02 Jul 1897
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1897
Page
1
Weekly notice notes an unannounced city girl inquiry about cows and beef tea, a Loganport man with seven wives facing punishment, and government limits on registered mail liability. It also announces Rev. Thomas Dixon Jr. lecturing at Chautauqua meetings in Fairmount Park on "Fools" and questions if tickets will bear Admit One.
A collage of satiric notes on Gilbert Parker careers Senator Hoar in Washington and a wry look at city finances Chinese cat and dog meat sign jokes ambassadors humor and a rail powered future. It notes New Haven sprinkling assessments and a railroad president predicting locomotives may join stagecoaches in the scrap heap.
The piece notes a remark by Yang Yu, a former Chinese minister, claiming bicycles existed in China twenty centuries ago and were banned by the emperor for distracting women from family duties. It comments that his view reflects an astute grasp of Western humor during his stay in the country.
A Liquor League of Ohio officer argued that once temperance habits are formed a man rarely changes, concluding that liquor business success requires missionary work among bars. He said gifts to youths now will yield dollars later and that habitual drinkers are beyond reform.
A government report shows total associations rising from 4 400 to 4 017, reporting associations increasing from 4 3 to dies, shares outstanding moving from 9 500 755 to 9 955 999, and dues paid in plus paid up and prepaid stock and profits from 370 471 289 to 449 043 048. Assets grow from 403 475 395 to 494 659 734, with percentage changes: associations up 2.6, reporting associations up 2, shares outstanding up 5.1, and installment dues plus paid stock up 21.4 percent.
The writer criticizes clergymen who imitate sensational journalism to attract congregations. While acknowledging church adaptation to modern times, the piece insists the pulpit remain elevating and free from sensationalism.
A historical sketch recounts disinterments of Shakespeare Dante and Milton, noting bone thefts, skull preservation, and tomb disturbances across England and Italy, including Henry IV and Henry V era episodes, with details of seals, coffins, and restorations.
Hamburg cholera outbreak used to test tobacco's medicinal value. Workers in tobacco and cigar factories showed no infection during the epidemic. Cigars dampened with cholera germs were free of them in 24 hours. Disease germs did not survive in the mouth after five minutes of smoking, and microbes perished in tobacco smoke within one to two hours.
Dr Elisha Kane compared an after dinner speech to an arctic sunset. When asked to explain he said it was bright and interesting yet painfully long in operation.
A fragment from Tit-Bits notes Mary and her mother discussing art at the academy. Mary recalls a painting titled "Two Days" after Landseer, and, after staring for nearly half an hour, cannot discern any Landseer in the work.
A playful exchange unfolds as a small girl announces she has just made twenty tumblers of jelly while a judge notes the moment as a current event of interest for the morning.
The New York Tribune notes a lavish production staged with real coal in one scene, praised for its magnificence and staging. It cites Brown and Jones as speakers in a brief exchange about the effect.
A Chicago corporation counsel, Cora B. Hirtzel, recently appointed by Mayor Harrison, stands as a trailblazing figure in the West. The profile outlines her career, style, and ambition, noting her legal success, public poise, and defiance of traditional expectations for women.
Berliner Tageblatt recounts King Humbert’s gray hairs jokingly cured by a dye. Queen Marguerite urged modern cosmetics, dyeing her poodle blue black. The poodle’s transformed coat sparked queenly horror and the king’s stony reply, ending in a comical, perpetual dye.
The passage recalls General Gordon’s high regard for Cecil Rhodes who once invited Rhodes to Basutoland. Rhodes declined saying his work lay at Kimberley. Gordon later shared the tale of Rhodes receiving a different offer that revealed Rhodes’s fate in colonial times.
Emma Hirtzel, born to German parents, defies 19th century norms and enrolls in Chicago Law College. Despite ridicule from male peers, she pursues a legal career, studies under Judge Gary in Oshkosh, and becomes a respected figure in a male-dominated profession.
A London writer quips that the Marquis of Lorne has lost his familiar Highland saddle persona and appears “English—desperately English,” signaling a sharp social dig at his Dermail image.
Harrison S Morris is praised as a poet by taste and habit and as managing director of the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts. The article notes his leadership has raised the academy's exhibitions yearly, keeping the society at a high modern standard and earning him distinction among Philadelphia literary and art circles.
In a New York Letter Mrs Sage discusses her Fifth Avenue residence and pets, then reflects on women education. She argues higher studies broaden minds but may blunt the heart, and recalls her own early teaching days, salary, and the rise of luxury in medical care and nurse amenities.
