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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1901
Page
8
A rugged description of the sea otter hunt and Aleut life contrasts with a train-ride scene in Port Darwin. The narrative blends peril and skill as native hunters pursue the velvet skin by boat, while a railroad expedition delights and unsettles local passengers with hopeful chants and cautious awe.
A sensational tale of two hundred Australian aborigines encountering civilized life via a Port Darwin to Alice River railway. The piece recounts Womera and Alligator tribes facing engineers, hostile attacks, and a staged educate‑and‑register program as the first train carries natives toward the river under guard and escort.
A Wisconsin lake tale recounted by a clergyman ends with his wife's wedding ring found in a tree, believed to have reached the nest via a fish hawk and wind. The man notes the ring resurfaced after three summers and is still worn by his wife.
A Southern New Jersey landowner plans an irrigation experiment after consulting the Survey on best methods. The effort aims to improve summer dryness for farming and could inspire other East Coast districts to adopt Western irrigation practices.
In a London Spar Moments excerpt a witness testifies he was about ten feet from the first shot and estimates the second shot came from roughly half a mile away, while counsel questions the accuracy of the distance.
A local column argues that practical domestic skills foster frugality and self reliance. It emphasizes careful budgeting, efficient household management, and skillful cooking as enduring personal virtues that benefit families more than seeking public recognition.
A portrait of Edith Root daughter of Secretary of War Root. Described as petite graceful and charming she roams the capital circle as the presiding angel of officers and a vivid wit in social scenes. She recalls an inaugural ball dress mishap and the door keeper misunderstanding with humor.
A Duluth traveler recounts Western Canada as a land of heavy wheat yields and dense shacks visible across fields. He notes longer winters than Duluth, milder coastal warming, and dry air, with many testimonials from settlers already taking advantage of low-priced lands in the Saskatchewan valley. Government agents offer information in ads elsewhere.
Missouri Pacific Railway doubles daily service from St. Louis and Kansas City to Colorado Utah and the Pacific coast. Trains depart St. Louis at 9 am and 10 10 pm Kansas City at 6 pm and 10 am with through sleeping cars to San Francisco. Excursion tickets now on sale. For details contact company agents. H C Townsend G P T Agent St Louis Mo.
The Southern Pacific Company promotes cheap round trip tickets to California during July for the Epworth League Convention in San Francisco. Tickets sold July 6 through 13, valid for return until August 31. Maps show routes to California and through connections via Southern Pacific Lines. W. G. Neimyer, General Western Agent, 238 Clark Street, Chicago.
A Chicago Protective League meeting at a West Side synagogue highlights daily abuse and assaults on Jews in public, with testimony from Jewish laborers describing persistent persecution on city streets. A speaker compares Chicago’s situation unfavorably to London, Berlin, Paris, and St. Petersburg.
Manufacturers create marble by a rapid chemical process on soft limestone to produce colored stone. The color sinks in and results in a polished veneer far cheaper than natural marble, about one third the price, with striking colors and markings.
The American actress Mabel Love is hailed as London’s prettiest woman and has achieved unprecedented popularity. In six months London and Paris shops sold over 30,000 photographs of her, far above any rival, making her a top beauty icon in the British capital.
British post officials may copy Berlin practice by color coding country and foreign mail blue and local letters yellow. The new boxes are meant to simplify sorting though rough letters may still be misplaced. Authorities note color provides a quick cue for sorting.
A scattered set of early 1900s ads promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute for all ages, notes its mocha-like color and grain base, and claims gentle digestion. Other items tout bread lengths, Wizard Oil for rheumatism, Piso’s Cure for consumption, Dr Kline nerve restorer, and various health and moral quips.
The article explains two practical fur cleaning methods: rub in mahogany sawdust moistened with benzine or gasoline, or rub with hot sand. Veneering sawdust from cross grain cuts prevents sticking. use clean yellow sand heated in a stove. After cleaning, beat and air furs. avoid sun. Wool garments should be washed by professional cleaner or home method.
A new star in Perseus, barely visible without a telescope, was first seen on February 22 and on Saturday evening the 23d reached first magnitude.
Veteran Watson Mississippi volunteers parade was interrupted by a genuine alarm. The old fashioned steam apparatus arrived after the fire was extinguished by the hand powered engines.
Captain Percy W. Moss of Paragould Arkansas declares Peruna the finest and most certain catarrh cure after two bottles. Judge Wm. T. Zenor of Washington DC endorses Peruna as remedy for catarrhal trouble and a strong tonic. Readers urged to write Dr. Hartman for free advice if results are not prompt.
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