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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1902
Page
6
A reader questions Dr Kuykendall's statewide majority claims reported in the Oregonian. They deem forecasts by political experts unreliable without transparent sources and caution against guessing from past returns, urging disclosure of data behind his estimates.
In Butte Montana March 4 miners and brokers gauge Thunder Mountain fever. H C Lewis of Idaho cites ocean to ocean fame and describes high stakes for snowbound claims. Stage line operators report hundreds seeking transport to the area as snow clears. Lewis theorizes the mountain may have been a volcanic crater ejecting boiling mud that carried gold.
The FHP, a popular Eugene organization, hosted a banquet at the Usebou Cafe with an elaborate menu and enjoyable time. Members present included Clive Cheshire, Samuel R Thurston, Walter Carroll, Rae Norris, Frank Ankeny, Kenneth Miller, Guy Os, Wandersod Hal Wood, while Wood could not attend. Mrs Ads Church gave a large afternoon reception at her Lincoln and West Fifth home for many friends with listed guests.
As the Democratic primary nears, nominations listed for Maic include G H Whitbeck for supervisor Erwin Smith for justice EU Matthews for constable Whitbeck elected delegate to county convention. AOUW lodge initiated forty five members last Saturday with plans to build a two story hall.
A Chicago Herald piece by William E. Curtis recounts the famous bronze horses of Venice, noting twelve to sixteen works including Verrocchio’s Colleone and Lysippus relics atop St. Mark’s. It traces their travels from Rome to Constantinople then Paris and Vienna, ending with their current green verdigris copper condition and two ton weight each.
A woman recalls how a steer into a Fifth Avenue store led to a new job as a saleswoman. She describes a chance encounter on a Staten Island ferry and a manager noting her fair complexion, which the store leveraged to boost sales. She now earns $15 a week with short hours and agreeable work.
Editorial questions Furnish ethics and campaign spending saying he is clean and legitimate. It mocks the idea of spending to carry a canvass and suggests the writer is naive or foolish. The piece implies Furnish would be a rare political bird fit for a glass cabinet.
The east park of the Lane county courthouse grounds will furnish a splendid site for the GAR monument to memorialize Civil War veterans. Kid McCoy has returned from Europe seeking a fight with Jeffries or Fitzsimmons, drawn by the prize money and the notoriety.
Residents once ready to complain about the street sprinkler found better service in the natural way, as the system proved effective without fanfare. The report suggests satisfaction with simple, unobtrusive watering methods and quicker relief from heat.
The Register describes Furnish as a handy organizer, implying his strength lies in fundraising for his election. The piece argues Oregon will demand more from its governor than money and brains, and stresses the need for a clean type of leadership.
Portland reports a tragedy involving a Chinese life as Dr Lei is arrested on suspicion of slaying his mistress by throat cutting. He showed the body at his own request and sobbed, seeming overwhelmed by emotion, amid suspicion he is not the man sought.
A single page folio from the original proof sheets of The Charge of the Light Brigade with Tennyson’s handwriting corrections sold for four hundred forty dollars. The remark notes Rockefeller could take that piece to write in a way that would be worth ten million.
Lane County Republicans defer campaign material to the Register as ex Sheriff Johnson runs for a third term. He aided his favored deputy to win a chance at the prize, excluding other faithful Republicans after four years at the political pie counter. No third term cry will echo from either side about the sheriffalty.
The best fed laboring men in the country come from the logging districts of Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota. They enjoy many luxuries and a camp cook must possess qualifications that would gain a good position in a town or city.
President Palma of Cuba campaigns in the East to press trade reciprocity while critics say his talks drift with the wind. He argues for duty free raw product access, while the sugar trust maintains strong influence in Washington.
Lord Roberts responds to a correspondent who proposed a corps of veterans for British home defense. He appreciates the patriotism but believes soldiers who have served should now rely on younger men to defend the country.
Chinook Indians separated from their sealing schooner off the California north coast drifted over thirty six hours in a fifteen foot dugout canoe before a passing steamer picked them up. The dramatic sea ordeal highlights survivor endurance and peril at sea.
The Wort land Kennel Club beach dog show announces a novel attraction for the event starting April 16. Each visiting lady will receive a coupon each evening and a drawing will be held toward the close offering a valuable thoroughbred puppy as the prize.
