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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1895
Page
8
A feature discusses the challenges of women past sixty, noting fashion indifference, ageist millinery, and social exclusion. It contrasts youthful openness with the need for closed windows to avoid bronchitis, highlighting societal pressure and identity at sixty.
The piece traces the invention of pneumatic tires to 1889 by P Duntop a Belfast horse doctor inspired by his son's nervous reaction to wheel jolting. It describes his improvised air cushioning using linen, rubber and a valve, followed by an inner rubber sheath and vulcanization, noting early tires weighed 12 to 15 pounds per pair and punctures were serious.
Elia Hepworth Dixon reports to English readers that American women bicyclists wear tight breeches and a flyaway coat. She notes their independence as they pursue what pleases them, and says men show little authority to oppose in private or public.
In a satirical exchange, Republican candidate Mary Ellen Ricketts and Democratic rival Samantha Jenkinson clash over using personal slanders in a future campaign. Jenkinson warns against personalities while Ricketts hints at exposing old love letters and newspaper writings. The article notes the campaign proceeded without personal attacks.
The article names Sarah Bernhardt Helena Modjeska and Eleonora Duse as the three living actresses most commonly deemed great. It contrasts Bernhardt’s explosive passion with Modjeska’s poetic tragedy and Duse’s rare versatility, noting critics’ debate over acting “disguises” and the authenticity of assumed roles.
The Baltimore Convention denounces bromides and chloral while temperance texts are translated for six foreign languages. Iowa reports 68 new unions and 3 more from nonpartisan sources. The Epworth League of Georgia declines Exposition Day. a prayer week petition calls for ending alcohol and opium trade. Root beer topics arise at Michigan district meeting with Detroit papers debating youth impact.
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