24 Jun 1898
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1898
Page
1
A jumble of remarks on Austin Illinois town notes, posters, and social musings. The item mentions theater posters, a picnic girl image, and stray reflections on politics, Manila, language, and cultural differences. Several quoted lines satirize attitudes toward power, empire, and body image with dated tone.
The piece notes Lieutenant Carranza’s shift from challenging Washington officials to joining Spain’s secret service in Canada. It mocks his notoriety bid and warns that dueling him would be unwise, suggesting removing a spy would pose less risk than confronting him. The tone remains society editorial and cautionary.
The liberal government plans a nationwide plebiscite on prohibiting the manufacture importation and sale of intoxicating liquors. Past provincial plebiscites in Manitoba Prince Edward Island Ontario and Nova Scotia showed clear majorities for prohibition totaling 132 918. A federal act may be approved if the nationwide vote favors it.
A Boston Herald story notes a pastor who used the word tender so often he was asked to resign. A college pair limited to adjectives vowed to use a new word daily and, by graduation, earned spots as top writers and speakers on the program.
The article reviews blockade strategy, the use of neutral ports like Nassau and Bermuda, and the risks for blockade runners and captains. It notes the evolution from early 1860s efforts to the broader, fortified blockade and its impact on international perceptions and southern supply lines. It also recounts prizes, captures, and the moral hazards of pursuit at sea.
A humorous aside on tasting tropical mangos in the Philippines. The piece compares instincts of heredity to the mango habit, explains the fruit’s size shape and tough skin, and details the awkward method to eat a clingstone mango while avoiding the skin and pit.
A young man offers a cigarette to Miss Smith during a walk and is met with a sharp retort. She replies that the cigarette would be offensive unless lit, and no further words are spoken for the next two blocks.
It is shown that common brick clay contains gold at about one shilling per ton. With London bricks totaling some 5,000,000 tons, the gold value locked in the city’s walls could reach around £250,000.
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