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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1897
Page
5
In a Boston scene a elderly Black man with a banjo plays hymns to uplift listeners. He explains he favors spiritual pieces over fast reels and breaks, noting his long life and steady faith as he keeps time with gentle, reverent strumming. The crowd admiringly calls it a rare, soulful performance.
In a Louisville Courier Journal excerpt, Mr. Fremnk Fort reassures his wife as he packs a rifle, knife, revolver, and ammo. He plans to attend a Kentucky legislature session, noting a will and life insurance in case of danger, and departs with a hopeful kiss.
The article links today’s slot machines to ancient devices that dispensed water in Egyptian temples. It notes a World’s Fair use for water and recalls Hiero’s Spiritu alia description of a coin operated temple water dispenser. It concludes contemporary machines may be more ornate but no more effective.
A western town manager of a small electric line used a bicycle equipped with a cyclometer to gauge the length of a road stretch. He rode the route to determine distance within exact limits without surveying costs.
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