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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1901
Page
6
Anna C. Porter reflects in the Philadelphia Record on dusk, memory, and the pull of past loves. The piece contrasts the hush of night with morning’s rise and prays for divine guidance to guard children against trouble.
The article recounts Rob Roy MacGregor’s cattle trading era in northern Scotland, his need to rally followers against marauders, and a notable 17th century raid where he and twelve men recovered stolen cattle from Macraes and tinkers. It notes his later role amid civil religious strife under James II.
In a Carlisle visit Rob confronts croppers and soldiers who hang four Covenanters. He frees a bound girl, kills the officer and several soldiers, and drives the rest to the garrison, claiming Satan aided the villains. This retold scene ends with the garrison reporting the magical assassination.
St Joseph reports a canary trained to sing Yankee Doodle and sold in Chicago for 12000. A new bird is being taught Suwanee River using a modern phonograph as instrument. The piece wryly notes Chicago’s curiosity and mocks antiquated phonographs while praising experimental oddities in avian performance.
An article explains boils are abscesses caused by local infection from minor skin injuries and not blood diseases. It notes that small wounds or irritations can trigger boils, depending on bodily resistance and health, with sanitation and living factors affecting susceptibility. It also details Yukon delta exploration by Coast Survey, describing difficult land and tidal conditions along the shore and camp hardships.
The Melbourne bass singer W G Barker famed as Australia’s finest. A brain operation after a lingering illness followed by chloroform induced a burst of song “Out on the Deep” before the voice faded. Surgeons halted briefly, but the operation failed and Barker died.
A Connemara native offers a folk theory on Shamrock I’s mishap. He links misfortune to a two leaf shamrock and a missing third leaf said to curse the yacht. The tale reflects old beliefs of omens and witches as explanation for the accident to Sir Thomas's yacht.
In a New York Times anecdote a school group practices emergency first aid after Nannie twists her ankle. They bind from toes to knee, but the doctor arrives and notes they bandaged the wrong foot, turning a serious moment into a humorous misstep.
A report describes clocks in schools connected by electric wires to a master clock. Each room has a clock and bell rung in synchrony on the second, ensuring uniform time signals throughout the building.
Half the people in the world think they could do better and be happier elsewhere than where they happen to be placed. They see only the thorns and drudgery in their own vocation and only the flowers in others.
The article recalls Manila social rites describing aristocratic courtship how a suitor stalks a window and performs to win favor, followed by parental scrutiny and eventual engagement. It also notes funerary pomp with lavish processions and storage fees for caskets in a honeycomb cemetery.
German papers describe an annual tropical Africa legume Glycine subterranea known as woandsu. Consul Guenther notes its cultivation, use by Africans, spread to Asia and Brazil, and a French chemist analyzes its edible underground fruit yielding white flour with chestnut-like flavor.
The passage recalls Sydney Smith remarks on American wilderness and literature. It questions the exchange of ideas across oceans and notes Smith as the target of ridicule for his blunt claims. The anecdote juxtaposes British and American cultural influence with humor and sharp critique.
A brief meditation notes faith as the driver behind motives guiding choices and behavior. It highlights belief as a sustaining energy that motivates individuals to pursue aims and act with conviction.
The article details ruins four miles east of Phoenix with a 25 by 100 by 200 foot pile and surrounding mounds. Artifacts include pottery and stone tools. skeletal remains are found. Walls are adobe and the site is linked to Azteca builders and Zuni Hopi lineage.
A Philadelphia Times report recalls Kathryne an infant two years old who, in five minutes, spread havoc in her mother’s bedroom. She emptied a necktie box, dismantled a lamp, tore wall paper, scattered talcum powder, mixed powders with vaseline and cold cream, broke a pin tray, and tossed shoes overhead before her mother appeared.
In Paterson New Jersey Philander Simon and Bertha Karger rekindle their romance amid mock lawsuits over expended dinners, chocolates, rides and gifts. Bertha mother negotiates a plan, Philander counters with his own ledger, and the couple wed after both suits are dropped. The outcome rests on Philander’s savvy accounting.
A Ventura California rose tree named Lamarque has grown dramatically in over 25 years since planting. Its trunk near the ground measures 2 feet 9 inches in circumference with main branches similar in size. In 1895 the tree yielded over 21 000 blooms.
Justice White grants a divorce to Mrs Florence Rogers from Edward Rogers confirming the referee. Mrs Rogers, daughter of the late Mrs Kate Adams, is related to Harry Cornish. Roland Molineux was found guilty of poisoning Mrs Adams and sending the dose to Cornish at the Knickerbocker A C in New York City.
Consul General Gunther of Frankfort reports a channel mail steamer with wireless gear received a message from the French lightship officer near Dunkirk saying no light could be kept on without shore help. The captain wired La Panne Belgium, then Dunkirk, a boat went to the lightship and repairs were completed.
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