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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1897
Page
6
A compact summary of a children’s page featuring a verse game titled Thirteen Centuries Ago Crambo and an invention in sea signalling the steam whistle. It describes an evening activity around the fire with playful rhymes and the process of writing rhymed answers using a noun and a question, plus a sample rhyme about summer roses and a butterfly.
A boy from Mecca named Mohammed grows to manhood among Arabs and Jews, finding his calling as prophet after visions in a cave near Mecca. The narrative covers Damascus, Jerusalem, and conquests, and notes the Koran’s call to prayer toward Mecca.
A Westminster Gazette Amsterdam correspondent reports a Dutch invention to communicate at sea via a constant audible signal. The device can be heard five miles away, its direction easily determined, and tunable for coded messages to enable conversation. Trials in darkness are praised. Zealand Company to test it amid calls for broader use.
A sketch of Col. Frederick Grant eldest son of Gen Ulysses S. Grant. Born 1850 in St Louis he joined his father in the Civil War. He served as United States minister to Austria under Benjamin Harrison later becoming a New York police commissioner and a candidate for foreign missions.
The obituary recounts Isaac Pitman born 1813 in Trowbridge Wilts. He developed phonographic shorthand, taught in Britain and America, and influenced literary figures such as Charles Dickens. The piece also notes his career with surveys, military service, and family milestones.
In a banquet scene at the castle King Oscar denounces political turbulence following Nansen's return from the polar voyage. He vows to “attain my goal” of ruling Norway amid a bitter Norway Sweden dispute spurred by radical leaders and republican hopes.
In Detroit Free Press reminiscence, a stern professor recalls a dorm prank era. A freshman narrator and Tom Hilter help stage a deaf and dumb farce on the train to college, mocking a blindfolded hijinks and a faux nose bleed as a sister-in-law wife twist triggers laughs and embarrassment.
Vague report notes five states holding gubernatorial elections this year with unclear locality names and dates. No specific candidates or details are given beyond the generic election mention and an April timing reference.
The article describes Japanese undergarments made from crisped paper sheets sewn together and reinforced with calico. The fabric is strong yet flexible, and after a few hours wear it does not hinder perspiration. Even when wet the material remains hard to tear, rivaling glove-thin skin in toughness.
Hike OMee Girls introduce office girls in Chicago. Those employed praise the attiee girl for not smoking, not whistling, and lacking taste for dime novels. They describe her as bright, quick, energetic, and noticeably cleaner than boys. Testimony supports that offices prefer female help and would not hire an office boy again.
Percy Patettio fears soap is mentioned in the bible and questions faith. Watson argues the Bible condemns bad things as it does good. Cincinnati Fn counters that winter is featured in biblical context and is not unusual.
A thief tossed telegraph wire over The Neversink copper trolley line near Reading Pennsylvania and burned the insulation to steal 200 pounds of copper wire.
A jumbled column cites varied notes from New York business pace to Massachusetts births and Liverpool wagons. It mentions poultry in Missouri, possum protections in Georgia, a left handed lion belief, a highwaywoman on Belgian roads, and General Booth. Edible pine nuts aid Navajo, Eskimos kept peaceable, and a playful glimpse of past gossip ends with scattered phrases.
One of the greatest bankers in the world is the British government. As a bank it holds nearly $500,000,000 in post office deposits payable on call and pays interest at 21 percent per annum. Deposits increased last year by $504,100,000.
Frank J. Cheney declares his firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Thall's Catarrh Cure. sworn affidavit appears. claim includes testimonials and notary seal. Advertises internals and blood mucous action with promises of testimonials. Toledo druggists sell the remedy.
A mother questions why Willie makes a racket when Aunt May visits. Willie answers that when he is good she sings to him, implying his misbehavior contrasts with her singing.
An ad touts Salzer seed catalogue with figures on 1667 bushels per acre and big yields. Readers are urged to request the catalogue and 12 rare seed samples worth ten dollars by sending stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wisconsin.
The Hot Springs in the Black Hills of South Dakota offer medicinal properties for rheumatism neuralgia and related ailments and should be studied by sufferers. First class hotel accommodations and baths. Tourist tickets sold daily with especially low rates on the first and third Tuesdays each month. Full information from ticket agents C. N. W. Ry.
May reveals Pamela muses about mustaches while Nell reacts with disbelief. May claims Pamela teases Larry by raising plait or lPlarry’s spirits every time she kisses him.
The page mixes cough remedies with odd blurbs and stray notes. Mentions Kemp's Balsam and Wiso's Cure for Consumption as remedies alongside prices. References 5 000 men and horses at work on the Kennebec ice and unrelated humorous lines about love and misprints.
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