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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1899
Page
7
The Escurial built 1563 to 1584 by Philip II of Spain is described as the eighth wonder. It stands about 3 000 feet above sea level near Madrid, a vast rectangular complex once a temple palace treasury tomb and museum. Now a secular seminary with 200 boys, it shows neglect and loss of former grandeur.
In May 1890 Dr. Lavelangue at Paris Children’s Hospital performed a landmark surgery on an idiotic child whose head had stopped growing after age four. By splitting the skull and preventing bone union, new bone formed, enlarging the skull and apparently restoring intellect beyond infantile limits.
In Cincinnati, 77-year-old John Hutchins and his sister Annie, age 5, fell into a canal. Annie leaped after him after crying for help, the bridge-tender Ernest Sattler arrived and pulled Annie to safety by her hair. Both children were saved, with Annie praised as a heroine of Elmwood Place.
A 16 year old Holland boy with a passion for music received royal aid after writing to Queen Wilhelmina. The queen ordered the top music teacher for six months and promised Europe’s finest training if he proves his talent. The queen’s generosity earns praise as she shows promise of strong leadership.
The Black Sea has an exceptionally high wreck rate with averages over one ship per day in some years. The era saw as many as 425 wrecks in a single year and as few as 154, with about half of the vessels total losses and complete crew fatalities.
In a Chicago Times-Herald snippet a wife and husband dispute a treatment for drinking. The husband claimed he could quit anytime, but the wife asserts they have persuaded him to try medication to curb his desire to drink.
The Kansas City Times notes Alpine herdswomen wore trousers for utility long before bloomers. It describes their harsh diet of dried meat rye bread and cabbage, early rising at 2 am, long treks with bundles on backs, and bleak chalets perched on Alpine crags with sparse light and shared sleeping attire.
The Spectator argues France cannot evade a moral reckoning over past wrongs, citing the Zola affair as a catalyst. It states the nation must accept a necessary, though imperfect, reparation to restore trust in institutions and justice, despite temporary national unease.
The horse thief curses his past and rejects public blame while facing stern vigilantes. He claims not to bow to public sentiment and mentions Mark Hanna as part of his defense. The piece ends with a bleak judgment of the harsh western town and a satirical note on future morals.
A lively stage exchange features a crowd joke about a living skeleton and a fat lady when a performer greets an onstage call of the fat lady during a vaudeville style act. The dialogue hints at spectacle and audience reaction.
The first M E church of Austin led by Rev A M White lists services: 9 30 class meeting 10 30 morning sermon 12 00 Sunday school 3 30 Junior League 6 15 Ep worth League 7 30 evening sermon on Sunday. Wednesday 7 45 midweek prayer service.
First Congregational Church at Waller avenue and Midway park led by pastor W L Demorest lists services and programs. Morning services at 7:30 PM and 10:30 AM with Sunday school at 12:15 PM Junior CO BE at 3:30 PM Intermediate at 4:15 PM vesper 5 to 6 PM Y P S C B at 6 PM no vesper in July and August.
Early communion at 7 30 a m and morning service at 10 30. Sunday school at noon and evening service at 7 30. Rev S L Mitchell rector at 5731 Ohio Street.
Dr Ames of Indianapolis will speak at the Christian Church Tabernacle in Austin on July 9, delivering sermons in both the morning and evening services.
Rev. W. H. Burns presides at Oak Park First Methodist with morning sermon The Garden of the Resurrection. Sunday School at noon Junior League 3 30 p m Senior League 6 30 p m Union evening service features Dr Barten of Hirst Congregational Church.
J Clayton Yonker pastor conducts Sunday school at 9 30 a m with Goodyear as superintendent Preaching at 11 a m Class meeting at noon Junior Epworth League at 3 p m and Senior Epworth League at 6 45 p m with preaching at 7 45 p m
Morning worship at 10 30 a m with theme Christ and the Struggle for Freedom. No evening service during July and August. Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper and reception of members on July 9.
Union church services will be held in Austin each Sunday at 5 p.m. for six weeks starting July 16. Dr. H. I. Willett of the University of Chicago will speak at each meeting delivering a sermon series titled The Life of Christ.
Paris correspondence notes a gala night at the Comedie Francaise with a notable box held by a notary's clerk. To locate Racine's commemorative house, historians sought the original lease, filed long ago in Paris notarial archives. After two weeks a dust-covered clerk produced the document, found amid centuries of archives.
A man described as a con artist was seized after claiming to be from Kentucky and refusing a drink invitation. A police officer responded to the scene, marking the incident as clear imposture per the Boston Transcript.
The notice markets cheap wood and coal from C. RB, Patrici, and promotes shaving and hair cutting by O. F. Werner at 203 No. Park Ave. It also advertises pure sweet milk and cream delivered ice cold from H. B. Willits at 5809 Ontario Street with satisfaction guaranteed.
Miller's Drug Store offers Miller's Columbian Cough Syrup for coughs and colds and Miller's Cold Capsules at 206 Lake Street. Dr. F. M. Rowley has doubled her business after moving to 120 North Oak Park Avenue.
The snippet notes western Kansas papers printing menus for yacht styled items and swimsuit styles, a curious contrast as few locals know yachts. It reflects a local humor about modern fashions and leisure. The passage also includes a tongue in cheek exchange about work and principles.
A Dutch custom marks a new baby by hanging a pin cushion on the door. A black cushion indicates a boy and a white cushion indicates a girl, signaling the child’s gender to neighbors.
Tommy claims a tooth was filled with gum drops causing pain. Visitor questions the idea, and Tommy insists the filling was done with gum drops rather than gold. The exchange highlights a humorous misunderstanding about dental work.
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