27 Jul 1894
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1894
Page
1
The column surveys dry goods merchants across many states with stock and fall trade outlooks. It cites mixed expectations, mining influence, and regional reliance on agriculture or manufacturing, plus satirical science notes and world history dates.
Speculation surrounds Debs as a potential congressional candidate with talks of lectures and public appearances. The note compares her to notable figures in style and presence, including James Whitcomb Riley.
A quirk of advice notes that temper affects outcomes and mood. The text playfully contrasts patience with impatience and mentions a bath in salt water as a tonic to beat heat.
W T Stead reviews Coxey movement in America, compares it to mid nineteenth century reform, notes labor distrust of unions, and calls Coxeyites “sandwich men of poverty.” The piece cites Carlyle and Manchester insurgents, plus reports on new silk production from cotton waste and global quake forecasts, ending with odd reflections on The Salvation Army and waste disposal.
The Sumner social scene at Newport grows restless as attendees grow too dizzy to dance. Commentary questions if society will hire others to dance, while census trends and fiscal notes poke at national routines. A brief note observes gold exports and imports balance within a narrow margin of four thousand five hundred dollars.
The University Magazine lists 22 summer schools across the United States with Harvard Cornell Virginia Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan and Pennsylvania among open institutions. Many offer multiple tracks in law medicine history science and more, inviting self supporting students to study while enjoying semirural settings and recreation.
The article explains Utah's path to statehood via an enabling act and constitutional process, noting a silver pen gift from Rawlins to President Cleveland, the March 1905 deadlines, and that Utah cannot yet send senators. It mentions the Pul lanaus strike cost and a closing anecdote on a benevolent death after a long life.
A historical account describes Korea paying tribute to China for 4000 years, with China and Japan maintaining forces on the peninsula while Russia eyes a port on Korea's eastern coast. It notes heavy taxation on farmers, sale of local offices, emigration, and rising tensions as major powers vie for control.
The article argues groundwater and wind driven pumps can irrigate dry lands. It cites Greeley Colorado as an example where a 90 acre area can be watered by a steam boiler. It envisions eastern investment and casual private irrigation setups benefiting western Missouri and Kansas farmers. It also notes a Baltimore clubman enlistment in cavalry for practical military experience and self-improvement.
The text envisions two new states Arizona and New Mexico, leaving Indian Territory and Alaska as unlikely. It notes Arizona’s strong rebuke to unification with New Mexico, describes the territory as about 500 miles long and wide with 165,000 people, and criticizes the population as largely freeborn Americans rather than mixed indigenous or other groups.
Samuel Gorton, first settler of Warwick Rhode Island, led mind cure Christian science doctrine that heaven and hell exist only in the mind. Banished from Massachusetts to Rhode Island, he was whipped for insulting judges, imprisoned in irons in 1643, and hunted for his beliefs. He bought Shawomer land from Mian tonomo but faced land-title disputes and arrest when accused of heresy.
The Spanish caravels given to the United States arrive in Chicago where the World’s Fair buildings are gone. The Tribune notes no room for them at major buildings and no funding for maintenance. Citizens suggest gifting the caravels to New York while preserving them with respect.
The paper notes a daily drowning list with females predominating and remarks on lack of swimming skills. It cites Toledo police easing two hundred citizens from hunger with bread and sausage. It mentions Chicago's gas contract set at 1 dollar per thousand cubic feet and a 10 percent city revenue share. The piece also references a U S bias against railway managers and strikers, awaiting outcomes.
A Philadelphia Times column offers light guidance to women on looks and domestic life. It warns against flashy spending to impress men, urges sustaining appearance after marriage, and humorously notes the overtalkative new mother and the charm of baby talk while advocating practical care and moderation.
The Boston Home Journal outlines how prominent women use diverse handwritings on checks with fashionably varied signatures. It notes Mrs John Jacob Astor and other society figures, some with crest marks, some signing as Mrs or by husbands, while male cashiers resist changed styles and may resign if signature trends shift.
The piece argues that mothers-in-law are often unfairly portrayed as quarrelsome. many are guardians and peace makers who nurture the family across ties. It urges for forbearance and mutual respect to prevent feud and uphold family harmony while noting a historic beauty remedy using gun arabic and rosewater.
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