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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1898
Page
2
By mail subscriptions and prices listed for The Vindicator Austin and Oak Park offices. The Republican club of Austin plans a meeting Monday night with a June 7 primary between 1 and 7. Oak Park Republican delegates favor Mr O D Allen. Cicero opposes.
The piece urges Cicero voters to elect G Q J Allen of Oak Park for county commissioner and Taylor A Snow of Austin for the board of assessors. It argues a Cicero seat on the five member board is vital under the new revenue law and warns against apathy and political manipulation. It appeals for delegates to unite and back these candidates.
A collection of short items notes scarlet as mourning color in Brazil, June heavy marriage months, sailor death rates, large western counties, shellfish carbonate sources, a London sculpture monthly, Russia police reporting, Spanish empire size, balloon voice height, Calcutta University size, slow French tapestry work, Tasmanian apple shipments, old Guion line ship Arizona refit, Japanese physical likeness, and infantry measurements with small height/weight variations.
Community items include mail schedules, local business ads, and upcoming events. Notable notes mention Rev C A Smucker returning to Ohio, plans for ice delivery from Cicero and Proviso Ice Co, a high school open house, McDonald and Day animal show at Pine and Ohio, Memorial Day celebrations, and Mozart Club gathering with Miss Stella Klein.
Local newspaper notices advertise products at Miller's drug store including moth balls 10c per pound and refined gum camphor with quantity discounts. Also listed are Persian insect powder and plant for sale at 306 Keystone avenue River Forest with tomatoes and other items. Oak Park high school and South Division high school field day reports disqualification of Barrett in the 440-yard run. Royal League tonight at Avenue hall plans include tuncheon and music.
Digest of legal rulings covers denial of preferential claims on insolvent bank assets, discharge of drawer for lost draft after six months, nonestablishment of adverse coal possession, limited liability for elevator injuries, negotiability of notes with trustee designation, and general reflections on human nature and perception.
London journals note California prunes popular in the city and American coal set to reach Baltic ports in Russia. Hamburg orders 30 000 barrels of alcohol to Peoria distillery by cable while U S steel costs run 25 percent cheaper than Glasgow.
A Wisconsin woman lawyer, Miss Kate Pier, volunteers her services to the government as a war nurse. The item lists several political and royal notes including Congressmen Clark and Lloyd as Washington correspondents, and Capt Mahan's recall from duty. It also mentions Rev Dr Wayland's resignation, Capt James Allen’s censor duties, and various European royal intrigues.
A miscellany of social anecdotes and wry remarks from London to Philadelphia. Jokes about actors and nobles mix with tales of a mission school class and a Chinese girl, ending with a child’s blunt answer about charity money.
Capt J B Rathbone recalls a Riffian irregular cavalryman threading a cambric needle from 400 yards while his horse galloped. An ex Confederate told how Turner Ashby, with Gen J E B Stuart, rode up seized a fallen rider and returned him to Confederate lines.
During a late Sino Japanese battle a Chinese infant was found by Japanese forces after a fort fell. Captain Higuchi carried the child on his arm amid fighting, offering it to a prisoner for return to its parents, while the baby cried until reunited with the captain. The infant then rode with troopers to a nearby Chinese home.
A humorous note from the Chicago News about a husband content with home life despite his wife's complaint that tobacco smoke clings to lace curtains. The item reflects domestic humor and urban newspaper tone.
Practical kitchen notes describe using a speck on a penknife tip, rubbing onion on a hot platter with butter for beefsteak, and measuring cups to avoid overflow. It also covers lemon soak for sweetbreads, beef stock boil, and the issue with powdered spices settling in soups. Whole cloves are recommended on vegetables during boiling and long pepper needs hours of boiling.
An old advertisement markets Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best salve for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, fever sores, chapped hands, chilblains, corns and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. It promises piles cure or payment refunded at Lovett & Traill in Austin, priced 25 cents per box.
A Syracuse Herald item quotes McSwatters and McSwyiters on a joke about his son at college. The gag hinges on a money request 59 cents smaller than the prior ask. The note shifts to cabbage as a traditional antidote to intoxication.
Advertisement notes instant throat relief and cold cures with no stomach upset. Offers book via Cushman Drug Co and Vidconnes with price listed as 60. Ambiguous location and postal reference present.
Population 8,000,000. discovered by Magellan in 1521. Located in the Pacific southeast of Hong Kong with 1,200 islands, 408 inhabited. Manila seat of government. principal islands Luzon Mindanao Panay Negros Zebu Bohol Leyte Samar Masbate. Weaving straw hats and cigar making are major female and national industries.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a woman reports a bicycle theft to an officer. She describes a high tech bicycle with detachable tires and movable spoke studs while mentioning her baby was attached to the handlebars.
The article notes the typical heart rate for a healthy adult man is about 72 beats per minute. It emphasizes the standard as a benchmark for bodily health.
Chilhowie Virginia merchant R B Greeve declares he suffered with consumption and failed remedies before using Dr King's New Discovery. He says two bottles cured him and he has resumed work. Free trial bottles offered at Lovell's and Traill's drug stores in Austin.
A collection of wry definitions contrasts playful coinages with social clichés. It lampoons money, manners, romance, and politics through witty one liners, projecting sharp humor about love greed and power.
Advertisements run at 1 cent a word with special rates for longer runs. Notices of help wanted or situation wanted are free for one insertion. The Vindicator is sold at Don Rosado's News Depot, H Loomis' News Depot, Oak & Tompkins, and Mrs Scales News dealer and confectioner in Austin.
For rent notice lists new storefronts at 220 222 and 224 North Park Avenue. Dr Arthur Loewy central contact at 109 South Pine Ave Nue Austin for applications.
Thoroughbred fox terrier for sale five months old nicely marked and well trained. Contact 326 S Humphrey Ave Oak Park Illinois for details.
On Thursday evening a black fancy shawl was lost between Waller Ave and St. Catherine's Church. If found, return to owner at 328 Waller Ave.
The article notes plans for a railroad from Oaxaca to Tehuantepec linking with the National Tehuantepec road and connecting Oaxaca with the Mexican Southern, enabling direct access from Mexico City to the Isthmus. Henry V Reed, a Londoner, is the concession holder. It mentions broader regional resources and trade.
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