24 Nov 1899
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1899
Page
1
A fragmentary Oak Park Vindicator page quotes editorials and aphorisms, with stray addresses and vendor notes. Items reference Chicago and Avella Illinois, Loomis News Depot, and ideological quips on virtue, luck, politics, and revolutions in Colombia and Venezuela.
The Viscountess Harberton links aging to skirt-worry in a speech at the English sanitary institute. She notes a house dress may clash with street life and compares a scarlet coat and white helmet to a soldier in a Transvaal setting. British army outfits blend with dry grass in South Africa.
A new surgical device uses a pure silver larynx to restore speech after larynx removal. A tracheal metal tube, flexible side tubes, and a vibrating metal strip mimic vocal cord function, allowing air flow and conversation though voice remains monotone.
An elderly New Yorker recalls an ad joining buildings in Burling Slip featuring Daniel F. Tiemann paints and oils Peter Cooper glue and Cy rus W. Field rags. Tiemann became mayor Cooper founded Cooper Institute Field organized the Atlantic Telegraph company. Three witnesses state truths about business and progress and a stepping getssomewhere.
Letter from Jason Crow of Oscarville Georgia dates May 31 1809 praises Swanson Rheumatic Cure claims 5 Drops is the most powerful remedy for rheumatism and related ailments and offers a 10 cent sample bottle with a 1 dollar large bottle for 80 doses. Doctor Woodliff endorses it as highly effective.
A burglar recalls entreries across England and says no householder shows real courage when awakened. He notes homeowners retreating to bed after a stair descent, warning that even officers, businessmen, and clergymen fail to confront intruders. He mocks reports of a householder rushing downstairs and missing the burglar.
A Baltimore and Ohio brakeman saved four passenger cars from collision after a derailment. Days later engineer John Hagerty, oiling his locomotive at Connellsville, detected an approaching train and, by starting his engine, prevented a fatal rear collision. The company awarded a gold watch and chain, praising both for using their brains in emergency.
Travel Notes argues that a German treaty will spark a U S parcels post system despite express company opposition. It notes packages up to eleven pounds could ship between American and German post offices at twelve cents a pound, pressuring the United States to raise the domestic four pound limit and cut rates from sixteen cents a pound within its borders.
Advertises the Gulf Coast between Mobile and New Orleans as a mild, healthful winter escape with first class accommodations and hunting and fishing. Promotes through cars from Northern cities on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and Florida connections. Encourages writing J. K. Ridgely in Chicago for folders.
A courtroom transcript features Willie noting the rhinoceros has awful wrinkled skin and suggesting a car pet stretcher to tighten him up. Mamma comments the animal cannot help it and does not mind.
For Every Household. The John M. Smyth Co. offers a mammoth catalogue of everything to eat wear or use. The firm, established in Chicago over 30 years, is thorough and promises square treatment for all dealings, urging housekeepers to view the bargain ad in another paper section.
In a Chicago Tribune scene, Naggus criticizes Borus speech noting its physiognomy. Borus asks for clarification, and Naggus insists its "I" sounds are too close together, illustrating a playful linguistic jibe.
The Great Ruby continues at McVicker's theater Chicago as the final weeks of the English melodrama are announced. Magnificent scenery, fine company, elegant costumes, and a compelling plot have kept audiences coming, with standing room only for much of six weeks.
In this scene Lady Howard and Evelyn debate the awkward ties with Major Brown. Evelyn defends a warm, surprising friendship while Aunt Lydia frets over age, propriety, and a chance contact amid recent vexing incidents and favors.
Evelyn dismisses the idea of locking away a checkbook as Major Brown listens. Falkland hints at a prior conversation, provoking Evelyn's blush and anger. She locks the checkbook away in her writing case after storming off to the house.
Evelyn Luttrell recalls the dramatic rescue by Major Brown who saved her life after a threat or danger in a hotel scene. Lady Howard questions the officer’s true status while Evelyn defends Brown as a capable, likable, and essential rescuer despite his uncertain name and rank.
A wet afternoon drives Major Brown through rooms where he discovers a blank pink blotting sheet. He spots odd markings and a bold line, then reads the sheet in a mirror with growing curiosity as the scene ends with a hint of a clue and a continuation.
A tea planter with a glass eye pretends to supervise workers by leaving his eye behind. He places the glass eye on a tree stump and departs, prompting the workers to keep busy until one man covers the eye with his tin and the crew sleeps until sunset.
The Stubb family jokes about Sally's new glasses that exaggerate everything. Mrs. Stubb confirms the glasses make things look brighter, even claiming the moon has a golden rim before realizing it is the eyewear.
Quinn wears a new rubber collar to cut laundry costs. De Fonte asks if it worked. Quinn replies it failed and had to be discarded as every passerby cries rubberneck.
The report notes a low turnout with only 3,230 children attending Sunday schools across Spain. It highlights regional disparities and calls for renewed youth religious education efforts.
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