuller and August T Brady. Hugo love letters concluded and Mr Howells Easy Chair delightful.
A playful exchange about shortcake tea leads to a bizarre claim that Garfield Tea cleanses the complexion and purifies the blood after days of use. The text also oddly asserts that five U.S. Supreme Court justices chew tobacco and use the weed in some form.
Professor Flammarion argues that Mars may be inhabited and suggests arranging great lights in Bordeaux Marseille Strasbourg Paris Amsterdam Copenhagen and Stockholm to mirror the Big Dipper. He believes Martians could reply with a similar luminous outline and establish interplanetary communication.
The 1900 embezzlement total reached 4 602 184 dollars, up from 1890 figures but still far under the 23 year average of 7 339 806. Losses included bank embezzlements by six clerks in Newport Fort Worth Elizabethport Buffalo Rutland and New York banks, plus public officials and other categories.
Edmund Barton, 51, native of Sydney and longtime New South Wales lawyer, led the federation movement and organized Australia’s first federal government. He has been a prominent figure in Australian politics and is widely regarded as the father of the new commonwealth.
The article states the U.S. total railway mileage at 190000 miles, with 45080 miles controlled by J. Pierpont Morgan-backed roads and 24700 miles run by B H Harriman and partners, chiefly west of the Mississippi. It notes some lines free of both magnates, notably the Pennsylvania and Santa Fe, whose managers influence policy.
Government study aims to develop sponging as a major Florida industry. About 310 vessels and over 2,000 workers presently operate in sponging, with the 1900 01 crop valued around 850000 dollars. Deep water sponges fetch higher prices, and western Gulf grounds extend from Florida reefs to St Marks. The government expects progress based on prior successful initiatives.
In Tacoma Washington a veteran, Moses B Crane, testifies to heart disease relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says three months of treatment restored health and strength, noting improved appetite and sleep, and praises the product's effect on heart, kidney and rheumatic issues.
Advertising copy touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute safe for children and adults. It claims Grain-O has a rich seal brown color like Mocha or Java, is purer, and easy on delicate stomachs. Prices listed as 15 and 25 cents per bottle, available through grocers.
A humorous verse playfully recalls Eve chiding Adam for late nights at the Similan club and Adam’s comeback about raising Cain, a lighthearted biblical quip from the Illustrated Bits.
A collage of old advertisements and notes references cough cures and tonics, remedies for colds, and medical claims. It mentions Kemp's Balsam, Brom Quin ine tablets, Dr Kline nerve restorer, Piso's Cure, and Carter's Ink, alongside historical facts about libraries, slavery, and wheat production. The text weaves product pitches with scattered statistics and quotes.
A short dialogue snippet notes Mamma and Santa Claus comments about food and a boy named Johnny. Puck remarks imply Santa would not need to hustle if he visited for meals.
The text extols Garfield tea as an herb medicine valuable for stomach liver kidney and bowel disorders promoting healthy organ function. It also notes eight million gallons of rock oil are pumped annually from beneath the Pacific Ocean bed.
Congressman Roberts as committeeman found a back chamber in the capitol behind statuary hall. The space held old books and an airless, dusty scene from wartime use as a hospital. A stove, split wood, and a dusty soldiers blouse lay undisturbed, with a nearly rusted door lock.
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