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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1898
Page
2
Subscribers urged to notify Austin office if paper is late and to pay subscriptions in advance as the Vindicator has been under current management over six months. The publisher asks arrears be enclosed and notes reader interest in Vic and summer resort stories.
The article debates whether the elevated line will be built, noting conjecture on wire removals from Cicero to Fifty-second Street and possible pole moves by the Chicago Telephone Company on South Boulevard. Rumors claim Yerkes may abandon the suburban system, leaving Cicero residents hoping for a direct single fare downtown, with skepticism about bond timing delaying construction.
The piece surveys local and state political figures: Clayton Crafts a gold Democrat once speaker who aided Palmer’s U S Senate bid. R H Trail, ex Cicero president now out of politics. Oak Park clubs split by the county convention. E S Conway eyed for U S Senate. Fred Hill and David Oliphant frequent players in Austin and local races. warnings that politics endure as long as offices exist.
The article counsels women riders to carry a compact kit with brush, comb, toothbrush, curling iron, extra hairpins and handkerchiefs while sending rest of clothing ahead by train. It notes many bicycle tours across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin with women prominent and promotes wool undergarments for health and comfort, washing easily by hand nightly.
A misformatted advertisement promises relief for misery with a nostrum labeled as a teatest and urges readers to request a book from a drug company. The copy uses garbled branding and archaic wording common to period ads and lacks verifiable claims.
Mr. Postlewart, born in Pennsylvania, joins the Chicago business scene as a long–standing Methodist Episcopal church official. Beginning his own business at seventeen, he has built an honorable and successful career and is welcomed into the community with praise for his decency and orderly conduct.
The column touts Pain’s celebrated fireworks at Cogdal with special wholesale prices for private displays and notes purchases in Austin and Cicero. It also lists local businesses: Garvin’s electrical work for Dr Newell and others, John W. Groldstein’s new barber shop, Goodman & Scully paving on North Park, A Wohlkner’s Chicago Grocery stock, and a completed Undertaker shop in the Abbott block.
Local Austin notices include mail arrival and closing times from the east and west, moves and births, community advertisements for ice, soaps, and soda drinks, plus brief social news such as a rose luncheon and a reprimand in Judge La Mena's court. Also itemized is a summer concert plan and a humorous Brooklyn Life quote.
Miller’s drug store advertises moth balls camphor and Persian insect powder at low prices and offers 24 hour prescription service. First Church of Christ Scientist meets at Avenue hall Oak Park with services at 10 45 am and a Wednesday meeting. Unclaimed letters list includes multiple residents and professionals in Oak Park.
Thomas Doyle at 2501 West Madison Street corner 4th Street offers a complete summer garden and buffet in Chicago with first class service. Evening concerts on Wednesdays and Saturdays attract bicycle parties, with private dining rooms and genteel waiter service.
A columnist argues against calling relatives by Christian or pet names in public, urging wives to refer to husbands as Mr. SoandSo or my husband. It warns familiarity among family and friends in public demeans etiquette and shocks strangers, urging restraint in theaters restaurants and shops.
A movement in England aims to found a university scholarship in honor of Charlotte M. Yonge. Supported by the Princess of Wales, the Archbishop of Canterbury, bishops, and nobility, the memorial honors Miss Yonge for pioneering religious and high minded literature for youth that has defined England’s literary scene for fifty years and earned admiration abroad.
Shreveport druggist Aug J Bogel calls Dr King’s New Discovery the cure for coughs and best selling remedy. Safford merchant J I Campbell says it is all claimed for curing consumption coughs and colds. The product has a 25 year record and free trial bottles are at Lovett Traill’s Drug Store in Austin.
Buckein Arnica Salve advertised as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Sold by Lovett & Traill in Austin at 25 cents per box.
An old advertisement touts Cushman Drug Co in Vincennes Indiana offering Cushman’s Inhaler for soothing and curing headaches. The brief copy mentions a “60a mere ruggiste” and encourages sending for a book and information.
A brief guide to cycling attire recommends a short tailor skirt and silk shirt waist to resist crumpling better than starched fabrics. Ribbons replace linen collars, a light matched jacket and robin cape, plus a sailor hat to shade eyes. Low shoes with golf stockings suit long rides. cyclists here prefer dry roads and clear air, avoiding stiff high boots.
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