Oddities and quotes fill Eugene Weekly Guard page
A jumbled compilation of anecdotes and humorous quotes covers topics from Castro in Venezuela to Marconi wireless, Monroe inflation and Turkish kidnaping, with notes on teachers, mothers, and a sensational mix of proverbs. It references Lord Francis Hope, Zane, and a wholesale price card by Charles Broadway Hus, noting his rise from $1.50 to wealth through relentless work.
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Onor Brite
United States
Charles Broadway Houss
New York City
Reuss
Rouss
End of an Era in Negro Minstrelsy and Its Aftermath
The piece reflects on wealth, health, and blindness, then moves to the passing of the old-time negro distress and the decline of authentic minstrel shows. It notes the deaths of Haverly, West, Emerson, Rice, and Bryant, and contrasts historic minstrel humor with modern vaudeville, ragtime, and “coon” songs, praising the earlier troupes’ artistry.
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Neil” Bryant
Jack” Haverly
Billy” West
Billy” Emerson
Billy” Rice
Haverly
Emerson
Thackeray
America
Christy
Stephen C. Foster
Dvorak
New World Symphony
Suwanee
Ot Susanna
Dan Tucker
Kentucky
Darky
Continuance secured by bluff over smallpox scare
In Pike County, an attorney used a courtroom bluff to obtain a continuance in a case of assault. W H Crow claimed the defendant had smallpox and might break out, persuading judge and jury to delay trial. The defense sought fairness while noting potential exposure in a nearby residence.
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Eben Allen Swelveley
Springfield
Carlinville
W. H. Crow
Crow
Aml
Wianimoens
Pike County
Era of Big Salaries Marks Era of High Pay
The piece surveys top earners in business and finance, highlighting Lyman J. Gage, A. M. Delafield, Charles Counselman, Conrad H. Matthieson, and K. I. Gary, noting salaries from 25 000 to 100 000 yearly. It traces career paths from modest beginnings to executive power and discusses trust and steel industry leaders and top church salaries. It mentions Richard Delafield at National Park Bank, Charles Schwab, and Elbert H. Gary, and ends by naming Bishop Potter and Rabbi Emil G Hirsch as the two highest paid clergy at 1000 annually.
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Lyman J. Gage
Washington
United States Trust Company
Chicago
A.M. Delafield
Gage
Denver
Onanda
Charlies Counselman
American Fisheries Company
Alaska
Counselman
Board of Trade
Conrad H. Matthieson
Chicago Sugar Ke Tiulog Company
The
Glucose Trust
Matthieson
Combine
Richard Delafield
National Park Bank of New York
United States
O&m
Hend
Delafeld
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Elbert H. Gary
Wheaton
Federal Steel Company
Son OW
Illinois Steel Company
Dream House Ghost Revealed In Real Life Tale
Horace G Hutchinson recounts a peculiar dream episode where a wife repeatedly visits a house in her dreams and later finds it matches a real property she and her husband rent. The agent reveals tenants become the house’s ghost that locals have long seen, explaining their unseen predictor.
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Horace G. Hutchinson
Longman’s Magazine
Relics of Manila battle shells gifted to Cridler
Assistant Secretary of State Cridler receives from Consul Wildman fragments of a six inch shell and Cavite arsenal shells from the Spanish defeat at Manila and Montejo. The relics bear inscriptions detailing their history and the Spanish use of nonstandard ammunition. The six inch fragment said to have destroyed property and killed Spaniards near Cavite while demonstrating aggressive foreign armament in the first overseas war.
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Cridler
State Department
Manila
Admiral Dewey
Cavite
Montejo
Wildman
Mexico
Washington
St. Loula Globe Democrat
Lincoln’s Walnut Dilemma and Children on Shoulders
The Literary Digest recalls Lincoln’s habit of carrying his children on his shoulders or by his coat tails. Neighbor Holand Diller recounts a tale of Lincoln striding past with two eager boys, illustrating his responsive yet humorous parenting. Lincoln reportedly quipped, I’ve got three walnuts, and each wants two.
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Literary Digest
Springfield
Holand Diller
Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln
China Man’s Endless Endurance Opposed to European
A North China paper quotes the New York Ledger noting the China man’s exceptional nerves and stamina. He writes, works, weaves, and carves with minimal fatigue, treating sport as waste labor. He can sleep anywhere and endures harsh conditions without irritation or complaint.
