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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1899
Page
2
Mail subscription rates listed for the Vindicator with address changes for Austin Oak Park and Chicago offices. Local editorials discuss track elevation in Riverside, anti-telephone pole stance, a travel plan by Rev Dr Burns, and rumors of a new South Chicago paper. A Cicero observer notes press role in cross-town goodwill and calls for better event ticketing. A water purity report counters Oak Park concerns and asserts strong mortality data.
Oak Park Argus reports uncertain Supreme Court ruling on whether Austin will be separated from Cicero or confirmed as united. The paper notes strong odds that Cicero remains intact and mentions preparations in Austin for a celebration when the decision arrives.
The Chicago Rough Riders seek to recruit a Cicero cavalry troop after years without local military organization. Eligible young men of good character may join by calling H. H. Kellogg at 2382 North Park Avenue, Austin, after 7 pm. Join now to welcome Dewey to Chicago and make Cicero the banner troop.
Brown and Co news dealers in Austin sold to W. Js. Annewalt who will continue morning papers. Chas. Aime Merman feed dealer in Oak Park sold to O. J. Roath who will continue the business at the old stand.
A cypress in Santa Maria de Tule near Cajaca Mexico is described as possibly the oldest tree. Botanists debate its age from 2000 to 6000 years. Legend ties Cortez’s 1519 conquest to the tree when he camped nearby and native history says the tree witnessed a night of care. The trunk at five feet above ground measures 102 feet in circumference, about 32 feet in diameter, and the tree stands 120 feet tall with a crown spreading 620 feet in circumference.
At the tuberculosis congress in Berlin the speakers noted that over 40 percent of Berlin printers who had died suffered phthisis. The discussion highlighted the high mortality from tuberculosis among printers in the city.
A brief fragment urges readers to act locally, urging loyalty to home interests and civic duty through quiet, domestic actions. The note lacks concrete details, names, or locations.
Cicero Town Board directs purchase for Fire Department No 2 including boots coats helmets and chairs and tables. They award Harvard street sewer contract to Charles M Porter and approve sidewalk and streetwork across Clyde Morton Park and Cicero. set next meeting for Oct 16 and authorize warrants and transfers.
Accounts show fire and water fund salaries and payments for September and July to September, including police and sanitary fund expenses. Items include pay rolls, supplies, repairs, and transport costs, with totals in the thousands and various departments listing specific names and amounts.
A Paris wine shop keeper reports a daylong pattern of wine consumption from early morning brandy to red wine at dinner and after, listing several aperitifs and liqueurs. The text notes a maxim about judging character by trust and lending habits.
Mails arrive from the Hast and West with specified times for arrivals and closings. Local items include scarlet fever in a child, a moving day among tenants, art classes at 1055 Central Avenue, and reunions and visits from residents and officials. Cultural events host lectures and concerts at the Austin Conservatory of Music, with social gatherings and dime socials planned by local groups.
McIntyre and Ruxton offer high grade coal from Lehigh and Lackawanna with full weight guarantees. The Austin and West Chicago company handles 6000 tons yearly with yards at Fifty second and Kinzie streets in Austin and at 2129 2131 Lake Street in Chicago. Contact Austin 1663 or West 1261 for orders by mail phone or in person.
The proprietors of Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption and Colds have given away over ten million trial bottles. It claims to cure asthma bronchitis hoarseness and all throat chest and lung diseases. Call Trail & Cooling and Chas P Miller druggists for a free trial bottle. Regular sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar. Guarantee or price refunded.
Prof J F Draughon author of four bookkeeping texts will open a well equipped business college Oct 10 1899 in the Emilie building St Louis at Ninth and Olive streets His brother will run the new college He has existing schools in Savannah Galveston Tex Texarkana and plans to expand He offers bank tuition deposits or good notes and special rates for early entrants Write for catalogue address J F Craughon president Nashville Tenn.
Rousing call to attend the Battle of Manila action at the corner of Wabash avenue and Hubbard court. The notice remarks that few people hold strong opinions while jurists alone keep theirs.
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