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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1900
Page
3
A fragmented verse piece reads like a meditation on sorrow and aging. It evokes autumn imagery and a gentle prayer for the beloved as life bears heavy burdens. The lines evoke Francis Bacon Paine as the flow of sentiment recalls classic contemplative verse.
Effie Dallas dreams by the rectory while Jack Rosslyn fights abroad. Hugh Pendennis pressures Effie to wed, threatening her father. Jack returns wounded and finds Effie torn between love and duty, as Effie writes a letter that could change all their futures.
Oregon explorers describe the big ice cave near Prineville where ice remains pure and abundant year round. The cave lies about seventy five feet from the mouth and fifty feet from the surface, defying ordinary subterranean warming with an unknown ice reservoir and possible vast body beneath.
In this scene Jack comforts Eve as Pendennis holds power over her father. Jack vows to save them by offering a different letter to Pendennis, revealing he is a wealthy, wounded soldier. Eve slowly admits happiness, trusting Jack will make things right and secure their future.
A collage of aphorisms from Adler Rupert Rousseau Ballou Far rar Fielding Whittier Johnson Goethe Goldsmith Baxter and Well urging duty gratitude resilience sympathy and integrity. These maxims link personal virtue to societal good and warn that inner strength outshines outward prestige.
The Chicago Times Herald notes China’s naval power has strengthened since its conflict with Japan. It lists fifteen modern cruisers including Hai Chi and Hai Tien of 4300 tons, launched in 1897 and 1898, and faster ships with 24 knots. It also cites Hai Shen Hai Shoo Hai Yung and three torpedo boat destroyers at 33 knots.
Sir Chih Chen Lofengluh is named knight commander of the Royal Victorian Order. A 50 year old Chinese minister to London Brussels and Rome, he studied under his father Lo Shao Tsung and at the Imperial Naval College. His works include a Chinese life of Washington and a planned English edition. He praises American figures and cites Longfellow Holmes Emerson and Spencer. His 25 year career includes secretarial roles for Li Hongzhang and missions in 1895 1896 and a theater dramatization of Desbaratas islands.
Miss Longfellow the poet's daughter has been formally adopted into the Ojibway tribe at Desbarats Ontario. A select group of chiefs braves squaws and children welcomed the visitors in a ceremonial display recalling Hiawatha themes.
Mrs Suate Bartlett is buried near Atlanta Georgia and has a unique monument formed from broken china glassware and household relics. Her Confederate veteran husband visits daily bringing new ornaments to pile onto the grave over the past five years.
In Bengal’s Santhal Parganas miners prize heavy drinking as a feat. A pitcher is passed through a hole, never touched by a different caste, and drinkers tilt the jar up to three or four feet to form a head.
A prominent British surgeon in South Africa notes the merciful nature of wounds caused by newer weapons, the rising popularity of X rays, and the limited impact of artillery. He says casualties are lower than in past battles despite heavy fighting.
London newsboys travel in squads of 100 with a band for a week by the sea. The outing is organized by the duke of Portland and Lord Arthur Hill, who provide comfort and full holiday opportunities for the youngsters.
The article discusses infant mortality tied to towers used to discard newborn girls in Fukien China, noting 25 to 40 percent of female births killed, methods including drowning and placing babies atop towers. It mentions missionary rescues and cultural attitudes toward daughters and poverty. The piece also cites Joseffy returning to New York and a pistol incident involving Miss Lynn and railroad workers.
Italian hotel keepers and extortionists in Rome seek ways to attract visitors. Tourists lose about 61.2 million dollars yearly to beggars and overpriced services. The author urges government action to license guides, curb extortion, and remove street nuisances to improve travel.
Rebecca Lynn works as tollgate keeper at a bridge spanning the Delaware River. The brief note identifies her role and location without additional details.
Princeton university authorities disclose new applicant totals across categories. Full entrance 435 freshmen 339 preliminaries 11 upper classes 11 total examined 785, the largest ever. Expect freshmen class near 400 next fall, not counting postgraduates or Theological Seminary registrants.
After sixty years in public life Judge Reagan of Texas will retire from the railroad commission and return to his 800 acre ranch near Palestine in Anderson county. The farm has long been a steady pursuit alongside his public duties.
The first Littish church in this country was recently organized in Philadelphia. The congregation consists of immigrants from the Baltic provinces in Russia.
The Crown Prince William of Germany, heir to the throne, has been promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant in the First Regiment of Guards. He and his brother have served as officers since boyhood, impressing both men and officers with their discipline and military zeal. William, 18, is popular and highly regarded in the army.
The University of Kansas board of regents elected Miss Eugenia Galloo to the chair of French after Prof. A G Canfield resigned. Galloo becomes the first woman with a full professorship at KU since preparatory work ended. Alma D Deland Leduc of Chicago University was chosen to succeed Galloo as assistant.
In a Church of the Epiphany sermon on Social Christianity in New York Rev. Dr. Dean Richmond Babbitt urged Christians to attend primaries with a clean conscience to purify politics. He called voting a Christian act and urged moral scrutiny of political processes.
Tall Beaver a Comanche chief in Oklahoma will tour Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri to urge voting rights for Native Americans. He claims a contract with the National committee to make speeches and cites over 50 000 Indian voters in the United States. He is a Hastings Indian school graduate and has studied law.
The fine art section awards in Paris include King Carlos I of Portugal. The jury, initially split on judging him as king or artist, ultimately evaluated his pastel work on its merits and awarded a silver medal in the second class.
The article praises Miss Estelle Reel of Wyoming as superintendent of Indian schools, noting two years of reforming education for Native Americans. It cites herwide travel across the country to study reservation schools and compares results with distant classroom standards.
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