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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1902
Page
10
Humors take possession of the body and misrule the system. Eruptions pimples and debility accompany weakness while complaints like salt rheum persist. Claims Wood’s Sarsaparilla expels ailments and builds up the system, supported by testimonials.
A jumbled OCR fragment shows dialogue about a dispute and a mock court, mentioning marriage, ping pong players, and an attempt to prove Monopole Spices are purest. It includes an offer for free spice tins and stamps, and a courtroom exchange about an assault with a mallet behind the ear.
The Century magazine announces Eleanor Gates as author for a forthcoming serial. The Biography of a Prairie Girl will run starting August, told as a personal life narrative of a frontier child. It covers prairie life, school days, horse stealing by Indians, cattle ranching, and other hardships and prosperities, illustrated.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote targets a 70 year old New York farmer who has never worked since adolescence, seen as a poor example for hired men. It urges workers to try Hamlin's Wizard Oil for rheumatism despite faulting the idle elder.
The article notes that about 25 babies are found in a year by pew cleaners at St Patrick's Cathedral. These infants are said to be raised in Catholic homes if they survive. It also mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a teething remedy for nursing mothers.
Fragmentary text from a Detroit Free Press page includes phrases about a person named Isabel Clara-Dear, a claim of artistic success, and an offer for Allen’s Foot-Fase cures. The garbled lines mention addresses in Philadelphia and a witty exchange about a lady, suggesting a collage of ads and anecdotes rather than a single cohesive story.
A short Chicago News quip notes Freddy asking about Reggy at work. Cholly protests, but Freddy claims Reggy is rolling his own ties, a playful image of self sufficiency.
A Chicago Inter Ocean sourced warning notes cheap perfumes dulling nostrils and diminishing scent strength over years. It cites violet and clover as top favorites while musk and lilac scents move toward imitation. Sachet powders fade, replaced by Parisian amulets a scented metal box portable for wear or storage.
A collage of curious claims from a bygone era covers bee flight ranges and clock bread, Ottoman sultans fate, and Scott’s rapid Waverley drafting. It ends with a White House police tale about President Roosevelt outwitting Secret Service by strolling unseen, opening landaus, and slipping away for walks or drives.
Mr Clipper4ureen says he will rent a bed in a private hospital. Miss Daisy Sutter questions the plan as she explains she began golf lessons three days ago and has already crippled six cad dies.
All new trains on the Central London Railway will use fireproof construction with steel and asbestos largely employed. Other passenger safety precautions are being taken.
Danish emigrants to the United States show a notable trend with statistics indicating that one in twenty two becomes Mormon. The finding highlights the religious shift among Danish settlers and reflects broader patterns of faith among immigrant communities in a new land.
Hal P Denton, chief publicity officer of the National Export Exposition, writes from Philadelphia on December 20, 1899, recounting how nervous prostration and stomach catarrh left him weak after August. He credits Peruna with rapid improvement after one bottle and full recovery after five, urging others to try it and to write Dr. Hartman at The Hartman Sanitarium for free advice.
Senator Lotsome shows a walking cane made from a snag pulled from a river improvement project. The cane carries a $50,000 appropriation cited for the river work, with Senator Sweetner questioning the gift and the origin of the cane.
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt, Esmeralda tells her father that a late night gathering was simply a caucus. He notes the ring on her finger and comments on the bold resolution adopted, hinting at political intrigue surrounding a young congressman’s visit.
Willie Slimson asks his mother if Mrs Twickingham does not know where the next meal is coming from in a brief exchange about meals sent in by caterers.
A Washington Star piece recounts eerie premontions including a high official dying after a dog howled and a former slave foretelling his mistress death. It notes a bell rung at odd hours, a railroad telegram, and local superstitions as possible coincidences. Also included is a Barbadoes dust report from the Barbadoes Agricultural Reporter describing volcanic ash falling May 7 and its heavy measured mass on the island.
A Washington Post item recalls Senator Depew’s quip about letters and endorsements. It also recounts John Jacob Astor’s tale of a failed Louisiana purchase scheme with Clinton and Morris, noting the missed deal cost him. A stray garbled line about a girl ends the fragment.
A brief historical sketch discusses the tomato’s curious trajectory from early introductions by French families in Philadelphia after the San Domingo revolution to English markets from South America. It explains the scientific name Lycopersicum meaning wolf peach and notes the fruit’s once-suspected status, now nearly universally used.
A hunter and trapper turned in four gray wolf pelts from North Park this winter. Stockmen pay $50 for each wolf scalp, as wolf depredations on cattle rise with annually increasing losses. Ranch and Range notes the animal’s threat to cattle, urging continued extermination.
Col Abraham Gruber entered a restaurant and after waiting half an hour asked how long he had waited. The waiter allegedly answered two weeks, prompting Gruber to joke that the customer had not waited, noting their order had been placed at least three weeks ago.
A quip from Automobile Magazine mocks a poet lampooning Pegasus the mythic figure. The piece flips to the horse side with a horse laugh and blames a gasoline vehicle tied up after a bucking incident.
A reflection on imperfect houses where peace and harmony prevail. The text notes poor households lacking luxury items but filled with contented minds, unselfish devotion, and family members contributing to shared happiness through kindness and intelligence despite poverty.
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