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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1901
Page
3
W. O. Olive, once troubled by gastritus and successive relapses, has departed Friday morning for the Battle Creek Sanitarium. He remains until his condition improves and the ailment is relieved.
A New York newspaper marked its 50th anniversary by republication of its inaugural issue. The edition revisits an article on the Nicaraguan canal route, includes extracts from English papers praising American yachts, and discusses American sympathy for Cuba against Spain.
An American laundry machine company sends a complete steam laundry plant to Vladivostok in eastern Siberia. The setup handles four thousand pieces of linen daily and includes washers centrifugal wringers and a large mangle. It claims to be the region’s first such equipment.
Friends and admirers of Dr Armand Hansen gathered as Norwegian sculptor Visdal unveiled a bust of the leprosy discoverer on Hansen’s sixtieth birthday. Professor Lassar spoke noting the world’s 25 year realization of Hansen’s impact and Norway’s gains against the disease.
The Donau Zeitung reports a rumor that the Kaiser directs military authorities to remit sentences passed on soldiers of the China expeditionary force. He reportedly does not want men who volunteered to China to fight for Germany to return home for punishment. Many German soldiers were sentenced for offenses in China or against Chinese persons and property.
Emma Paul aged twenty testified in a Baltimore suit between her father and mother. She admitted no understanding of an oath or God and had never attended church or Sunday school. Judge Wickes ruled her an extraordinary yet unsatisfactory witness and allowed the testimony to stand.
Chicago service committee proposes reducing street car receipts by valuing standing passengers at four rents instead of five. It also urges the corporation counsel to enforce an ordinance requiring traction companies to provide transfer sites at intersecting lines.
In Halle Germany a six year old girl with partial paralysis underwent brain surgery by Prof von Bramann. He removed a walnut sized tumor after cutting a portion of the skull. The skull bone was replaced and the wound closed. The operation lasted about an hour and the child recovered fully.
A fragment urges persistence against debt and warns women about beauty as a trap. It cites a maxim about beauty being a lure and a snare, especially for those who lack it, and encourages never giving up.
Captain Knowling reports Pitcairn islanders healthy and disciplined under President McCoy 142 residents strong. The community builds a model school and church while eyeing regular trade with nearby ports under American-flag vessels. Intermarriage yields many family lines and a language shift toward pigeon English.
A reminiscence on mid century evangelical life noting how Daniel and the Apocalypse shaped beliefs about the millennium and the expected decline of human progress within the author’s upbringing.
Youth's Companion recounts stories about Abraham Lincoln from a Lincoln day observance. An anecdote shows Lincoln correcting Secretary Seward on swearing and another recalls his remark about not leading Washington’s fire brigade, noting his focus on presidential duties.
The anecdote recalls a parliamentary contest between a future Lord Chancellor and Mr Sugden. The nobleman calls his rival “son of a country barber,” and Sugden replies that he too was a barber in his father’s shop, noting if his lordship had that heritage he would still be a barber.
The item states both Germany and England each have thirty three cities with populations above one hundred thousand. It also reports that French composer Camille Saint-Saens has received from the German Kaiser the Prussian order Pour le Merite.
A fragment discusses kitchen habits including salt and pepper use, creaming butter, storing utensils, keeping drawers in tables, and drying stale bread for crumbing. It advises avoiding melted butter, washing kettles daily, and using hot soda solution to prevent grease clogs.
The Chicago Chronicle notes that at 42 Roosevelt stands as a mature public figure far beyond his youth. It compares his age to Pitt, Gladstone, Napoleon, Frederick the Great, and Grant at key career moments to emphasize his advanced stage of leadership.
Wisconsin report notes Michigan farmers paid 60 cents a gallon for a gasoline product advertised as a thistle exterminator. It performed its duty reliably, and the purchase also conveyed knowledge to help other farmers combat the weed, suggesting long term satisfaction.
In Cotta Saxony a public shame list targets residents who failed to pay last year taxes. The list bars those named from meat or drink at local eateries under penalty of license revocation. Also an ad notes a nationwide sale of nursery stock offering steady work and inducements by Hawks Nursery Co Milwaukee Wis. Sep M 4.
A local press shop advertises cleaning and pressing services for gentlemen’s suits at 75 cents and pants at 25 cents and ladies skirts at 60 cents. Roberts at 136 North Park Avenue Austin invites customers to bring in work before the rush.
An early 20th century Chicago area classified item promotes Edith H Louck offering instruction in China painting with conventional designs as a specialty. Also lists related business addresses for Scharf & Oetgen, plus other ads for confections and musical instrument lessons.
An advertisement announces repair and refinishing for Parlor Sults Easy Chairs Leathes Turkish Chairs Rockers Settees Couches and upholstery services. It also offers furniture polishing carpet cleaning and relaying carpets to like new condition.
WANTED to buy a dozen shacks corn fodder delivered. Address box 17 Oak Park. WANTED A girl for general housework must be a good cook. Ad dress X M Vindicator and Times office Oak Park. WANTED Sewing done by the day Call 66 Lake street River Forest Mrs H Wood. WANTED A good nurse girl about 14 years old Mrs Hardy 215 Ontario. WANTED At once two bright salesladies for dry goods store experienced preferred Apply J A & B McCann 227 North Park avenue Austin. WANTED Girl to assist at house work in family from 730 am to 730 pm must be clean and honest Flat B 227 North Park avenue. WANTED A position as bookkeeper in Oak Park or Chicago by young lady of experience Can furnsh best of references Salary 12 per week Call or address M Davis 8 Elizabeth court WANTED A steady sensible girl for general housework must be good cook and laundress Apply 131 S Scoville avenue Oak Park.
A compilation of rental notices across Oak Park and Austin listing furnished rooms with or without board, unfurnished spaces, ten room houses, a four room flat and offices. Locations include 335 North Central Avenue 339 South Park Avenue 224 North 63d Avenue 115 Hollycourt Oak Park 5602 South Boulevard Austin 422 North Central Avenue 6420 Ontario Street 4313 Cody Block Central Avenue Oak Park 225 North Cuyler Avenue 121 Park Place 112 Ontario Street 1115 Lake Street Oak Park. Prices range from five dollars per week to twenty dollars monthly with amenities like steam heat electric light and board.
Classified notice advertises a gas heater and a small cook stove for sale at 421 North Humphrey Avenue. Local readers are invited to contact via the listed address for purchase details.
Mixed notice of mortgage loans dancing classes private lessons dressmaking and tailoring offers. Addresses include Mrs GEDDES 107 North Park Ave Mrs WAUGH 239 North Park Ave Miss Bublitz 5725 Ontario Ave Helen A Hunt 329 Pleasant St Mrs Perry 103 North Park Ave Oak Park offers P O Box 114 and 208 South Oak Park Ave for rental and personal property security loans.
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