23 Mar 1900
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1900
Page
1
A branch office note from Loomis News Depot lists 08 North Fork Avenue Austin and mentions friendship and happiness without words. The text discusses wealth as trouble and outlines Ruskin’s view that men's business falls into knowing themselves, seeking happiness, and mending what is marred.
An extended plebiscite in England ranked Robinson Crusoe first with a nine tenths vote, Hans Andersen Tales second, and Alice in Wonderland third, reflecting a broad rural and urban consensus on children's literature.
Mr Eli A Martel, famed caverns explorer, reports a natural well cavity in Hautes Alpes deeper than any known. He has sounded to about 1017 feet and believes the bottom remains unseen. Meanwhile Profs Milne and Davidson send an earthquake pendulum to Hawaii to aid a global seismic survey.
A scientific review notes that animals teach practical dam design. Engineers often build straight dams to save material, but beaver arches resist floods and ice. The Bear Valley dam in California exemplifies an arch form whose stability relies on its curved shape rather than sheer mass.
Private letters reveal British troops in India facing rising dangers as South African conflict dominates world attention. Officers describe murders and raids becoming common and deployments moving from station to station while soldiers endure strict security and heavy ammunition under their beds.
A new Earl's Court exhibit in London features a fountain where quicksilver replaces water. Illuminated streams flow over an elevated black owl basin and into a lower bowl, with rock fragments floating like cork. An electric motor drives a cup chain elevator circulating the metal back to the upper basin. The Crown Prince of Japan plans a quake resistant palace of steel and concrete, 270 by 400 feet, sixty feet high, with 400 steel columns and a marble exterior.
German researchers report two facial reconstruction attempts from prehistoric skulls. Prof Kollmann of Basle rebuilt a Stone Age woman’s visage using layered clay and flesh estimates from nearby corpses to produce a modern looking young woman. Prof Merkel later modeled a Rosdorf man whose plaster likeness closely resembles current local peasants in that district.
The German Anthropological Society reports on a 6,000,000 child survey comparing hair and eye color. Blondes are 31.8 percent, brunettes 14 percent, and mixed 64.2 percent. Oldenburg shows only four percent brunettes, while southern districts show brunette influence. Nearby Worms and Speyer faces resemble central Italian or Roman statues.
Harry Paige's Sacandaga Park bear surprised watchers by leaving its den five days after Candlemas. The bear had hibernated a month and eaten nothing, but accepted cake from the owner as a photographer captured Paige and the animal. observers debate whether the calendar is wrong or weather prognostication has changed.
A dialogue from the New York Press features two detectives discussing a disguise reveal. The first praises the clever deduction and the second notes the suspect’s evasive reason after questioning about the siting.
An Ohio State Journal snippet shows Tommy Jones remarking I didnt eat half enough dinner and Jimmy Brown asking What'd you have for dinner with Jones replying Company.
Tornado damage in Missouri since 1890 has cost the town about 15 million dollars, a burden noted as a long running loan from natural disaster. The figure underscores repeated destruction and rebuilding needs across the area.
Rob Gleverdale plans to mail letters to his uncle and David Horton while Elvin and Gavino scheme to route the missives without arousing suspicion. Rob fears exposure if his escape plan is discovered and contemplates delaying departure until the letters are posted.
Richard Elvin threatens to kill Horton within minutes after a cipher tale. Starne bursts into Rob's room only to find the window open and the room empty. The planned confrontation collapses as the boy to be slain has vanished.
Richard Elvin and Lemuel Starne confront a failed scheme as Rob’s letter exposes errors. Elvin reads the note, questions his actions, and ponders the consequences while Starne probes the impact on their plot and future steps.
In a tense exchange Lemuel Starne confronts Richard Elvin about a missing youth publicly posing as Torrero’s nephew. Starne accuses Elvin of manipulating Horton’s trust and reveals the hunted “cub” is actually Rob Cleverdale, once cast overboard from the Royal Mall.
A boy claims involvement with the crew of the Black Cat while Torrero is accused of a staged betrayal. Horton's nephew may have penned a key letter, and a plan to place Torrero in a loyal light appears to be a calculated setup. The boy’s true identity and motive remain under scrutiny as the scheme unfolds.
A downtown tobacconist explains how customers create and share personalized blends. He notes about fifty custom mixtures listed by customers name, often developed after trials and exchanges, sometimes copied, sometimes adapted, with popularity spreading to many tasters.
A New Orleans lawyer recalls a woman who made at least 25 wills to spark greed and profit from relatives. She migrated among kin with favored plots and cherished junk valued high, leaving a final will to a distant niece, causing rage and broken ties.
A New York Commercial Advertiser note recalls a dinner at Sir John Millais’s home where thirteen guests caused fear of bad luck. Matthew Arnold and two undergraduates rose first and soon died, while Millais escaped injury, possibly due to kindness toward a complaining guest.
An English sportsman recounts attempting a coast using long ash snow-shoes in Russia. He speeds down a hill toward a frozen river, cannot turn, and is carried up a bank. He becomes stuck and nearly starves until the instep-strap breaks, allowing release. He warns against shooting such hills near rivers.
A London News correspondent notes how dogs imitate seeking rabbit holes to distract rivals. When one animal pretends at the likeliest hole, the other retreats in mock surprise, allowing the impostor to gain possession and a comfortable seat or burrow.
A box of wheat saturated with strychnine was studied after insects, notably weevils, consumed the poisoned grain. Researchers found that weevils can grow on strychnine mixed grain and that other pests die quickly from the poison. The work suggests poisons may have life forms that tolerate or even feed on them.
A brief, reflective line describing the superior man as satisfied and calm while the lesser man remains perpetually distressed. The quote contrasts inner composure with ongoing worry.
The Stockton News reports a Congregational minister resigned in anger over congregants playing whist during services. The Kansas City Journal recalls a Hays City minister who played whist and cashed faro chips dropped into the contribution box at a game the next morning.
A historical note claims the alkali in asparagus forms in the human brain, with the assertion attributed to Liebig. The statement reflects 19th century dietary chemistry beliefs about vegetable compounds and brain chemistry.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as the cure for deafness caused by catarrh with a $100 reward for any case not cured. Claims deafness results from inflammation of the mucus lining the Eustachian tube and that restoration to normal condition is required. Endorsed by F. J. Cheney Co. and available through druggists with Hall’s Family Pills recommended.
A district visitor consoles a poor woman whose sister died in a lunatic asylum. The mourner says the sister’s death was caused by the conduct of her young man and that the asylum process and post mortem labeling concluded with the verdict love.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease as the only cure for swollen smarting sweating feet bunions and similar foot troubles. It urges shaking the powder into shoes and directs readers to ask for Allen's Foot-Ease at druggists and shoe stores with a free sample offer from Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy N Y.
A small boy thanks Pa for teaching him to use a mechanical top. His eyes glow with affection as he asks for a turn, expressing eagerness to try it himself after an hour of instruction.
An advertisement urges readers to buy Kemp's Balsam claiming it stops a cough immediately. It promises a free sample bottle and offers solid bottles of 25 and 50 cents. It warns that delays are dangerous.
A witty observation notes that true courage lies in sleeping without checking under the bed. The remark playfully contrasts feminine resolve with childhood superstition and bedtime nerves.
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