29 Jun 1900
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
1
Reports say Vesuvius grows more active with experts unsure of immediate danger. The cable road station to the summit is ruined. four English travelers attempting the ascent were burned by lava. Melbourne issued war stamps for a patriotic fund with penny and two-penny denominations, selling well and raising £3,500.
The Baltimore American notes Capt. George W. Wood owns the country’s oldest family Bible dating to 1630 with a nearly 300 year family lineage. It also reports the Fordham Poe Cottage site will lose the famed cherry tree once cut down by Wood choppers on a neighborhood street improvement project.
A Troy Times correspondent highlights a Boston Athenaeum April 15 1828 issue containing a London copied image of an automobile by inventor Gurney. The vehicle used steam propulsion and featured coachlike form with driver control. A prophecy says if perfected it would gain universal patronage, and the note ends that the inventor deserves remembrance.
A New Hampshire physician recounts the blast ordeal with three thoughts: I am a dead man, what will become of my family, we are all in the hands of God. The prince of Wales later echoed the phrase on his England return. The passage reflects on helpless dependence and trust as a source of joy in danger.
Three boys John Bain Lewis Shumate and Lloyd found a fox den by the Miami river near Redbank The young foxes were tethered with cords the cords were chewed and the kits were missing Theories suggest the parent foxes released them and carried them away in their mouths Also noted is a tale of postal frauds and a jam mailed from Manila returning via multiple locations to an Ohio soldier
The New York Sun describes U S presidents by height build and facial features. Washington tall slender, Adams middle height vigorous, Jefferson erect, Madison small and refined, Monroe tall with blue eyes, Adams noted scholar, Jackson tall with Roman nose, Van Buren polished, Harrison serious with straight nose, Tyler solemn, Polk middle weight with expressive eyes, Taylor warlike and modest, Fillmore cultivated, Pierce frank, Buchanan a bachelor and polished.
A New York physician told a club audience that natural living makes artificial exercise unnecessary. Fat people may sit and rest in a rocker, eat moderately, and avoid strenuous activity, while thin and stout alike should reconsider the push for constant workouts.
A writer recalls amateurs capturing a bear charging into the woods, partridges surveying a photographer eight to ten feet away, and a fox crossing an open clearing. Sunset over Mont Blanc reveals a rosy moonlike dome rising above the Arve bridge as the valley lies in shadow.
In a Natal frontier scene Bluebell Leslie and Dr. Adair Rothes face war rumors as Boer threats loom. Rothes warns of danger from Gerald Moore while Bluebell struggles between family duty and romance amid looming siege and rumors of travel to safety.
Miss Leslie defies Tam and accepts protection from Mr. Moore as Boer forces advance into Natal. Doctor Rothes and Gerald Moore clash in tone while Rothes offers safe passage toward New Kelso with Bluebell. The mounting danger on the veldt shapes her reception of aid.
A Boston Transcript report portrays Hong Kong as highly unhealthy due to tropical heat, heavy humidity, narrow streets, and obstructed light. It notes poor ventilation, damp conditions, and gray complexions among residents, with frequent fatigue and thinning among English women and long-term locals alike.
A brief aphorism notes prudence in spending when distress appears, advising restraint to weather hardship without hollow generosity. The line underscores cautious charity and financial discipline in challenging times.
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