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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1897
Page
3
A traveling theater troupe passes time in a western town depot awaiting a late train. Warren recalls a London sub editor's holiday in York Churchstile by the Sea and a grim Hetherglade murder tale told by a village groundsman. A storm, a ghostly organ, and a fatal family twist unfold.
John Floyd reports a new substance that stays harmless at rest but lights with blue flame when rubbed against a hard surface. The flame is intense and cannot be extinguished by water or known means. The compound ignites with minimal friction and the inventor withholds ingredients due to public risk.
The article traces the history of the Brotherhood of the Most Glorious and Undivided Trinity under Queen Elizabeth I. It notes how the group preserved ancient sea marks for over a century, then shifted to buying private lights and later building lighthouses. In 1856 Parliament granted Trinity House full control of English lighthouses.
A mosaic pavement 30 feet long and 15 feet wide was found in a village between Salt and Werak east of the Jordan. The find is believed to date from the fifth century after Christ.
A survey of multiple patented designs includes a multi compartment kettle, a rubber saddle pad, a chain driven wagon track system, inflatable chair life preserver, railway locomotive chain gearing, an elliptical life boat frame, and a grocers funnel measure. A European astronomer links sun spots to recent global disturbances while politics debates brander removal, grafting, and anti trust issues.
An eminent American astronomer Prof Young of Princeton supports Prof Jevons on sun spot impacts on Earth. Early critics doubted sun influence beyond a star, but recent work argues sun spots may affect terrestrial meteorology and crops.
A Kentucky bill would brand all burglars with the letter B on both cheeks during imprisonment to permanently identify them and deter crime. Supporters cite identification benefits while opponents say branding would safeguard and worsen recidivism, threatening reform efforts.
Colonel Charles W. Pickett of New Haven took 100 drops of wax vomica by mistake after mistaking it for his tonic. He rode a bicycle to Dr. Baldwin for an antidote and was saved. the doctor notes this was a rare case where such a dose did not prove fatal. A separate item reports Mrs. Antonio Terry pursuing divorce in Paris. her husband, Cuban-born millionaire Terr y, defends the suit and faces temporary alimony totaling $1,000 after appeal.
The Baldwin locomotive works of Philadelphia reportedly secured an order to build forty locomotives for the Nippon railway in Japan.
Elizabeth Chappel later Bettie Chappel-Brock-Hazelrigg-Schofield-Baker-Dinkins-Hazelrigg-Jeffries-Van Pelt has been married ten times by age 44. Her union with James Van Pelt in Indianapolis follows eight divorces, with no alimony requested, and spouses include Brock Hazelrigg Hudson Schofield Baker Dinkins Trowbridge Jeffries. She was born in Lebanon Indiana.
A courtroom fragment features Judge overhearing a quip between George Washington and his descendants. George Jr remarks that if he had chopped the tree he would have claimed payment long before. The exchange preserves a playful tone on legacy and labor within a historic mock dialogue.
Advice on keeping garments clean and fresh through airing sponging and pressing. Use benzine or camphor for disinfection and removing stains, avoid overpowering perfumes, and prefer natural airing with sun and wind to deodorize and freshen fabrics and skin.
Serial writer Emile Richebourg earned about $400000 in twenty years for Le Petite Journal. The Indian Guide, a Shoshone agency paper, is edited and printed by Indians. A Düsseldorf stove fumes poisoned two children but saved them. A Hamlet critic noted the well known plot. A Haverhill groom disappeared before his Monday wedding. the bride plans to live with her mother in law and hopes not to see him again.
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