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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1901
Page
9
College Attendance Figures Show Large U.S. Student Body
The article reports forty four colleges with over 100 students, fourteen with more than 2000, and six leading universities surpassing 3500 in enrollment. Institutions listed include Marvard, University of Michigan, Minnesota, Georgia, Chicago, California, Northwestern, Cornell, Pennsylvania, Yale, Columbia, and Princeton. Estimated total university and college students exceed 100,000 with overall school enrollment about 16,738,563.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alletics
Marvard
University of Michigan
Minnesota
Georgia
Chicago
California
Northwestern University
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Yale
Colombia
Princeton
America
Rise of Tenant Farming Sparks National Debate
The piece discusses education and social dignity for labor while analyzing census data showing a rising share of farms operated by tenants. It notes shifts in the Midwest, tenant farming's impact on land ownership, loans, and local commerce, and argues ownership motivates better farming and civic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
L. G. Powers
Powers
Sothern
Banda
Middle West
Capitaliata
Farma
Draft Emphatic Call Ends Protracted Service in New Jersey Church
In a small New Jersey village Methodist church, an evangelist urged anxious souls to enlist for the Lord’s service during the final night of a series of protracted meetings. No one responded until a wooden-leg veteran in the back seat shouted to draft them, prompting the parson’s pause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Rich American Lady Brought to Court at Lannon
In a curt foreign dispatch, a wealthy American woman is reported to have appeared at court in Lannon. The humorous tone implies curiosity about her alleged offense, speculating about shoplifting as a possible charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crackey
Lannon
Newspaper venture tried by dissipated editor
An Intellectually looking man asks if anyone attempted starting a newspaper. Broperio Rob recalls it failed because the editor would not tend to business. The editor sat with his back to the door, needing a vigilant setup rather than a desk pose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broperio Rob
Suitor Seeks Daughter in Marriage Amid Father’s Tears
A suitor begs a father's consent for his only child’s marriage in a dramatic scene. The father questions the proposal, while the suitor reassures he can move in, signaling hopeful progress in the Detroit Free Press fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Free Presa
Judge Criticizes Jury Ruling Over Women Witnesses
Judge Arba N Waterman of Chicago publicly questioned the jury verdict in a case, arguing that testimony from women should carry less weight than a single written document. He granted a new trial, sparking condemnation from women’s clubs and colleagues who call his remarks a serious error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arba N. Waterman
Chicago
Waterman
Santa Teresa the Wonder Healer of Mexico Tours Europe
Santa Teresa, a Yaqui healer known as the Mexican heroine, travels to Europe after escaping to the United States from accusations of inciting Yaqui against the Mexican government. Born in Sinaloa with Spanish roots, she began healing as a girl and has cured various ailments including paralysis and blindness. She accompanied the Owens family from San Francisco to Europe to showcase her powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Santa Teresa
Europe
United States
California
Terean
Sinaloa
Alysis
Teresa
San Francisco
Charles Owens
C. I. Rosencranz
First Game of Chess Origin and Notable Players
A historical look at chess origins from India to Persia and Europe, tracing early references in Sanskrit literature and the spread to Spain, Italy, and Germany. Notable figures like Louis IX and the Elector of Hanover are mentioned among devoted players, with notes on early board and playing conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
France
Germany
Europe
Loutes Nim
Deas
John Frederick
Hanover
Prisoner in 1547 Plays Chess Before Death
A prisoner under Charles V in 1547, while confined with Ernest of Brunswick, learned of his death sentence. He commented on the Emperor’s irregularities, resumed his chess game after winning, then turned to religious duties befitting his perilous fate, as reported by the London Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles V
Ernest of
Brunswick
London Express
Noise dampers for heavy machinery and new cork method
Cassier's Magazine notes hair felt and cork as vibration dampening. Cork sheets mosaic under machines show limited relief, while proper foundations remain the best solution. Engineers once used suspended brick foundations to isolate engines from floors, a successful vibration absorber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Cassier
Avalanche near Elger Glacier 1871 Alpine venture ends in escape
An expedition including Mr. Tuckett and two friends faced a massive avalanche on Elger Glacier in 1871. As snow and rock surged toward them they ran for rocks, narrowly escaping. The guide and companions describe the immense, vindictive snow mass sweeping by, leaving the party alive but shaken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuckett
Elger
Mr. Hackett
Enigmatic Critique Clashes With Wry American Wit
A lively exchange contrasts Sig. Par mimano’s artistry with a bored American remark. Death’s role as a connoisseur of misfortune is hinted at as an observer of human effort. The quoted dialogue touches on verve, anticipation, and the joke of busy doctors never finding rest.
