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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1899
Page
7
S Odagiki of Mitsui Bussan Kaisha spoke in Seattle about recruiting educated American youths aged 15 to 20 for training in Oriental business methods in Japan and China. He described Mitsui as Japan’s wealthiest family with interests valued over 50 million dollars and outlined plans to prepare American managers for growing US trade.
A Washington Post writer recalls a dining room moment with a senator who nostalgically watches snow and recalls making snow cream as a boy. He smiles, then asks for snow with sugar and cream, saying it has been forty years since he tasted it. He muses about freezing an apple tomorrow to recreate the childhood treat.
A collection of pointed parables and wry observations critiques virtue and deception. It riffs on phono graphs and counterfeiters noting humor in social pretenses while lampooning agitators and sealed proposals. Historical voice hints at era themes and odd discoveries like a petrified ham in Indiana.
Brave men suffer stomach liver and kidney troubles along with women and feel loss of appetite blood poisons backache nervousness headaches and fatigue. J W Gardner of Idaville urges Electric Bitters as the remedy restoring strength appetite and vitality. Available for 60 cents at Traill Copling and Charles P Miller drug stores with guaranteed bottles.
A collage of business notices promote dressmaking at 219 Walnut Avenue Austin coal and wood sales by O J Roath Co at 5638 Ohio Street moving services by C B Patrick. Circulating Library Chicago offers rentals. Kellogg Sweep sells shellfish in Austin. Blackman's Laundry agency Braman successor advertises periodicals and fashion books.
Oak Park offers a variety of goods and services from Miller's Drug Store including photo supplies and cough remedies. Frank H. June lists real estate loans at 119 Marion street and rentals on main Oak Park streets. Stop that sneeze with Miller's Cold Capsules at 206 Lake street. Marshall
The busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made is Dr King’s New Life Pills. Each pill is a sugar coated globule of health that changes weakness into strength and listlessness into energy. Only 25 cents per box, sold by Traill and Cooling and Chas P Miller, druggists.
A tobacco dealer notes that even expert tasters can lose their sense of taste for cigars for about a week. He recalls a cotton merchant who shifted from high quality cigars to cheap cut plug, only to regain taste and shun cigars after smelling cut plug again. He cites professional samplers taking a week off periodically to stay conditioned.
The colored postmaster of Klondike Sr took a twenty dollar counterfeit bill in payment for goods and later offered postage stamps at a discount to boost business of his office.
The British dam on the Nile is described as 89 feet thick and 80 feet high indicating substantial structure. The reference highlights engineering scale and potential regional impact without detailing project milestones or dates.
First M E church of Austin led by Rev A M White offers Sunday 9 30 worship class 10 30 sermon 12 00 Sunday school 3 30 class meeting 6 15 Epworth League 7 30 evening sermon Wednesday 7 45 prayer service Morning subject Self Examination Evening subject The Wages of Sin Special services continue this week top of page announcement
First Congregational Church at Waller avenue and Midway Park Austin Ill announces services at 10 30 am and 5 pm with sermon God's Place in the Affairs of State by Rev W J Demorest and special music by a large chorus choir A social will be held in church parlors Friday evening The note urges renewed spiritual effort with spring returning health and community life
Early communion at 7 30 a m. Morning service at 10 30. Sunday school at noon. Evening service at 7 30. Rev. S L Mitchell, Rector. 5781 Ohio Street.
The Baptist church pastor’s auxiliary held an all day meeting on Thursday, featuring a luncheon and a program of music speeches and recitations. The event, supervised by Mrs Ida P Wilson, marked the last appearance of the pastor and his wife.
First Presbyterian Church of Austin schedules a March 19 service at 10 30 a m titled Humanity to Christ John 1 16 and an evening talk at 7 30 p m on France and Her Colonies.
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