Te Oak Bark Vindicator publication and offices
Local notice describes publication at 207 West Madison Chicago with subscription 2.00 per year and advertising rates on application. Printing office and editor offices listed with local offices at C P Millers Drug Store 206 Lake Street and John D Saytams Drug Store Oak Park. William Haney is editor and empriclor.
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Oak Bark Vindicator
Madison Tree Loago
West Madison Street
Chicago
C. P. Miller
Lake Street
John D. Saytam
Avenue
Oak Park
Wiliam Haney
Erapriclor
Voter figures and immigrant trends cited in census summary
The piece discusses 17 million men over 21 and 16 million eligible voters after naturalization gaps, noting 4 million more voters than fighters and that more than a fourth were born abroad. It highlights North Dakota’s foreign-born share and calls for English-only public schools, plus migration patterns to the northwest and east. It also notes George William Curtis, his work, and urges caution on immigration health measures and recent balloon casualties.
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Union
North Dakota
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
George William Curtis
Curtis
América
Nile Notes
Prue
Potiphar
Harpers
Harper
Brook Farm
Margaret Fuller
Emerson
Hawthorne
Putnam's
Independent
New York Evening Posts
Cholera prevention tips from New York Board of Health
The New York City Board of Health distributes three quarters of a million circulars. It urges thorough cooking, boiling water, clean utensils, and personal hygiene to prevent cholera. It warns against unwashed hands, dirty facilities, and improper disposal of wastes, and advises seeking care if ill. It also mentions an old French recipe and observations about western town fortunes and social life.
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Board of Health
New York City
Health Board
I. W. Howe
Atchison Globe
West
Howe
Lam
Thechragit Ieee
Area
Mr. Howe
Chicago
New York
Bird at window deemed sign of death mocked in obituary rant
A satirical tirade dismisses a local obituary claim about a sparrow flying into Colonel Bundy’s office during his death. The piece mocks superstition and “scientific” psychic investigators who cite the bird as a death omen and compares it unfavorably to other folk remedies.
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John C. Bundy
Colonel Bundy
Emigrants from Hungary and other notes on migration
A survey notes 60,000 Hungarians arriving in the U.S. in a year, many staying and sending for families. It contrasts Hungarian and Italian arrival goals, cites low wages in an iron mill, and mentions emigration agents promising quick wealth. Also referenced are farmers asserting rights, a lightning rod incident in Kansas, and British MP selections of journalists.
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Hungary
America
Austro-Hungary
Philadelphia Times
Iofi
Europe
Beautiful Trees and Mars Color Shifts Across the Sky
The article notes unusually lush trees in rain rich regions with Elms around Boston reaching sixteen feet in girth and praises urban tree planting for property value gains. It also describes color shifts on Mars observed by Professor Pickering, including a green south pole region turning yellow then orange and back to green before the spring equinox.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Boston
New England
Kansas
Mars
Pickering
Gloucester First Parish Unitarian Church Pastors
The Gloucester Massachusetts First Parish Unitarian Church founded in 1642 has had sixteen pastors over 260 years averaging about sixteen years per minister. The piece notes long pastorates and cites Georgia watermelon crops and Irish home rule politics as printed context from the era.
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Unitarian Church
Gloucester
Mass
Three Authorities Debate Homestead Strike Views
The North American Review assembles Hon. W. C. Oates Hon. George Ticknor Curtis and General Master Workman T W Powderly to discuss the Homestead Strike. Powderly asserts workers built the mills and demand compulsory arbitration while Curtis defends defense of property and legal rights amid the Pinkerton clashes.
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North American Review
W. C. Oatés
Alabama
Congressional
George Ticknor Curtis
T. W. Powderly
Knights of Labor
Powderly
Carnegie Company
Frick
Oates
Congress
Homestead
Curtis
Pinkertons
Klein
Pinkerton
Alleghany County
Chicago
Carnegie Yards
United States
Pennsylvania
Mr. Powderly
Carnegie
Mr. Frick
Labor Organization
Let ter on Agriculture Advances Ditch Old Phrases
The writer warns against quoting scriptures or romantic imagery when reporting on U S agriculture. They urge direct focus on current facts and conditions and to start with concrete figures such as No 2 red wheat at eighty cents a bushel before proceeding.
