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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1901
Page
4
A Portland reader reports a seller displaying cherry peppers in a box with stems down to resemble Royal Anne cherries. A Kansas man paid 2.40 for the peppers and express to Kansas, prompting questions about swindling when the peppers are tasted.
John Kendrick Bangs notes childhood humor as a lightsome idea. He recounts Hennessey’s daughter asking what stars are, her mother replying with the Angel Gabriel lamps. The next night a storm makes her say the angel is lighting lamps now, citing matches lit on the New York Times.
Dr Nywall remains in the ninth week of typhoid fever and Mrs Lee of 2335 Austin avenue is recovering from a two month siege. The Ladies Aid luncheon at the 49th Avenue Methodist church proceeds, Miss Bippua of Kinzle and 48th avenues recovers enough to be out, and the Forty-eighth Avenue Business Men's association report a successful last Thursday. The Union church plans a song service at Rehberg's hall next Sunday at 7:30 pm with recitations and musical selections. Charles Smith, former confectionary and book store owner on 48th avenue and Lake street, was found dead in bed Monday, seemingly after planning to marry Miss Julia Wilson of Austin avenue on Thanksgiving Day. her shock has caused her great distress.
A collection of rustic maxims and wry wisdom from Uncle Eli on talk, wealth, honesty, parenting, virtue, and life with humorous turns of phrase. The quips lampoon pride, advice, and human folly, reflecting frontier wit and practical sense.
The text lists water contents for fruits and melons: plums and grapes 80 percent, apples 82 percent, pears 84 percent, oranges 86 percent, lemons 99 percent, and watermelons 95 percent.
In a woodland setting a wounded bird mirrors a hidden struggle as Dorothea and Cavanagh reveal their engagement. Vincent and Mrs. Vincent confront jealousy and social expectation while Miss Trelawny remains calm. The party resumes with a staged cheer as the truth emerges and families reassemble.
Mrs. Vincent schemes a summer romance between Dorothea Trelawny and Henry Cavanagh at a scenic retreat. Vincent navigates social pressure, flirtation, and engagements as the house party unfolds with witty conflict and evolving affections.
A Tokyo personal ad declares a richly described woman seeking a gracious, educated partner for life and a shared tomb in pink marble, illustrating early cross cultural consumer fantasies as Japanese readers explore American business life.
A portrait of the young czar of Russia at 18 after his father Alexander III. is crowned. His schoolroom in the Anichkov palace on Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg was sparsely equipped, with bare desks and walls decorated by imperial children with Russo Turkish War pictures.
In a quoted exchange a suitor asks about a proposal by letter and a reply pointing to The Life of Paul Jones. The answer notes that after fruitless requests by letter for command, he went to see the matter in person and gained the position.
St Petersburg notes recall the burial church for Russian Czars since Peter the Great. Tomblike vaults hold remains in plain marble in order of reign with Dowager Dagmar tending Alexander III’s tomb. The account mentions Alexander II and the famed hair of Princess Dolgorukaya.
Data from the Indianapolis News shows 1899 corn yields led by Kansas at 287 million bushels, Iowa 242 million, Illinois 247 million, Nebraska 224 million, Missouri 162 million. Wheat totals list Kansas 36 million, Minnesota 68 million, North Dakota 51 million, Ohio 40 million, South Dakota 33 million. For 1900 Kansas 83 million, Minnesota 51 million, Nebraska 25 million, California 28 million, Washington 25 million.
A historical roundup notes legendary wagers by figures such as Lord George Bentinck and the Marquis of Hastings. It cites bets on Derby horses, a large sum bet against Her Majesty's Derby, and other stakes including Bell & Co in 1900 and a Don Juan win tied to a Lambert-led syndicate in 1883.
For winter wear small metal buttons remain common for trimming dresses. The season shows flat buttons on flannel waists and long-waisted pouch fronts. Evening wear favors netting over silk or satin, with a high top sleeve and a widening bottom. Fur styles include long coats and round collars with long tabs, or short tight-fitting fur coats gaining popularity.
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