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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1898
Page
8
A pupil names a preferred spot to watch parades at a fixed point, while a father asks where that point is. The New York World notes processions are longer when viewed from a single vantage, implying a local curiosity about optimal viewing sites.
Promises free book on request for Muco Solvent a Chicago based remedy claimed to cure croup coughs colds fevers quinsy catarrh and sore throats and stomach issues. Advertises relief as safe pleasant and worth its weight in diamonds with a $1 cost and seeks agents.
Seldum Fedd muses sadly that money talks while Soiled Spoon wonders about it. The World notes the way he reflects on why conversations with him have always been awkward and backward.
Mrs Gobang asks how to marry off five daughters prompting a witty reply about opening recruiting offices in a New York World exchange.
An 1808 dated clipping mixes sensational claims and patent medicine pitches. It touts a Maxim gun with a 600 shots per minute claim, offers No-To-Bac tobacco cure, Dr Kline’s nerve restorer, Cascarets candy to cure constipation, and a penny-saving slogan from Mrs Kate Mundt.
Adam Vangundy of Bluffs Missouri recalls forty niner era hardships and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing his rheumatism after two boxes taken starting in March 1897. He swears to the remedy's benefit before Notary Franklin C. Funn.
In a crossing of the Atlantic the deck roars with gale wind and spray while the engine room remains calm. The contrast highlights inner peace amid external tempests as described by J. Finney.
The passage urges war veterans and others to secure homes now before prices rise. Marinette County Wisconsin offers excellent farming land on the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway with strong home markets and good prices. Information is provided by C E Rollins immigration agent at 161 La Salle Street Chicago.
A bystander wonders why a son of Ireland hurries to finish a fence painting. The worker explains he has little paint left and must finish the job before it runs out.
About 1,000,000 acres of government land in Northwest Florida are available for homestead entry, plus additional railroad lands for sale at low rates near the Louisville and Nashville line. Interested buyers may contact General Land Commissioner R. J. Wemyss in Pensacola. Excursions to view lands are offered on the first and third Tuesdays each month via the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, with round trip tickets at $2 over the base fare. Write C. P. Atmore, General Passenger Agent, Louisville Kentucky, for details.
An 82 year old Chicago man claims Admiral George Dewey is his cousin and recounts a winding family tale. He describes changing the spelling of his name from Tuhey to Dewey to sound more American and recalls early life in Ireland and the United States. He details kin across Ohio New York Vermont and Connecticut and notes relatives aboard the Admiral's vessel. He also recounts his Civil War service and various moves across states seeking work and family support.
Rev Daniel Ryan of Utica Indiana recently elected commander of the Indiana department G A R is a famed Methodist preacher with a storied Civil War record He enlisted at 15 in Shenandoah Valley and served with Shermans Thirteenth Ohio guarding the general He was present at the funeral rites of Shermans son Sergeant Willie and later preached for four decades as an early G A R member and Indiana delegate to six national encampments
Chicago boasts Louis A. Christiansen as the state’s tallest color sergeant at six feet four inches and 250 pounds. Norwegian-born, a former schoolmate of explorer Fridtjof Nansen, he later became a railroad draftsman before serving in the SpanishAmerican War with the Illinois Blue and Gray volunteers. He claims to have carried the Cuban flag through Chicago streets during recruitment.
Anthropologists highlight Arunta initiation rites in Central Australia. Spencer and Gillen discuss Engwurra and Engwara ceremonies, noting age stages from 10 to 25 before tribal secrets and full membership are attained. The paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria adds valuable authentic records to Aboriginal rites.
A Philadelphia North American exchange questions if the American summer girl can cope without the American man, amid a broader wartime context. The dialogue contrasts Curt is and Cruikshank reflections suggesting many problems will be resolved by the war.
A brief exchange from the New York Weekly notes the public interest in baseball is waning and an American host voices concern over safety issues for umpires this season amid declining crowds.
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