Texas moves to solve convict employment by cultivating cane on two thousand acres and finishing a sugar mill to crush the crop. The state opposes trusts yet will participate in benefits accruing to the sugar combine as part of its program.
Hazleton Pennsylvania plans to use an auction for police appointments. Bidders meeting physical and mental requirements would obtain jobs. Critics warn public would pay unfair wages and that any low bid would be offset by hidden means, undermining morality and good government.
Rural free delivery in Oregon operates twenty eight routes serving farming communities. Each twenty five mile route can serve about one hundred families with daily six day mail delivery. The system brings the country section into metropolitan levels of daily mail and allows farmers to receive the day’s paper at their gate within hours. Residents on a route must have a mailbox ready for carriers who cannot alight from carts to receive mail.
Cottage Grove notes report two births on March 27 1902 a girl born to the wife of JI Thomas and a daughter born to the wife of Carl Coats. The five year old son of Mr and Mrs Henry Whitlock died on Monday with funeral at the Christian church and interment at the cemetery. Agent T BK Awbrey, after timber claim work at Mosby Creek, roseburg and back, returned unable to walk from exposure but improving and to resume RR duties soon.
A Lancaste r NH man F J Green credits chronic indigestion and nervous debility relief to Electric Bitters after years of trial with no success. He adds his wife has remained in excellent health and praises the tonic for female troubles. Sold by W L DeLano for 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed.
Chambers and Bro received a full carload shipment of pads today. The large consignment includes assorted sizes and types for immediate distribution to stores. Local warehouses prepared pallets and noted stock variety should satisfy current demand.
A cautionary tale shows a successful businessman dying from neglected kidney disease after a deceptive illness, urging prompt action. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and emphasizes medical analysis, private correspondence, and free urine testing as aid to diagnosis and cure.
The article recounts two U S presidential censures. It notes Andrew Johnson’s acquittal after impeachment and two censure resolutions by Senate and House. It covers Jackson’s 1834 censure over bank removals and expungement in 1837, plus Tyler’s 1842 veto-related censure and protest responses.
Massachusetts firm prints a polite rule for letter writers urging that complaints be sent with good nature and courtesy. The piece argues the first note should be fair and civil to allow quick correction of any injustice. It highlights a culture of constructive feedback over harsh rebuke.
A Detroit Free Press note recalls an old remedy for a sealed head using pure pine tar and lard melted into an ointment. The grandmother advised keeping the head clean and applying the ointment, claiming it had cured heads even when the matter had eaten into the neck.
In a Philadelphia Record fragment, Tom tells Belle he doubts his courage to propose. Belle blushes yet confesses she is a brunette, echoing the old saying faint heart never won fair lady.
A fragment describes a cave on the forend flor of Norway where weather lightning flashes are observed. It notes the site’s character and mentions a wyle Novalia term, suggesting a localized belief or legend about the cave’s activity and conditions.
A close unventilated house is foul for poultry and bone meal forms good lime beds. Nests should allow fowls access from below. Bran outperforms corn for nitrogen. cracked or coarse wheat feeds young chicks first week. A fighting cock ruins breeders. feed variety, including cane or sorghum seed, boosts eggs. Choose roosters with full breast, broad back, and vocal mature crow. Early mating aids winter laying.
A western Maryland Lutheran minister recalls a humorous encounter in which an elderly German man reminds him he once received a pig as a dowry for marriage. The awkward moment turns when the man threatens to double the gift if the minister remarries.
A four year old girl frets as her father is late for dinner. Her sister vows no tea for him, but the child returns with pennies to buy him tea, offering all she has to ensure papa gets his drink. The sweet moment shows a child's quiet generosity.
Ohio State Journal quotes two politicians on honesty in office. Phil Brick and Phil Osaifer discuss motives in politics, one seeking good for citizens the other for personal gains. The exchange frames a contrast between public service and self interest.
A Chicago Tribune snippet shows a salesman touting a product as an excellent coffee substitute claimed to be wholesome and to "make red blood." A young woman with earrings asks for something that makes live blood, highlighting a sensational health claim. The fragment gauges early 20th century sensational advertising language.
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