24 Mar 1899
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1899
Page
1
A garbled column of aphorisms and references mentions the Oak Park India and Chicago, with remarks on Weyler and Cuba, labor and wages, happiness, life’s purpose, and a Mayflower sleigh bells anecdote. It nods to Mayflower craft and a $14000 salary but stays noncommittal.
Report says M. Jules Cambon will transport the $20 million Spain will receive for the Philippines from the United States. Spain shows strong confidence in Cambon or else seeks trusted agents for the transfer.
An opinion column critiques emotions driving justice and politics, warns against women shaping laws, questions lynching rhetoric, praises frank discussion by a young woman about marriage, and urges voters to end the costly senatorial elections by popular vote. It closes with a Biblical jab on man’s image.
Dr. J. C. Ross of Manchester claims cinnamon decoction cures grip within 24 hours. He prescribes large repeated doses starting with half ounce every half hour for six doses, then hourly, then every two hours for 24 hours, with rest period and follow up doses. Severe cases fail after 48 hours. nausea is blamed on the illness, not cinnamon.
The Belgian state railways are described as Europe’s most profitable government undertaking. Covering 2 800 miles with 2 000 government-owned, they reportedly pay all national debt interest and spurred Belgium’s transformation from agriculture to a busy commercial hub. Other nations pursue railways but Belgium leads in success. The British post office is cited as the most profitable department in Europe.
Senator McEnery of Louisiana authored a resolution stating the United States will not grant immediate citizenship or annexation to the Philippine Islands. Instead the U S will establish a suitable government to prepare local self government and ultimately dispose of the islands for American and islander interests. The measure passed the Senate unanimously.
Col Funston of the Nicam sas regiment, aged 28, has a storied career. He is said to have worked as a reporter, fought Indians, explored Death Valley, spent two years in Alaska, served as assistant secretary of the Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, fought under Gomez in Cuba in 1923, was wounded, and endured ten months of fever.
A British army officer in Africa tried to pocket £20 as fodder costs for his horse. The horse turned out to be a steel steed a bicycle, and he was hauled up and reduced to the ranks.
On the Ter Schilling the supercargo von Stroom frets at a tame bear Johannes on board While captain Kloots tolerates the animal the one eyed pilot Schriften plots against Philip and eyeing the sacred relic chain Philip defends the relic as the voyage toward the Cape drags on under hot southern skies The bear wins affection from Philip and a mutinous mood grows among the crew as the voyage continues toward two years at sea.
The passage describes the Indian fleet moving toward the Cape with varying winds while some ships split from the group. Table Bay remains the rendezvous where they would reunite, and Philip Vanderdecken earns the captain’s trust aboard as he fulfills his duties and secures needed rest through work.
A Swedish patient praises a nurse's skin and shares a simple remedy of phosphate of soda. The advice claims rapid improvement after a two week course, with the patient reporting clearer, childlike skin and urging others to try the method.
A Washington Star passage quotes Uncle Eben arguing the question is not descent from monkeys but the direction of progress. The remark emphasizes a practical view of heritage and future.
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