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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1901
Page
5
The Chicago Record-Herald correspondence notes Norway is divided into eighteen counties aligned with church dioceses. Each county chief magistrate, named by the king, resembles a French prefect but with strong home rule. Local councils elected by the people govern magistrates, marking extensive self-government and sovereign rights.
A New York Sun excerpt notes men cannot aid green in their clothes unless they imitate trends from England. The text describes varying greens in fabrics with checks and textures, highlighting different degrees of green in the garments.
John Calahan, general agent at 111 Adams street Chicago offers Buffalo Pan American fifteen day tickets at $13 and 720 day tickets at $16 with low rates to all eastern points. City ticket office also at 111 Adams Street Chicago. No. 24 Sep.
Josh Westhafer of Loogootee Indiana says Chamberlain a Pain Balm saved him from being a cripple. The five dollar bottle is claimed to ease stiff joints contracted muscles stiff neck sprains and rheumatic pains. Also cited as curing partial paralysis. Sold by George H Harris Schnitzus' Austin Avenue Oak Park pharmacies.
A Newport summer tale follows a newcomer who aims to groom a social circle while ignoring past ties. She rebuffs a distinguished older matron who later reveals her identity, triggering a sharp clash as the stranger realizes the power and memory the other holds in society.
A New York Herald summary notes that normal birth weight is seven pounds, with initial loss of one pound in the first days. Weight recovers by end of week, then steadily increases: eight weeks about ten pounds, twenty weeks fourteen, seven months sixteen, one year twenty one, and by age two about twenty seven pounds as the child grows toward a future citizen.
A call to instill constant kind acts in children to shape kinder merciful behavior. The quote emphasizes nurturing empathy toward all beings, suggesting schools cannot directly teach parental love but can foster daily acts of kindness.
Mrs E Fickey returns from Grand Haven Michigan Dr White convalescing from illness Mrs Dr Glenn and children visiting parents in town two weeks Mr Marks of Randolph street recovering from typhoid fever Mr and Mrs Woodford welcome a baby girl born Thursday September 12 at their home Mr and Mrs Dwight Case welcome a baby girl born September 9 Mother and child are doing well. The 16 year old son of Hans Johnson injured his scalp last Friday needing stitches. September 30 Professor A M Newens of the State University of Iowa to impersonate characters in A Singular Life at Rehberg hall. Dr F L Glenn entertains his mother Mrs A M Glenn of Janesville Wisconsin. The wedding of Miss Myra Ringer and Mr J O Castle occurred September 18 at the bride’s home 332 North 61st avenue. Sunday night at Rehberg hall Rev George A Campbell to speak Is It Ever Right to Lie. Monthly song service to follow with Lola Gaily Chase of Austin and Jane Williams Wooster of Englewood to perform.
An advertisement invites readers to try Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets as a pleasant easy remedy. They cost 25 cents with free samples at George H. Harris Schnitzus’ and various city pharmacies in Austin Oak Park and North 48th Avenue.
Mr A G Pearson of A G Pearson & Co plans a new playground at the west end of Merrick Park in Austin in collaboration with the Home and Education Department of the Austin Woman's Club. The program mirrors the Ann street and Washington Boulevard playgrounds with swings awnings slides and sand piles to promote healthy child development.
Have you a sense of fullness after meals. Using Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets benefits this condition. They also regulate the bowels. Price 25 cents. Sold by George H. Harris at 79 North 48th Avenue.
Fair Oaks Nursery Co. promotes fall planting of fruit trees in leaf. Choose apples, cherries, pears and crabs now for good specimens.
Extension of limit on Buffalo Pan-American tickets via Nickel Plate Road at 13 dollars for round trip tickets good fifteen days and 16 dollars for round trip tickets good twenty days. Three early trains with vestibuled sleeping cars and first class dining car service on American Club plan. Meals priced from 35 cents to one dollar. Address John Y. Calahan general agent 111 Adams Street Chicago No 23 Sep.
A Philadelphia style testimonial recounts F L Taylor of New Albany Bradford County Pa praising Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for stopping a diarrhoea during a long bicycle trip and again curing a dysentery attack last summer. The remedy is sold by George H Harris Schnitzus Pharmacy and Austin Avenue.
The Outlooker notes the cure fad with humor describing Carlsbad routines such as sipping water in stages, a quarter mile procession, and odd poses. It mentions Kneipp therapy and sunbath cures as quirky Berlin trends, highlighting the varied rituals of the healing craze.
Anton Colman a veteran dynamite man born in Maine recalls perilous past work in Massachusetts and New England. He warns nitroglycerin's volatility remains highest among explosives, noting its unpredictable moods and the danger of nitro kegs as saturated wood cannot be burned or broken. He recalls an incident where a man with a hammer nearly caused a catastrophic blast.
A speaker recounts a fatal accident caused by tapping an empty nitroglycerin keg. He warns of the danger, noting how the explosive residue can still injure or kill. Tales include a man killed when kegs exploded after a misguided attempt to set them off and others losing limbs or sight from minor leaks.
A man with an analytical mind lists the countless items in a typical male outfit from socks and shoes to hats and overcoats. He catalogs buttons, buckles, ties, and undergarments, plus accessories like a watch, letters, tobacco, and tools. The piece notes leather in shoes, metals in hardware, fabrics in clothing, and dyes coloring his attire.
Washington Times describes a nationwide agricultural reporting system in roughly 2750 counties. Each county has a principal agricultural correspondent with three assistants covering territories. Monthly reports are compiled, supplemented by the chief’s observations, and sent to the statistician, with about 90 percent of reports arriving monthly.
Elaborate experiments at the Kansas experiment station and in other corn belt states test feeding wheat to farm animals and swine. Experts conclude wheat has greater nutritive value than corn and can be used crushed, mixed with oats or corn, or with straw during extreme scarcity.
Gen Francis W Greene notes in Scribner's that about 10 000 French troops served in America. They landed at Newport in 1777, moved to Yorktown in 1781, returned to the Hudson in 1782, then sailed for the West Indies. Their numbers were small but their impact was vast, training the Continental Army and aiding the victory at Yorktown.
An eastern shore county in Virginia with about 18 000 people reportedly sold 550 000 barrels of Irish potatoes this year at a profit of 1 000 000 dollars. If distributed pro rata to all women and children in the county, each would receive over 75 dollars from this single crop.
Henry Gannett compiles the census totals to describe the statistical average American. A 37 year old farmer near Columbus Ohio with a wife and three children, he is five eight, 150 pounds, and a $5,000 net worth. The family consumes large quantities of flour meat potatoes and coffee, spends about $16 monthly on food, and drinks substantial beer and spirits. He is a heavy newspaper reader and envisions leading the world as the typical American.
The article states that the tallest men in Great Britain live in Galloway in southern Scotland, with an average height of about 6 feet 10 and a half inches without shoes. It ranks stature across the British Isles: Scotland 68.71 inches, Ireland 67.90, England 67.35, Wales 66.66. Shortest stature is in Wales and the southwest of England, while Midland and eastern counties have medium height.
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