30 Jun 1899
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1899
Page
1
The text offers assorted snippets about smokers, women, beauty, procrastination, doctors, and physicians, then shifts to quotes on Maine, suffrage era groups, Japanese expansion, U S claims in the Pacific, and education. It weaves satirical observations on public figures and attitudes, ending with a flourish about Collis Mountington, Rebecca Harding Davis, and education being under attack.
A mix of polemic and news items notes critical stances on modern orthodoxy, guerrilla warfare in the Philippines, a Milwaukee municipal experiment by school pupils, Harvard assigning the Bible for continuous study, and Chicago harbor dredging bids. The piece highlights reform, conflict, and civic missteps in a broad national portrait.
An excerpt from the Ludgate Magazine notes rising popularity of sheep dog trials in Wales and England. It describes the course and rules, including a six yard stay, three sheep, a triangular pen, and a thirteen minute limit. It highlights dog sagacity, the whistle driven method, and a training practice using a three leg limitation for pups.
John Hare the celebrated English actor, 55, known for playing old men, has long been prominent in European drama. Recently engaged by Daniel Frohman to tour the United States in Arthur Pinero's The Gay Lord Queux, he is famed for his pale, palsied old-man roles and has shone at the Prince of Wales, Court, St. James, and Garrick theatres in London.
In a recent address Mr W H Preece president of the British Institution of Civil Engineers said speech is now practically possible between any two post offices in the United Kingdom. He noted that London could theoretically talk to every European capital and that British post office authorities are considering impermanent telephone cables to Belgium Holland and Germany.
In Harlem Life a quip contrasts Jones and Brown over a shopper scene. Brown jokes that the amused bystander is his wife and daughter, while Jones finds it funny. The brief remark highlights social norms and domestic humor of the era.
Philip and Krantz confront betrayal and violence on a deserted island as Schriften is killed and a treasure gamble collapses. They labor to build a swift raft, watch rivals, and seek Amine while a peraq ua boat approaches with three Portuguese speakers aboard. The scene ends with an uncertain welcome as rescue or menace nears.
A few hours after tossing the pilot overboard they reach the shore amid anxious watching as raft spars rub and rise with the swell. Krantz supports Philip to the beach then searches for Amine, while they shore tools and supplies and prepare a humble camp. They plan to quit the island and seek inhabited lands, hoping Amine survived among the many islands.
A hostile assault unfolds with a man struck through the back and slain as Krantz, wielding a musket, shoots the assailant dead. The next morning the survivors raise sail and depart the island toward the raft sighted earlier at Isolated Amine, leaving readers with a dramatic escape and uncertain course.
The article outlines steel pen production from rolling sheets to strips three inches wide, annealing by controlled heating and cooling, thinning, shaping, hardening to cherry red, and finishing. It notes elastic, ink flowing design features, and claims steel use in pens exceeds swords, supporting the saying the pen is mightier than the sword.
Dentists in Germany are adopting artificial teeth made of paper instead of porcelain or mineral compounds. These paper teeth reportedly do not break or chip, resist heat and moisture, and are inexpensive, offering a satisfactory alternative.
An exceedingly nervous person unable to sleep may be quieted by rubbing with a towel dipped in hot salted water. A change from a warm to a cool bed often helps calm nerves and promote drowsiness.
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