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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1898
Page
2
The board prepares Hawthorne race track to open while noting new postal rules halt forwarding of second class matter. Calls grow for improved Cicero fire protection and consistent Chicago area pricing, as a penny flip tale contrasts Larlem and Hawthorne openings.
The town board will at the next meeting by ordinance create the office of sanitary inspector in Cicero. Plumbers have championed the measure for two years to ensure proper work and sanitary sewerage. The inspector’s salary will be funded by permit fees.
Mr Yerkes and Mr Knight spent the summer at the sea shore. Knight plans return in September to pursue possible fifty year franchises. The board proposes a five cent fare for all Cicero if any change occurs and will reconvene before adjournment.
The article argues for a new engine house in Public Park Austin citing central access and quick fire dept police access but notes no permission from the Austin estate. It suggests alternative site along Lake Street near Waller Avenue where access and Austin estate consent may be possible and would avoid closing the park.
The article discusses Cicero town governance debating monthly supervisor reports and the annual printed audit required by Section 9 of the town charter. It notes past efforts to discard the provision without a new charter or adopting city government, citing legal constraints.
The Cicero board by a four to three vote designates The Vin dicator Reporter and the Sauth Cicero Advocate as the town's legal papers. The printing committee recommended this, paying each paper 209 dollars for proceedings, deemed just covering writing and setting costs. Oak Park members opposed.
In a brief cartoonish exchange Mrs Watts asks what is on that button Watts answers Remember the Maine Mrs Watts suggests a practical button reading Dont Forget the Groceries illustrating a humorous reminder theme
Young People's Christian Union of United Presbyterian church offers a round trip excursion to Saratoga New York via Nickel Plate Road with return by August 31. Tickets on August 1 and 2, deposit with joint agent at Saratoga. Dining car service smooth roadbed and luxurious sleeping cars. Address J Y Calahan general agent 111 Adams Street Chicago Vans Buren Street station.
News of the Town lists mail arrival and departure times in Austin with east and west routes and postmaster notice. It also promotes loans by FP HW Zander, local beverages and syrups by Traill Cooling, Loomis news store periodicals and fashion plates, and a promotional note for the U. S. Maine cigar by I W Schultz.
Garvin the electrician offers door belt repairs while Vilton the tailor promotes new suits. Don Relado moves his news de pot to the Masonic Building. The Bedard Morency Mill reopens after a strike. Cicero telephones expand, risking new director elections. The Cosmopolitan July issue lists three articles and Napoleon’s autobiography with a 10 cent newsdealer price.
The Austin Fair at 218 North Park Avenue states it can furnish servants and help on short notice. Call for terms. Burdick Co. M Burdick, proprietor.
Mrs Thos Quinn advertises space for a few boarders at affordable rates. Home comforts provided at 5825 Washington Boulevard, Austin.
A vintage promotional line extols a patriotic stance and endorses a 5 cent U S Maine cigar for quality claimed to be unmatched. The terse slogan emphasizes value and national pride.
The Camp Good Will flourishes in its second week, feeding over sixty mothers and children for a full week per cycle. Each Friday evening entertainment features donated ice cream for the entire camp, a generosity the committee highlights as greatly enjoyed.
William Buckingham and Charles Elliott, both of Austin, return from the Klondike with about $10,000 each in gold after a year away. Reports on J. G. Mills and E. Winpenny are less promising. A Madison streetcar accident claims Timothy Scaulin's life. The piece also recounts the Old Glory story tied to Captain William Driver and the brig Charles Doggett and the Essex Institute display.
Moth balls ten cents a pound at Miller's drug store. Pure Persian insect powder and extra refined gum camphor advertised. See the strong man at Miller's. Prescriptions filled day or night. Charles P. Miller, druggist, promotes special prices on bulk quantities.
A. G. Bagley writes from Lake Elcho Langlade County Wisconsin on July 22 1898 describing warm days cool nights deer and abundant fish. He jokes about sending bear teeth and training a skunk to smoke cigars while praising Shafter Oregon and Captain Clark and sending regards to Austin contacts.
Dr J H Gladstone argued at the Royal Institution that gold is likely the earliest metal used by humans. He cited a Nagada tomb in Egypt with gold fragments a bead a button and copper wire dated at least 6 300 years old. He noted ancient gold often contains silver and was mined from Pactolus and similar streams in Asia Minor.
Advertisement policy notes low rates and free help wanted notices. The Vindicator paper, claiming the largest paid circulation in Cicero, lists sale points for the newspaper at Don Rosado's News Depot in Austin, Loomis News Depot, Oak and Tompkins, and Mrs Scales News Dealer and Confectioner with street addresses.
A pocketbook found between Pine and Park avenues on Superior Street will earn $2 for its return to the office of P. G. Bypson and Son at 163 North Park Avenue.
Sealed proposals call for 500 tons of best quality lower vein Indiana block coal for River Forest waterworks from Aug 1, 1898 to Apr 30, 1899. Bidder must name mine and price per ton f. o. b. River Forest and price per ton delivered in bin. Bids due 6 pm Aug 1, 1895. board may reject any bid. GEO W SHEARBURN, Village Clerk.
Closing down of the Ranch greenhouses yields the entire plant stock for sale at very low prices. Palms ferns rubber plants aspidistras fuchias begonias and many more available. Open evenings. GEO BALDWIN owner The Ranch Linden Avenue and Superior street.
River Forest Board of Local Improvements invites bids to grade curb and pave Franklin Avenue from Madison to C N W right of way with cedar blocks. Proposals due August 1, 1898 at 9 p m in River Forest water works building. Bids paid in bonds. 10 percent bid deposit. bids may be rejected. Plan view at Robert E Williams Chicago offices.
Special round trip fares to Saratoga New York on August 1 and 2 for members of the Young People's Christian Union of United Presbyterian church with return by August 31. Deposit tickets with joint agent at Saratoga. Other cheap rates to eastern points. Inquiries at 111 Adams Street Chicago and Van Buren Street Station Chicago.
Don Rolado has relocated to Masonic Block inviting old customers and friends to visit. The notice notes his move and welcomes patrons to the new location for continued service.
Fred Cross opened a cigar factory in the room adjoining his barber shop in the Decker building on N. Park Avenue, Austin. The venture offers affordable boxes of cigars and promises quality stock at factory prices, cutting out usual dealer profits.
An ad touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a one day cure for colds. It promises money back if it fails, a common pharmacy sales pitch from the period.
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