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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1896
Page
3
In July 1794 Paris within the Terror era, Charles Danville and Rose Trudaine wed amid family tension. Lomaque, once Danville’s ally, faces danger as revolution tightens its grip while Danville shifts with the times, scheming to protect his estate and his mother from persecution as fear and suspicion mount.
A fragment notes a voyage ending in Marseilles with a single faithful servant accompanying the traveler. Details remain sparse beyond this silhouette of companionship and location.
Anville travels to Paris with his wife to accept government work during the Terror. Tra-daine and Danville pursue peril and perilous influence as Parisian streets become their shared path amid political danger. Robespierre’s network and Lemaque shape covert watch.
A passenger on the steamship New York pays twice after losing his ticket No 1601. He searches the ship from pockets to trunks, is renamed 1601 by others, and finally pays 125 for passage to avoid delays. He counts customs shortfalls and realizes the effort would span days, ending with his departure as Mr 1601.
A French inventor proposes a wheeled marine craft with four to ten hollow wheels that stay above water and roll on the surface. Between starboard and larboard wheels a horizontal platform carries cabins dining room and engine room for passengers with no cargo hull. Steering uses a hollow vertical tube with a high pressure water jet and rotating cylinder to direct and propel.
A method described to render fabrics like tweed and serge rainproof uses powdered plain and sugar of lead each one ounce mixed into a gallon of rain water. After settling, the liquid is poured off and the fabric is soaked for 24 hours, then pressed with a warm iron until nearly dry. The result is claimed to preserve color and texture while resisting rain.
A fragmentary note reveals a London class of small brokers and umbrella sellers who profit from items left in railway carriages and waiting rooms. The text hints at mercy and trouble growing, echoing Shakespearean wit about misfortune.
The roof garden season proves dismal with poor weather and inferior acts. Managers face losses as shows extend beyond three hours and fail to attract audiences despite some improvement this year. Miss Le Vyne, a prominent performer, tours western theaters and recently debuts in New York, joining Gus Hill's Vanity Fair.
The Knickerbocker Theatre will stage Mrs. Burnett's A Lady of Quality with Miss Hessie Tyree or Elizabeth on the title role, though Eliza Proctor Otis is favored for Clorinda Wildairs. Verdi in Milan and new operas Half a King and An American Beauty headline the page.
Hamilton Clarke has composed much of the new music for Cymbeline at the Royal Lyceum in London while Alma Tadema provided scenery and costume designs. M. W. Hanley delays his new farce until after the election after buying rights from Edgar Selden. Madrid theaters must close at midnight by order of the military governor, a change from late performances. Margaret Dibdin, leading actress in In Mizzoura, is daughter of Henry M. Pitt, once with Augustin Daly. The Ophelia statue for Amstocke Thomas memorial reportedly resembles Christine Nilsson.
The piece outlines the poet's view of his productions and payments. It notes the blend of sung verses and commercial aims to please readers and secure publisher funds. The narrator jokes about critics, banking, and the enduring Pegasus as a metaphor for poetic effort.
A speaker in rustic dialect laments how bicycles supposedly pushed people toward horse meat, wondering aloud about the motive behind this. The odd remark reflects a rural concerns tale about transportation and food amid community chatter.
A Country Week Association outing took several Philadelphia slum children to the countryside. One boy, unhappy away from city life, said he missed the city and noted patrol wagons sometimes come five times a day.
The dialogue exposes a con artist named Goodfellow as a professional crook. Muggins notes his specialty is a “security farmer” who runs a business of raising notes, implying counterfeit or financial deceit.
A New York Press note describes Biktup recounting that Topley forgave his son and moved to St. Louis, then changed course when he saw the water and returned, arguing blood is thicker than water.
In a humorous Tit-Bits exchange a wife writes to her husband that she found his praise of her in a love letter. The husband groans and replies that he still holds the same opinion, delivering a playful domestic vignette.
Dialogue captures a playful exchange about stealing bases and tagging out during a game. Patsy and Tommy trade boasts and banter, framed by a judge’s remark, reflecting a casual dugout scene.
Miss Gotrox asks Miss Damper about Count Sandwich calling her his treasure. Miss Damper quips that he meant his investment, noting he often misuses English. The dialogue shows playful social banter over language.
The Indianapolis Journal quotes a cartoonish exchange noting women rallying for a candidate would be disrupted by millinery openings offering free ice cream sodas. The remark suggests such gimmicks are effective for men when the opposition hosts a saloon opening with free lunch.
A reflective note on pride limiting social fun and travel, suggesting fear of friends' judgments blocks merriment and shared experiences. The piece highlights how reputation and conformity influence personal choices and happiness.
West Baden and French Lick Springs in Orange County boast overflowing hotels as visitors flood the summer resorts aboard the Monox Route. Paoli hosts a well patronized sanitarium while waters of springs are noted for diverse cures. Cedar Lake near Chicago offers a large wooded park and fine fishing as a favored picnic spot.
In surplus paper stock at a mill in Andover Connecticut a Bible bearing an inscription ties it to Rev. Steven West who served as pastor in Stockbridge Massachusetts from 1759 to 1818. The discovery links material from his era to a tangible relic of early American religious life.
An advertisement claims Dr. Kay's Lung Balm cures any cough. An unrelated note says Dr. Walsh, archbishop of Dublin, is regaining health by riding a bicycle.
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