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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1899
Page
8
Second-hand apparatus in good operative condition for town lighting. Includes a 50-light Brush arc dynamo with pulley base belt regulator ammeter spare armature 44 double carbon lamps 32 globes 28 snark arrester about 4 000 carbons. Asking price 600 dollars. Contact M Standiford 194 South Clinton Street Chicago Illinois.
Wind drives a unique standard gauge railroad in St Petersburg Florida from Tampa bay to a fisherman's shed. The lone flatcar carries fishing gear and provisions propelled by a sail fixed to the car. Loads are hauled up winds of sufficient strength and unloaded by gravity back to the bay.
Miss Oldgirl coyly imagines marriage and a honeymoon with Mr. Junior in a strange dream sequence. He responds firmly, saying he never dreamed such a thing and notes he hasn’t had that nightmare for years.
An article promotes Grain-O a grain based coffee substitute priced at 15 and 25 cents per package. It claims to suit delicate stomachs and allow children to drink with benefit while costing far less than coffee. It also notes a patent office record from 1714 for a typewriter and cites China having twenty times the coal of Europe.
Nevada Senator Jones allegedly perfects a profitable gold extraction process from Potomac rock near Washington, with ties to Stewart and Keene. Reports suggest new mining ventures could revive regional activity across Maryland Virginia North Carolina and Georgia, while Jones and Stewart enjoy renewed wealth and influence.
An elderly woman recalls the last war as a blessing to her family. She cites John receiving a large pension for one ear and three fingers, the husband writing a war history, Moll engaged to a sergeant, and Jennie set to marry a man who nearly became a general.
A bank in an eastern city operates a remarkable machine that acts like a double entry system. It records every receipt and payment, enabling tellers to strike a trial balance for 67,000 deposits in minutes, with printouts and instant error notices. The apparatus sits beside the teller, with cylinders and a keyboard linked by wires, and is enclosed in glass for visibility.
A Philadelphia soapmaker notes tallow from market stalls showed an acid in the lye mix. He learned meat dealers used boracic acid as a surface preservative on meat before chilling. He observed treated meat deterred flies, while untreated meat drew swarms, with less preservative used in cold weather.
Mrs Crofts an Ireland born sportswoman recounts tiger and panther hunts in Rajputana and Kotah with a record of seventeen tigers killed. She has slain bears crocodiles and other game and once shot two large tigers from a steam launch in the Cambal river. Also noted are tennis and golf achievements.
In a Suratt bazaar cash loss case workers tried astrology and sorcery after failing to trace 2000 rupees. Every employee received rice prepared with magic belief that the thief would suffer misfortune. No disaster has yet befallen any employee.
A collage of ads and short items: Hall’s Catarrh Cure touts a universal remedy with a $100 cure promise, Hall’s Family Pills praised, and quips about Ada’s boating. Also mentions Laxative Bromo Quinine cold remedy, Salvation Army hotel in Boston for 300 men, and a Paris 1642 post office note. Includes a Boston headache capsule claim and a phosphorus matchhead line from Havana Illinois May 21 1898.
A humorous item in which a husband objects to spending on a gown, and the wife triumphantly cites an allowance clause for absolute necessity, reflecting light social satire from the period.
A fragment shows heated talk about a plan to block a figure named Dewey and a jab at Simpkins. The speaker argues for harsher means to derail the scheme, with rough talk about consequences and immediate consequences for the next morning. The tone is blunt and unsettled.
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