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North China
New York Ledger
Refrain Feud Echoes in Vaudeville Comment
A Baltimore American item recalls a quip at a vaudeville show. During a popular ballad, a spectator says the refrain is prettier than the verses and wishes the performer would refrain altogether.
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Baltimore American
Berlin's Criminal Book and its 71000 criminal photos
Berlin keeps a police record called the Black Book now totaling thirty seven volumes with seventy one thousand photographs of criminals from all classes. The note adds a wry line about how distant manners of a girl may reflect an iron dinner and cites a cheeky saying on stern but careful administration.
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Berlin
Timperley Evening with Paul and the Steinhardts
The narrator recalls his first night in Timperley marked by a long dialogue with Mr Birley and Mrs Steinhardt about Paul Steinhardt and a costly London legal battle. Details reveal a family torn by scandal, legal woes, and suicide rumors as the village endures a smoky chemical plant and a fatal bell tower accident. The narrator forms a deep, enduring friendship with the Steinhardts and a respect for Paul.
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Chemical Works
George
Paul
Timperley
Timperley Hall visits and a mysterious dream
In spring at Timperley Hall I visit the ladies with Miss Lacroix. We discuss industrial cruelty in Lancashire and hear of a drowned boy in a polluted brook. That night Miss Lacroix shares a dream of her missing father, and we plan to investigate the pond by day for clues.
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Timperley Hall
Mr. Steinhardt
Miss Lacroix
Lancashire
Mrs. Steinhardt
Thia
Mr. Lacroix
Mise Lacroix
Trembly
London
Bacon
Great Queen Street
Miss Lackox
Donkey Cart Hurdle Draws Laughing Thanks in France
A cyclist pushing his bicycle up a steep hill in southern France helps a peasant with a donkey cart by steadying the cart with one hand and guiding the bike with the other. The donkey and cart reach the summit, and the peasant thanks the cyclist, saying he would never have managed with only one donkey.
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France
Monsieur
Lighthouse Bill Repeal Sparks Sudden Statute Change
The coast of North Carolina gains a lighthouse bill enacted March 3 1901 but repealed by the sundry civil appropriation measure. The repeal wipes the statute books quickly while the Senate amends the bill to limit its sweeping impact.
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House
North Carolina
Washington Post
Industrial Gold Consumption and Stock in US and World
The industrial consumption of gold in the United States for the year is about 16 667 500, while world demand is near 75 000 000. The US led gold production last year but imported more than it exported by 12 866 101. The country’s gold coin stock, including mint bullion, ends the year at 1 124 052 815 and silver coin stock at 410 477 025.
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United States
Khaki war ends as drab working dress chosen for soldiers
The British war office plans a postwar change from khaki to a peculiar drab mix ture for working dress. The color is deemed more neutral than khaki serge, but critics say it harms appearance and may not improve safety, promising a khaki war legacy.
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British War Office
Compliments and Praise Across Rivalries
A reflective line questions praise for a friend while sensing distrust toward enemies. It notes how public opinion can hinge on close observation and personal experience, suggesting that true merit is weighed by individual perception rather than general acclaim.
First Chicago Woman Recalls Familiar Face Relation
In Philadelphia Record prose, a Chicago woman asks about a familiar man. The other woman identifies him as Jenks Henry Jenks, noting he is her first husband. The exchange blends social intrigue and press mild sensationalism.
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Chicago
Jenks
Henry Jenks
Philadelphia Record
Hardware expense item blamed on poker night confusion
A manager complains an expense entry labeled hardware 50 inches was misclassified as poker costs. The salesman explains the item was intended for hardware purchases but was mistakenly charged to the poker expense, prompting inquiry into proper accounting.
Archbishop Temple Rules Boys Should Not Fight
Dr Temple, archbishop of Canterbury, says it is not right for boys to fight even occasionally and asserts there should be no malice in such conduct.
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Turkey
Miss Stone
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East
Zane
Marcon
Marconi Company
Teeing
Lord Francis Hope
Cervera
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Pluk
K. I. Gary
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J. Maclaren Cobban
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