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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1899
Page
3
The Maywood school board will hold a special election next Thursday to decide if Superintendent Adams should dictate teacher hires. Principal Krauskopf objects to being fired and has many supporters. the board previously left hiring to the superintendent. Oak Park riders praise elevated transit and a 6 cent fare amid ongoing franchise debates.
Harry Holderness, a clerk at the Austin post office, defied Cicero police and Judge La Mena over sidewalk riding. A warrant followed, with Holderness claiming government status and judgeless jurisdiction. The judge fined him ten dollars and costs, and Holderness appealed, seeking to determine whether the locality is Chicago or Cicero, hoping a Supreme Court ruling will settle it.
Bert P. Biggs and nearby property owners on Prairie Avenue announce improvements to Washington Boulevard. The project includes a Torro drive upgrade,adding flowers and features to create a noticeable local attraction.
Postmaster Hutchinson announces a new sub-station at John Suydam’s drug store 109 Oak Park avenue. The move will ease mail access for locals and could lead to additional stations in Harlem River Forest and on Chicago avenue.
The Chicago Telephone Co has completed a new toll line between Oak Park and Berwyn, linking Cicero by direct lines. Service will be greatly improved between the south end and north end of Cicero.
In Epernay France a vast underground network carved from chalk hosts massive champagne stores. Candles cast little light in damp dark passages with near freezing air and zero visibility. The town contains forty five acre underground cellars holding five million bottles and numerous chateaux connected by a honeycombed system used for production and storage.
The text imagines a colossal lake of beer formed by yearly global consumption. It asserts the lake could drown 120,000,000 English speakers, bathe every person in America, and leave beds for people across England Scotland Ireland and France.
The article notes that many horses in Japan are shod with straw. Even awkward cart horses wear straw shoes tied around the ankles with rice straw rope, forming a half inch thick sole.
Cicero town trustees consider supplemental assessments to fulfill special assessments numbers 885 and 369 for sewer and street improvements in Cicero Cook County Illinois. They approve purchases of portable fire extinguishers and authorize plank walks on Pleasant street and other Berwyn and Cicero components. The board adjourns then reconvenes with committee reports and bids for scavenger work in District No 5.
The town of Cicero allocates a garbage dump lease to Nick Kalber at five hundred fifty dollars and authorizes bids for a garbage contract for the ensuing year. The board confirms appointments for town officers, with T. N. Vallins named Chief of Police and K. A. Carpenter as town engineer while H. R. Pebbles is not chosen for town attorney. The next meeting is set for June 7 at 8 pm.
An event of the week in society circles features a musical soiree and reception by the faculty and pupils of the Musical and Dramatic Art School in the Abbott block Austin. Anna Walaa Lula Gaily Chase Helen Dunpen Hall Thatcher and pupils perform Thursday evening June 8 at 8 oclock in the studio at 203 North Park avenue.
The Harlem Jockey Club opened its track at Harlem on Decoration Day after a recent fire. More than 12,000 attended as a substantial grand stand filled to capacity, leaving no seats by 2 pm. The track was heavy and limited speed demonstrations.
In London a man known as the Abbott of Charterhouse died last month at age 101. He was the last survivor of a family of twenty two siblings and avoided tobacco though not a teetotaler. He lived in an era when city life was deemed healthy.
Professor Angelo Monso reports from high altitude tests that climbers may lose up to an inch and a half in height at Monte Rosa due to exertion and daily stature drop. Monte Rosa stands at 15 215 feet, making the ascent a factor in temporary height reduction.
In a terse exchange Mrs Slimdiet remarks on dislike of rice while Henry Peck reflects on a distressing past mistake. The dialogue reveals tension and a moment of personal confession within a domestic setting.
Aust in Post office announces mall arrivals from the East and West with set times and closing hours. Local residents Mrs. W. A. Mitchell is recovering from pneumonia while A H Loomis relocates to Elgin Illinois for printing work. Fire department responds to a gas explosion at a Superior Street residence causing minor damage.
Dr. A. Rud departs June 5 for Lake Koshkonony in Wisconsin and will stay away until June 15. Mrs. Rud will accompany him on the trip.
A collage of snippets covers urban life and global topics. It notes London’s 3.75 million non worshippers, potential starch from sweet potatoes, and 42 million pounds of India rubber imported to North America. It mentions Shanghai opened to foreign trade in 1842 and Fiji’s growing Sunday school scholars. US tourism reshaped Nova Scotia’s economy with over $500,000 spent, while cultural bits include Irish seventh sons and a golf joke from Yonkers.
