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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1899
Page
6
A Chicago Letter discusses professional nude and figure models, their origins from the Midwest and Scandinavia, pay rates, and the discipline of posing. It explains the artist model dynamic, studio ethics, and why genuine artistry treats models as lifelike yet nonromantic subjects.
The article argues that true artistic skill requires years of study and discipline, warns against relying on flashy effects, and notes models face risks and require endurance. It contrasts male and female models, citing Polo, wrestlers, and athletes as stronger poses, while acknowledging public misconceptions stirred by literature like Trilby.
In Fulham England Count Orsi once powerful in French politics has died aged 92 in poor circumstances. He aided Prince Louis Napoleon in the Boulogne expedition of 1840 and faced exile imprisonment. After his sentence he returned to London and kept secret contact with the prince through his valet. He later wrote works on Prince Louis Napoleon and recollections of the era.
A Ottawa address by Prof Longdon to the British Institute of Mining Engineers warns Britain could exhaust its coal in fifty years and rely on the United States. The piece argues Canada’s coal fields are vast with inexhaustible high quality deposits along the Atlantic coast. Dominion coal areas are largely undiscovered, totaling about 115000 square miles, suggesting global fuel stocks remain large.
The Prussian house of lords faces a move to strike Prince Gebhard Lebrecht Blucher of Wahilstatt from its rolls as he is now naturalized in the United States and lacks Prussian citizenship. Once a Prussian guards officer, he reportedly fled to New York amid heavy gambling debts and supported himself as a waiter.
A. A. Hansen of Minneapolis sets a 1000 mile mark in 92 44 00 besting England’s time by 12 35 00. The ride occurred on a 20 mile cycle path strip drawing praise and debate over record validity. The piece mocks hostile road zealots while urging better city cycling infrastructure and public support for practical cycle routes.
A discussion notes J. S. Johnson rode a pacing horse in Independence on a 92 attempt, cutting Zimmerman's 2 06 4 5 to 1 56 4 5 but those times were invalid. It argues true progress shows Taylor’s performance as the most remarkable mile record in racing history and may stand.
The crowd of thousands cheered in celebration as the American public felt vindicated, expressing loud approval and renewed confidence in national leadership and democratic processes.
In Liege on July 23 1899 Grogna Nekegts and Tommaselli defeated Tommaselli the Italian Grand Prix de Paris winner in a heat race to decide Europe’s top rider. The 1 200 meter heats produced a very close finish with Grogna winning the first heat and the home stretch sprint giving him the tape by over a foot. In the second heat Tommaselli led until Grogna surged on the final turn and passed to win.
The piece questions why large urban cycling groups fail to rally for reforms and improvements. It contrasts the enthusiasm of smaller towns with major metropolises like Chicago and New York, noting successes in cities such as Rochester Detroit Minneapolis Denver Portland and Seattle in building long exclusive cycle paths to resorts and along roadways, implying urban inertia hinders coordinated action.
The article notes Hamilton's 1:39 1-5 hold for fifteen months and speculates on further breaks before winter. If the record falls again, 1899 could be remarkable for most breaks in a year since 1894’s eight changes. It marks the mile record’s first Chicago break, with five new marks in London but none in New York.
Chicago wheelmen show no interest in cycle paths despite growing nationwide demand. The piece notes July to September offer smooth rides to nearby towns, and suggests cycle dealers should support better streets as more good riding boosts bicycle sales.
Ex-champion Zimmy Zimmerman cancels all engagements after defeat by Bald and will only promote summer meets at Asbury Park. He canceled Dayton races with Zimerman and a side bet series with Orlando Stevens for 500 dollars, citing plans to retire from competition. Racing men think nerves and miscommunication sparked the move and that his speed in training suggested a possible comeback.
A fragmentary line from the Chicago Times-Herald quotes a humorous exchange about fatigue and old age. It references Father McSweeney Dennis and a remark about days feeling long and weary.
A reflective remark suggesting women believe that after death their absence affects a husband who remarries, implying a shift in appreciation posthumously. The quote frames female perception of marital dynamics and memory beyond life.
Three rare bugs from Yucatan were brought to Mexico City by the Diaz household butler during a Diaz trip to Progreso. Each insect is约1.5 inches, two-segmented with ornate shields painted in Mexican colors and gilded legs. One bug was gifted to President Diaz, another to a Mexican lady, and the third to an American woman, who tends the pet eagerly. The American bug enjoys sun and attention, and is taught simple tricks.
A tidy stranger, a country banker from an adjoining parish, checked into a New Orleans hotel and left a wrapped bundle of ten dollar bills worth sixty five thousand dollars with a clerk for overnight safekeeping. The paper said the bundle was wrapped in an old newspaper and tied with string.
The New Argonaut, a 66 foot long ten foot wide submarine vessel weighing about a hundred tons, is designed for scientific work. It travels on the surface then submerges by dropping weights and filling ballast tanks, surfacing as a submarine automobile driven by electric and gas engines aided by its crew.
Army Medical Museum experiments by Colonel Smart show violet glass can reveal the vapor from smokeless powder when viewing through a field glass. The vapor appears as a thin yellowish white line tinged with green, aiding enemy position detection by vapor rise.
A humorous vignette catalogs jokes and quips from the Tide of Humor. A meeting after twenty years portrays a restrained, silent reunion in a foreign land with two figures exchanging memories and small talk as emotion surfaces briefly.
In a brisk shop scene a woman samples candy and soda water while a druggist and clerk discuss her request for patent medicines. She buys a two cent stamp, receives five dollars change, and uses the directory and telephone.
A compact reflection on tact as a practical virtue during poverty. The text contrasts a wife’s prudent adaptation to illness with a tactless path that would fail to save money for recovery, underscoring tact as essential to resilience and self sufficiency.
A Chicago Post excerpt shows an old man demanding evidence of serious intent from a young man. The youth retorts with a humorous mispronunciation and cites purchases of candy, movie tickets, and ice cream, questioning how much proof one man in modest means should provide.
A stranger asks an usher if he is at the Church of Heavenly Rest. The usher replies that the church around the corner offers just as comfortable lodging, and the man then enters.
A benevolent old gentleman consoles a crying boy in a brief Stray Stories vignette. The boy asks how the old man cried as a child, prompting a gentle exchange that captures a tender moment.
A humorous exchange features a playful couple debating if death would spare a future spouse, with a witty wobble between feminine assertion and masculine doubt in a light comic tone.
A humorous line captures a child’s playful search for a mysterious object during a visit to Grandpa's house. The kid expresses eagerness to be weighed, blending curiosity with a touch of rural dialect.
A Cleveland businessman narrowly escapes injury after a can of new process dynamite fails to detonate. The mishap prompted safety warnings and an investigation into handling procedures.
Brooklyn Life notes the subject devoted her life to Christian science with a query into the cause of death implied by the devotion. The piece centers on the tension between faith and medical explanation in an obituary-like profile.
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