Apology for Lost Copy and Fresh News Notes
The paper apologizes for missing copy due to mail delays between Austin and Chicago, with efforts to recover it unsuccessful. President McKinley is reported very ill. President O D Alien plans to return from Water Town, accompanied by his 96 year old mother. The Yaryan hot water system sale claim is denied. A prior piece about L H OConor’s dog Rex drew comment, and will be reprinted in children's pages nationwide.
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O. D. Alien
Watertown
N. Y
L. H. O'Conor
Rex
Miscellany
United States
Destroy Canadian Thistles Threaten Land Value
Property owners must act to curb the rapid spread of Canadian thistles. The weed covers vast vacant lots and risks reducing land value as its growth expands across acres, prompting calls for strict measures and penalties to halt the spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Just Criticism On Hearst Coverage By Chicago Journal
A reader praises the Chicago Journal for its criticisms of Hearst's American. The cartoonist KF Opper is commended for American style. The piece argues newspapers should not misuse freedom for small gains at the public expense. The law may not convict Hearst, but public sentiment does.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Journal
Hearst
KF. Opper
Marion Crawford’s Walking Method for Novel Creation
Author Marion Crawford favors walking as a writing habit. He can cover forty miles in a stretch and believes physical movement fuels the mind, shaping his fiction and ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Crawford
Week day for Edward VI coronation location debated
Speculation on the coronation day for Edward VI in the coming year notes no English sovereign has been crowned on a Sunday since Queen Elizabeth and only one coronation has occurred on a Friday, leading to exclusion of those two days from forecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward VI
Queen Elizabeth
Resuscitation to be attempted at Paris amphitheater
The Paris Messenger reports plans to revive the old Roman arena near Jardin des Plantes. Once a vast 1st century structure, it now serves as a playground for poor children and partly for omnibus stables, with links to Emperor Julian and ancient sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Jardin Des Plantes
Julian
Wealthy Oak Parkers Urged to Pay Personal Property Taxes
Citizens warn that many Oak Park delinquents avoid tax payment and threaten publishing a list. A committee told the board to expect future action as schools and public services rely on funds. The piece urges immediate payment to support public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Parkers
UNDER A LION'S PAW Famous Hunter Tames Lion With Barking
A renowned hunter recounts a close encounter with a lion in the Hamburg area while trapping for a lion exhibit. He explains that lions vary, rarely roar at night, and shares how barking like a dog caused the animal to balk and flee. The tale emphasizes calm restraint over bravado and the lion's unpredictable nature.
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Lans
Hottentot
Hamburg
Pavement Assessments Plague South Boulevard Residents
South Boulevard property owners face a 322,500 special levy for a 30 foot wide asphalt pavement from Park Ave to Austin Ave with 14 feet paid by owners and 1 foot by the Lake Street elevated railroad. The levy seems excessive and likely to be contested. Lake Street riders oppose the plan, while talks with the railroad aim to switch to macadam and share costs.
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South Boulevard
Austin
Lake Street
Austin Ave
Harlem Ave
Oak Park
Hunter
The Fox and the Crow Fable and Morals
A crow hoards cheese in a tree while a fox flatters with praise. The crow sings only with music, drops the cheese, and the fox departs, noting Welsh rabbits are inferior. The piece ends with multiple morals about flattery, contentment, and art masking disappointment.
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Lanigan
Portrait Painter to the King Inspires Cricketers in London
Edwin A. Abbey the American artist commissioned by King Edward VII for his portrait enjoys cricket in London. He captained a victorious eleven against J M Barrie’s literary eleven. Abbey, famed for Shakespeare illustrations and Goldsmiths She Stoops to Conquer, is a Philadelphian by birth, resident in England for about eighteen years, and a Royal Academy member known for his kindly nature.
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London
Edwin A. Abbey
Edward VII
J. M. Barrie
Mr. Abbey
Goldsmith
England
Royal Academy
Wanted Cottage Move In Austin Real Estate Shorts
Multiple rental notices and small ads list wants and offers in Austin and Oak Park. Items include a cottage move, furnished and unfurnished flats, rooms for rent with or without board, a large corner store with above-store residence, and rental of part of furnished houses. Also listed are a small horse sale and several modern flats or houses for rent in Oak Park and Austin with addresses.
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Chicago Avenue
Austin
C. Mackness
Madison Avenue
John Street
River Forest
Golf Club
N. Waller Ave
North Park Avenue
Rena
S. Tuthill
North Central Avenue
For Sale Pedigreed Female Collie Dog
Pedigreed female collie offered for sale. Contact at address X 97 near Vindicator and Times office in Austin or Oak Park for details.
