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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1901
Page
3
The article describes hawks common to the Midwest including red tailed, Cooper's, marsh, sparrow, broad winged buzzard and rough legged hawk. It notes nesting habits, interactions with crows, benefits of the marsh hawk feeding on field mice, and acknowledges hawks as both pests and helpers to farmers.
Chicago inventor Peter Moran, once a Nebraska lumberman, claims a wingless flying device will rival horseless carriages. After five years of study he is confident in aerial navigation, with a patent filed in Washington. The machine uses steam or electricity for power and aims to pilot through the air without wings.
The device describes a lifting craft with an engine at the base, a passenger basket above, and two opposing elevating wheels plus a central propeller. A rudder and winged wheels enable controlled ascent, descent, and forward motion with independent lift and thrust systems.
A shipment of Hve qualls was sent to Denmark from the United States with future shipments planned. Denmark’s quail population had been decimated by a harsh winter in 1893, and a Danish sportsman earlier imported U S quails that thrived. The plan distributes birds to large landowners and bans hunting until numbers rise to sustain the species.
This note profiles artist Dan Smith known for drawings of Indians and wild animals for boys' stories. It describes his extended western trip to Wyoming Colorado New Mexico and Arizona and his plan to sketch more native figures and wildlife for future pictures. He remains a boy at heart, enjoying hunting and adventurous games.
The Evening Post notes women taking up indexing for scrapbook patrons and describes the craft of artistic binding in New York City. It highlights a Vassar alumna turning to teaching cold cream chemistry and the demanding tasks of handling fats and medicinal ingredients. It also mentions entertaining children and drafting writings for leisure classes.
A brief quip remarks that a good word is an easy obligation and pokes fun at women's understanding of such matters, framed as a rustic aside from a fatherly voice.
The Chicago Chronicle highlights Switzerland’s cantonal practice in Glarus where citizens meet annually in a public square to legislate outdoors. The article notes the May timing weather permitting and describes the president’s platform and youth participation as an enduring, quaint tradition.
Mrs M A Goss of Bryant Missouri credits Dodd s Kidney Pills with ending months of sciatica rheumatism and bed confinement after a week of use and sixteen boxes in total She says she improved to sitting up walking a short distance and now performs all house duties without pain The story drew inquiries and visits from residents across Douglas County and beyond to hear her testimony and the dosage remedy noted in the St Louis Globe Democrat
Robert L. Meade has been promoted from colonel to brigadier general by brevet in the marine corps for distinguished conduct at the battle of Tientsin China and serves as commandant of the marine corps at the Brooklyn navy yard. Long Islanders claim him as a native of Huntington.
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a healthy grain beverage for children, claiming it replaces coffee and distributes health. It notes Grain-O tastes like coffee when prepared correctly and costs about one cent per serving, with grocers selling it for one cent and two cents.
The article notes Dr. William Stubbs the late bishop of Oxford as a premier student and writer of English constitutional history. His exhaustive work on the subject covers the covered period.
An old private mailing card offers colored views of Chicago Chicago and Milwaukee and St Paul Railway scenery. It is sent on receipt of ten cents in stamps addressed to I A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago Ill for postal use and delivery details.
The United States operates forty four agricultural experiment stations employing 678 staff. In 1899 these stations published 445 annual reports and bulletins totaling 16 924 pages.
Miss Jennie Benedict a confectioner has been elected a member of the Louisville Board of Trade the first woman in the city to join that body.
The Buffalo tram and rail system, powered by Niagara Falls, provides direct routes from all city areas to the Exposition grounds. A new two track steam belt line circles Buffalo and connects to a fine steam railway station at the northern edge of the grounds, enabling extensive use for excursion trains and citywide transport.
Tomas Estrada Palma emerges as the leading Cuban presidential candidate associated with Cuba Libre and the New York Junta. Born 1835 in Bayamo, he studied law in Spain and fought in the ten years' War, later exiling to Honduras and then moving to America to found an educational institution and support Cuban independence.
The Texas oil boom honors D. R. Beatty as the creator of the first Beaumont gusher. His Beatty gusher land has yielded over a million dollars for his company, which controls hundreds of acres and has rejected large offers for a single acre. Beatty, a small man of five feet six, has labored under intense pressure since January 11 when the boom began.
Boston's statistical department notes that referenda drew lower turnout than general elections but rose over 1890 to 1899. For 1895-99 the mean turnout was 69.24 percent on licenses, 66.31 on other questions, and 67.53 on all referenda. Major offices ranged from mayor 80.12 percent to school committee 62.80. The Tremont street car track vote in 1899 reached 75.63 percent.
The eldest son of Sitting Bull, known as Montezuma or Harry Parker, is a Carlisle Indian School graduate who opened a successful bootblack stand in Philadelphia. He has saved money and plans multiple branch locations. He is married to Winonah, has two children, and his father was a great Sioux chief.
Dr. Carl Herslow, editor of Sydavenska Dagliga Snall poten, is described as the likely successor to Baron von Otten and future minister of state for Sweden and Norway. He advocates universal suffrage and a just division of citizen rights and duties, urging the army bill’s defeat without kingly consent.
An English paper warns Germany plans war over South America seeking empire at sea. Paris voices mockery about youth of Kaiser and age of Monroe doctrine. The piece notes U S may grow its own navy while avoiding decisive conflict.
The Saskatoon district in Western Canada attracts American settlers seeking fertile land and a healthy climate. Land features two soil varieties, rich black loam and lighter loam, both highly productive with clay subsoil. The South Saskatchewan River provides navigable water, cattle and dairy farming thrive, and hay stores exceed 200 tons locally.
Report from Hawaii describes a mix up where God Save the King and America shared the same tune. A British warship arrived and the governor was briefed as the government band played God Save the King. A house member suggested standing for America, causing a quick shift in procedure.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway issued an illustrated booklet on South Dakota Farms describing the Aberdeen to Missouri River country newly reached by its line. Readers planning relocation can obtain a copy by sending a two cent stamp to F A Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
The carrying power of British shipping including colonial tonnage totals about 80,300,000 tons, compared with 3,400,000 tons in 1850. The national debt of Norway is about 60,000,000 dollars. White's Fecusat requires no description as it stands.
A fragmented OCR line mentions tablets and a promise given with caution, kept with care. The text is incomplete and lacks identifiable people, places, or events to form a fuller news item.
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