25 May 1894
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1894
Page
1
Ad listing notes publication Friday at 7 West Madison Street Chicagro with subscription 2 HO per annam and a 1 advance rate. Advertising rates available on application printing office and editor’s address at 207 Went Madison Street Chine. Local offices listed with multiple names and addresses.
A New England writer explains how to host summer boarders with strict cleanliness, abundance in milk fruits and vegetables, comfortable furnishings, and cash weekly payments. She mocks farm practices and urges appealing amenities and proper bedding for city guests.
A New York City menagerie recounts Tip the elephant’s death after multiple poison attempts failed. The piece debates humane methods and cites Sir Samuel Baker on elephant killing, suggesting electricity or a skilled rifle shot as alternatives. It then shifts to a discussion on gambling in England and America, noting the spread of racing bets and social impact.
A congressman attacks monthly crop bulletins by the National Department of Agriculture as aiding grain speculators and leaking early data. Secretary Morton denies the claim. He argues discretion over timing, noting risks of bribery if clerks are dishonest and warning of potential missteps by future leaders.
The article notes widespread unemployment in the United States and calls attention to Coxeyian protests as a notable, if sensational, element in current newspaper coverage. Governors confront dilemmas as Coxey cohorts enter various commonwealths.
Charilaos Tricoupis of Greece shows courage and firmness in pursuing a policy he believes will benefit the country even if it defeats him personally. He notes the costs of raising taxes contracting the currency and dismissing officials but argues it is worth the sacrifice to establish the policy for successors to carry on.
The speaker laments how platforms cloak real aims behind vague phrasing about coinage of gold and silver. Words are blamed for allowing parties to avoid committing to concrete actions and truths.
The fragment questions government law compliance and foreign labor contracts while noting municipal charges for street lighting in Philadelphia and Chicago. It references Laplanders in New York bound for Alaska to teach reindeer training, mentioning public sentiment and a famed preacher’s long influence.
The piece recounts a railway general passenger agent using a house to house canvass and a guidebook to recruit summer boarders, and note of Princess Alix of Hesse’s anticipated marriage to the czarowitz of Russia. It also covers Mrs Beecher leaving the Brooklyn home, the St Charles hotel fire, Atlanta exposition support, and Breckinridge’s political prospects.
A Memorial Day tale follows Uncle Dan l and Jennie Brinton as moral suspicion and family feud test love. Nat Loring, son of a pardoned soldier, seeks Jennie, but Dan l bans him. Time heals with faith, marriage, and a final discharge to love and duty. Uncle Dan l dies content, Jennie and Nat wed, and both graves honor the fallen with new respect.
A reflective poem recalling Civil War memory and May ceremonies. It traces veterans marching in Dixie in the old days, the toll of time, and the bonds of shared sacrifice across generations. The speaker envisions battles, Gallic and northern names, and the enduring fraternal love among those who served.
A short note from the Atchison Globe reflects on aging gender roles and domestic habits as a man wonders where women hidden items around the home while old practices like bread setting before bed fade away.
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