21 Oct 1898
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1898
Page
1
A string of quirky lines mentions overwork by an Ohio man, a labor saving machine, humorous aphorisms on aging and love, and a university attendance forecast. It notes the University of Wisconsin enrollment being up slightly with a sizable freshman class and engineering gains, especially in electrical engineering.
A New York firm notes orders for rugs and curtains for boys in college rooms, highlighting how scholars’ support shapes social standing. A professor recalls college life and the shift from personal taste to intellectual worth, while a Morro defense ship shell sparks reflections on history and power between the United States and Spain.
A writer urges men to apply rigorous self examination like a naturalist studying a weed to avoid immoral habits. He argues the vice addict neglects reflection, fears confronting self, and questions whether society can persuade deeper thought about souls and consequences.
An article argues dental health is essential for soldiers noting that 90 percent need dental attention while only 20 percent receive it. It cites Dr Otto Arnold on caries and warns loss of teeth impairs mastication, speech, and overall performance, urging dental surgeons on enlistment exams and medical boards.
Rumors of street lamps that dispense hot water and later tea and cocoa prove true at Queen's Buildings Southwark Bridge Road. A fifty gallon water tank feeds a steam system that boils water in a main and smaller tank, with a half penny slot releasing a boiled cup.
A railroad official explains the shift from naming engines to numbering them due to local pressure for names. The change followed by the agency and navy department facing similar pressures in Washington. The note recalls Secretary Long dealing with vessel naming requests during the war era.
The Grand Avenue M E church in Milwaukee will return HV C Malden to the ministry this fall. His career spans Philadelphia Madison Avenue New York St Louis Wheeling and Colorado before joining Milwaukee. The congregation asks for his return and praises his pulpit leadership and marriage guidance.
London plans to demolish Newgate and the Old Bailey to clear space for a grand new Sessions House on the current site. The project, designed by Andrew Murray, costs an estimated £120,000 and follows the 1870 No Popery riots damage and subsequent repairs.
A small greenhouse is built over a geyser stream in Yellowstone Park. Nearly boiling water runs through it while steam moistens plants and sun helps. Lettuce matures in two to three weeks with rapid growth. The harsh climate makes this use of nature's energy notable.
The article notes a shift away from Klondike talk as investors who backed mining ventures keep silent and try to make the public forget. It highlights a trend of quieting interest and media coverage in the wake of past mining excitement.
The article lauds James J. Hill as the Napolean of transportation shaping a trunk line from the northwest to the Atlantic. It credits his rise from a Mississippi mud clerk to war veteran and railroad magnate, notes his Great Northern system, and predicts the Baltimore and Ohio acquisition will boost his empire to unmatched American property.
New York readers see a new mangle shop run by Miss Schmidt on the east side. Women bring linen for mangling at ten cents an hour, with many using it to save fuel and time. She and her sister operate the shop with a nephew in back rooms, drawing steady customers from thrifty households.
Honore Palmer son of Mrs Potter Palmer at Newport says he is independent and refuses a birthday gift runabout from his mother. When offered a buckboard, he scoffs that if any girl objects to riding in it she can stay at home, recalling his Harvard holidays.
The Chinese customs service is led by an Englishman and chiefly staffed by Englishmen. Sir Thomas Francis Wade helped create and organize it. In Hong Kong, Wei-Hai-Wei, England controls ports and land. The Chinese navy has been built in English shipyards and often commanded by Englishmen. Native steamship lines are run by English commanders.
An unclean foreigner brought before a San Francisco magistrate was ordered to take a bath by police. He asked if he must get in the water and replied he had never been arrested before, prompting the bath instruction as punishment or correction.
A year ago interest centered on the Klondike mining company. The venture proved a big deal as nearly 300000 dollars worth of stock was disposed of, marking a substantial financial movement for the firm.
The Old Pape mansion, possibly built around 1780, stands near the center of Old Kaskaskia. It is the oldest brick structure in the Mississippi valley and a relic of Illinois territory history. Once a private home, it became public hall as Kaskaskia’s councils met there and later served as the territorial seat when Illinois was organized in 1809.
The passage recalls Pierre Menard who later became lieutenant governor and presided over councils in the building where significant land grant deeds were recorded. The interior has decayed and the house has long been abandoned by residents of Kaskaskia.
The London report explains Swedish doctors never bill patients. Physicians are skilled, honest, and trusted, with payments left to the caller’s discretion. The rich may pay generously, the poor pay little or nothing, yet visits to the poor are as faithful as to the rich.
A vivid note on Brussels and neighboring Belgian Dutch towns highlighting their old world charm. The piece praises industrious locals and observes the economy shaped by rustic life and unique animal powered transport. It notes the active role of women and dogs in daily economic activity.
The Pape mansion housed Illinois territorial legislature from June 16 1805 to Sept 16. Five counties Madison Gallatin Johnson St Clair Randolph formed and included a bank in Cairo. Sessions and councils preceded statehood with the 1818 convention drafting the Illinois constitution in Kaskaskia.
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