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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1901
Page
2
Mrs Smith and Mrs Jones discuss garbage concerns while Alder man Frank L Race and Mrs Paul ward superintendent are asked to arrange details. The Yaryan hot water system seeks local capitalists to fund plants but past franchises failed. Mrs Paul invites the Woman's Club to meet on Monday to discuss sidewalk sanitation and civic fashion.
Twenty three glass globes on arc lights in Austin have been broken over recent weeks. Police have tried to locate the culprits without success. Residents who can identify the guilty parties are urged to report them to aid the police.
Clerk Tristram reports confusion in town books after consultants balanced accounts and tested results. He now redoes the work himself and would supply a clearer report. The Meyercord Co. incident prompts concerns about child labor and zealous religious influence in Austin.
Division in Cicero loses as Oak Park opposition blocks a secession bill. The state legislature passed the measure to allow Oak Park to separate, but Oak Park and Cicero sentiment run against it, with only a few local papers still implying movement. Hawthorne separation is unconfirmed by town officials.
The special water committee reports it is impractical to enforce city artesian water rates. Chicago cannot provide pressure to Austin. meters reduce complaints and the rate compares favorably with quality. It remains unclear how the ordinance will be implemented.
Emperor Francis Joseph approves a modern national art gallery in Prague funded by 2,000,000 crowns. He hopes the gallery will foster peace in Bohemia through the conciliating powers of art.
The delta of the Nile, first mentioned in history, derives its name from its shape which resembles the Greek letter Delta or D.
The piece argues Americans overeat meat compared with Europe and stresses summer reform. It advocates fasting during illness, fruit and vegetables for meals, and limiting meat to once daily from June to October or even less, with emphasis on salads, fruit, and whole grain bread to improve health.
The Chicago Chronicle notes a shift from blonde to brown hair among actresses and society women. It highlights stars such as Zaza and Eleanor Robson, calling brown tresses a mark of the new order and authenticity in public life.
Mrs. John Bucher of Gibraltar Pennsylvania manages a blacksmith shop a saw mill and a farm while caring for five children and nursing her husband She assumed all duties during his illness and last fall harvested rye cut corn aided at the cider press and helped fill the icehouse all season
Japan's empress, married for thirty years with five children, is described as youthful and vigorous. She and her husband have helped develop the country along western lines, and she reportedly spends an hour daily in her private gymnasium and is a skilled horsewoman.
The quote urges letting the past teach rather than tormenting us and emphasizes that a sincere soul grows forward toward God, not fleeing evil but seeking spiritual awakening. It frames life as forward motion guided by faith and hope.
A retired officer recounts a 1880 Central Provinces shooting trip where a fakir and boy demonstrate a suspended string ascent and a fatal dismemberment. The tale ends with the fakir resuming descent, producing the boy from a bag, leaving the witnesses to question reality.
Bennett's Grocery and Market at 123 N Park Ave Austin announces a fresh stock of staple and fancy goods using old fixtures from the former store. It invites inspection of stock and emphasizes unmatched vegetables and top quality meats. Telephone 1471 offered for contact.
Northwest World’s Fair Site association officers report a discovery tying the Goodfellow avenue Goodfellow mansion area to Gov. William H. Clarke and the origins of Lewis and Clark. They urge the Goodfellow site as a suitable World’s Fair location, citing historical significance and natural conditions.
Numerous rental notices list furnished rooms flats houses and a hall for rent across Austin Oak Park and South Haven Mich. Locations include 6706 Ohio St Austin 455 North Boulevard Oak Park 52 Madison Ave River Forest Golf Club area 408 North Oak Park Ave and 216 North Central Ave. A hall at Philharmonic Hall 335 North Park Ave is offered for 1.60 per night with heat and light included.
A local craftsman advertises making parlor suits and easy chairs including leather Turkish chairs rockers settees and couches. He repairs and finishes furniture to look new and offers carpet cleaning services.
For sale a nearly new lady's bicycle and a jewel gas stove in Austin. Contact 65457 Iowa street for details. Lost a black chiffon scarf between M EB Church and Lake street in Austin on Thursday May 23. Please leave at the Vindicator office.
Lost items include a baby’s coat with a $ reward offered for return to 113 North Prairie avenue. Piano tuning requests via Studio of Music Cody Block or Garner’s drug store. C H Fantham address listed. Friday May 24 a pocketbook with desk key and penknife lost between Lake and Pine streets and Ontario street near noon. Reward if returned to 5647 Lake street.
The Toronto noted paper explains the Witness has run 30 years without ads for theaters pubs or tobacco firms. It avoids dramatic criticism or court cases, bans racing results and prize fights, and is famed as Canada’s only religious daily. It costs one cent and has 12 to 14 pages, with Saturdays swelling to 20 to 88 pages at the same price.
The American Missionary Association releases a Nashville report showing death rates in southern cities over five years: whites 20 per 1000, blacks 32 per 1000. It notes higher infant and under 15 mortality and susceptibility to consumption pneumonia and contagious diseases, with concerns about infant care and demographic trends. It also mentions William Dean Howells favoring manuscript copying by typewriter over direct handwriting, yet keeping originals.
Notice of sale for Frederick Nye and Alfred Holt goods stored at Austin Storage Warehouse 334 and 3386 North Park Ave Austin Chicago Illinois will be auctioned June 17 1901 for storage charges. Signed Harry H. Decker. Amount $17 14.
Mantua has raised twenty thousand dollars to fund a monument honoring Virgil who died September 21, 19 B C.
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