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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1903
Page
6
A reader reports fatigue and spring troubles from blood deficiency and pimples. After taking Hood's Sarsaparilla, sleep improved and tiredness faded, with the medicine credited for helping scrofula symptoms and restoring energy.
A collector’s snapshot details recent and forthcoming works by Stevenson, Verne, Dunbar, Johnston, Ward Stimson, and others. It notes revised editions, poetry volumes, translations, and novels in press, with hints of public reception and publishing houses like D. Appleton, Harper, and L. C. Page.
A NYTimes overheard chat from a Sixth Avenue electric car recounts two young women mocking a neighbor. They claim she borrows constantly from them and others, never returns items, and even offers shoe polish as ink for writing when ink is unavailable, prompting laughter at her alleged stinginess.
The piece discusses maple wood known as bird's-eye with delicate line patterns and the inability to identify such wood without cutting. It recounts a Railrroad Gazette story about George M. Pullman declining a mahogany log for veneers, then benefiting when the log was cut. The quip notes that discovering interior wood origin from the outside could yield great wealth.
A humorous clash of quips in a Baltimore News item notes a New York woman suing her husband for divorce after he peltered her with eggs. The scene shows editors, a humorist, and a salary fixer lightening the mood in the newsroom.
The contract stipulates that a husband must provide his wife with a sum for bathing purposes. If the wife is denied this allowance, she can go before the cadi and invert her slipper as a complaint. If the grievance is not corrected, it becomes grounds for divorce.
Marmaduke and Alice discuss rumors that parlor matches are no longer legal, prompting Alice to lead the way into the sitting room as they consider the implication of the claim.
At Edinburgh Scotland a woman declared insane devised a unique will provision leaving two thousand dollars to create a fund to rescue sane persons improperly confined in lunatic asylums.
An American prize fighter prepares for a costly match against French opponents with plans to stage the event via telecast, underscoring a bold approach to securing victory and wide viewership.
A women’s health notice extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during the change of life. It cites patient letters praising the remedy and includes a testimonial from Newua Rosas of Roslindale Massachusetts and notes of genuine letters supporting the medicine's value.
A Kansas City Journal snippet notes She-Gertrude will not marry until she finds her ideal and signals any man who asks. It mentions Arabella eyebrows as a target of George Jack’s writing, with Mabel joking they are already penciled.
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars for a cure Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot provide. It names F J Cheney Co Toledo as proprietor and asserts the firm’s reliability. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally at 75 cents per bottle and mentions testimonials and Bali's Family Pills as best.
A Globe Hotel resident from Ottawa Ontario Miss Della Janveau writes to The Peruna Medicine Co. praising Peruna as a purifier after three weeks of use noting improved digestion energy and no pains. Adia Brittain of Sekitan Ohio also reports relief after three months of Peruna with heaviness in the stomach and bilious spells vanishing. The letter invites readers to seek Dr Hartman for free advice at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
A mother asks how three pieces of cake became one. The girl explains with wide eyes that darkness in the pantry caused her to miss the other piece. The exchange captures a playful domestic moment and the girl's quick-witted explanation.
A collage of anecdotes features Lord Houghton on Sordello and a noted Boston senator's tour of a historic Washington house. Cyrus Drew recalls Eugene Field in New Orleans 1804, describing Field teasing Miss Maude Jeffries with a giant brown paper envelope prank that delighted Barrett and amused all in a Grunewald cafe.
A whimsical dialogue contrasts Mrs Noorich with Mr Noorich about riding in a carriage. She imagines the prestige while he jokes about watching himself go by from the sidewalk, revealing playful self-awareness in a society moment.
A Harvard Lampoon line contrasts a good cook with a poor printer, noting the distinction between forming the idea and printing the form. It frames the joke as a witty distinction about responsibility and craft.
A Washington Star quotation features Mr. Meekton denying any European dominance over America. He emphasizes that Europeans do not dominate so long as they continue to marry American girls, reflecting a dated xenophobic sentiment.
A literary fragment contrasts a poetic phrase the fringe of mag neline beyond the lagoon with a noted admirer. The prose Playful exchange mocks the word fringe when tied to trousers while hinting at a broader, provocative verse.
A dialogue fragment shows a child asking for more pie and a mother agreeing to cut it in two. The scene centers on shared desserts and parental response to a simple, everyday wish. No further context is given beyond the exchange about portioning the remaining pie.
A line of dialogue features Mies Cayenne vowing not to gossip about friends, followed by an advertisement for Piso's Cure for Consumption claiming it to be the best remedy for coughs and colds, priced at 25 cents.
Roy Stannard Baker lauds the Northwest’s vast forests and lumbering wealth as Tacoma boasts a premier sawmill, noting the region’s growing influence. The May Century will present the fascinating account of the Conquest of the Forest.
Napravnik the Russian composer writes an opera based on Francesca di Rimini while Arensky the French musician prepares an operatic rendition of Tolstoy's Resurrection.
Pippincott a leading insurance authority has copyrighted a small book titled The Now and Why. Adopted by Eastern colleges to teach insurance basics, it is available free from Sherman and Marmen general agents Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. Portland Oregon. The article notes Penn Mutual wrote more life insurance in Oregon in one year than ever before.
A clipped item recalls a Philadelphia Press quote about a cold supper and warm wife, mentions The Gan kitchen work and the Stones gospel, notes the Marquis of Breadalbane owning a premier gold service valued at $600,000 and Lord Rothschild’s at about £500,000, and cites Mrs Winston’s Soothing Syrup as a teething remedy for children.
In a domestic exchange, Sister Susan asks Sister Rebecca to dine, but Rebecca notes it’s Susan turn to host. The brief exchange reveals family ritual and turn-taking in holiday meals within a household.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet notes a man started a matrimonial agency expecting riches but married his typewriter girl within a week. She blocked the venture, deeming it too dangerous to continue.
An old advertisement offers a free sample of Allen's Foot Kase by writing to Allen 8 Olmeted LeRoy New York. It claims to cure phlebitis, sweating, swollen and aching feet, and to improve poorly fitting shoes. The ad also notes druggists sell a certain cure for corns and corns. Do not accept substitutes.
In Tit-Bita style, Streeter confesses to Parker two poems one aimed at his broker asking if he is a fool and another to Mise Golding asking if she will be his. He mentions an anonymous phone call during T's absence unsure who rang.
In a quoted exchange from the Philadelphia Press, Creamley speaks of an acquaintance with Mise Lovett revealing she asked if the speaker knew him. Heamley comments on the situation and questions what led to the inquiry, noting the speaker had asked Lovett to imagine anyone uglier than Bill Thompson.
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