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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1898
Page
2
Subscribers urged to notify Austin office for timely delivery and pay in advance. The Vindicator under current management for over six months appeals for prepaid subscriptions. Editor mocks Mr Yerkes elevated project while criticizing street plans and suburban railway terms amid town politics.
The article catalogs prominent figures from royalty and finance, noting the queen of Roumania playing organ and learning flute, M Rothschild’s immense wealth, and a Samoan king’s modest monthly allowance. It also mentions Prince Victor Emmanuel’s betrothal rumor, Admiral Ammen’s ram theory, Mrs. Hay and Mrs. Hammond, and a quip by Gen. Fitzhugh Lee on name prestige and political luck.
A devotional nugget contrasts pride and dignity with wrongdoing and recovery. It argues that true strength lies in perseverance in good deeds, that worldly troubles are often imagined, and that humanity rises through Christ’s descent.
An old advertisement promotes a menthol inhaler labeled By Cashman Drug Co of Vincennes Indiana. The copy claims the inhaler lasts a year and prices it at 60 cents as an everyday companion and comfort.
Austin items report mail arrival and departure times for east and west routes at the post office. Local society notes include weddings and travel plans, church activities, graduates, and notices of deaths and farewells amid community ads and advertisements.
News of the Town notes Miller's drug store offerings including moth balls Persian insect powder and refined gum camphor with adv copy. The Fowler family plans a Evanston summer. A correction from Officer W Mahoney clarifies an assumed assault by Sullivan reported last week.
Thomas Doyle offers a first class summer garden and buffet at his Chicago site with evening concerts on Wednesday and Saturday. Private dining rooms and genteel service attract bicycle parties at popular prices.
Advertisements under this head run at 1 cent a word for first insertion with special rates for longer runs. Notices of help wanted or situations wanted are free for one insertion. The Vindicator is for sale at Don Rosado's News Depot and other local outlets listed.
The town invites duplicate proposals to the Town Clerk and the President for the construction of plank sidewalks in Cicero for districts 1 and 2. Sidewalks will be five feet four inches wide using two inch No. 1 pine plank, with crosswise bearing supports, spaced no more than six feet apart. Bids due 7:30 p.m. July 12, 1898. The trustees may reject any or all bids.
Local business notices report L Wilton of 5645 Lake Street Austin selling suits at bargain prices. The Holand and Chicago Line ad highlights a steamboat operator running between Chicago and popular Northern Michigan summer resorts offering very cheap rates and inviting public patronage.
Invitations are issued for constructing a fire engine house and storage sheds at the corner of Lake Street and Lombard Avenue. Plans are on file in Wm. J. Van Keuren’s office. Bids due by 7:30 p m July 12 1898.
The town plans an engine house and police patrol building on Ohio street behind the Town Hall. Bids due by 7:30 p m. Each bid follows the 1898 appropriation and two thirds warrant basis with payment in one to two years. The Town Board reserves the right to reject all bids. J R Drent Town Clerk Austin June 29 1898.
A compiled list names descendants and relatives of prominent figures including Jay Cooke Harry S New Robert Sewell Stewart Brice Edward Murphy John A Hull Francis P Fremont M Alger Joseph B Foraker Avery D Andrews Fitzhugh Lee Jr Algernon Sartoris William B Allison George 5 Hobart William G Gambrill Alexander Rodgers John Jacob Astor Curtis Guild Jr and others. The brief notes connect each to a parent or grandparent who held political military or editorial positions. The document highlights intergenerational ties among leading American families.
A vintage药 advertisement promotes instant relief from catarrh with a 50 cent price. It touts Cashman Drug Co as supplier and mentions Vidocanes and Stomachs Nospectrum, urging readers to send for a book.
Sealed proposals are invited by the Austin Illinois School District No. 2 board for supplying fuel to the district. Bids due by 7 p m June 30 1898. Quantities include 400 tons coal 80 tons small coal 40 cords pine slats two feet long. Bidders must state coal quality and the board may reject all bids. F W Meadows secretary.
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