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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1896
Page
10
Frank T. Dover receives notice from Sir Henry Onegui of 30 Congress St Chicago warning of an imminent death. The communication cites palmistry as the basis and references local urban legends surrounding prognostication practices.
A Santa Fe New Mexican profile highlights ex Governors Lew Wallace William G Ritch Lionel A Sheldon Edmund G Ross L Bradford Prince. It notes Wallace fame and fortune as author of The Fair God Ben Hur and The Prince of India Sheldon a leading stock grower and ranchman in Southern New Mexico Sheldon a prominent lawyer journalist and politician in Los Angeles Ross active in literature and a forthcoming history of the Antire bureau of immigration Prince improving his Espanola fruit farm and lecturing for the white metal cause.
Responsible people charge that the buildings housing 18,000 London pauper children are hotbeds of disease and fostering vice and continued pauperism. They claim the same holds for 242,000 pauper children in England and Wales.
A Brooklyn young woman argues that fatigue among saleswomen in large city stores reflects employer neglect of health. She notes many women fill sales roles once held by men and urges kinder, more thoughtful working conditions to prevent exhaustion and improve care for staff.
A new idea for belt buckles and cuff buttons emerges making them fashionable and indispensable for summer wear. Designs feature coats of arms flags and insignia from family and military sources with gold enamel pieces such as Spain Britain and the United States arms.
A century ago a refrigeration method retarding blooming revolutionized floriculture. By cooling hardy plants like lily of the valley, 95 percent flower from late summer to Christmas versus 50 percent with forcing. Berlin growers use nearly 300 acres. England reports successful cultivation, with hope for U S adoption.
Mint stands for virtue while bell flower expresses gratitude. Horse chestnut signals luxury and American cowslip devotion. Honeysuckle denotes a bond of love. peach blossom submission. Candytuft marks indifference. white daisy innocence. Box constancy. calla lily feminine beauty. Primrose in England insincerity. arbor vitae unfailing friendship. China aster remembrance. oat plant Italian music. Red carnation Spain despair. myrtle love. Pink in southern France pure affection. Lotus in India life, in Egypt death flower.
A compact set of maxims critiques gender politics and social behavior. It lampoons suffragists, love, vanity, gossip, judgment, and the foibles of visitors, pairing humor with social commentary on everyday interactions and human flaws.
A Fortunes of the Grand Army of the Republic colony near Fitzgerald Georgia grows rapidly from a pine wilderness to a city of 10000, with 118000 acres, four churches and a Masonic lodge. Railroads multiply, a canal links to the Atlantic, and pension funds may flow southward boosting local commerce.
Kansas City Times reports on Thomas Lake Harris, born 1824 in England, living at West One Hundred Second Street New York, famed in 1892 for discovering perpetual youth. The piece details his appearance, hypnotic claims, and a telegram anecdote reflecting skepticism about his messages and methods.
Reports from the United States fish station at San Marcos Texas describe a re opened artesian well yielding queer fish. The catch includes salamanders inch to four and a half inches long with human like faces hands and feet bull dog head eel tail and fish body. Numerous small shrimp resembling sea shrimp were also said to be found. Interest grows over their origin.
Life insurance experts say a healthy 45 year old woman will likely outlive a man of the same age because she tends to be more temperate and less prone to accidents. The exchange shows Mrs J asking Jerkins if he has what he needs for a fishing trip, and his quirky reply.
Paul Gross of 624 South Third Street Quincy Illinois a ferry boat watchman credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing his long battle with heart disease and palpitations. He says three boxes stopped the symptoms and a later relapse was cut by another box. He urges others to try the pills and notes they restore blood and nerves. Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY sells 50 cents a box or six for 2.50 by post if needed.
A striking sky blue silk gown with black velvet checked lines features a high collar and fan shaped plaitings. Cuirass front blue silk belt bright buttons and a back bow of cream muslin with cream lace ruffles. Florian's blue felt hat with a diamond buckle and black ostrich tips completes the ensemble.
The Missouri Pacific Railway and Iron Mountain route will sell round trip tickets on June 9 and 23, July 7 and 21 at one fare plus $2 to points in Kansas Nebraska Wyoming Col orado Utah Missouri Arkansas Texas and Louisiana. Tickets valid 21 days from sale date with stop over privileges. For details contact Bissell Wilson D P A 111 Adams street Chicago.
The C and HI Rail Road offer a grand celebration on July 4 at Island Park with round trip fare of one dollar from Chicago. Enjoy boating fishing and ample space at this popular lake resort near Chicago.
Wabash Railroad promotes a summer resort guide written by C S Crane, a general passenger and ticket agent in St. Louis Missouri. The booklet details the lake region accessible via the Wabash line and invites readers to request the free publication.
The Cunard company posted profits for the just closed year exceeding the prior year by 50,000 pounds, about 250,900 dollars, indicating continued earnings strength for the steamship line.
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