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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1898
Page
8
Christian Scientists show rising numbers and funds for new worship spaces. Boston reports 1,350 new members in a week while New York’s Second Church plans a $125,000 temple. Many members retain previous church ties, viewing Christian Science as a healing movement.
The New York Evening Post describes iced chocolate as a cooling option for hot weather luncheons. The recipe uses a heaping teaspoon of cocoa per half pint of boiling water, cooked five minutes in a double boiler, sweetened, then cooled with half a cup of cream stirred in. Serve over powdered ice in tall thin glasses.
A vintage remedy ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cool swollen hot feet tired from tight shoes. It claims relief for blisters callous spots and bunions and offers a 25 cent price with a free trial pack from Allen & Olmsted, Le Roy New York.
Henry C. Lea analyzes Spain’s decline tracing three Cs clericalism conservatism and corruption. He argues pride in labor and a Western bias pushes Africa inward and weakens Spain, detailing historical factors and current downfall.
A promotional health note touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a gentle cleansing for the digestive canal. It claims nine tenths of mysterious ailments originate there and that one box purifies the system and removes the cause of ill health.
In St. Louis two officers named Heaven and Helle recently resigned, leaving the force exposed as jokes rise in response to their departure.
An Iowa City firm promises refunds and satisfaction with long credit terms for products sold by mail order. No bond needed and a 950.00 guarantee or monthly payments. requires stamped address for the reward offer.
A Bergen church rooms 1000 worshippers in a paper structure claimed to be waterproofed with quicklime milk and egg white solution, an unusual construction shown in local reports.
Advertising notice from John A. Salzer Reed Co promoting winter wheat rye oats and clovers with seed samples and a 4 cent postage seed catalogue. Claims 80 bushels per acre for Salzer's Red Cross wheat and details on profits at 40 cents per bushel. Based in La Crosse Wisconsin.
A quotation framed as the constant duty of every man to identify his powers and gifts and strengthen them to aid others, urging self improvement for communal benefit.
Detroit’s Max R. Davies, first sergeant of Company B, lauds Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People for curing his chronic dyspepsia after years of suffering. He credits the pills with relief and urges others to try them. Pills cost 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
A minister leading a Bible class in Edinburgh explains Ecath caution by noting he has not seen cousin Bell for several Sundays. A relative replies that Bell is dead, revealing the pupil’s absence and fate.
An old advertisement claims Cascarets cleans blood and liver to banish pimples boils blotches and bilious complexions. It promotes the product as a beauty aid with prices 10c 23c and 30c and guarantees satisfaction.
A dialogue frames Spain's war weariness with a remark on overtures for peace and a quip about Spain's ability to fund the orchestra, attributed to two colorful speakers in a Chicago Tribune excerpt.
Goshen Indiana based E W Walker Carriage Company releases a catalogue for potential carriage or wagon buyers. They sell direct to the user, promising savings and urging readers to write today.
An applicant answers six as the pie cut, while the landlady asks a trick question during a job interview. The Cincinnati Enquirer captures a moment of sharp wit in a domestic setting.
An ad touts Casparets Candy Cathartio promising relief from constipation with a money back guarantee. It also promotes Cosmo Buttermilk Soap noted for its soothing scent and benefits. A whimsical line contrasts merit with luck and mentions in history that Mary Queen of Scots and George T were buried at midnight.
In Ravensmere a jealous nobleman shields his wife after a shooting in the woods. Lady Hamilton is wounded while Lady Caraven is summoned away. The pair confront dramatic revelations as suspicion and passion collide, leaving the earl torn between duty and love.
Elmer Grayneck asks what a cyclorama is and learns from his father that it is the risky wood contraption at the county fair where betting on colored spots determines winnings. The dialogue recalls a sharper whirling a pointer to swindle on bettors.
A playful dialogue turns a vow into a ritual as one lover swears by a kiss to seal an oath. The other party challenges the ritual with a coy reply about validity only after the kiss. Their exchange suggests intimate ceremony rather than formal commitment.
A collage of old advertisements and quips references No-To-Bao for fifty cents and Piso’s Cure for consumption. Includes a Denver address and a dated testimonial from November 8 1895. The text wittily notes common sayings about memory and creditors.
A collage of marketing lines promoting remedies and soaps including Hall's Catarrh Cure 75c, COSMO BUTTERMILK TOILET SOAP for skin health, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, Coo's Cough Balsam, Cascareta for bowel health, and references to a whistling buoy and a rheumatism pamphlet from Athlaphoros Co New Haven. The text also lampoons employer jokes and notes a war path by a sweet girl graduate.
Mrs Rang of Philadelphia writes of severe womb trouble ending after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She recalls years of illness including hysteria and insomnia, then notes marked improvement after the first dose and full recovery after continued use. She urges other women to write for advice.
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