Old and Famous Bridges Through Time and Style
A survey of ancient and modern bridge design from Roman arches to Gothic forms and early iron and wire suspension, noting key structures such as Avignon’s Rhone bridge, Ponte Vecchio, the Augustus bridge at Dresden, the Tees and Danube bridges, and the Coalbrookdale Severn bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brothers of the Bridge
St. Benezet
Rhone
Avignon
Hannibal
Adda
Trenzo
Barnato Visconti
Milan
Vitruvius
Coalbrookdale
Severn
Pont Des Arts
Paris
Southwark
Tees
Middleton
Telford
Mena Straits
Danube
Buda-Pesth
United States
Fribourg
Switzerland
Boston Transcript
From Lord Armstrong's Heir and the Armstron g fortune
Lord William George Armstrong died leaving a vast fortune earned by his own efforts. The estate passed to Watson Armstrong who recently donated half a million dollars to LORD ARMSTRONG, the Victoria Jubilee Infirmary. Armstrong, son of a corn merchant, became a mechanical engineer in 1847 and invented the Armstrong gun. He built Elswick works, owned large land and seats, and died at 90 after retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Armstrong
William George Armstrong
Watson Armstrong
Victoria Jubillee Infirmary
William Armstrong
Elswick
Boston Girl Chooses Golf Gift After Summer Habit
A Boston girl who fell for golf last summer and kept thinking about brassies and cleeks asks her aunt for a golf related present. The aunt, unsure of golf terms, sends a small gift she believes tied to the sport, a golf pint, prompting cautious gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Collections Prove Tough for Deskbound Debtor
A Washington Star excerpt shows a man lounging at his desk admitting collections are hard. He claims no one owes him a dollar and confesses he has not felt like work, joking about lack of effort and empty accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
More Fruit Growing in Florida
Florida growers expand small fruit and orange ventures as demand grows. A four person couple exposes truth about their relationship, ending their love affair as tensions rise in a troubled personal triangle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
OUR BUDGET OF FUN Jokes and Jokelets From Old Laughs
A column of light verse and humorous exchanges from a bygone era. Jests about shopping tangles, money borrowing, and playful mishearings appear alongside country caricatures and regional names. The snippets capture social humor and character sketches with period flavor.
He Didn't Notice First Burglar Quips About Haul
In a Baltimore American item a first burglar is confronted about how many rooms were cracked in the house. The second burglar admits he does not know and says he was only interested in the loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Harold
My Goldrox
Fay
Miss Goldrox
Miss Goldroy
Mabel
Anguish Voice From Student In Classroom Fray
A student speaks of distress after a classroom incident with a teacher, saying the lashing caused no tears while lamenting not being tall enough to retaliate. The exchange highlights a power clash and a pupil’s frustration with authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teacher
True Economy and the old-fashioned collars
A witty exchange from the New York Weekly features Winkers, a man of affairs, asking True Economy why he wears fearfully old-fashioned collars. Winkers replies that the washerwoman sends them to others and they are returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Weekly
Last Century Gowns Spark Retail Urge in Philadelphia
Antiquated banter echoes through a Philadelphia scene as a shopper gushes over gowns, declaring modern styles while another responds that her collection is from the last century, reflecting enduring fashion tensions in upbeat chatter.
Fragmented joke collage from early 20th century papers
A string of comic exchanges and humorous vignettes from Philadelphia Press Puck and Chicago papers. Bits cover broken engagements over rings, pretense suitors, a wood preservation quip, a death joke, transit schemes, dueling humor, railroad mishaps, fashion policing, a piano tuning gag, and a jibe about an engagement ended by a father’s influence.
Not Yet Transformed Nell She’s a Blonde Isn’t She
A collection of asterisms and fragmented comic bits drawn from multiple papers. Lines include jokes about transformations, misheard phrases, and light social banter from a variety of humor captions and dialogue snippets. The page mix preserves period voice and teases of punchlines without full context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell
Belle
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Proper Thing and Royal Witty Quips
A fragmented antique page quotes dialogic lines about a kitchen intruder and a king. Puck makes sharp asides on princely error while other incongruous notes mention Wall Street operations and medical procedures, reflecting period whimsy and satire.
Odd Duty of Hanoverian Fire Brigade
A ragged urchin asks a tobacconist for a light and pays a halfpenny for a box of matches. The Hanoverian Fire Brigade is described as wearing helmets and attending to fainting in winter finery, with police telephoning for the brigade to arrive in a carriage and four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonny
Hanover
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