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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1900
Page
3
Newspaper ad copy promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains with the flavor of mocha and java. It claims gentle appeal to all ages, a 15-cent price per package, and wide grocer availability. The text also notes uncertainty about weather and advertises Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co. for direct-to-consumer vehicle purchases.
A morning Colorado special departs Chicago at 10 arrives Denver 1 20 pm next day and reaches Colorado Springs and Manitou the same evening with no car changes and dining car meals. A second fast train runs daily at 10 30 pm. A new book Colorado illustrated is mailed for four cents. Ticket offices Chicago and Northwestern at Clark Street and Wells Street. Marry a haste and repent at leisure.
Ainslee's Magazine describes Philippine Moro attire as vivid silk trousers, noting men and women wear extreme, multicolored garments. It recounts General Bates waiting two hours for a Dato to change trousers, highlighting bold colors, tight waists, unbuttoned jackets, and embroidered Moro scripts.
The passage urges truth telling, modest promises, and using time to grow. It warns against vindictiveness, notes achievement comes from mental training and persistent practice, and cautions against letting mood or imitation steer actions while recognizing human flaws in moments of passion.
The water cress, a British plant now naturalized in the United States, grows by streams near New York and Philadelphia. It has a pleasant pungent flavor, is praised for health benefits, and many farmers earn more from water cress than from corn or hay. Seed sowing in August can yield six to eight times the harvest of other vegetables, with potential earnings of $4000 to $5000 per acre under irrigated plantations.
The piece notes six ongoing African wars with England fighting Moers and Ogands hill tribes while Franca runs three campaigns against interior tribes. The Moors clash with tribes along Algiers boundaries as London expands with new streets yearly.
The U S national pavilion at the Paris expo sits on the Quai d Orsay along the Seine and near M rances Statue of Washington. It features a square plan with a central dome and rotunda, multiple rooms on the second and third stories, and two electric elevators. The exterior blends classic style with a distinct American flavor while contrasting with French buildings.
A Persian who won a lucrative court post meets an old friend who comes to console him on his loss of sight. The newly sighted courtier asks who the visitor is, and the friend replies he is the old companion, come to mourn the misfortune. The tale appears in the San Francisco Wave.
A historic deed by the Ranee of Jhansi who led her troops and twice faced the British army. Though wounded and carried from the field on the second occasion, she fanned the mutiny’s fire in Central India. Sir Hugh Rose led a British force to intercept her banners as her city of Sihanale withstood a fierce assault. She defied Rose and helped at the guns. The assault ended with the fort's storming and capture.
The interior shows the finest decorative art the United States has produced for the exposition. Annexes for agriculture forestry liberal arts and navigation have been erected. The narrative mentions a retreat and a grievous wound followed by a rally and a subsequent defeat at Subernee where she fought in the first line and was mortally wounded.
A flirtatious man boasting of female attention clashes with a dignified maiden lady and her sensible sister. He recounts letters from a Chicago contact while the elder sister riffs on his romance excess, prompting playful disillusionment and social maneuvering at dinner.
A fragment from a column opens with an ironic condolence on sudden wealth. The line hints at the unexpected consequences and social attitudes surrounding sudden fortune.
Lord Thomas Brassey, 64, could become British ambassador to Washington after Sir Julian Pauncefote’s retirement. Governor general of Victoria, Brassey earned wealth and fame as railway contractor and yachtsman. He is praised for democratic demeanor in Australia and for improving naval service.
In the Lake Country of Northern Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan hundreds of charming summer resorts welcome tourists from the South and East. Places listed include Fox Lake Delavan Lauderdale Waukesha Oconomowoc Palmyra Kilbourn Elkhart Madison Minocqua Star Lake Frontenac White Bear Minnetonka and Marquette on Lake Superior. For pamphlets and the illustrated Summer book In The Lake Country send four cents and request through a ticket agent. Geo H Heafford General Passenger Agent Old Colony Building Chicago NL
The Veaver and Grande railroad issues a second edition of The Fertile Lands of Colorado describing agricultural, horticultural and grazing lands along its line in Colorado and the New Mexico Territory. It notes sugar beet farming by irrigation and stock interests. Free copies available upon request to S. K. Hooper or any D and RG railroad official in Denver.
The article notes kopjes as centers of contention in Korea and South Africa, using the phrase euphonious terminology of fractions to promote universal brotherhood of human speech.
Are You Using Allen's Foot-Face It is the only cure for Swollen Smarting Burning Sweating Feet Bunions. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease a powder to be shaken Into the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad dress Allen S Olmsted LeRoy N Y
The report shows last year in Indiana 48 837 natives 1 400 Irish and 2 852 Germans received outdoor relief. Also notes a Seattle based mining investment firm promises 6 percent interest and profit sharing in Alaska. The text comments on aggressive persons being transgressive rather than aggressive and invites readers to request a circular.
A 1898 1899 set of letters praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier for menstrual irregularities cramps and nervous dizziness. Miss Mary Gomis Aptos California reports irregular monthly sickness and relief after using the remedies. Miss Matilda Jensen Ogdensburg Wisconsin credits three bottles of each remedy for recovery.
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