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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1896
Page
9
Frank T Dover receives notice of an imminent death from Sir Henry Onegal of 39 Congress I Chicago in a regional notice.
Ex-Gov Lew Wallace enjoys enduring fame and wealth as author of The Fair God Ben Hur and The Prince of India Ex-Gov William G Ritch a prosperous stock grower and ranchman in Southern New Mexico Ex-Gov Lionel A Sheldon a top lawyer journalist and politician in Los Angeles Ex-Gov Edmund G Ross active in literature and New Mexico history secretary of the anticipated An tire bureau of immigration Ex-Gov L Bradford Prince improving his Espanola fruit farm writing for the press and championing white metal on lecture platforms Santa Fe New Mexican
Charge by responsible officials that the buildings housing 18 000 pauper children in London are hotbeds of disease and vice and that such conditions propagate pauper ism. Similar claims are made for 242 000 pauper children in England and Wales.
A Brooklyn woman argues workplaces overwork sales staff harm women’s health. Many suffer female diseases from long hours and standing. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is praised as a remedy with a testimonial from Epira, Brooklyn, proving recovery and renewed work capacity.
New idea for belt buckles and cuff buttons uses coats of arms flags and insignia as designs. Offers army navy and national emblems plus royal British arms and American eagle motifs in gold and enamel for fashionable summer wear.
A century old report notes that refrigeration delays flowering to produce blooms for earlier seasonal use. The method increases lily of the valley yield to about 95 percent from summer to Christmas, though it cannot be applied to evergreens or to camelias hyacinths and tulips. Berlin growers with nearly 300 acres have adopted the process, with England and the United States eyed for wider trials.
Mint denotes virtue while bell flower expresses gratitude. Horse chestnut signals luxury and American cowslip devotion. Honeysuckle binds in love, peach blossom submission, candytuft indifference, white daisy innocence, box constancy. Calla lily feminine beauty, primrose inconstancy in England, arbor vitae unfailing friendship, china aster remembrance, oat plant Italian music, red carnation Spain despair, myrtle love, pink southern France pure affection, lotus life in India and death in ancient Egypt.
A compact prose page offers aphorisms on suffragists, love, money, credibility, judgment, and social behavior. It reflects on how talk behind backs shapes perception, the vanity of ability, and the character traits of habitual visitors and loafers. Each quip presents a wary view of human foibles and social pretensions.
The Fitzgerald colony in Irwin and Wilcox counties, founded by P. H. Fitzgerald, expands rapidly as six thousand residents occupy the area. Railroads reach the town, four churches and a Masonic lodge stand, and pension-holding veterans plan a rural agrarian prosperity alongside growing commerce.
New York letter profiles Thomas Lake Harris on West One Hundred Second Street as the man who announced in 1892 that he had found the fountain of perpetual youth. Born in England in 1824 and long active in spiritualist circles, Harris has traveled to advance his unusual religious experiments and claims of transforming physical decay into psychic vitality. His appearance and hypnotic powers are noted, with descriptions of two voices and a shifting facial age from 25 to 80 as he moves between communities.
A Kansas City Times excerpt recalls an elderly farmer who letters a telegram in a country tone. He pays twenty five cents and demands swift dispatch while asserting the message has not been sent. He accuses the clerk of reading it and stalling, insisting it go to the named recipient immediately.
Reports from the United States fish station at San Marcos Texas describe queer creatures pulled from a re opened artesian well. Salamanders from an inch and a half to four and a half inches long, with humanlike faces hands and feet bull dog head eel tail and fish body appear alongside numerous tiny shrimp resembling crustaceans. Citizens question the origin of these奇 creatures causing widespread curiosity.
Life insurance experts contend that a 45 year old woman in good health is likely to outlive a man of the same age, due to temperate habits and fewer accidents. Mrs J asks about a fishing trip and receives a wry reply about needing more than a jugful.
Paul Gross of 624 South Third street Quincy Illinois recounts a lifelong battle with heart disease and palpitations. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing him after doctors failed. He urges readers to try the pills, noting renewed health after three boxes and a later minor relapse. The pills are sold by Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50.
A striking dress features sky blue silk with black velvet lines, a high collar, and fan-shaped plaitings. It includes a cuirass front and belt in blue silk with fancy buttons, a back bow in cream muslin, cream lace wrist ruffles, and Florian's blue felt hat with a diamond buckle flanked by black ostrich tips.
The Missouri Pacific Railway and Iron Mountain route will sell round trip tickets on June 9 and 25, July 7 and 21, at one fare plus $2 to certain points in Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana. Tickets limited to 21 days from date of sale with stop over privileges. For particulars address Bissell Wilson, D P A, 111 Adams Street, Chicago.
The C and E I Railroad plans elaborate Fourth of July celebrations at Island Park with a round trip fare of $1 from Chicago. The venue promises boating, fishing, and ample space, reinforcing its status as a popular near city resort.
A summer resort book is offered free by C. S. Crane the general passenger and ticket agent of the Wabash Railroad in St. Louis Missouri. The booklet highlights the lake region accessible via the Wabash line and invites readers to learn all about the scenic area.
The Cunard company reported profits for the just closed year exceeding the prior year by £50000, about $250000, reflecting improved earnings in maritime liner operations and related services.
A fragmented notice reports a claimed medical device or cure named Dr Rine s Great Nerve Restorer ending fits history and promising marvel cures with serial bottles and cases. The readable text hints at patent like product claims without verifiable evidence.
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