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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1900
Page
6
A fragmentary poem narrates a blue bullet’s deadly patrol in battle. It mocks round shot while detailing its lethal flight through flesh and bone, boasting speed and fear as soldiers flee. The verse recalls old knights facing swords before modern gunfire.
Dirk Driscoll and his brother Lon defend their maple operation from marauding babbitt boys in a Civil War era Michigan clearing. They discover moccasin and steer prints, plan to confront thieves, and prepare a double barreled shotgun for the showdown. Mother Driscoll urges restraint while the conflict heats up.
In a Yukon like episode Dirk and Len Driscoll trap themselves in a tense stand off with moose while a pair of Babbitt brothers hidden observers spring their trap. The brothers confront the thieves and the Moose are claimed as evidence. The Driscoll family later shares venison at dinner.
Four old Santa Fe locomotives recall rapid trips at a Topeka lunch counter. The fastest tale describes an overnight dash from Topeka to Emporia with Pauline hill throttled open. A shadow of the train appears, barely seen, as the engine nears Emporia.
A quirky note from New York Prasa humorously observes that the more brainy a woman believes she is the more she appears like a man.
A historical account describes white colonial troops in Java engaging in head hunting since 1872. Excerpts from H Van Eel's letters recount severed heads, head bounties, and brutal marches as Dutch forces terrorize Chinese and locals. The piece portrays wartime atrocities and dehumanization amid colonial conflict.
A Chicago Chronicle memory recalls a snow accident at Wells and Illinois where a cable train hurled a woman into a deep snow bank. Children playing mistook the events for a giant snowball, delaying rescue until four men freed her. she recovered within an hour.
A baby girl born in a Cape Town suburb displays a strawberry color mark on the right shoulder. The description notes distinct coat of arms imagery resembling a shark and unicorn elements with a crown, reflecting the father’s pride in the newborn.
In Stray Stories a young boy learns violin with lessons from his brother. Phil observes clear signs of progress distinguishing tuning from playing as he practices.
A Russian lieutenant visiting his dyer girlfriend is seized by her father who throws him into a dye vat. He escapes coated in crimson lac, seeks remedies from a chemist but the stain endures. color shifts from crimson to violet to green as the tale notes. The lover’s misfortune, mocked by the beloved, is told in Army and Navy Journal style.
Quote from the Indianapolis Press contrasts a worker with a steady job to one without. Dismal Dawson remarks that a good job lets a man loaf on the boss time while he must loaf on his own time.
The Liberal party wins the New Zealand general elections for the fourth consecutive time, securing another term in government and solidifying their long standing dominance in the political landscape.
A state meal in China features 146 Alishes, a detail noted in the event description. The number highlights the scale of the lunch and the emphasis on showcasing local ingredients and hospitality.
A New American in Cuba debates the best temperance drink in a cafe and orders leche con seltz. Milk is boiled on arrival to Cuba to preserve it. despite sour tastes it becomes a nightly staple. Cubans add panale and egg white to sweeten and fortify milk, never using seltzer with milk.
Newcastle Chronicle reports on London bath and washhouse provisions, noting 35 parishes use the act, 6 million bathers in 1898 split between private and public facilities, hours and gender splits, and a total annual net cost of £83,360 to ratepayers with overall expenditure £158,671 and revenue £75,311.
A terse note describes a wasting illness in Africa striking mostly men and boys aged twelve to twenty. Initial listlessness shifts to prolonged sleep with partial wakefulness. Over months the body withers, appetite vanishes, and emaciation deepens before possible eventual mental clarity. Strychnine and cathartics are noted as the only helpful treatments.
In autumn fog and rain in London a beggar woman appeals to Charles Lamb for charity. He replies with “So have I” and gives a shilling, noting it is a miserable day before bidding farewell.
The name Old Pietz serves as the familiar pet term used by Transvaal soldiers for General Joubert, reflecting his noted nickname among troops.
A Boise letter argues irrigation is simple and kids can do it, detailing canal systems, shares in cooperative schemes, and irrigation companies as water suppliers. It notes southern Idaho’s rapid irrigation growth, immigrant settlement, and state efforts to advertise land availability with free pamphlets from the Oregon Short Line in Salt Lake City.
A Joseph Jefferson anecdote recalls a early morning disturbance in an Indiana town. Jefferson awoke to a pounding door after a performance of Rip Van Winkle. The Irish hotel porter Mike, warned by the clerk, believed\nJefferson was dreaming and shouted the performer’s supposed long sleep, causing a humorous misunderstanding in a Leslie's Weekly recount.
A domestic quarrel erupts as Mrs. Vick-Senn accuses her husband of infidelity asking how many girls he slept with. He responds with the admission twelve, lamenting he never counted until it was too late.
A brief editorial quip recalls the immense struggles of early Americans. The dialogue contrasts hardship with modern abundance and mentions olives in a light, humorous tone from the Indianapolis Journal.
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