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Times and Vindicator Office
Austin
Vindicator and Times Office
Oak Park
Lost and found notices and help wanted around Austin
A collection of small ads and notices from Austin include a loan offer for mortgage or building needs, a lost dark green carriage robe on North boulevard or Marion street with reward, employment for girls at Mrs Waugh's, a white flannel shawl lost on Marion street or North boulevard, piano tuning service at Cody Block and Garner's drug store, sewing work wanted by an experienced dressmaker, and fashionable dressmaking offered by Miss Mill holland at 920 North Central avenue.
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North Boulevard
Marion Street
Robinson’s
8. W. Packard's
Oak Park
Lake Street
Studio of Music
Cody Block
Garner
C. H. Fantham
Third Avenue
Maywood
Illinois Day at Pan American Exposition Tickets
The Nickel Plate Road will sell round trip tickets at rates as low as 10.60 dollars for Illinois Day at the Pan American Exposition. Good for travel September 14 and 16 with return through September 22. For details on low rates and longer sleeping car limits, contact John Y. Callahan, General Agent, 111 Adams Street, Chicago.
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John Y. Calahan
Adams Street
Chicago
The Pantorium Pressing and Cleaning Service Ad
A local cleaners advertises pressed suits at 76c and pants at 26c and skirts at 50c. It promotes first class tailoring and reasonable prices, urging patrons to bring garments to Roberts at 1385 N Park Avenue in Austin.
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Ub, Roberts
N. Park Avenue
Austin
Origin of Little Fashions and Court Style Shifts
The piece notes how small items like a handkerchief or a slight tilt of the head altered fashion. It cites Empress Josephine using a handkerchief to influence smiles and Alexander the Great angling his head, with courts adopting the change. Dozens of garb and conduct fashions followed similar origins.
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Josephine
Alexander the Great
A Cure for Dysentery and Diarrhoea Story Told
F L Taylor of New Albany Bradford County Pa recalls a bicycle trip saved by Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after a bout of diarrhoea and again when struck by dysentery last summer. He bought a bottle, took two doses before the trip and one to recover, and was cured. Sold by local druggists George H Harris Schnitzus Austin Oak Park.
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F. L. Taylor
New Albany
Bradford County
Ward
Laceyville
Chamberlain
George H. Harris
North 48Th Avenue
Schnitzus’ Pharmacy
Austin
Avenue Pharmacy
Oak Park
Pleasant remedy promoted for stomach and liver
An advertisement for Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets touts them as pleasant and easy to take with a price of 25 cents. Samples are free at George H Harries store and several local pharmacies including Schnitzus Pharmacy Austin Avenue Oak Park.
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Chamberlain
George H. Harrie
North 48Th Avenue
Schnitzus’ Pharmacy
Austin
Avenue Pharmacy
Oak Park
A Scotchman's Idea of Peace Recounts Fatherly Rebuke
A Scotch farmer lecturing his quarrelsome sons declares he is a man of peace and warns that another fight will lead to breaking every bone. The quip captures rural wit from S R Crockett as quoted in New Lippincott.
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Isoussac
France
S. R. Crockett
New Lippincott
How About Your Children
A brief editorial reflects on three modes a child uses to engage with the world: appropriation, running away, or fighting. It links these actions to sympathy fear and anger, urging parents and teachers to shape these emotions. It warns that misdirected feelings produce unwise sympathy fear and aggression in adulthood.
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Pennsylvania
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Austin Station
Chicago, Ill
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Baanca
Plymouth Place
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McKinley
Woo-Tong
New York
Race
Bradsht. v
Wilkesbarre
New York State
William M’kinley
the Crow
Lombard Avenue and
12Th Street
K. M
Vindicator Office
S. W
Times and Vindicator
Ontario Street
Aus
64Th Ave
Iowa Street
Superior
Park Avenue
North Lombard Avenue
B. F. Dare
South Central Avenue
Wm. Goblitz
Ita
F.ki
Ilinois
Walter W. Mayne
Plete
Park Ave
Telephones
Nissen Bros
N. Park Ave
Austin Telephones
Nesselroth
Wordens
Europe
America
I. Nesselroth
Svn
N. Park /Ave
Austin, Ill
Plone
Ira A. Clark
Marion St
Oak Park, Il
H. Pillinger & CO
Austin Shoe Store
Goodyear
Oak Park Bakery
Carmichael’s Ladies’ and Gentlemen's
Tite
Lake St. Oak Park
Roath
Robison
N. Boulevard
West Africa
Umlauff Museum
Buffalo Boat
Ppuritan
Will
Buffalo
Graham @ Morton
River St
Schmitz
Rocer
JasilGttep
Lake ST
A. L. Caron
Williams Street
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