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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1899
Page
5
Local notes report residents returning from excursions to Sliver Lake and Mackinaw, visits to Detroit and Wisconsin, and patter of summer travels. Highlights include patent news on mowing devices, carriage to Atlantic City, and parish social at the Presbyterian Church with updates on letters and out-of-town guests.
The fourth annual Austin Business Men's picnic on July 20 at Laurelwood Park drew 1094 tickets. Contests ranged from rowing to bicycle races with prizes including flour, cigars, fruit, and silverware. notable results include Thomas Hoyle’s bicycle victories and Mrs. F Lucas winning fire insurance.
A young woman injured in an Orleans railroad accident in France received 8000 dollars damages on grounds that her value from a matrimonial standpoint had deteriorated due to the injury.
Mrs. Solomon Thatcher died after a long illness at 55 years of age at her River Forest home on Thatcher Avenue. Born in Chicago she lived in River Forest many years owning property and engaging in church and community work. Survived by son Frederick Thatcher and three daughters Mrs Frank Little Mrs Charles P Logan and Claribel Thatcher. Funeral was held Saturday at 1 pm with interment at Rosehill cemetery.
On Friday evening, Robert A. Perkins of 3330 Oak Park Avenue Berwyn collapsed from a ruptured blood vessel and died shortly after. A Mason and member of Royal Arcanum and Royal League, he helped shape Berwyn by building over twenty new houses. His funeral at St Michael and All Angels mission he founded will be Tuesday with fraternal services, then interment at Forest Home Cemetery. The text notes a second obituary line for Frederick Francis, whose funeral on July 20 in Montréal ends with remains sent there.
In Justice La Mena's court the Austin Church Federation suits Christian Jepson for running a saloon without a license. Key town officials testified on behalf of the prosecution about prior license delays and alleged protection, with Jepson bound over to criminal court on one state warrant and other charges dismissed by consent. The hearing for four town cases continues next Saturday.
A survey of rulings includes a railroad right to cross public roads not extending to branch lines, non-resident creditors’ rights in receiverships, and city taxation of bridges across the Ohio river. The cases hold branch lines not part of main lines, creditors may pursue claims in other states, and interstate bridge parts may be taxed without constituting a taking.
A collage of quotes from 1920s U.S. newspapers on summer vacations and resort life. It notes scarce dancing men at resorts and jokes about staying in cities. The pieces include lines from the Bulletin, Philadelphia Record, Times, Ohio State Journal, and Yonkers Statesman.
Miss Nellie Cummings entertains out of town relatives while Miss Emily McCullagh visits Lake View. Camp Goodwill host breakfasts and lunches as Mrs. Wright and others host gatherings. Ridgeland A beats La Grange in President's Cup cricket, Ray Cross takes five wickets for no runs. Local notices cover church events, baptists, social baskets, and a 70 year old visitor addressing the Methodist Church.
River Forest hosts include Mr and Mrs Griffin entertaining friends from Waukegan. A J Mass and family travel to Antioch for the summer. Oak Park defeats River Forest in a baseball game at the Union Church picnic. Mrs Brooks of Forest avenue dies of consumption and is buried at Turner.
Observers note that many birds produce sounds without opening the bill. Pigeons coo via internal resonance in the throat and chest, not vocalized openly. Cuckoo, snipe, and nightingale also show internally formed notes and ventriloquial sounds in their calls.
A scientific magazine endorses a home remedy for ivy poisoning. Wet a bread slice with water, dust with washing soda, apply to the eruption, and keep the bread moist from the outside. Thirty minutes of this treatment is claimed to be an effective cure.
The Kronan Society plans a picnic at Altheim grove on Sunday July 23. Royal Foresters No 226 of Harlem Melrose and Maywood hold a picnic at Gaden's grove on Sunday July 2. Murry and Kleff Des Plaines avenue assigned last week after about three months in business. Paul Schwartz and Mary Buchard were married Saturday night and will live on Beloit street. Roos and Schrade dissolution July 1, Roos continuing as Roos & Co on Madison street. Harlem Giants lost to Elmhurst 9 to 1 this season's first defeat. Harlem to host North Side Oak Park Club next Sunday.
In Iceland the police force is minimal and largely ceremonial. The lone officer handles limited duties while the community values the role for status and tradition rather than daily policing needs.
The South American horses supplied to the British cavalry in South Africa are described as more satisfactory than any other mount. From a grass country, they endure long daily rides with heavy riders, blending stamina and constitution with the weight and bone needed for cavalry.
The article notes a key difference between petroleum fuels in the U S and Europe. In the United States crude oil is used as it comes from the well, while European nations like Russia and Italy use the heavier residue left after partial distillation.
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