07 Jul 1899
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1899
Page
1
Page of snippets from Loomis' News Depot includes quips about mischievous sailors, social satire, and pithy proverbs. Mentions the Oak Park Vindicator address in Chicago and a branch in Austin Illinois. Notes a war era remark about a man’s blocking fate and a comment on canal sites and reform in names.
The Reichstag readies a 17 million mark handover to Spain amid Spain’s active real estate market. The Chicago River was officially inspected last week as planners weigh its flow direction for a change. The riverboat diver, the Fliver, entertains explorers with inventive adventures and discoveries.
France follows the French constitutional path not the American for premiers and cabinet but parisians find cabinet crises lively and stimulating. English politics seem distant while Paris enjoys sharper chatter and spectacle on the boulevards and at the Elysee.
The article notes that Dewey’s homecoming reception will test his endurance as crowds may overwhelm him with admiration. It suggests merciful hospitality, allowances for printed remarks, and cautious applause to protect the hero from fatigue. Public figures consider suppressing exuberant displays.
A Russian general's plan calls for Poland's rehabilitation as a nation as a just act. It envisions Russian withdrawal from Polish borders, allowing shifts of forces to Asia and Europe. The piece argues Poles are capable to govern themselves and Nicholas could honor his father with such a noble act.
A Chicago man sought fast money, traveled to Boston, grabbed $10,000 from a bank teller window and was caught within half a day. He faces several years in prison for the swift theft, highlighting a stark contrast to Wall Street financiers and their capital methods.
A French expert explains two allied causes of blushing. Erythrophobia describes fear of blushing in awkward moments and erethypobia denotes weakness and facial reddening. Weakness elevates blood in facial arteries, triggering flushed skin in healthy people under strong emotion.
A reform in Bengal opium packing replaces jars with cloth and gunny bags after trials. Savings include reduced breakage and stickage, boosting value per jar and total sub agency gains near 1.2 million rupees per site, with freight savings pushing potential annual gains toward 5 million dollars. Small cultivators profit from the opium trade as refreshment stalls serve parched barley and grain powder drinks.
In the Philippines during hard fighting American soldiers describe reading letters by improvised light. A squad tried gum oil and a rag but bullets forced them to abandon it. One man hid under a poncho and scratched matches to read, nearly suffocating in the effort.
A recipe instructs soaking one pound prunes overnight then simmering and pitting. It suggests arranging stale sponge cake around a basin, adding hot prunes, covering with cake, cooking until cod turns into a glass dish and serving with boiled custard poured over.
Philip Vanderdecken Krantz survive a wreck and join an audience with the island king of Ternate who offers aid against the Portuguese. They sail for Tidore but are captured by the Portuguese at Tidore Fort. Schriften confronts them as they are jailed with aid from Pedro the soldier.
Amine recovers in a palmetto hut after capture and a forged marriage promise. Philip and Krantz debate Schriften's return, while the raft voyage resumes to Ternate. On arrival they are housed in a palmetto and bamboo cabin as they await the king’s announcement.
Philip and Krantz suffer three weeks in a hot, bare fort cell under the commandant. Amine’s escape plan seems plausible as Krantz notes the prison’s harsh conditions and the lack of any vessel appearance. Philip anxiously asks when he will see Amine again.
In a lively gathering a young woman told a string of anecdotes that delighted most listeners. One conservative older woman remained stiff and cold, then finally rose to leave yet bowed to others. She praised the stories to the girl with a practiced pleasantry, likening it to praising a poodle for parlor tricks.
Elaine Goodale Eastman argues in Woman's Home Companion that children should spend time playing alone to foster independent development. She cautions that group play can sap will power and warns about the dangers of excessive adult influence on young minds.
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