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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1900
Page
3
An eyewitness account describes Iloilo cock pits as bustling centers where birds with careful breeding and brutal training fight to the death. Spectators wager heavily while bookies tally bets as cocks clash with gaffs and spurs, ending in blood and punishment for the loser.
Dorothy brings a bright colored paper mat to an oper night and receives praise. An aunt tells her words of encouragement shape a child’s future, urging us to choose wise back words that spur effort, learning, and perseverance.
The article recalls John Ruskin as a fearless critic who attacked works regardless of the creator. A well known painter, grief over Ruskin's remarks led to a letter exchange where Ruskin expressed regret and the artist warned of a future physical confrontation, yet hoped friendship would endure.
Two men described as star-gazing collide on Fifth Avenue New York. One falls into the gutter with injuries while the other hits the wall. The injured man asks why the other cannot watch where he is going and the reply questions the first’s path.
A summer ocean flyer named erosa the Atlantic is slated for service aboard the WwW Ocean Greyhound fleet joining the Deutschland of the Hamburg American line. The story also notes football results last season with Fox ship scoring repeatedly against a mixed European town team. A discussion on school spirit and college badges for calora winners appears amid observations on weather and possible artificial snowstorms for air cleansing. The Memoir of Princess Mary highlights Duke Adolphus of Cambridge as a strong churchman with unconventional facets.
The text compares the Deutschland with rivals Great Eastern and Oceanic, noting Deutschland’s 684 foot length, 67 foot beam, 44 foot depth, 23,200 ton displacement, 80 foot draught, 23 knot speed, capacity for 1057 passengers and 625 crew, and a $3,332,000 cost. It highlights design features like a protected rudder, waterline protection, and a full-length double bottom. It also contrasts historical giants and mentions global shipbuilding progress.
London correspondence notes Mafeking on the off day where a cricket match was organized by the garrison. It cites St Andrews College Kiungani and its students, including freed slaves, as an example of early athletics in Central Africa where football predominates but cricket interest grows.
The article traces the English army rifle from the matchlock of William III to the Lee Enfield. It notes Enfield factory origins, the triangular bayonet’s return after the Atbara battle incident, and the progression through flintlock brown Bess Snider and Martini Henry to modern service arms.
The Manchester Union relates a package to Mrs. Margaret Sullivan mother of Lieut. William Sullivan of the Twenty-sixth Regiment. The bundle from Iloilo contains nun’s veiling cloth rolled with two hand operated shuttles. The letter dated Nile December 15 notes the cloth is woven by natives in cottages. The banana and pineapple fiber textiles fetch about $2 per package. Shuttles show fine woodwork and bead aids for smooth operation.
The International Magazine notes Japanese resentment of Western gushing praise for Japan. It argues sincere recognition and mutual respect matter more than flattery, and that equality is valued above art, scenery, or refined manners in shaping national prestige.
The New York Sun argues that the British army’s strong polo culture and civilian sports have undermined professional training. It contends officers spent time on cups and matches instead of drill and strategic study, and urges Spear man’s camp to drop the mallets for sword work.
The article recalls how Arabs in Soudan and Matabele people in Cape to Cairo believed locomotives were alive and powered by hidden oxen. Sheiks protested the cruelty of the “engine,” while crowds waited for oxen to emerge when the train stopped.
A vivid scene unfolds as a worker with a sack of grain scatters seed across a field. The straw hat flies off in a gust and a bystander jokes about a sower with a bare head. The wind groans and a raven croaks, heightening the bleak mood.
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