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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1899
Page
6
A nostalgic verse appeals to Josephine Gray to stay, lamenting fading nature and harsh weather as the speaker cherishes her presence. The poem blends spring imagery with longing, promising sunshine and joy if she remains, and compares her to summer amid a looming winter.
In a Life short story prize tale, Old George, famed Varsity sprinter, saves Bella from a fire with quick, selfless bravery. Bella later expresses affection and, after a dramatic reveal, George and Bella plan marriage, surprising their circle who thought him merely lucky in sport.
In a suburban town a man brings home a new lawn mower and early the next day tests it. His four year old daughter looks out and exclaims in astonishment that her father is tutting the grass with a tarpel sweeper, surprising her mother.
Otto Grossmann from Halle to Berlin traverses 100 miles on a tin zinc water shoe tube with five valves that push water backward like fins. He balances by standing in water and using a short oar, claiming you can sleep standing on water. Admirers trail along while river steamers passengers watch, and rumors link the event to rain jokes from local villagers.
The Denver Field and Farm recounts a 1858 blizzard and wind storm that drove buffaloes over a precipice in a long prairie stretch near Cheyenne Wells. Thousands perished atop snow drifts while sandstorms disrupted freighters and exposed horses and oxen to deadly dust.
A Times-Democrat description details an improvised silver mining setup in the New Orleans mint yard. Fresh silver bars cool in iron tanks while microscopic flakes float in ash and water, clogging a cistern mud filter to yield a $50 silver brick every quarter.
Grossmann, a fearless innovator, demonstrated his stamina by walking toward a moving steamer on the Havel despite waves. He favors solid meals and bottled liquids, and although a poor fisherman, his invention gains military interest as negotiations for army shoes proceed.
Daily Telegraph reports a Berlin correspondent describes a village near the German border where a rumor claimed a buried woman’s corpse had turned in its coffin. The husband refused to permit exhumation, locals opened the grave themselves, finding the body in place, while authorities opened an inquiry into grave desecration. The uproar is linked to a belief that newly buried persons cause dry weather.
The wind in a sandstorm showed immense digging power, scooping out sand forty to fifty feet deep in three to four acre areas. It seemed to start at a spot small enough for a hat, quickly forming a round hollow. Soon the wind would level an entire sand hill within about thirty minutes.
A Covington mail pouch carried a cat and five newborn kittens to Newport. Postmaster Meyer recovered the cat but the kittens were not mailable. The tale describes the post office mix up, the smelting process, and the surprising value of discarded crucibles and ashes yielding about $200 per ton in silver.
A traveling man on a train found a six shooter resting on an apparently unoccupied seat. Passengers approached the seat but moved away after seeing the weapon. The man moved to another part of the car and warned others to try the trick.
In Angelica New York the town is famed for its huge maple trees lining a principal street that runs over a mile. A central flowing well emits water and fire from the same pipes as gas rises to the surface and burns when lit.
The article argues England has no official national birthday while other nations have celebrated dates. It lists examples such as Germany January 15 Italy September 2 France July 14 and Ireland St Patrick's Day. It notes various countries honor historic events and patron saints with national holidays and mentions disputed ideas like St George's Day.
Wood flour ground from sawdust is used in dynamite and nitroglycerin production as a cheap substitute for infusorial earth, and in linoleum and papyrolite flooring. It is inferior to infusorial earth for explosives, but used where cheap material is needed. Papyrolite forms flooring for kitchens and ships, resisting splintering and fire, and U.S. inquiries note its low foreign price limits imports.
A farmer near Guadala jara tells Modern Mexico how he convinced local Mexicans that oxen work better with American yokes. He brought several modern yokes from the States and demonstrated their effectiveness. The anecdote ends with the lesson that the animal’s strength lies in the neck, not the horns.
A baggage man notes the trunk in a railroad baggage room is bound with a stout rope that cannot hold as it stands. He suggests a strap around the trunk to secure it, warning that careless handling could break the trunk even with the rope.
The Electrical Review reports a new steel shaft finished for the Boston Elevated Railway Company hailed as the largest ever cast. It will drive the central power station engine of 4000 horsepower at normal speed. The shaft measures 28 feet long 38 inches in diameter at the center and weighs about 75 000 pounds.
Thomas Richard Roddy, known as Chief White Buffalo, is chosen to succeed Black Hawk as chief of the Winnebago tribe. He has long ties with the tribe and gauges of influence in Chicago and Wisconsin. His rival Green Cloud seeks succession. government support for the Winnebago totals $28,000 yearly, and Roddy will gain access to prized wampum belts in his elevated role.
In Paris schools German gains popularity over English as diplomats in training at Ecole des Sciences Politiques favor German. Across lycees and gymnasium, German study outpaces English by large margins, with 143 to 34 in one school and 500 to 188 in another. Analysts foresee German learning shaping commerce and politics in the coming generation.
Queen Margherita’s fondness for white leads to a playful royal riddle. The king ponders age and attire, sending a note to be opened in a week. A box arrives with three elegant white dresses as the awaited answer.
A magistrate questions a defendant charged with running over an old lady as he describes the incident with flippant remarks. The defendant defends the crash as a minor matter for a sturdy bicycle.
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