The pigeons of London form a stately presence around major buildings. Birds on different sides of a building stay apart, and observers include judges clerks and coffee house keepers who feed them daily. Special feeding groups form at the British Museum and among cabmen who scatter grain from horse noses.
Mrs. W. R. Harvey of 229 Home avenue returns from a southern trip noting health improvement. Mrs. Stewart D. Hauk of Greensburg Pennsylvania visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Cleveland at 234 S. Grove avenue.
Persons who saw the undersigned forcibly ejected from a Cicero and Proviso car on 48th Avenue on the morning of May 4, 1899, are asked to send their names and addresses to Frank O. Show at 2193 W. Huron St., Chicago.
Round trip fare to Cleveland, Ohio via Nickel Plate Road on June 25 and 26 with return by June 29, 1899. Three through trains daily. Chicago depot at Van Buren Street and Pacific Avenue, elevated loop. For information, write General Agent, 111 Adams Street, Chicago.
John E. Clifford of Norwood House testifies that during a winter whooping cough epidemic his children suffered severe coughing spells. He used Chamberlains Cough Remedy for croup previously and found it relieves the cough and cures. The remedy is sold by Traill and Cooling in Austin and C. P. Miller in Oak Park.
Nickel Plate road offers buffalo round trip with one fare June 11 12 13 1899 tickets valid to July 2 1899 if deposited with a joint agent in Buffalo by June 17 1899 city ticket office 111 Adams Street Chicago depot Van Buren Street and Pacific Avenue near Clark Street full details listed for travelers and deposits.
Advertisement notes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve treats eruptions and a range of skin issues from boils to burns. Claims best pile cure and pain relief with a 25 cent price. Sold by Traill & Cooling and Chas Miller druggists.
An inaugural excursion to Buffalo via Nickel Plate offers a single round trip fare. Tickets go on sale June 1, 12, and 13, with return by July 2, 1899, if deposited with the joint agent in Buffalo by June 17, 1899. City office at 111 Adams Street, Chicago. depot at Van Buren Street Station on the Elevated Loop.
Removal notice from O. M. Donaldson The Donaldson Press states it has moved from 5633 Lake Street to 5636 Ohio Street near Isging's drug store. More room better light and facilities for expanding business are promised while continuing to offer first class work at fair prices.
One round trip fare offered for June 25 and 26 with return valid through June 29 1899. Depots listed at Chicago Van Buren street and Pacific avenue. Address inquiries to General Agent 111 Adams street Chicago.
A compilation of curious figures notes that in Prussia only 6,497 of 100,000 suicide attempts succeeded, ships have set anchoring depths of 2000 fathoms, and the Isthmus of Panama has seen more deaths and burials than any similar territory. Rockall, a tiny Atlantic rock west of Scotland, rises about 60 feet high and hosts seabirds, with fine mackerel nearby.
The St. Stanislaus Young Men's Society of Elmwood Place staged a three act drama and a one act farce at Banner Hall to a full house last evening. Edward Brendel as Major Lookout earned special mention for an outstanding performance. A neat sum was realized.
An English tea merchant offers every wife who buys a pound of tea for five consecutive weeks a pension of 2.50 dollars weekly if her husband dies while she begins the program. The pension continues while she remains a widow and his health was good at the start.
The article claims Chamberlains Pain Balm relieves rheumatism quickly, citing anecdotal support. It notes the product is sold by Traill & Cooling in Austin and C. P. Miller in Oak Park.
An excursion from Chicago to Buffalo via the Nickel Plate road for the annual meeting on June 14 and 15. Tickets go on sale June 11 12 and 18 at first class limited fare round trip. Departures from Buffalo valid until July 2 1899 if deposited by June 17 1899. Optional rail or water trip between Cleveland and Buffalo. Three daily first class trains Chicago to Buffalo New York and Boston. Sleep ing car reservations through General Agent 111 Adams Street Chicago.
An advertising notice seeks agents for Murat Halstead’s Life and Achievements of Admiral Dewey, a 500 plus page volume with near 100 halftone illustrations. Price 1.50 dollars. Large commissions and outfit provided. Mail to Dominion Company, 3rd floor Caxton Building, Chicago.
Hannibal Missouri resident J B Lilly describes a typhoid fever progressing to pneumonia and lung weakness. After taking Dr King’s New Discovery he reports quick relief, recovery, and strong health. The medicine is offered in regular and trial sizes at local drug stores with a guarantee.
Event notices call residents to attend the Battle of Manila at the corner of Wabash avenue and Hubbard court.
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