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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1900
Page
12
A garbled collage of 1900s advertisements promotes tonics, tonics claiming cures for colds and fits, hair products, dyes, and inks. It touts products from Sony and Carter’s Ink, Laxative Bromo for colds, and Cure-all pills, with scattered notes on population figures for Galveston and a salary claim for the Shah of Persia.
Mrs. Fred C Lasher of Westport New York describes years of crippling headaches and near insanity before using Dr Greens Nervura. She credits the remedy with restoring the skull to normal and easing symptoms. The claim is supported by local witnesses and a justice of the peace and notes Dr Greene's New York City address and free consultation.
Miss Annie Curtis Boutelle, daughter of Congressman C A Boutelle, christened Monitor No 8 at Bath Iron Works. The single turret harbor defense ship costs over 1 million, carries 12 inch and 4 inch guns, 11 inch armor, and is one of four sister vessels. The ceremony marked a Maine shipbuilding milestone.
Private Officer Levi of Cincinnati, a portly night-watchman about 300 pounds, entered a narrow hallway on Ninth Street and became wedged in an open door. He remained stuck for two hours until a policeman, using force, pulled him free.
It is proposed to test gas engines driven by gas produced on board a ship. Coal will be roasted aboard to generate gas, with coke supplying fuel to roast the coal. The aim is to see if reduced weight and space from gas engines justify replacing steam boilers and engines.
Grand Duke Vladimir, serving as Commander-in-Chief of the Russian army, may assume regency if the ill ruler fails to recover, signaling a potential shift in leadership during the monarch's illness.
The Philadelphia Record notes hundreds of locomotives are rented yearly. Several firms derive chief revenue from rentals with Baldwin engines common on installment-style contracts. Engines are leased with down payments and monthly installments toward final purchase.
The piece argues for durable road construction tracing the national road’s 1806 origins and its enduring success. It stresses government and public investment, a national East West link, and a method that remains sound in Maryland Ohio and Indiana.
Frank M. Brown, accused of embezzling 201000 from the German National Bank of Newport Kentucky, was a noted high roller. He earned 1500 annually yet lived as if ten times that, plunger on horses and cards, and often lost over 1000 in a single night. He was linked to a race track killing claim and placed large bets on Greatland and Merry Day with mixed results. He reportedly deposited some bets with a bank officer.
A new noiseless wheel for Chicago street cars uses a paper layer between tire and wheel. Descriptions say the wheels are quiet and dead sounding with no metallic ring even on curves. Riders notice silence as conversations drop to subdued tones, similar to an orchestra fading.
The domestic labor supply in South Carolina cotton mills has dwindled, prompting Columbia to hire nearly 300 mountain workers from East Tennessee. Spartanburg and Greenville mills have long sourced mountain labor from North Carolina, and Columbia now seeks Tennessee mountaineers to fill vacancies at the Olympia mill.
London readers see tending of taat-ripening black ppara on Chelsea hospital wall and a Chelsea mulberry tree bearing fruit. The piece notes a good mulberry year countrywide, reeds harvested with scythes, and thatchers stacking reeds for use in London.
Chicago Nov 26 Special Among Catholic Foresters in the city none are more esteemed than Mr. R. P. Bush conductor of Holy Name Court 26. Suffering from Bright's Disease he survived with drugstore remedies until his local pharmacist advised Dodd's Kidney Pills. After two months of use he credits the medicine with restoring his health and life. Sold 50 cents a box through all dealers.
Common sense prudence and self denial are the essentials and safe guards in a union of small means. With a bountiful supply of these estimable qualities a married couple may live more comfortably bring up their children more creditably and leave behind them a better name than an other with double their income but half these helps to matrimony.
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease best treated internally. Hall's Catarrh Cure, taken internally, purports to act on blood and mucous surfaces and is backed as not a quack medicine. The offer includes testimonials, with J. Cheney and Co. of Toledo Ohio as proprietors, and a price of ten cents.
A Boston Herald item notes a photograph of the queen of the Netherlands with Duke Heinrich. The critic calls the image spooney and mocks the couple’s apparent happiness. It hints at hopes for a first fiancé and cautions against a second union.
A family prompt suggests Jell O as a quick healthy dessert option. Prepared in two minutes without boiling or baking, just add boiling water and cool. Flavors include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry offered at grocers for 10 cents.
Lord Salisbury argues that English politics lacks a social side and has had little contact with John Morley or even sight of Mr. Parnell. The remark reflects his view on political life and personal interactions in Britain.
The Missouri paper quotes a scolding passage calling a rival publication piratical and cut throat. It frames the remark as a moral reminder that faithfulness to God governs faithfulness among men, citing Bishop Horne to underscore disapproval of public betrayal.
An ad note claims Garfield Tea cleanses the system and stimulates appetite after Thanksgiving. The text also notes a London slums anecdote about a third generation born and dying without progeny.
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