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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1898
Page
2
The piece reports on the Cicero election results with a focus on Wm Lorimer and C Porter Johnson, notes party roles, and mentions Emerson securing Chicago and Northwestern railway improvements. It describes depot area lawn work, begun with Emerson's influence as a major shippers.
The River Forest state senate results show Trumphrey 58, ONeil 40, Engelhard 14 with notable votes for Lorimer 141 and Johnson 76 in Congress. Maywood totals give Lorimer 279 to Johnson 16 while precincts one and nine show Democratic gains. West Maywood lists Lorimer 135 and Johnson 88 with Humphrey 56, ONeil 86, Engelhard 37. Total seventh district Senate tallies include Humphrey and Engelhard with mixed ONeil votes and a final Chicago Cicero annexation reference.
The electorate endorses William Lorimer as their Washington representative. He is trusted on the money question and aligned with the Republican party on party issues. The strongest argument for his re election is presidential backing for a Republican Congress in expansion matters.
The piece argues that Senator John Humphrey and the Sunrise Convention face misrepresentations in campaign literature. It predicts no honorable representative will advance gay interests or credit to his constituents, noting claims about the seventh senatorial convention and John Pumphreys.
The WoCTPUL meeting focused on women's suffrage. Miss Lelia Whitelead and Miss Ni MO Closet led an engaging program. Mrs J W Moreland was surprised with a gift set of china dishes. Rev A M Baker, former pastor, died this week. Miss M Young recovers from typhoid after bicycle accident injuries.
A sale note from Moore's Jewelry Store in Austin seeks a good and cheap .22 caliber rifle. The ad emphasizes affordability and readiness to purchase.
The Austin Building and Loan Association offers conservative management with monthly deposits on two or more shares at fifty cents per share. It pays six percent interest on withdrawals. George H. Park serves as president and John D. Maclean as secretary at room 921 184 La Salle Street.
Notices detail mail schedules at Austin postoffice and numerous local happenings. Visitors include A J Roath of Taylor Neb visiting O J Roath. teachers from Belvidere visiting Austin. several residents traveling for social and health reasons. Community events feature card parties, drives, and meetings at homes on South Boulevard and nearby streets.
The people of Cicero will favor new cigars from Ferd W Sehuly The Premont to dealers by mid next week and The Tremont specially prepared for Cicero stokers. Cicero will choose the better quart for finer qualities and substantial benefits.
Steinberger offers improved burglar alarms annunciators electrical wiring bells speaking tubes automatic gas lighting and locksmithing. Medical batteries private telephones and more. Mail and telephone orders promptly attended to. A Steinberger 275 West Madison Street Chicago.
An old advertisement claims Cushman Menthol Inbajer Serv lastg a year and provides a plea to druggists to offer it as an everyday comfort. The copy references Cushman Drug Co in Vincennes Indiana and appeals to U S buyers.
Wealth seems to follow a few men as Herbert Molyneux fails to sell his Rivas mine share for 500 and asks 1 250 000. Emperor William honors Queen of Holland with colonelcy. Jean de Reszke enjoys London as a bicycle center and praises moderate cycling for singers. Berlin flares over the Kaiser freeing Lieut von Brusewitz after a fortress sentence. Syracuse mayor McGuire eyes governor bid and plates his lineage joke. Mrs. Jefferson Davis, in rare health, remains the last link to Jefferson Davis with a poised old south temperament.
Gambling in Oak Park continues to flourish. Mrs J D Ambrose returns from Indianapolis after attending her cousin Miss Winifred Lysing’s wedding. Chas Drechsler’s new building nears completion adjoining the east of New Masonic Hall. Geo M Ambrose adds a new cylinder press. First M E church hosts a well attended reception for Dr and Mrs Burns with music and readings. A humming bird rests in W Wicke’s grocery and roams the store room. Summer rains leave North boulevard near Seventy second avenue nearly impassable for coal wagons and horses.
The article surveys human physiology noting muscles exert a 5384 pound force and blood is nearly seven eighths water. It discusses morning height, brain size differences between humans and horses, and after dinner digestion risks. It warns about soft water and praises hard water for teeth and bones, recommending rutabaga as valuable for minerals.
The Iowa Kinney case holds landowners bear no statutory hedge trimming duty on their side of a division line. A Connecticut ruling upholds a statute banning money transmission bets as a valid interstate commerce restraint applied to a telegraph agent. A Massachusetts decision finds a guardian signature on a blank stock transfer cannot pass title, only pledge rights, when shares were stolen by a bank cashier.
Advertisements under this head cost one cent per word for first insertion with special monthly rates. Notices of help wanted or situation wanted are free for one insertion. The Vindicator is for sale at Don Rosado's News Depot 6624 Ohio street Austin A Loomis News Depot 149 Park avenue Austin Oak Tompkins newsdealers and stationers 105 Oak Park avenue Mrs Scales news dealer and confectioner 142 Lake street
The old Presbyterian building in Austin is fitted with good seating capacity and can be rented for evening concerts or public gatherings. Apply to W. O. Cline.
For sale at 1845 Park avenue near Forty-eighth street top flat a five piece parlor set over stuffed brocaded silk, a bedroom set in antique oak, an Estey organ, and a New Home sewing machine.
Room rental offer from R S Tuthill Real Estate and Insurance Agents at 422 North Central Avenue Austin Illinois. Furnished and unfurnished options available with reasonable terms to suit all tenants.
Schneider the florist is back at his old stand at 212 Marion Street with a large supply of cut flowers palms ferns and other plants. He solicits the public's patronage.
Fair Oaks Nursery states that planting hardy roses this fall yields best results and offers a warranty on the plants.
Two modern cottages available in Oak Park with reasonable terms. Contact W. S. Taintor at 428 N Grove Avenue for details. A separate three room cottage for a family without children rents at five dollars monthly located at 420 N Fifty third Street.
18 cents in stamps will buy a three months subscription to the National Magazine. The ad promises timely articles and short stories by leading writers, with rich illustrations. Send stamps to W. W. Potter Co., 91 Bedford Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
A fall planting reminder suggests beautifying grounds by planting trees and shrubs now. Fair Oaks Nursery in Oak Park promotes autumn planting for future greenery and landscape improvement.
The Johnson Tailoring Co offers a fine line of foreign and domestic woolens with first class cleaning and repairing. Located at 203 Lake street Oak Park the shop pledges fair dealing and fine workmanship and invites a trial.
A photographer located at 441 North Park Avenue Austin offers a weekly bargain for clubs of four. Each person prints four photos larger than card size for 25 cents on Thursdays and Sundays.
Miss Ruth Pierce elocutionist from Chicago Conservatory offers engagements for receptions. daughter of Miss Jessie Harding and Miss Anna Morgan. Terms addressed to 2479 West Indiana Street Chicago.
Reports note partial success in producing artificial india rubber in France and Germany. France uses a resineline based compound with metals and nitric acid, while Germany relies on oxidized linseed oil and jute refuse. The invention yields some rubber-like properties, named ideation includes "lex tiloid" and a playful nod to "Flamp" as a rubber purveyor.
A cheerful woman acts like a statesman in emergencies at home. She conquers grim relatives with infectious cheerfulness and becomes a friend to her servants. Her winsome disposition keeps workers longer, as she soothes with kind words rather than complaints.
A Spanish politician asks if Gen. Weyler is a safe man in emergencies and the response highlights his record. The exchange notes Weyler remained distant during Cuba trouble, framed as a remark on his safety in wartime.
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