09 Jun 1899
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1899
Page
1
The column gathers assorted aphorisms and social commentary from the Oak Park Vindicator’s pages. It cites figures such as Rudyard Kipling and General Funston, notes debates on arbitration and capital labor in the Philippines, and announces Yale’s Hadley presidency as a liberal modern shift with no religious harm to Yale’s religious side.
California's board of fish and game contemplates a raid on sea lions damaging the salmon fishery as these 1500 to 2000 pound animals prey on spawning fish. Similar threats arise in the River St Lawrence with whales and porpoises. Admiral Kautz will return to U S waters arriving at San Francisco June 24 to reassure California readers.
Sympathetic readers are urged not to dwell on the reception awaiting the envoy sent to instruct Dom Paul Krueger to acknowledge the supremacy of the British government.
Chambers' Journal notes extensive coal finds across China from Shan si to Hunan with anthracite seams up to forty feet. European mining aid and railway links could expand output, while nearby iron ore deposits assist local smelting practices.
The social world reports Miss Julia Dent Grant of Chicago, daughter of Brigadier General Fred D. Grant and granddaughter of General Ulysses S. Grant, to marry Prince Michel Cantacuzene of Russia. He serves in the Russian Imperial Guard and works at the Russian embassy in Rome. both are young. The match reflects strong racial and dynastic contrasts, with uncertain happiness ahead.
Joseph Ber rer, a Budapest hotelkeeper, owns a 4000 box match-box furniture suite. A cabinet-maker crafted a writing table, smoking apparatus, fire-screen, chair, and more from the empty boxes. The pieces are as sturdy as ordinary furniture despite their box construction.
A playful exchange about weather and proposing to an heiress as depicted in the Indianapolis Journal. The snippet contrasts a man carrying a thermometer with a marriage proposal.
The article notes pyramids are described as rising amid the desert’s desolation, explaining their apparent prominence and stark setting.
Aboard the Utrecht a calm dreamlike encounter shifts to terror as a dead man revives on a drifting boat then a ghostly vessel known as the Phantom Ship stalks the storm. Philip and Amine confront a perilous fate while Schriften watches in silence as Vanderdecken’s apparition haunts their course.
The postal service supply department in Washington handles an immense operation with over six tons of stationery sent daily. Facing slips topped 550 million last year, plus 90 million blanks and 200 thousand pens, 13 700 gross of sealing wax, and five tons of wrapping paper. The division occupies a building once a skating rink with dedicated rooms for blanks, wrapping paper and thousands of stationery items for first and second class offices.
The article asserts Princess Rhodopu of Egypt as a real precursor to Cinderella. A bird, described as an eagle by Strabo, allegedly carried her sandal to Prince Psammetheus during a Memphis court. The prince vows to wed the maiden whose foot fits the sandal, while Rhodopu’s two elder stepsisters envy her fortune.
A dramatic aside from the Detroit Free Press presents a young man seeking his daughter's hand but lacking means and eloquence. The plutocratic parent scorns the request, mocks the suitor, and dismisses him with a brisk quip about walking and hat.
In a quoted remark from the Indianapolis Journal, Dismal Dawson explains his stubborn nature. He says he never gives up once he starts, yet fears beginning new endeavors.
A visiting speaker asks a boy if he attends school and the reply reveals a subtle deflection. The exchange reflects attitudes toward schooling and aspiration in a historical context. The excerpt from The Rival centers on a child's response to education and expectations.
Frances faces a heavy load of public duties with 400000 officials, imposing a yearly expense of 616009000 francs on the state. The figure highlights the scale of administration and its financial impact on national resources.
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