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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1897
Page
3
Constance and her husband navigate a public scandal by pretending it never happened. He insists on duty and contract, while she mourns a loveless marriage and seeks escape. He won’t allow flight, claiming infamy and social ruin, leaving her a slave in a gilded prison.
In 1849 the Star of India sailed from Madras with over 2000 aboard including Lord Glenham and Gen. Swift. A tidal wave lifted the ship onto a coral island near Madagascar where two mariners found and explored her, discovering mud encrusted ruins and scant treasure, while pirates had looted the voyage. The wreck later inspired museum displays and matched earthquakes and tsunamis as causes.
A collection of Irish bulls published recently by a contemporary appears in Household Words. Read of remarks by a politician condemning income tax policy and other quips on temperance, landlords, and the British across India, Canada, and beyond.
A reporter describes Dempo in Sumatra as a vast mud volcano. He chronicles a circular basin with a second inner basin and a white lake that turns black as a chasm forms. The lake erupts in majestic geysers every 15 to 20 minutes, swallowing and expelling mud and steam throughout the day.
A Washington Star item notes a narrator who enjoys the heat despite risks and jokes about her husband’s complaints. She remarks cooling will ease but prefers the heat as a kind of vacation, while balancing sunstroke risks and daily routines.
The Bon Marche in Paris houses the largest kitchen in the world with 4 009 employees. A kettle holds 100 quarts and a set of fifty roasting pans serves 800 cutlets. A potato dish weighs 925 pounds and 7 800 eyes are used for omelets. Sixty cooks and 100 assistants work at the ranges.
A fourteenth-foot diameter redwood cross section, seven feet thick, bound with cables and planks, loaded aboard the German ship Maria Hackfield in San Francisco for London. The slab, from Humboldt County, follows a dinner party tale by William Waldorf Astor that sparked debate over Venus markings noted by Lowell.
Oakland resident Mrs Hoffman Martin formerly Mrs John Hoffman Martin has settled a factory or shop dispute with the local painters union by dismissing workers and, in a bicycle suit, taking to public spreading activities.
An American storyteller boasts of colossal California redwoods to wary English guests who deem it a joke. Bets are placed on producing a cross section large enough for all forty guests, with Waldorf money at stake. The piece also notes California sequoias towering 250 to 325 feet, 12 to 35 feet in diameter, and stories of local painters and Mrs Martin painting NYC facades from ladders, her breezy style drawing curious crowds.
EE S Udlden cites the January 1867 Monthly Notices noting Lowell at Flagstaff Observatory produced Mercury and Venus plates in 1896. Mercury markings with the 24 inch glass were conspicuous while Venus markings were distinct. Observations spanned 1873 to 1890 for Venus and 1878 to 1885 for Mercury using various aperture telescopes.
Mrs. Stow Wilson of Sullivan Maine saved not a single coal dump in her kitchen fire from October to mid May and burned two and a quarter tons of coal during the period.
A society woman's remark to a Tribune writer sparks a debate on transit habits and wealth. A philanthropist notes rich donors aid libraries but fear slums, illustrating widening rifts between the rich and poor in the city.
The piece revisits Lulu Hurst known twelve years ago for feats resembling superhuman strength using deflection of force. It notes her later life in Chattanooga, a book on her experiences, and her explanation of tricks. The Savannah Press counters with pride, claiming a strange power beyond deflection.
A fragmentary poetic line set presents social exchanges about accidents and apologies, mentioning sneezing splashes, paying for broken tea cups, and polite refusals. It frames everyday courtesy and etiquette through brief dialogues and social misfires.
A witty exchange from the New York Tribune where Miss Beans and Miss Pork discuss a quip about Boston girls. They propose to retaliate by cremating as much of their circulating medium as possible, reflecting a playful insult aimed at critics.
The brief quip shows a New York Tribune item about a father seeking guidance on managing his disruptive son. It captures a humorous tone with a domestic advisory vignette and the voice of an advice column parody. The snippet highlights generational friction in a concise, era-appropriate style.
The Italian government published results from careful measurements of 500000 soldiers. The release outlines biometric, physical, and readiness findings intended to guide policy and military planning.
In a Kansas memorial, the Santa Fe railway paid 800000 in taxes on 1800000 earnings, a pattern seen as typical. Taxes rose across lines while per ton mile and passenger revenue fell, with Interstate Commerce Commission figures showing seven years of tax increases totaling nearly 14000000. The Santa Fe faced about 44 percent taxation of Kansas earnings, while overall system taxes ran about 20 percent of net earnings. Reporter notes the unsustainable burn of funds at both ends.
A humorous exchange about debt and credit, showing a person railing at another for being in debt while the other boasts about having access to credit. The dialogue plays on social expectations and repayment shame in a compact punchline.
Grain-O is pitched as a grain based drink replacing coffee. It is claimed to taste like coffee, has a mocha like color, is gentle on delicate stomachs and suitable for both children and adults. Packages cost 15 or 25 cents and are sold by grocers.
A humorous exchange in Pear sons Weekly about club eligibility where a man asks to make the speaker eligible for membership. The dialog centers on a "perfectly lovely club" and the rule that only married women may join, prompting the proposal to alter eligibility.
A collage of early advertising lines touts Allen's Foot-Ease for foot comfort and bunion relief, Cascarets for constipation, Piso's Cure for consumption, and Winslow's soothing syrup. The clutter includes quotes, prices, and health claims from druggists and manufacturers alongside generic life wisdom.
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