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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1901
Page
7
Without commission by the school trustees of Cicero Geo A Philbrick treasurer room 916 Stock Exchange building 108 La Salle street Chicago.
Ticket offer lists $13.00 to Buffalo for round trip via Nickel Plate with fifteen day limit. Twenty day tickets $16, five day tickets $6 on select days. through service to New York and Boston at low rates. Contact John Y. Calahan, general agent, 111 Adams street, Chicago. No. 37.Oct.
An Austin ad touts eye examinations with the retinoscope as the superior method. Dr Jenner performs all exams at the Masonic Building office, open 7:36 to 9 p.m. weekdays and Sundays 2 to 4 p.m., with telephone and house calls available.
Dairy inspectors in Minnesota uncover a new adulterant named viscogen. It combines sugar lime and water to thicken milk, deceiving the eye by turning lactic acid into a thick white substance that blends with milk without altering taste.
The young king of Spain, nearly 16, will soon begin visits to European courts and make his debut on the world stage as part of his royal education. He will ascend the throne next May and is well educated, fluent in English, French, German, and Spanish.
The text notes droughts in 867 and the following years with virtually no rain in England. It cites 879 as a year when springs dried up making outdoor work impossible. It also recalls 993 and 994 when tree nuts roasted as if in an oven, illustrating extreme heat.
A wasp species found in Brazil and Guiana builds its nest from a brilliant white pasteboard, hanging high in tree branches to avoid monkeys that habitually inspect and disturb nests, even hornet ones.
Governor announces petitions for pardons must be advertised in local newspapers where the offender resided or where the crime occurred for a set period before consideration. The notice aims to inform communities and ensure public awareness of pardon requests.
Sweden's regular army on a peace footing totals 39,114 effective personnel. The force includes 34,329 enlisted men, 38,729 officers, 1,655 musicians, 840 engineers, and 623 staff members. Cavalry numbers 6,891 and artillery 3,432.
A wise Garnett girl ties an apron to her waist when she sees her steady coming. She lets him in and blushes, excusing herself for helping mamma as a ruse, a Kansas City Star anecdote.
The widow of Dr. Kulesh sells his translation of a Little Russian Bible manuscript to the British Bible Society for 6000 roubles after the censor blocked printing.
Austin Mrs. Frederick Osgood and children plan to leave October 26 to join Mr. Osgood in Virginia. J. D. Haggard family returned from central Illinois. Miss Florence Haggard visiting Macon Illinois. Mrs. Henry W. Burkhardt moves to Seattle. South Side Euchre club to meet at Mrs. Wallace’s Oak Park home next Wednesday. Austin Euchre club met at Miss Hogeins' with prizes awarded. Wm. Mykrantz visiting. John Price building a store and flat. Farragut Post and W. R. C. entertained at L. S. Fallis home. refreshments served. Soul Culture club recital featured Viola Smith’s performances. Mrs. Nellie Meredith and children head to Seattle after visiting. Seattle benefit raised 32,700 for education. Tour Around the World in a Tally-ho show by M. E. church Ladies Aid a big success. A large fire Friday at 30 p m damaged two buildings. losses total 7,500 with insurance on some properties.
General Walter Payne longtime Commander in Chief of the Sons of Veterans dies after an operation. Born 1837 in Victory Mills New York he served in the Civil War and held posts with the Loyal Legion G A R and Prohibition Party. Funeral plans include private services at his Oak Park residence and interment in Springfield New York.
A column lists services at St Catharine’s and St Paul’s churches and many others in Oak Park. Holy communion, morning prayers, Sunday schools, and evening services are scheduled at multiple churches including First Baptist, Austin Presbyterian, Second Baptist, Austin Methodist, Unity, First Congregational, Mt Carmel Baptist, and First Church of Christ Scientist with pastors named and service times noted.
Mrs. Julia P. Finnegan and family express hearty thanks to the police, fire department, Mr. Frank Henry Pierce, and numerous neighbors for assistance in removing and storing their goods following the Friday fire.
A collection of fine water colors from renowned artists including Ertz Tomar Achini Felosa Govaz Norri Biondetti Longega Gruenvegan Lam Asure Jourdain Weiland Gamba Stiepevich Cecchini Rix Boys Fox Hough and others is on display at THE ART STORE 210 Lake Street Oak Park. Also a large assortment of colored fac similes of contemporary masters. Framing of pictures a specialty by J Shiffman.
The notice promotes Miss Hogegins offering lessons in burnt wood oil water color and china painting at 116 South Franklin Avenue with orders by mail to J K Parks 5829 Superior Street or J P Garners drug store. It also advertises wood weather strips available in various woods and promises satisfaction.
Thousands render verdict for all-wood weather strips. Orders left at J. P. Garners drug store or 5829 Superior Street Austin will receive prompt attention by J. K. Parks.
Nickel Plate road announces round trip fares to Buffalo at 13.00 for fifteen days and 16.00 for twenty days with three daily trains and vestibuled cars. Dining car meals priced 0.35 to 1.00. Address John Y. Calahan general agent 111 Adams Street Chicago. No. 38 Oct.
The Earl of Crewe, a noted writer and bibliophile, stands as a versatile English nobleman. He has served in government roles and was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1892 to 1895, with broad interests as an art critic and connoisseur.
Automobiles are very scarce in London due to an old ordinance forbidding self-propelled vehicles to exceed three miles per hour.
The vacation visitor to Maine in recent seasons has been so numerous and so generous in his expenditures that the prosperity of the Pine Tree State has taken long leaps ahead.
The Nickel Plate Road will sell tickets on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays in October to Buffalo Pan American Exposition and return at $6.00 good in coaches return limit five days from sale date. Longer return limit at higher rates. Three through daily trains from Chicago station at Van Buren and Pacific. City ticket office in Chicago at 111 Adams Street.
SCHARF OETGEN advertise molasses, peanut, almond, cocoanut taffy and butter scotch fresh daily at 140 Lake Street Oak Park. Also new Pan American Squares lemon chocolate and cocoanut offered at 5 cents each, daily freshness assured.
Six dollar round trip to Pan American with return six dollars via Nickel Plate rail lines run on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays with five day limit from sale date valid in coaches only. Fifteen day tickets three thirteen dollars and twenty day tickets sixteen dollars for round trips in sleeping cars. Three through daily trains. For details and folder contact John Y. Calahan general agent 111 Adams Street Chicago. No. 39 Oct.
A six foot long oak canoe was unearthed in a Tyrone bog five miles from Dungannon. The craft shows a ring shaped bow for mooring and two stern lugs. A woman's well preserved body was also recovered from the same bog, judged by medical opinion to have lain there about 200 years.
The Elfin, the smallest royal dispatch yacht used by Queen Victoria, will be dismantled after nearly 50 years of service. Its remains are likely to become a relic and possibly owned by the king.
Advice on choosing colors for dresses and hats based on eye color and hair. Brown eyes pair with brown dresses, tan shades suit few figures, black satin flatters round shoulders, and hair color guides white or cream options. Blue-eyed individuals are urged to favor blue, while brunettes and blondes receive contrasting color recommendations.
The island of Java 673 miles long and 125 miles wide lies near the equator and supplies nearly all the cinchona bark used to make quinine. About 25 000 acres on Java are dedicated to growing cinchona.
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