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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1896
Page
6
In a sunlit country lawn scene Miss Gresham and Tony Markland discuss settling down away from society. He reveals lifelong love and asks her to marry, she agrees to delay until she tires of society, then accepts with a playful resolve to share the decision and tell Betty.
The Boston Budget notes Pat Clancy's intemperance and death, with widow Clancy seeking an elaborate funeral. Funeral director Muldoon asks about carriage count and trim offerings, the widow insisting on the costliest casket and decorations.
Mrs Mary West was held in bail to keep the peace for two years and ordered to pay costs on the charge of being a common scold. The judge had previously sentenced a one month imprisonment but revised the sentence. The article notes London Bridge carries about twenty two thousand vehicles daily.
The Sunday World profiles Anton Mochty a ten year old boy from Haindorf Lower Austria titled the biggest boy in the world. He weighs 150 pounds stands five feet tall and has six toes and fingers on each hand and foot. His growth accelerated in the last two years adding over seventy pounds and two feet in height. His ancestry notes a slow start and early appetite.
Residents of Singhpur complain of tolls and water charges under English local self government. The district notes list improvements like latrines and clean drains, but townspeople cling to village wells and temple tanks, citing food and water hardship and cultural preferences.
The narrative describes Anton a stocky boy from a village nicknamed the rubber ball for his round features. He wears his family’s clothes and appears youthful but with average intelligence and a sunny temper. His origin and the causes of his unusual size remain unexplained by scientists.
A neighbor crushed a cat in front of Farmer Gullet's five year old daughter near Melvin Illinois. The girl suffered severe distress and spasms, later became paralyzed on the face and legs and died despite Eminent physicians efforts. The incident prompted a cautious call for medical attention though no action is described.
About 250000 canaries are raised in Germany each year. Of these, 100000 birds go to America and 69000 head to the English market. Buyers in Brazil, China, the Argentine Republic and Austria also receive large yearly shipments.
The passage notes poor men balking at annual payments to the local board as food costs climb. They struggle with poverty and question what action to take in response to fiscal demands during hard times.
Charles Roberts his wife and three children reached Muncie Indiana after a 1500 mile trek from Delaware County Texas. He wandered for seven years after losing all in Texas and walked most of the distance stopping only near twenty five miles. The group faced exposure yet remained in decent condition though the seven year old boy and 12 year old twins endured hardship. At St Louis the daughter fell ill delaying the journey.
A German award praises Herr Proseh for introducing tropical birds into German forests. Except for canaries and African parrots, all imported tropical species have acclimatized and even fledglings survived last winter, with the new colony located in Southern Saxony.
The Monto sect along with Nichiren and Jodo are described as the three most powerful branches of Japanese Buddhism. The Montos worship Amida Buddha and emphasize earnest prayer noble thoughts and good works as core elements. The two large temples in Yotohama belong to this sect.
Max Nordenau discusses The Comedy of Sentiment in a broader look at the era’s stage stars. William Winter, praised as a careful poetic critic, chronicles interpretations of Mansfield Irving Booth Rehan Mary Anderson and Eien Terry. The essays promise a lucid English critique and anticipation for a future volume on nineteenth century American stage.
A review of Max Nordau's The Comedy of Sentiment notes its emphasis on a vainly egotistical woman ensnaring a German professor. The critic admires her energy yet treats the plot as a study of masculine weakness where a prudent man risks being the dupe in sentiment. The translated tale is described as broad and provocative.
The January Cosmopolitan features a colored front cover and frontispiece with vivid illustrations. The issue includes essays and stories by W. S. Harwood, Arthur S. Hardy, Harry L. Wells, Julien Gordon, R. L. Stevenson, Maurice Thompson, J. L. Allen, W. A. Dobson, Esther Singleton, Edward Harlow, and Sir Robert Hatton among others.
Harper's Magazine promises abundant literature for 1898 with new novels by William Black and George du Maurier. It highlights The Martian as a highly anticipated successor to Trilby, ongoing Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, and forthcoming works from Mark Twain, Langdon Elwyn Mitchell, Octave Thanet, Richard Harding Davis, Mary E. Wilkins, Julian Ralph, Brander Matthews, and Owen Wister.
The current Toilettes issue presents many full dress costumes with two color plates and exceptional finish. A subscriber offer includes a coupon for a Paris Grand Opera House engraving and a twelve print gift series for new subscribers as a holiday incentive.
Literary notes highlight Cleveland Moffatt on Husene Field and His Child Friends with accompanying Poems of Childhood by Eugene Kield. Anthony Hepes debuts a new Zenda tale with Lincoln articles and portraits. Murat Halstead analyzes The Desert of Blaine for the Presidency. The issue showcases several illustrated pieces and portraits.
From the New York Mail and Express a London evangelistic bent among lawyers is noted. Reader Harris heads the Pentecostal league meeting in London as Samuel Waddy, a leading Methodist QC, outwits Sir Frank Lockwood in a pulpit prank.
An anecdote recalls a Gibraltar incident when a Royal Navy crew overfed American sailors with fish house punch. Surgeons on board fed guests, and British officers were demasted from a yardarm net after drunken revelry. Dr. King, linked to Judge King of Philadelphia, died later. Minnie Henderson Tunis Sigourney Tunis daughter vanished from public view.
The article outlines pension amounts for widows of various officers and their children. Ordinary pensions range from 200 for a lieutenant's widow to 60 cents for a general's widow plus child allowances. increases apply if death stems from fatigue or exposure, and halve again if killed in action or dies of wounds within twelve months. Pensions are blocked if the officer was twenty five years older than his wife.
A miscellany of curious claims spans budget contrasts between American and English cities, US school counts and teachers, Pekin Gazette editor brutalities, child labeling in Japan, street lengths in Boston and Paris, milkmaid beliefs in England, Holland farm sizes, Japan's old log storehouse, and telegraph speeds via Britain.
Frederick Bancroft brings the Prince of Magicians to McVicker's Theater for a week starting Sunday Jan 26. The four part show includes new scenery and Oriental tableaux with aides, plus two transformation scenes and special acts. Wednesday and Saturday performances are listed as usual. Illinois theatre scene reports strong praise from prior cities for the magic spectacle.
Mme. Modjeska begins an engagement next Monday evening January 27 at the Grand Opera House. Her repertory includes Mary Stuart Measure for Measure Macbeth Much Ado About Nothing Twelfth Night As You Like It Magda Camille and Mistress Betty. It is two years since she last appeared here.
Russ Whytal writes and stars in a patriotic drama presented this week. Whytal plays the villain with striking force while his wife portrays the heroine with noted artistry. The cast remains strong and capable throughout the production.
Managers Will J. Davis and Harry J. Powers left for New York on a business trip. Miss Vernona Jarbeau and John E. Henshaw leave The Passing Show this week to pursue work elsewhere. Mr Goodwin condemned a newspaper’s gambling accusation and said a damages suit would proceed, claiming Chicago as his future home and hinting at Hooley's theater ownership.
A 19th century style rundown notes fluffy fur collars softening facial outlines and white satin trimmings dominating dresses. Short capes with large sleeves, wide gauntlet cuffs, and heavily buttoned details add a military touch while veils lean toward evening wear avoiding heavy dotted styles. Large tilted hats and toques complete the chic Nalz look.
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