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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1900
Page
8
The article describes how extreme rains have turned the Pekin region into lakes and mud from Tientsin to Pekin, making movement with heavy artillery near impossible. It notes boats navigating flooded fields, rivers replacing roads, and soldiers longing to return home amid ruined transport and harsh living conditions.
Workmen clearing unused tower rooms uncover a cache of long forgotten relics and curiosities. Queen Victoria approves turning the find into a private museum with treasures from generations past.
The region between Tientsin and Pekin is flooded during the rain season with cart tracks washed out and rivers overflowed. River travel remains possible for those holding Tientsin and nearby forts, yet currents are strong and routes wind, taking a week or more to travel sixty five miles to Tung-Chow. Paris letters reach Berlin quickly via pneumatic tubes.
Macao sits on a peninsula near Canton in Guangdong as a mixed Portuguese and Chinese enclave. The town centers on a glittering casino-like casino, busy harbor, and river trade, with pirates once fed to Portugal and today a hub for smuggling rice tea silk sugar and indigo. The harbor and roadstead suffer from toyhoons while native ships vie for shallow waters.
A reader debates energy conservation in the universe, proposing possibilities from ether absorption to interchanges between bodies. He weighs whether heat vanishes or is returned, citing Struve and other hypotheses while noting the need for observable evidence. A second note touts a Topeka remedy by Dr Gavitt offering cures for chronic diseases with a trial by mail.
A. O. Hewitt returns from the Territory denying destruction of the Muir glacier Alaska. He cites icebergs torn away and navigation blocked within miles, but says the glacier remains largely intact and appears brighter from the event, while noting the earthquake-like shake may have improved its artistic appearance.
The article notes Florida’s Spanish colonial names and rule history, contrasts few Spaniards (389) with a sizable Cuban population in Florida, especially around Key West, where many Cubans arrived as refugees from mis government in Cuba rather than from Spanish Florida traditions.
In a watch factory, machines cut screws at 589 threads per inch. The tiny screws require 144,000 per pound, and a pound of them is valued at six pounds of pure gold by weight.
The North Dakota Land & Loan Co offers No 101 a 600 acre farm five miles from a market with 350 acres under cultivation and 80 acres pasture plus a house barn and outbuildings. No 102 is a 200 acre farm near the county seat with 115 acres under cultivation and a good water well. No 103 a 160 acre tract joins the city limits with rich tillable land. Terms include cash down with balance over time.
The Masonic Temple Roof Theater announces another season of the most attractive bills and big stars in vaudeville. Each program will be premium and the week starting September 9 features special favorites beginning with a Sunday matinee.
Headache to cancer claims are linked to bowel health and Cascarets Candy Cathartic promises cure without gripe or pain. It touts easy natural movements and a 10 cent starter cost, warning to beware of imitations and noting the genuine metal box containing C C C stamped tablets.
Ladies can wear shoes in smaller sizes after using Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It relieves swollen hot sweating aching feet ingrowing nails corns and bunions. Available at druggists and shoe stores 25c. Free trial by mail Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY.
The German novelist Paul Heyse says he forgets his stories almost immediately after finishing them. He explains that forgetting frees his mind to receive new impressions and ideas.
A Railway Age table lists the ten largest rail systems by mileage as of July 1900. New York Central leads with about 22 40,430 miles, followed by Pennsylvania and Canadian Pacific among others, reflecting early dominance by major carriers.
The General Passenger Department of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad issues two free booklets. One covers hunting and fishing on the St Francis river in Northeastern Arkansas with abundant game. The other describes Chicago to Nashville points of interest, early history, and common legends across Illinois Indiana and Tennessee. Send address to C L Stone in Chicago.
Newspaper-style note lists items and advertisements including free illustrated book offers, health products, and street opinions. Mentions Prohibitionists in Idaho naming a congress candidate and various quips, with several product pitches and a Denver Post quote.
An advertisement proclaims Putnam Faceless Dyes require no experience to use. It claims simple boiling of goods in the dye to achieve color. The promo emphasizes ease for beginners seeking quick results.
A woman with vast experience in treating female complaints cites testimonial letters showing Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound daily relieves suffering women. The claim highlights broad trust in Mrs Pinkham and endorses her medical approach by the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn, Mass.
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