Master Frank Eugene Merrill, a bright boy soprano of Chicago, exhibits a remarkable high soprano with a rich glittering tone. He shows strong lower notes, a refined ear, and daily improvement. His teacher Miss Mae BE Hayes likens him to James Gore Leroy and foresees a bright concert and vaudeville career.
A Melbourne government house ball featured bicycles on a polished floor as guests enjoyed a musical ride. Riders practiced hours of evolutions blending cavalry and quadrille steps with commands like right turn and chain. Ladies wore pale blouses with dark blue ties and skirts as dusted floors caused light slips.
The article notes three great Alpine tunnels as milestones of mechanical progress. Mont Cenis, eight miles, built thirty years ago at 0.52 miles yearly with 1 200 000 dollars per kilometer. St Gotthard, nine and a quarter miles, built ten years after Mont Cenis at two kilometers yearly and 800 000 dollars per kilometer. Simplon, twelve and a quarter miles, to advance at four kilometers yearly and cost 600 000 dollars per kilometer.
John and Emma Ray lead the bill at the Olympic next week with Lillie Western Fran calli Lewis Billy Van and Francis Jones among principal acts. Taciano repeats European and New York success at Mason ic Temple Roof Theater with strong voice variety. Cinematographe and promenade add to an appealing summer evening program.
Next Saturday July 3 at Clifford's Gaiety a new burlesque I've Giddy Girls will be presented. The show tells of a Chicago man who married multiple times and had a girl child with each wife. Barney Fagan introduces novelty acts with a large cast.
Balfe’s romantic opera The Bohemian Girl runs a week at Schiller Theater with a special July 5 matinee for Independence Day. Old cast favorites remain and Isabel Underwood debuts as Gypsy Queen, minor roles unchanged. bargain matinee Wednesday, regular Saturday. Next on July 11 is Cavalleria Rusticana.
Sunnyside Park in Chicago attracts cyclists and outdoor lovers with a fine orchestra and a strong vaudeville bill. Located between Montrose and Sunnyside, accessible from Sheridan Road and Clark Street cars, it offers one of the season's best Fourth of July week programs.
Hopkins Theater stock company presents The Courier of Lyons known as The Lyons Mail by Sir Henry Irving. Murray and Mack make vaudeville debut as a famed Irish comedy duo. Carroll Johnson debuts a new minstrel specialty A Dream. Other features promise strong entertainment.
Great Northern Roof Garden in Chicago opened last Wednesday to standing room only. Management plans refined vaudeville shows at all times with a lineup featuring Sam Bernard Lizzie B. Raymond George Evans and an excellent orchestra.
The Haymarket next week features Harry Stanley and Adele Jackson in a musical comedy. Pete Baker, Mazuz and Mazett, acrobatic pantomime comedians, Mike Whalen with parody songs, Howard and Emerson with descriptive ballads and moving pictures, Madge Maitland as a soubrette, and Brandon and Regent in mid-air gymnastics promise an entertaining program.
As warm weather returns outdoor resorts draw crowds and the Ferris Wheel reflects the trend with a busy week ahead. A July 4 program adds Capt. Royal who will dive from a Ferris Wheel car about 200 feet high into a net below each afternoon and evening. Management plans a ten cent Saturday for children in the near future.
The famed whaleback steamship Christopher Columbus will make its daily Milwaukee voyage with a special Fourth of July program planned for that day. The ship’s schedule and events highlight a festive maritime celebration in Milwaukee.
Ducks are located at the north end of the Rush street bridge. Boat departures run at 9 a m on weekdays and 9 30 a m Sundays. Return trips reach Chicago by 9 30 p m. The round trip price is one dollar with free bicycle checks.
The Graham and Morton Transportation Company offers daily trips from Chicago to St Joseph and Benton Harbor Michigan for $1 round trip. Boats depart at 9:30 a.m. from foot of Wabash, reach resorts at 1:30 p.m., depart at 4:30 p.m., and return to Chicago by 8:30 p.m. Fourth of July excursions are arranged.
Chicago actor Fred Cohn, a popular figure, has joined the Schiller Opera Company and plays Stepan in Fatinitza. He will also take the leading roles in all operas staged by Schiller during the season, drawing considerable acclaim.
A proverb-like rule suggests men are drawn to food topics while women respond to marriage or baby subjects. It frames conversational strategy as a simple gendered cue and reflects social norms of relationship initiation.
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