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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1899
Page
3
A Boston inventor showcased wireless telephony at a New York electrical exhibit. Using arc light, parabolic mirrors, and a carbon fiber bulb, speech was transmitted via heat rays to ear-pieces four hundred feet away. If the radiophone works, it could someday bridge space and even reach other planets.
English ethnologist A H Keane places the first beings calling themselves men in the Plocene about a million years ago. He cites a Pithecanthropus erectus as a possible ape-like precursor and outlines four varieties of early humans Homo Ethiopicus Homo Mongolicus Homo Americanus and Homo Caucasicngs from which present races descend. He speculates humans may exist far beyond a million years into the future.
A new pyramidal hat box folds around a woman's millinery, saving space in busy storefronts. The base is square with triangular sides that button together, and edge strips fold over joints to protect contents. The box folds flat when not in use and is shown in extended and folded positions in the accompanying cut.
Sir J Burden Sanderson outlines two graphic methods for recording physiological events. He compares earlier pen drawn diagrams of heart and respiration with a newer light based technique that records electrical changes in thousandths of a second.
At the international congress of veterinary surgeons in Baden-Baden the fight against bovine tuberculosis dominated discussions. Dr Bang of Copenhagen urged abandoning Belgium and Massachusetts eradication attempts and warned against drastic laws. The congress endorsed voluntary owner action and compulsory slaughter of infected cattle, with a view to stronger measures possible in about twenty years.
A New York inventor produces a wooden three section shoe last with a hollow forward lower part. The design allows fumigating material to reach the shoe interior via a reservoir and tube, with a bulb to force material through cotton and holes to treat uppers and sole.
The article notes that liquid air can serve as a local anaesthetic in surgery when used by an experienced operator. It describes rapid cooling to freeze small body parts, reducing bleeding during operations. Dr A C White reports experiments treating conditions like striation neuralgia ivy poisoning boils ulcers and carbuncles with liquid air.
Tours France unveils an electric tramway system with underground main cable and surface contacts along the rails. Cars use a suspended electro magnetic device that dips a pin into a mercury cup at each contact to draw current to the car motor as it travels.
The spread of electric tramways and lights is pushing magnetic observatories away from towns. Observatories near large plants lose sensitivity, and Vilnius's magnetic observatory has been abandoned. Austria is urged to fund a new site farther from Vienna.
San Francisco conducts experiments using sea-water for street sprinkling. Officials claim salt in sea-water helps dirt particles cohere, reducing dust clouds when wind blows, and moisture absorption at night dampens ground surface. Reportedly sea-water is three times as effective as fresh water at dust suppression.
At the Society of Chemical Industry meeting in London the president urged directing top technical skill to perfect briquette manufacture from coke and pitch. He said smokeless briquettes could be tailored for all uses from boiler firing to domestic cooking with proper skill and enterprise.
A dated remark notes that women who wait for men to propose are likely to remain unmarried and childless, reflecting social expectations of courtship and marriage during the era.
Champion Baron Sedgemere, England's famed bulldog, was purchased from breeder Sam Woodiwiss by F W Taylor of Sunnyside Sunderland for 3000. The dog, a lightweight red with white chest, is from Stockwell lineage including Blackberry and Hiroat and is noted for its exceptional head and wrinkled skull.
Missouri selects a local woman to pose for a zinc statue to symbolize its zinc and lead mining wealth. Catherine Austin of Joplin, employed at the Keystone Hotel cigar stand, has agreed to model for the Missouri exhibit at the Paris exposition.
The term betting ring derives from English bookmakers forming a circle during major events. The phrase now applies globally to any enclosure used for betting discussions.
Marcus Stone, an artist member of the Royal Academy, began drawing at age four, showing precocious talent from childhood. This early start foreshadows his subsequent development and recognition in the arts.
Historical note on the evolving value of Water Supply stock from the early 17th century to the late 19th century. Hugh Myddleton proposed the New River to bring Hertfordshire water to London. James I granted aid, taking half the shares. Shares rose from £100 to £122,800 by 1889, with the company expanding its capital and holdings.
The article notes only two European rulers who never travel or change residence. It states the pope of Rome has remained within the Vatican since 1878 when the triple tiara was placed on his head, and the sultan of Turkey has not left Constantinople for twenty years since his accession under tragic circumstances.
The Japanese government enforces compulsory vaccination using calf lymph to protect public health. It provides the lymph free of charge and requires revaccination at fixed intervals, maintaining strict adherence to schedule.
The text explains how horses breathe mainly through the nose and show difficulty when the mouth is held open. It notes the donkey’s bray and the horse’s scream as mouth labor, and mentions the frog suffocating if its mouth is kept open, with nostrils and wind described in speed.
The article explains extreme pressure and freezing temperatures at ocean depths. It notes sharks die when lifted from depths of 500 fathoms and describes how deep sea creatures evolve larger eyes or lose them, with huge feelers replacing vision as light fades.
Dr M B Scott of Faribault showcases Gypsy a 140 pound St Bernard pacing dog able to race a quarter mile in 45 seconds and an eighth in 20. The four year old dog, trained with tiny hobble strings, runs alone without a driver and has become a national curiosity at race tracks and fairs.
An eight year old in a Maine district school keeps a small puppy at his feet during lessons. The teacher finally asks him to remove the dog but the boy, saddened, explains the pup is named for the teacher.
A young man with a vigorous appetite dismisses advice to leave off hunger as if told to wash his face and avoid dirt. The remark contrasts caution with blunt, defiant humor at table.
A facetious boarder tells the landlady that the place provides all he desires, echoing a line about wanting little here below. The exchange appears in Stray Stories and reflects humorous, homey social wit.
An old promotional piece claims a minor ailment signals the need to purify blood with Hood's Sarsaparilla. It argues purified blood tings to every organ and benefits all ages and both sexes.
An innocent boy aboard a crowded Fifth Avenue car clings to his mother as a strap is used. A fat woman beckons near Soho and the conductor pulls the bell rope. When the car stops the boy voices that there's room for three or four more. The fat woman glances but is not harmed.
Jno M Smyth built the largest house of its kind in the world from humble beginnings through hard work and business skill. His name stands for honesty and fair dealing according to the article. The paper also highlights a notable guitar bargain and the firm’s mammoth catalogue of goods for every need.
A Columbia State essay notes mule reactions to bicycles, stating mules bolt at the sight of cyclists while horses stay calm. The piece asks what in mule nature causes this daily alarm and examines the differing responses of animals to wheels passing at modest speeds.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for incurable catarrh, asserts F J Cheney & Co of Toledo are honorable and capable, cites endorsements from West & Truax and Walding Kinnan & Marvin, and markets Fiall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills.
A brief editorial note references a discussion in England over whether women should smoke. The piece humorously suggests rephrasing the question to will women smoke to avoid trouble in public discourse.
Baltimore and Ohio railroad reports record gross receipts for September 1899 at 2,804,293 and net earnings of 1,030,493, up 271,804 from September 1898. For the July through September quarter, net earnings total 3,042,759, exceeding the prior year by 1,174,668 as earnings pace suggests interest charges may be covered by year end.
Charles Dorr of San Francisco is famed for an extraordinary memory he uses to recall plays after a single viewing. He can recite scenes nearly word for word, astonishing audiences with his precise recall.
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