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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1901
Page
8
A fragmentary poem speaks of a lost garden on a mountain verge where dawn brightens and bells, birds, and a silver fountain stir memories of youth. The speaker recalls the lure of unknown realms, the desire to climb, and the ache of time passing as a distant laugh echoes over the peaks.
Roy Curtis describes a backyard circus in Summers yard with a one penny admission to aid the Fresh Air Fund. A shelter tent hosts the event while Anna Summers plans music with friends and a tattooed boy act is sought. Emma Summers travels on the lake as the show unfolds under Mrs Summers supervision with Charlie and Gilroy coordinating acts.
Charlie and Gilroy imitate a tattoo scene during a circus rehearsal using a lace curtain to burn patterns on arms shoulders and necks. Mrs Summers and Emma Summers witness the prank as the boys tell how they obtained the design from Gilroy’s mother and copied a method from a family member.
Two boys in a circus act suffer painful neck blisters from painted arms and cold creams as Mrs Summers helps. The Fresh Air Fund benefit raises funds totaling 2.50 after father Curtis and Anna contribute, while Gilroy and Charlie recount the experience with humor.
A spectacular first order lighthouse lens, showcased by the U S Treasury at the Pan American Exposition, is described as the strongest in the world. It stands eight feet ten and a half inches high, uses 1008 glass pieces, and concentrates light to a 30 mile range with a 24 second flashing cycle. The $24 500 device sits on a 12 foot base with a three foot lamp globe and a revolving platform.
A traveler recalls a rough Irish railway ride at seven mph with cars rocking wildly. He jokes with a fellow passenger about leaving the line as rainfalls worldwide are ranked by continent, noting South America up to Australia in a terse aside.
The piece dismisses a proposed International Salt Company as harmless and argues that vast US salt deposits in New York Ohio Michigan Virginia and Nebraska plus sea salt ensure ample supply for centuries. Even a giant trust could only succeed by driving prices to near production cost, not by monopoly.
The piece discusses a federal probe into trusts as a potential test of the Sherman Antitrust Act. It argues that Congress only enacted this act and that any inquiry must target Sherman Act violations. It notes the act’s inadequacy against major industrial combines and cites Supreme Court rulings upholding its reach in cases involving rate and price agreements.
Captain Reichmann reports on the Boer army noting strong religious restraint and humane treatment of British wounded and prisoners. He commends the Boers for lack of drunkenness and profanity but criticizes gaps in soldierly discipline while highlighting Americans as the aggressive element. He argues defeat seemed inevitable due to British numbers.
A Louisville newspaper correspondent notes The Hon. Bill Sterritt formerly of Hawesville Kentucky and now living in Louisville is suggested as a suitable person to fill a congressional vacancy in one Texas district. The writer praises his character and civic reputation while warning Texas people not to settle for a worse candidate.
A Philadelphia Times piece notes photographing jewelry may deter theft as more women value images of wealth. It cites photographers who see few wealthy New York women posing with jewelry, despite high values, while English wealth portraits reveal full jewelry displays for identification.
Mrs. Anna Jones Freeman of Hodgeman County suffered years of headaches back pain and urinary trouble. After taking Dodd's Kidney Pills she improved rapidly with headaches and pains disappearing within a week. The remedy's local success in Pawnee and Hodgeman Counties is building demand as Mrs. Freeman's case becomes known.
A hat described as a soft coarse straw in dull black with a low round crown and medium width brim is highlighted. It features a fine black and white silk scarf twisted around the hat and fastened with a dull-gold oblong buckle, presenting a graceful lady like appearance.
Advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure swollen smarting burning and sweating feet bunions and coins. Promotes shaking into shoes with 25 cent price and free sample from Allen Olmsted LeRoy NY.
British Columbia produced the world's record apple last year a fruit eighteen inches in circumference and weighing one pound and three ounces The piece notes the remarkable size and weight of the fruit and credits the region with the world record.
Money to loan at low rates on farm property. List your surplus money with me, pay 4 to 5 percent interest on sums of $100. References: Elwyn, Larson, Durand, Wisconsin. Time proves all things. Piso's Cure promotes cough relief. J. W. O'Brien, Minneapolis, Minn. Jan. 6, 1900. If there is anything in a man his opportunities will come sooner or later.
An old newspaper fragment lists Hall's Catarrh Cure and Dr Crane's Quaker Tonic Tablets with dubious claims. It mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and claims about kidneys and liver while noting prices and generic statements from sellers.
Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It makes tight or new shoes easy and soothes swollen hot or sweaty feet. It helps with ingrowing nails corns and bunions. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Trial package free by mail from Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy NY.
A survey of 555 Japanese university students found at least 472 identified as atheists. The questioned group explored religious beliefs and the results show a strong secular trend among respondents.
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