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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1901
Page
4
A New York Press summary notes how English libel law terrifies defendants as cases show. It cites a playwright whose check was returned and framed, railway placards naming offenders, and a novel’s villain causing a real person to sue. A Birmingham lawyer argues omitting a name can libel a man, risking lost ads.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes that the b in debt and doubt stems from sixteenth century pedantry. Printing foreign origins and crumbling English letters distorted spelling as printers adopted non English devices. Examples from Oxford Dictionary show archaic forms and shifts before printing fixed the modern forms.
Martha Morton writes an American comedy set for production by Daniel Frohman’s stock company in the next season. The project is described as a light, humorous stage piece likely to appeal to contemporary audiences.
Sunday visitors and local events fill the Moreland notices. Chas Swanson and family visited Englewood on March 17, while Mrs. L H Davis spent last week on the south side. A Union Congregation social is planned at Mr Hayne's next Friday evening, and Rev George A Campbell will discuss Hell at Saylor hall next Sunday at 7 45 p m. Mr C W Smith reports library subscribers and aims for a branch appointment. Mrs Mary A Bubb, 61, died March 15 after a fall and pelvic infection. two sons survive Elmer F of Moreland and Oliver M of Ellwood City. Funeral held March 18 at 2 p m.
Thomas Wrixon announces a new drug store at the corner of Lake Street and Forty-Eighth Avenue inviting public patronage with emphasis on careful service and popular prices. Long distance Tel. Austin 29.
CW Smith News and Cigar Dealer at 251 West Lake Street advertises a free umbrella drawing with every cigar purchase. He invites customers to visit and notes a full range of news and stationery items.
The New York Press notes the breakfast crisis downtown as restaurants avoid cooking before 9. Shelves chairs rest on bare tables while staff clean and polish. Dining is mainly midday to early afternoon with most places opening late.
A critique of excessive maternal dedication arguing that overburdening children breeds selfish, ill-disciplined offspring. The piece warns that constant maternal subjugation harms manners, self-control, and courtesy, claiming even the fairest girl loses value if vanity dominates conduct.
A brief note on paternal lineage and recognition, suggesting that ancestry may not reveal true character. The piece contrasts appearances with inherited traits and hints at skepticism toward familial claims.
In the thirty-fifth ward a petition with over 400 signatures asks ex alderman Thomas Sayle to run as an independent Republican for alderman. Sayle, who served in the twenty-eighth ward, is noted for sewer and street projects and for backing the Henry H. Nash school. He is praised as a friend to laboring men and would devote full time to ward duties if elected.
A small nature essay follows a beaver family as snow melts and ice disappears. Baby beavers explore streams and ponds with their nest in a warm lodge giving way to summer play. They learn caution and dam repair begins as man’s traps loom.
The Arden estate of Mme Modjeska in Santiago canyon near Santa Ana, a 1000 acre ranch watered by a mountain stream, is reportedly to be sold to an eastern millionaire. Modjeska plans six months in Europe after the season, fueling talk she may return to her native land in later years.
A prep for sensitive skin uses orris root wheat flour powdered white castile soap borax oil of bitter almonds bergamot and musk. Mix well and pass through a sieve to produce a smooth clear complexion with a soft velvety feel.
George F. Gilman, the wealthier figure of Militonsire, died at Black Rock Connecticut. He shunned death and refused funerals, keeping a clockless house and avoiding talk of death. His business practice included demanding $1 daily from each of his 286 tea stores nationwide.
A Chilean dispatch argues Peru cannot guarantee loan terms for territorial acquisition while Tacna and Arica await a plebiscite. Chilean aims emphasize development potential if Tacna Arica join Chile. Bolivia waits on traffic routes and regional rail plans amid broader regional diplomacy.
Horace Maynard earned the valedictory at Amherst after a mysterious V marked above his dorm door in freshman year. Neighbors hazed him to reveal its meaning, but he kept silent until commencement. A classmate later asked if the V signified valedictory, to which Maynard affirmed. He became a distinguished American figure.
The passage recalls Maynard shaping a remarkable career from a simple door, becoming a congressman, Tennessee attorney general, minister to Turkey, and postmaster general, excelling in every role he held.
Tolstoi reportedly lives frugally by cooking, growing potatoes, making fires, and chopping wood. He is said to help others, even giving his boots to a beggar and carrying money only to offer coppers to a passing tramp, reflecting a studious simple lifestyle.
Vice President Roosevelt is younger than any senator in the Senate he presides over, with two exceptions. Only Breckinridge was younger when elected with Buchanan. Tompkins and Calhoun were the same age as Roosevelt at the time they assumed office.
A vessel owner cites a law taxing ships for deaths from natural causes on ocean passages as a remedy to overcrowding of emigrants. The rule fines ships ten dollars per death of anyone over eight, a measure thought to curb crowding though it pressures ship operators.
Authorities warn the sturgeon in the Lake Huron and Georgian Bay district may soon go extinct if strong measures are not enacted. Fishermen are reportedly slaughtering at a high rate, with one company shipping 70,000 pounds of caviar this season. Roe, the valuable part, is harvested just before spawning, leaving no opportunity for reproduction.
A New York Weekly tally shows that only about one patent in twenty five becomes profitable. The return ball rubber string nets 50000 yearly, pencil tips profit, gimlet screw earns over a million, roller skates reach a million after legal fights, and other items like dancing Jim Crow and copper tip shoes yield substantial sums.
A London Women's Industrial Council sub committee heard Mr P V Michels propose a domestic servants brigade with military style training and barracks. He urged twelve hour work limits, factory‑like conditions, and two year registries with weekly payments while offering instructor roles to returnees. The scheme awaits committee consideration.
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