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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1901
Page
4
A guidance piece urges better child living spaces with skylights sunshine and accessible furnishings. It advocates bright wall colors light rooms proper nurseries and a dedicated area for crafts or performances. It emphasizes fostering talent from paper dolls to simple gym activities.
G W Cable plans a Civil War novel The Cavalier soon. A London publisher will issue a novel by the editor of An Englishwoman s Love Letters titled A Modern Antaeus. An English Pasteur life by Valery Radot publishered. Tolstoy Anna Karenin first direct Russian translation announced. prior versions via French.
Do not use soda and keep water moderately warm for washing and rinsing. Wash lisle stockings in tepid water with a little soap on the feet only. Rinse in hard water. Dry quickly in a breeze and press with a warm iron.
George M. Smith recalls Thackeray briefly introducing Jane Eyre to a London audience. Bronte, protecting her pen name, fled anger when mistaken as to her identity. A later visit sparked a sharp exchange about proper introductions between the two.
A Baltimore resident who owns a fine aquarium hired a street urchin to collect tadpoles from suburban ponds paying ten cents per canful. Word spread, prompting many boys to bring tadpoles to the house. The owner, amused, paid each boy a dime and sent them off with a cheer.
A sable Boston housekeeper fires with indignation over a goose sent by the butcher for Sunday dinner. She scolds the butcher’s boy and insists the goose belongs to his granddaughter, demanding it be returned.
Mr George Feitus and wife are visiting in Towa. Mr George Mix has returned from a week in Buffalo New York. Mrs Lee of Austin avenue is recovering from typhoid fever. Mrs Harry Brown of 48th avenue is visiting from Canada. Anton Olson, who went to Denver for health reasons, is recovering. A kaife fest will be held at the Swedish mission this Saturday night with music. Rev Dr Norton returns to M BE church pulpit with a reception last Thursday. Richard Gordon of 2337 Erie street has recovered from a stroke and is active again. Miss Cora Forbes of Indiana street is slowly recovering from typhoid fever. Several scarlet fever cases reported including Roy Headberg and a child of Thomas Lasssing of 2338 Austin avenue. Miss Alee Anderson of 2367 Indiana street and Marnest Johnson of Evanston were wed last Wednesday and will reside in Evanston after December 15. Fire damaged the home of John Worsyth at 2403 Ontario street with loss in the hundreds, fully insured. Origin of fire not known. Funeral for James Buchanan, 80, was held from the home of his son on 218 North 48th avenue, burial at Forest Home cemetery. He was born in Ireland, Episcopalian, leaves six children and many grandchildren.
Bargains in bicycles include second hand cycles ranging from 2.60 to 8.00 with one tandem at 12.00 and a 1901 double diamond tandem at 20.00. A second hand triplet priced at 15.00 and used tires and casings from 0.50 to 1.00. Shop located at 46 North 48th Avenue by John Hemwall.
O R Larson of Bay Villa Sundays River Cape Colony runs a remote store offering items from needle to anchor. He notes farmers within thirty miles rely on his Cham berlain's remedies with many cures for coughs in households without a doctor. The Avenue Pharmacy Oak Park G H Harris Schnitzus' Pharmacy Austin carry the product.
A new remedy for biliousness titled Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets is now sold at The Avenue Pharmacy Oak Park G H Harris No 79 North 48th Avenue Schnitzus Pharmacy Austin. It promises quick relief and may prevent an attack if taken at the first sign of illness. Price 25 cents per box samples free.
Geo R McDonald of Logan County West Virginia reports his wife’s advice led to curing partial paralysis after two bottles of Chamberlain Pain Balm. The annexe notes cures for rheumatism sprains and bruises with several other cases mentioned. Sold by Avenue Pharmacy Oak Park G H Harris Schnitzus Pharmacy Austin.
London county council trains school leavers as gardeners through the School of Practical Gardening run with the Royal Botanical Society of Regent's Park. The program offers a thorough course to boys from elementary schools aiming to prepare them for horticultural work.
A Chicago reporter recounts M. Barceaux, a Paris born pearl dealer, visiting Wisconsin’s inland pearl fisheries. He describes native divers, their honesty, and a dramatic tale of a Scotsman swindling a chief and being rescued, then shunned by island traders. The piece also covers diver methods and Tahiti life.
Accounts in the Journal of the Military Service Institution recount General De Wet signaling the British wagon train to come in. He directed wagons to pull aside while Boers held prisoners under a bank, with no shots fired during a fifteen minute operation witnessed by Youth's Companion.
The royal couple has left mourning attire behind with their last mourning photo. they will wear regular attire now while a court painter will produce a portrait capturing their final mourning. The queen appears sweet faced and slender, still called Europe's prettiest royal lady.
Wash silk stockings in tepid water with mild soap. Rinse in several waters. Shake dry and roll in a cloth to remove moisture after shaping them.
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