30 Sep 1898
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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1898
Page
1
In a Philadelphia tale a father and an electrical worker set a trap in a parlor using contact plates under sofa cushions. The circuit would close only if two people shared the seat, buzzing when Romeo and his beloved sat close enough. The scene ends with the parent’s surprise at modern science interfering with romance.
A collection of scribbles and political musings from Loomis News Depot in Austin Illinois. It references Theodore Roosevelt possible posting to the writing department and comments on annexation Jamaica Cuba and race relations in America. It also notes German culture and a German girl selling violets for college funds and a teacher reflecting on a student.
A Paris report says the Svanetias of a remote Caucasus range are the dirtiest people, living 2 500 years in primeval huts with no fireplaces and crowded by families and livestock. Their homes are filthy and harsh conditions breed disease amid limited work and simple farming. The piece also notes a young actor Cosmo Stuart who married Merie Fonimpest.
The passage notes Admiral Porter’s habit of courting press attention and how General Grant teased him. Grant joked Porter would be the greatest admiral since Nelson if he never learned to write, illustrating their close friendship and Porter's public visibility.
Crowds fill the aisles at the bargain counters study the trim waists and neat fur details. Buyers boast of luck and share in the strike as patient labor yields quaint designs and tempting prices. The scene reflects a bustling shopping mood and pride in fashion.
A poem laments factory missteps and closed shops amid a headline of a lake murder and social critique. It contrasts empty counters with human toil and questions callous complicity in exploitation while urging awareness of those harmed by economic systems.
Lord Houghton was celebrated for wit and broad humanity in London and America. He supported the northern cause in Parliament, welcomed wanderers with hospitality, and earned warm regard from Americans for his understanding of their civilization. He showed kindness to all who greeted him.
A reflective piece contrasts bedroom taste with practical comfort noting that rich women sew or read in bedrooms while guests should be simple. It then shifts to a historical view of the British Empire, detailing its vast size population and international reach, claiming extensive global holdings and resources.
A short moral exhortation from Rev. J. W. Atwood urging belief in God and humanity, purity, love, honor, selflessness, bravery, and hope as guiding principles.
Rev. G. P. Fisher argues that Christianity’s future will largely hinge on how separate Christian communions relate to one another, influencing growth and unity in the coming decades.
This profile traces Alec MacDonald, once a windlass worker in Circle City, who became the Klondike’s leading figure. It recounts his rise from a Nova Scotia youth with modest schooling to a self sufficient, debt averse magnate valued at around three million dollars, known for trusting his own memory and words over written contracts.
Grady's body lies in a Spanish blockhouse board box buried in a Santiago grave about four feet deep. A one foot high mound covers the grave with side and end slopes and sunken stones. A center cross of shells ringed by a circle of small stones marks the tomb. Headstone of brown tiling bears inscriptions.
A collection notes sharp phrases about floor-washing humor and gold dust in eyes. It contrasts world desires with what a man can manage, quoting Chicago News.
A line from the Cleveland Leader features Mrs Enpeck remarking that blessings come in disguise and Mr Enpeck prompting Marla to reveal herself. The fragment hints at a social or literary exchange within a local column.
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