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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1900
Page
7
Members of the Thirty Club and neighbors gathered at H. C. Murch’s 53rd Avenue home on the wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Murch on Saturday October 6. The group enjoyed music games and a pretty souvenir was presented.
Advertises furniture finishing and repair work completed. Ordering by mail or telephone is encouraged, with delivery and pickup options available. Strong emphasis on prompt service from a local trades firm.
M E Lowther district court clerk Centerville Iowa suffered three days and nights of cholera morbus after cucumbers until Cham berlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy relieved him after three doses. The remedy is sold by J P Garner Co Austin Georgia Koch Co Moreland.
For more than a decade Mrs. Kate Covert has delivered daily crumbs at 5:30 a.m. in Rittenhouse Square funded by a will. The birds flock from far to the two big trees as her terrier leads the way and the tame birds perch on her hat and basket. The fund is reportedly large enough to sustain the free bird food service indefinitely.
Next Sabbath at First Presbyterian Church in Austin features morning worship at 10 30 led by Rev S M Johnson with the sermon Honoring Jesus and an evening service at 7 30 on the theme Work for the Night is Coming.
The Metropolitan Jubilee Singers will perform in Austin next Friday night at Library hall on Waller avenue and Lake street with Dave Taylor organizing and financing the event. Admission is 35 cents general or 50 cents for reserved seats, followed by social dancing after the concert. The group is praised for soulful renditions of songs like Steal Away Swing Low Sweet Chariot and Swanee River with encores noted in favorable press reviews.
In Austin, Mrs. C. Ella Taylor at 121 N Park Ave showcases a new millinery line. The display features highly coordinated color schemes, ostrich plumes, and metallic accents in hats from picture hats to evening toques and fashionable turbans for street wear.
The ad lists a full stock of men women and children shoes in various finishes with satisfaction guaranteed. Dr H K Stratford to resume practice. Albert G Bagley gave wooden whistles to schoolchildren. Edward Brigg and brother plan a sample room at 18 N 48th St. A new hat factory near 52nd St could employ 500 workers.
For sprains swellings and lameness there is nothing so good as Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Try it. For sale by J P Garner & Co Austin Geo Koch.
The ad claims splendid health comes from Dr. Kings New Life Pills and suggests indomitable will and energy depend on digestive organs working properly. It promotes purchasing at Traill and Cooling's and Chas. P. Miller's drug stores for 25 cents.
Oak Park notes show arrivals for winter at the Plaza including Smith Forsyth and others from Chicago St Louis Washington and more. The Sesame Circle held its first meeting Tuesday with a talk on the Arabs Invasion of Spain led by Mrs MacMurphy. Mrs Young and Mrs MacMurphy were chosen to attend the State Federation meeting in Rockford next week. Regular club meetings move to Wednesdays at the same time and place.
Oak Park superintendents plan a house to house census next week to record church and Sunday school attendance by family. Volunteers will canvass districts Oct 15 and compile data for all churches, aiming for complete participation and swift results. Dr. Barton cites a Boston canvass where only two families refused.
Mr and Mrs Frank Harris Peak open dancing classes at Library Hall Oaks Club House corner Waller avenue Lake street starting Thursday Oct lib. Options include House-Children Thursdays 4 pm ladies and gentlemen and 9 pm assemblies. 12 lessons 6 dollars for ladies and gentlemen and 5 dollars for former pupils. full season 10 dollars for children. Tickets usable at Illinois Hall Tuesdays. Also notes coal beds in Tse-Chau China and marked sale of shoes at Austin Shoe Store.
A Victorian sales blurb extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a cure for itchy piles and bodily eruptions. It claims thousands cured and promotes the 25 cent price. Sold by Traill & Cooling and Chas. P. Miller, druggists.
P D Castle cashier of the Austin State Bank swears the provided balance sheet is true to the best of his knowledge. Total assets equal 354 165 42 with liabilities and capital matching 354 165 42. Notary FP E Pray attests on October 3 1900.
Reported Saturday incident saw Geo Schrade cut when a taut wire snapped. Sunday morning 5 AM deaths 87 year old Mrs M Fink, mother of Mrs Henry Dammann. Fire at Campes Fruit Store on Madison Street caused by overheated stove. $150 damage. Harlem Euchre Club stag party ends with wives surprise. Wedding of Chas Miller and Augusta Faust last Friday near St Joe. notes include guests, wine, and local political mix at reception.
A legal correspondent recalls Lord Russell jokes from court and campaign days. Tales include a bigamy trial exchange about extreme penalties and Sir Charles Russell's Scots remark winning applause. A witness ages himself with a February 29 birthday, prompting court admonitions.
J Clayton Yonker pastor of Euclid Avenue M. E. Church Oak Park presents services on Sunday October 14 1900 with preaching at 11 am and 745 pm subjects The King of Methodists in the morning and The Queen Methodists in the evening Sunday school at 945 am Senior Epworth League at 645 pm.
London Chronicle discusses pooling gifts for a bride to avoid many small items and cites Lady Randolph Churchill's friends who gave a pearl and diamond tiara as a valuable precedent. The piece argues coordinated contributions among mutual friends simplify gifting and yield a more meaningful present.
Southwest corner Lombard avenue and Ontario street hosts Sunday school at 2 30 p m and preaching at 3 30 p m by Rev A D Traveller D D secretary of the City Missionary and Church Extension Society of the M E Church A prayer meeting follows Wednesday evening and all without a settled church relation are invited to attend Methodist people in the neighborhood are urged to support this movement which has come to stay
Mr C M Phillips formerly managed the Vindicator and is now in charge of the subscription list and authorized to collect payments.
The dataset lists counts for segds ry¢ clover timothy and other grains in a bushel, totaling 656200 segds and 888400 clover, 16400900 timothy, 41828400 unspecified items, indicating a packed inventory or erroneous units.
Advertisement notes all widths, priced at 2.50 and 3 dollars, from an Austin shop store. Poignant quotation about grief contrasts youth and old age, attributed to Madame Swetchine.
When coughing prevents sleep the notice advises Chamberlains Cough Remedy to ease throat irritation and aid sleep. It claims the product is good and available through J. P. Garner & Co. in Austin and Geo. Koch & Co. in Moreland.
In Ontario New York Mr C R Grandin reports a winter customer asked for a cough medicine not in stock. He recommended Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy offering a refund if not worth the money. The lady later bought it with a friend’s encouragement. It is sold by J P Garner Co Austin Geo Koch Co Moreland. Sheep thrive best where mole holes drain the land.
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