25 May 1900
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1900
Page
1
A column mocks spending habits and hints at a looming gun boom with the presidential campaign. Three robbers posing as constables target a Chicago home. A market gardener loses $15 after a dice game, and senate armor debates hint at ineffective shell design for Harveyized steel.
A rumor places an elusive Mount Lagsen peak near Red Bluff California under closer search with hints of a possible vice presidential figure in residence or meditation atop the site.
Lord Roberts received a most cheery telegram from Col. Baden-Powell, the Mafeking defender. The morning's news notes unusually good mule ragout with fried cat in the beleaguered town.
Over the past week strikes have grown to nearly 100000 workers. Most are pursuing their goals in an orderly fashion, indicating the intelligence of American labor. Where violence occurred it was caused by a minority lacking full citizenship.
A Nature writer notes in the Sahara and India that dark colored horses endure heat better than light ones and that tropical animals and darker human races inhabit warmer regions. The observation links coat color with climate across species.
A matrog from a city employment bureau notes an eighth boy today seeking jobs as cook, laundress or parlor maid. Each applicant selects his role clearly, completes tasks quickly, and upholds school rank, reflecting a modern youth as a new age product.
The board of geographic names favors Puerto Rico spelling while Congress enacts Porto Rico as the territory’s legal name, with the President reportedly accepting the board’s authority but the law enforcing Porto Rico.
German astronomer Dr J Halm suggests earth axis wobble results from changes in solar magnetic influence. He compares sunspot records with irregular north pole motion and finds a coincidence. He argues peak solar magnetism distorts earth’s figure, with relief as activity wanes.
A reflection on a virtuous man who fulfills his duties, serves his community, and spreads blessings. He is truthful, productive, and spared from removal by his ongoing influence. His prayers, guidance, instruction, and deeds improve all within his reach.
A Washington Star piece describes the adjutant native to India and Africa as ugly at birth but amusing as it ages. The young bird’s bald head and pickax beak contrast with its later lively dancing on the mud slopes, as older birds perform Terpsichorean displays for puzzled, amused spectators.
A Philadelphia Record report details a widow receiving 1700 dollars from a priest who returned stolen funds linked to her late father. The priest says the money was given by the former employee to repay the theft, with 875 dollars being the principal and the rest interest. The man allegedly saved for years to repay.
A passage discusses brick tea from Tibet, noting it is often crushed waste tea mixed with dust and other plants. It describes preparation by chipping from a brick and boiling to a strong dark liquid with harsh taste. It says additions of mutton fat and salt are preferred by Tartars rather than cream or sugar.
A 19th century note on Dr Colles a renowned Dublin surgeon who died in 1843 and kept a blunt memoir of charges including one guinea for deafness advice one guinea for drawing a tooth stump and one guinea for a presumed underpayment. The quip highlights his plain dealing with patients and himself.
The article notes Kimberley mines yield about 318 million annually, while Brazil once the leading diamond producer has fallen to a low ebb. Now small operators run crude operations with annual production under 200 thousand dollars, though Brazilian stones often surpass Kimberley in quality.
Adina endures a dawn vigil for Namarah whose departure casts him into grief. A dove bears Namara’s message of hope to Adina, who supports Jephthah and guards his heart. Namarah’s return is marked by a procession of sackcloth maidens and white doves guiding the way.
A new artificial paving stone is described as produced in Germany. The material blends coal tar, sulphur, and lime with slag and glass. after heating and cooling the semi liquid mass is pressed at 3000 psi into blocks. The note cites Rev J W Blake on Christian happiness.
A reflective piece on blessings and joy gives way to a sudden judgment as Luck tests patience. The narrator notes the calm of neighborly regard and inner peace before a harsh moment disrupts the mood. The reference to a local figure, Warm's Wood Levette Wilson, appears amid the closing lines.
A collage of brief comic snippets from various papers showcase playful banter. Jokes touch on editors beauty experts ready speakers domestic quarrels and schoolroom name gaffes, with lines attributed to Cleveland Plain Dealer Chicago Record Philadelphia North American and others.
The article discusses a so called music cure as a modern successor to the color cure. It cites ancient references to music aiding nervous ailments and claims music can affect heart action blood circulation and skin not harming anyone and being safe to recommend.
In the Alps locals worried over black snow until a scientist explained the cause. A microscopic flea like insect darkens the snow by swarming on moss and lichens, settling on the white surface during mild weather and snow storms.
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