26 Nov 1897
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1897
Page
1
Fragments discuss Friday publication in Chicago with remarks on George Monroe doctrine as natural protection. It cautions against Louis Napoleon's attempts in Mexico and praises peace without large armies, contrasting saving money and souls.
A Kaiser considered sending a congratulatory telegram to the Spanish government praising its firmness toward Mr. Wood word, aiming a rebuke similar to his note to Uncle Paul of the Transvaal. Advisers restrained him, but the king’s urge to risk anger may return in time.
A railing plea condemns delays in U S moral action over Cuba as the author urges decisive U S intervention. The piece argues patience tires the people and mocks the idea of comity while warning of bloodshed and urging quicker government moves.
The article argues that forbidding stories of ghosts and monsters fails. imaginative children will create new terrors. It cites a six year old girl kept from nursery myths who suffers night terrors of being chased by robbers. It concludes it is wrong to frighten children with hideous fears or abandon them to darkness.
The Chicago Record criticizes the postal savings bank bill while noting broad opposition and rare banker support. It argues the measure may serve national banks more than producers and urges amendments. A physician warns against overeating as a social ill tied to modern civilization and child feeding practices.
The passage argues it is not unreasonable to suppose Spain would give up Cuba only if a Cuban revolution risked Spain itself. It frames a grim choice between killing Cubans or Spaniards, suggesting many would accept sacrifice to avert internal unrest. A minor war with the United States could pacify Spain and advance Cuban independence with less humiliation.
The letter by Dr Eduard Engel praises Kurt Dewischelt for proving that Shakespeare quartos were pirated stenographic notes by Timothy Bright. It argues early editions reflect stenography faults, calls for reinvestigation, and elevates text purification to a scientific pursuit for trained scholars.
A brief, humorous exchange from the Philadelphia North American features a child named Petie asking Mr. Constant about noise and his sister comments that he might pop tonight, suggesting a light domestic moment.
A collage of light anecdotes and quips from a vintage issue, including jokes about the Klondike famine turning to dust and a puzzled child asking about a street car plant. The fragmentary pieces mix humor and local color with brief dialogues and sayings.
A collection of aphorisms on virtue, selfishness, fate, and reform attributed to Rani's Horn. The writing muses on honesty, marriage, character, charity, and religious irony with a satirical tone.
Revered churchman Rev C W Gullette of Cincinnati argues that a blunder is less guilty than a crime but can cause equal harm, noting the difference in intent and consequence in public affairs.
An exploration of marriage built on ten factors from a Phrenological analysis. It argues equalities in social intellect aesthetics moral and qualitative aspects and five differences including temperamental complexion national lineal descent and selfishness to guide healthy unions and offspring traits.
A Waukegan mechanic Nicholas Nelson unveils a simple home motion picture camera with acetylene light for amateur use. The appliance records on glass, projects parlor sized images eighteen by twenty four inches, and offers reversible images for future viewing.
The text argues that partners should have nearly equal social, intellectual, aesthetic, moral, and organic qualities. It emphasizes matching levels in reasoning, perception, and refinement, with emphasis on sexual magnetism and compatibility of temperament. It notes conflicts arise among faculties, with caution and friendship advised to stay aligned.
In a Yonno village a wealthy eccentric arranged a final rite years early. Gravediggers and masons prepared a tomb for his ninety fifth birthday, a marble slab listed his rules, and a mock funeral was staged with an empty coffin beneath a lit catafalque.
A horse owned by Frank Heinen of Reading died after a long illness. Post mortem found the stomach partly filled with broken glass of various kinds, some pieces piercing tissue, suggesting a peculiar appetite for glass.
A Zuni witchcraft case ends with four Priests of the Bow jailed after Witch of Zuni testifies. Miss Dessette, a mission teacher, aided by Washington officials, spurred U.S. troops to intervene. Nai-yu-che, Na-to-tse, Ken-si, and Moormasi await a February grand jury hearing on $5,000 bonds. The Priests lead the Zuni warrior order and priestly life.
The Rev. Mr. Walker Gray aged 19 son of William Gray of Maron Illinois was arrested on the eve of his marriage to Miss Selah Williams of Kennedy Illinois on charges of forging post office money orders. He confessed after attempting to cash a $37.50 order. Gray has shown strange behavior recently and intimate associates fear he is insane.
A Dawson City writer near the Klondike gold fields reports beer at 50 cents a drink and claims he has quit drinking as proof of the gold cure's effectiveness. The letter presents this claim as an impressive example of the remedy.
A bear 4 feet high and 6 feet long meets traveling cyclists on a trail. The bear approaches, both sides hesitate, and the riders consider firing but ultimately refrain as Bruin turns away toward the mountains. The scene blends humor and danger in a marginal wildlife encounter during a bike journey.
Brown University student Frank Weeden admits shooting his young cousin Miss Daisy F Coulters a week earlier. He stood watch from a window then fired a shotgun at close range. Hefaces possible return to the state asylum from which he was released in July.
The Yukon river system in Alaska forms a central inland route from the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean. Its source lies near the coast within thirty miles of mountains, and its 2000 mile journey crosses seas and terrain that hinder travel in winter and summer alike.
A collage of curiosities reports trade between Japan and For sos, Germany’s canary breeding, London murders at large, Cape Town land value surge, Sing Sing chapel organ, Yale football student preacher, Cherokee murders, British beaver reintroduction failures, Birmingham nail and nailwork output, Roentgen X ray likeness, humorous court exchange, Connecticut winter forecast, canyon trolley plan, Paris homeless population, Colorado mountains, German emperor’s staff, and palace staff wages.
The article states nicotine is not the sole dangerous tobacco component, naming pyridine and collodine as highly toxic. It advises smokers to filter smoke through absorbent material and notes a Turkish habit of discarding a cigarette before finishing.
A man who gave the name W. H. Long formerly of St. Louis and Philadelphia arrived in Mexico Missouri and stayed at the Ringo hotel. He advertised a religious revival at the opera house and claimed past ties to Sam Small. He was arrested by proprietor Davis for obtaining board under false pretenses and could not post bond of twenty five dollars.
A brief proverb-like note stating that folly leads to the loss of inherited wealth as time passes.
In Denison Texas a Choctaw bride Sallie Roebuck and her white groom, a Union College graduate from Kinderhook New York, are featured guests. Their courtship and honeymoon proceed using signs as the bridegroom does not speak Choctaw.
An 1812 geography notes California as a fog bound wild land with unhealthy dampness. It mentions anthropophagi on northern shores and interior activity from volcanoes to shifting snow plains, claiming traveler's testimony authenticates the claims despite their seeming incredibility.
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