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United States
South
North
Why not live forever and the health question
The piece debates immortality and argues for optimizing health while living. It contrasts Dr Maurice's question with a focus on vitality, criticizing disease as unnatural and urging enthusiasm in political conventions rather than crowd repression. It notes editors' views on nominating crowds and the value of spirited participation.
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M. Maurice
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Dr. Maurice
Scribner’s Magazine
Canada faces civil service reform as Intercolonial losses mount
The Intercolonial railway, operated by the government, loses about $500,000 annually due to political mismanagement. The Dominion government is negotiating with the Canadian Pacific to take over the line and rid the state of its white elephant.
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Canada
Intercolonial
Dominion
Canadian Pacific Road
Watermelon Trade Faces European War Impact
The European situation threatens the watermelon market, described as a peak year for yields. The piece also notes labor versus capital debates, the U.S. school population reaching 24.5 million aged five to twenty-one, with about one-eighth of youths colored, and mentions Paris undertaker unions forming a strong combine affecting burial terms.
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United States
Lamented Dog Motive Motivates Will For Free House Painting
An elderly Connecticut widow leaves a 100000 dollar tithe to fund free house painting for applicants who prove no dog ownership for two years and take a dog ban oath. She argues dog keeping is a deadly habit, and critics question her sanity while noting she may have been the sanest in her time.
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Connecticut
Testatrix
Tiny
Methodist National University
Washington
John Logan
The World's Hymns and Religious Studies
A survey of hymn writing notes about 400000 hymns with 80000 in Julian's Dictionary. Charles Wesley, Luther, Watts, and Doddridge are cited as major contributors. Palm Sunday texts, Henry Lyte, and others are referenced alongside medieval and contemporary hymn traditions.
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Julian
Charles Wesley
Martin Luther
Luther
Frederick the Great
England
Isaac Watts
Wesleys
Doddridge
James Edineston
Watts
Charlotte Elliott
Henry Francis Lyte
Herrick
Clergy Leader Urges Forced Arbitration and Growth
Dr. Thomas addresses a Movicker theater congregation urging forceful arbitration to end labor strikes, warning that without it state ownership may be needed. He cites 24,400 strikes between 1880 and 1887 and calls for faith, progress, and a church open to all.
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Hy Wy
Peder Ohne
Movicker
Wisconsin
Thomas
Buffalo
New York
Dr. Thomas
Ubor
Mar
Lake Street Elevated Railroad reorganizes under general law
The Lake Street Elevated Railway Company renames as Lake Street Elevated Railroad Company with 5 million dollars in capital. Three and a half million dollars of old stock will be exchanged for equivalent stock in the new company. The move follows a dispute over the proper legal framework for elevated transit versus merchandising buckets on wires.
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Lake Street Elevated Railway Company
Lake Street Elevated Railroad Company
Chicago
Chicago & South Side Rapid Transit Railroad Company
Lake Street
South Side Company
Land Bought for Indiana Race Track Purchase
A 100 acre land sale at Roby Station Indiana near South Chicago, bought by B T Davis for Edward Roby EB 4 and A B Shedd to Jas A Webb for 250000. The site lies across the state line, will host a first-rate race track, and includes plans for 100000 improvements. Negotiations pursue extending the South Side elevated railway to the land.
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Indiana
Roby Station
Ind
B. T. Davis
Edward Roby
A. B. Shedd
Jas
A. Webb
State Line
Chicago
Twelfth Street
New Focing Association
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Nancy Hanks
Nipher
Nancy
London
Western Provincialiams
American Hungariana
Treasury Department
Harper County
Kan
House of Commons
Liberal Party
Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Gladstone
House of Lords
Commons
Justin McCarthy
Paris
Milford
St. John’s
Florida
Albert Pope
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