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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1899
Page
6
The feature contrasts two spring styles: a Japanese inspired look with a plaid shaggy skirt and pompadour hat, and a conservative line with plain cloth gowns and a sable boa. It highlights gown trends toward belt emphasis, lighter fabrics for evenings, and new collar designs, plus notes on adapting old dresses.
The account describes an Arab performing a dangerous act by biting hot charcoal into fragments and chewing them, causing visible anguish. Observers include Mahmoud Bey and the prince, with others reacting to the spectacle. A separate fashion column discusses spring gowns, fabrics, and tailoring trends for ladies.
A New York company expanded its fleet from thirteen horseless electric cabs to about one hundred in a year. The service has become highly popular, with demand outstripping supply and gaps appearing in the availability of rides.
A remark on coastal proximity changes speech and spelling among South Street fish dealers, who display a sign reading Terrapin for Sail Here, reflecting their sailor environment and trade language.
Hewitt recalls sitting beside you at a restaurant yesterday while Gruet regaled with stale stories. Hewitt notes Gruet paid for his dinner as part of the exchange and laughs at the storytelling.
In Washington lore the episode recalls Reed aiding Choate, then speaker, as Choate claimed he never smoked, gambled, or attended a horse race. Walcott listened, joking that Choate could indeed say he did after Reed’s quip. The anecdote ties to Choate’s later England ambassadorship.
An Indianapolis Journal exchange presents a realist and an idealist debating value. The realist says he is worth more in the market than the other, while the idealist remains unfazed. The quip ends with the line that even now the mule is worth more than the horse.
A group of zealous English high churchmen observe Lent by daily prayers for the conversion of Sir William Vernon Harcourt.
A Century publication blends Jo's Conundrum Lunch with a fairy poem. Jo plans a new party with a conundrum swinch. Guests select five menu items from whimsical dishes, then receive surprising, humorous fare matching each card.
A short poem shows Dorothy Dot turning a sewing project into a bonnet for her little brother. She reflects on the misfit baby dress and imagines a dresses for family, with playful needlework imagery and a matronly air.
A group of nine girls hosted a conundrum party at home with guests invited by Jo mother. Activities included pasteboard conundra scavenger play, impromptu speeches on each conundrum origin, and a lunch featuring fruit candy cake and cream. Tom Matthews and Fred shine with clever wordplay while guests enjoy novelty menu names.
A short verse contrasts two characters, Lend-a-Hand and Miss Selfish, as they travel across the land. Lend-a-Hand brings sunshine and joy to flowers and birds, while Selfish finds no love and later encounters trouble after a difficult journey. The tale ends with Lend-a-Hand recalling a good time.
A fragment pondered on where heaven resides, suggesting heaven is inside people rather than in a distant realm. The line implies inner spiritual presence rather than external location.
Colonel Arthur L. Hamilton of the Seventh Ohio Volunteers and his wife Mrs. Hamilton praise Peruna as a remedy for catarrh and stomach trouble. The letter notes better health, urges immediate treatment, and warns against substitutes. It cites Dr. Hartman’s books and offers the book Winter Catarrh free to any address.
Tid Bits notes the greatest coal field lies in China's Hunan province encompassing about 21 700 square miles. Surface coal measures are common with high quality coal and minerals including iron copper silver quicksilver tin lead and gold. Shansi also hosts vast coal fields with potential 10 000 years of supply at current consumption rates.
A newspaper ad touts Grain-O as a grain based beverage that can replace coffee. It claims it is child friendly and gentle on the stomach, with a mocha like color and one fourth the price of coffee. Packages sell for 15 and 25 cents at all grocers.
A Chicago News excerpt cites the idea that money is the root of evil and argues that only the savage believes wealth can grow on trees, contrasting civilized views with primitive notions in a provocative moral.
This vintage advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to treat swollen smarting burning and sweating feet coins and bunions. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free samples mailed to Allen S Olmsted LeRoy New York.
Gout is rarely known among Ireland's working classes. Doctors attribute this immunity to diets dominated by potatoes.
Coughing leads to consumption and Kemp's Balsam claims to stop the cough at once. A sample bottle is offered free and bottles are sold in 25 and 50 cent sizes. Go to your druggist today. delays are dangerous.
The article explains yawns as linked to improper air exchange and mental fatigue, sometimes signaling brain disease. It notes a ratio of four Irishmen to each Englishman in the United States.
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