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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1898
Page
1
A jumble of opinions and digressions on Cuba Spain and public life. The passage mocks editorials politics and theatre while highlighting voices from newspapers clergymen and readers. It mixes references to Manila the Queen Regent and Mrs Micawber with witty asides about gender roles.
Boston ladies of a peace society deem peace with Spain a triumph of civilization. They call the war an angel in heaven, noting that even amid conflict not one of the Cuban reconcentration victims would oppose the proposal.
The Indian Engineer notes Japans merchant marine rose from 160900 to 400000 tons of steam shipping after the Chinese Japanese war. Lines now sail from chief Japanese ports to China India Europe America and Australia as Japan shifts from agriculture to manufacturing. In 1872 manufactured exports were 500000 dollars rising to 45000000 in 1896, about 40 percent of total exports.
William H Curtis states the government is satisfied with France's attitude and conduct. He notes some French elites back Spain via about 3.4 billion in Spanish bonds and a portion of the press. He adds French government and high-class newspapers show friendship, and the department seeks to correct a misimpression abroad.
The reply to Mr. Chamberlain’s dispatch denies English suzerainty, noting 1881 and 1884 conventions recognizing external relations while Britain maintains control. It accuses British authorities of countenancing the Jameson raid, seeks indemnity, and asserts the Transvaal’s right to arbitration as an independent state. A conservative MP resigns over Salisbury policy.
A promotional piece extols The Standard Dictionary as a definitive linguistic guide. It highlights its comprehensive etymology based definitions, inclusion of new words and provincialisms, exclusion of technical terms not in common use, and its simplification of spelling as a crowning feature. The ad notes payment terms: one dollar down and one dollar per month.
Mrs Brown-Potter shared reminiscences with Westminster Gazette about meeting the late Alexander Dumas. She recalled playing Camille at a French seaside town and being praised by the famed author for the natural youthful portrayal. He thanked her and revealed his identity on departure.
The Niagara Falls Route cuts travel time by changing the North Shore Limited to depart Chicago at 4 p.m. and arrive in New York Grand Central at 5 p.m. the next day, ahead of rivals. The service includes a through sleeping car to Boston arriving the following evening and connects with westbound through trains.
A Burman mile equals about two English miles and the Burmese term for mile means to sit. The distance a man travels before he deems it necessary to sit down defines the Burman mile.
A claim recounts a dispute over an exchange described as not fair after a minister event. The speaker alleges an impropriety surrounding a five dollar bill and a person named Benham-Well. The details hint at a personal or legal quarrel without formal charges.
Railroads like the Baltimore and Ohio plan to use over 60 000 tons of ice this year to cool perishable shipments and passengers. Much comes from company ice houses but a warm winter forces large purchases.
The Michigan Central proclaims a direct summer tourist route to Niagara Falls and famed Northeast regions including the Thousand Islands St. Lawrence River Adirondacks and Hudson Valley. Send 3 cents postpaid for Summer Tours at City Ticket Office 119 Adams Street. O W Ruggles G P T Agent Chicago.
For the week ending May 21, the Maple Leaf Route of the Chicago Great Western Railway posted gross earnings of 97,603.87, up from 86,256.61 the previous year, an increase of 11,347.26.
The Algoa on its final trip from San Francisco to Marseilles carried wheat that would fill thirty freight trains, 1,200 cars, with an import duty of 700000 francs.
A man admits he has been a fool and says he is now pursuing wisdom. He reflects on past mistakes and seeks better judgment and insight through experience and study.
A man discovers life truly asks more when he embraces madness rather than chasing a imagined perfection. The quotation suggests sanity is challenged by unreal expectations and reveals a paradox about perception and fulfillment.
A historical statistic notes Mississippi accounts for just 1.38 percent of the nation’s railroad mileage, highlighting the state’s relatively limited rail network.
Evangelist Rosa Michelfelder of Emporia Kansas warns in St Louis that within three years mankind will destroy itself. She describes a trance vision of universal war starting with Spain and a 1901 planetary alignment signaling humanity’s end amid worldwide carnage.
Photograph shows a pony dressed as a man during a voyage toward Uganda as English forces rush reinforcements forward to quell unrest or conflict in Africa.
The Great Falls Tribune notes a newly formed servant girls union in Great Falls with demands including twenty five dollars monthly for a family of six and higher pay for more people, plus restrictions on washing and ironing and penalties for rules violations. Employers warn of potential hiring shifts as some workers remain nonmembers. The piece compares past Fort Benton imports and hints at broader labor movement implications for Montana households.
The writer relays dreams of fire rain and societal ruin across America and abroad, foretelling war, pestilence, and famine as justice nears. The journey then shifts to vivid scenes from Turkey to Europe, noting Armenian killings, royal hypocrisy, and siege of Vienna with appalling tableaux. A later travelogue describes the Soudanese frontier and a comic account of transporting ponies in Uganda with fly plague and improvised coverings.
The Pacific Ocean floor between Hawaii and California is described as so level that a railroad could be laid for five hundred miles without grading. The United States surveying vessel, while sounding for a submarine cable, made this observation.
A compact moral sketch asserts that men are drawn to clever women and to heroes, while women admire heroic men but may deceive and manipulate. It notes men love the woman who fools him, and women may be obedient to those they hate yet endure affection they do not feel.
A soldier writes home from camp asking for funds after a leg shot in a sham battle. The father replies by telegram that he cannot identify the number, but a wooden leg will be sent by express with a camp carpenter to plane it. Best love from home.
A queer woman notes Mrs De Fair’s alleged bluntness while she and Mrs De Fair’s husband dine in a restaurant. Mrs Lakeside reports the incident calling it noplishness and questions social etiquette.
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