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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1901
Page
6
A poetic meditation on inner conflict and moral struggle within human nature. The speaker contrasts outward wars with battles inside hearts, noting two natures human and divine and describing desire and aspiration shaping the soul.
Doris, eight, wishes to be a doctor and visits Mr. Charlton, a grieving old man at Charlton Hall. Her kindness and gentle song lift his spirits, and he calls her his little physician, hoping she will visit again.
The late Senator Cushman K. Davis of Minnesota championed superfluous knowledge. He valued constant, thorough study beyond immediate needs and believed that extra labor equips a man for life’s essential challenges.
Heavy rain left Merced California under deep flood with three inches to a foot of water in yards and cellars flooding businesses. A society wedding last night saw the bride’s house surrounded by water, and the groom, minister, and guests carried from carriages by hackmen.
The Gilbert Islands in the Pacific, under British annexation since 1892, face renewed tension as Royalist officials enforce a protectorate. A drunken royal salute and flag replacement at Butaritari provoke protests from natives and foreign traders. In Apamama a young ruler Paul sees a British flag raised, signaling ongoing revolt. local council, Japanese-origin natives, and foreign firms resist interference amid diplomatic friction.
Portia Knight an American actress has sued the Duke of Manchester for breach of promise. Born in Salem Oregon, she is the daughter of Col N B Knight, once a Salem lawyer now in Baker City. Her grandfather was Gen John F Miller. Knight studied elocution in Salem San Francisco and New York and later acted with Frederick Warde E H Sothern and Kendall Weston stock companies. She owned property in the U S and reportedly had engagements in London with Frohman.
The Greek church excommunicates Count Leo Tolstoi for apostasy and cutting ties with the Orthodox Church. Officials publish the sentence of spiritual death, but Tolstoi is portrayed as indifferent, having long lived outside church forms and creed, aided by modern secularized life.
The article notes that muddy streets in London reduce disease compared with dusty conditions. Dust inhalation is linked to bowel trouble consumption and other illnesses. Adding water to dust forms mud, preventing inhalation, inactivating germs, and washing them away through drains.
A high explosive blast at a 250 foot well bottom near Goshen New York sent an eight inch water column to 300 feet. Three headless fish eight inches long surfaced with no eyes or mouths and odd end openings. They swam forward and backward and bounded by the stones shower. One died when struck by a dull hatchet. another remains alive in captivity.
The young marquis of Bute, with his father's trustees, resumes Rothesay Castle restoration and aims to have the banquet hall ready for summer's fifth centenary celebration of Rothesay becoming a royal burgh.
Madame Isabelle Ellen Baveas Life Governor of the Iree Masons Grand Lodge of England testifies that Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her diabetes after years of illness. She bought seven boxes here and says they restored her health enabling her to resume duties. Pills sell 50 cents a box, six for $2.50. order from Buffalo based Dodd's Medicine Co.
Paris Gibson, Montana's new short term U S senator and founder of Great Falls, born July 1 1830 in Brownfield Missouri. He built mills in Minneapolis, led Woolen and mining ventures, helped create the Great Falls water power system and park network, and backed education expansion including the University of Montana. He and his wife founded the Valleria Public Library. they had four children.
A city man with dyspepsia visits a former college friend on a farm who advocates simple country meals. The friend describes hearty farm breakfasts and contrasts them with the city diet of hot water and dry toast, suggesting a dietary change may improve health.
An advertisement warns that coughing leads to consumption and promotes Kemp's Balsam as a quick cure. It urges readers to visit a druggist for a free sample bottle and notes bottles are sold at 25 and 59 cents with a call to act immediately.
Seattle outlines a project to dig an eight mile canal from Puget Sound to Lake Washington, a waterway designed to create an ideal harbor. The plan emphasizes reducing travel distance and improving port facilities for the region.
An advertisement urges readers to keep a Rubepacient jar at home claiming it treats internal inflammation and speeds recovery from pneumonia diphtheria and La Grippe. It directs readers to write to the Rubefacient Co for a free booklet.
A quoted speaker asserts his spouse’s notion of beauty runs only skin deep, implying a casual dismissal of physical appearance and suggesting a focus on deeper traits. The remark appears in a social or humorous context as a pointed personal opinion.
A claim states Peru hosts four million Namas with a six pound skin valued at twenty grams. The figures appear unverifiable and lack context or official sourcing.
A brief note frames tears as tiny gems shaping long sorrow. It reflects on grief’s sharp fragments and the quiet endurance of those who carry heavy hearts through lasting pain.
Senor Salvador Cisneros has been a central figure in Havana convention deliberations and Cuban revolutions against Spain. He led a provisional government, later returned to private life in New York as a cigar merchant, and is reputed to be of noble Spanish birth. Now around 76, his exact personal history remains largely obscure due to seclusion.
Witnesses in Jefferson Market court described pickpockets using garlic breath to crowd victims in street cars. They testified the nauseating blasts forced heads back and up, aiding concealment as thieves drew close unseen. The tactic, long known to police, is newly public per New York Letter.
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