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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1897
Page
3
In a tense escape tale, Jules and Chlotilde ration a dwindling spring water as enemies hunt near the hidden passage. Entele arrives to guide them, while Louis and the Paris upheaval loom and a guarded plan to reach safety unfolds amid intrigue and danger.
A man reports a 30 day experiment with only sweet milk to test its sufficiency for convalescents. He claims weight loss and reduced strength prove solid foods unnecessary while milk can sustain health and recovery. He consumed four pints daily in the final week and advised healthy individuals to drink about five pints when no other food is eaten.
The article contrasts French style with American preferences, noting tailor made gowns, severe lines, and modest ornamentation in France. It observes American adoption of Parisian silhouettes without the extreme sleeve and skirt widths seen in the United States, while praising the feminine Parisian ideal.
A cyclist guidance piece advises a middle course for packing on tours. It favors a back wheel mounted bag, light undergarments, an alpaca jacket, and minimal toilet gear, warning against bulky handlebar carriers and collars for long journeys.
Morse of Putnam Conn earns regional acclaim as windham and New London county champion and sets track records at DanieIson and Woodstock fair grounds. At 20 he weighs about 157 pounds and trains on Windham roads. Also included is a New York gossip brief about Tom Parrott and a missing wife story involving Mr Robert Louis of Wade Street Minneapolis.
A historical account describes a woman famed for elaborate preparations before a ball. She walked, dined, rested, drank hot tea, then bathed and dressed in an elaborate toilette. Household servants treated these rites with solemn reverence and admiration.
W A Shockley of the Boston Athletic Association won the Cedar Grove hill event at the Associated Cycling Clubs of New York tournament on August 28, riding a Victor scare to seventy seven. He coasted 6,467 feet 7 inches, carried 49 pounds less than the second place rider, and demonstrated that weight is not the only factor in success. The contest drew public interest and outlined strict rules against wobbling and foul riding.
A proposed benevolent scheme by National League players would create a central board with city branches to aid sick and deserving players. Brooklyn secretary Charlie Ebbetts suggests 50 cents weekly dues could raise about $1,440 for six months, with aid allocated via local committees.
Last week the old Indiana baseball league faded with the sale of the league park in Anderson. Formed in 1891 the circuit included Fort Wayne Peru Bluffton Marion Kokomo Muncie Mishart and Anderson and was once financially successful with Anderson the sole money maker. The park, once near the public square and famed as a pretty facility, hosted early careers of Hemming Wisher Goar Bobby Gale Nops Inks and other pitchers.
Boston club president A H Soden moves to eject spectators who harass visiting teams or use abusive language at grounds. He plans to push a National League resolution in Philadelphia to suspend rowdies, with backing from Hart Spalding Byrne of major clubs.
The historic Northern Liberty well on Leand Street NW was filled in by order of the city commissioners after tests showed billions of bacteria in the water. The nearby private spring, once sold for 25 cents a gallon as a cure-all, is also under health scrutiny with a recommendation to close. The tale links Washington’s founding era to the well and its legendary drinking water.
Kansas City journalist William Lorts recalls the Union Pacific wreck near Byers California. A woman trapped between car seats was freed after cutting her hand free with an axe. the car sank moments later. The article also cites a Polk reference on U.S. physicians and medical registers.
A Chicago Post quip recalls a homeward return from the ball field. The speaker jokes that uniforms and rituals have fallen out of fashion and that a man with a sister need not carry a baseball outfit anymore, expressing light nostalgia and relief.
Dialogue snippet shows Mrs. Browser witnessed by the husband who admits chatting with her briefly. Wife relays a tale of two hours of conversation with Mrs. Browser. A joke about a baby and a 1895 bicycle echoes humorous social chatter in Detroit Free Press style.
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