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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1900
Page
10
Letters from women like Lydia Be Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound claiming relief from back aches nervous spells irregular menstruation and cramps after four years of ineffective treatments Clara Kopp and others attest the remedy eased their symptoms and credit Mrs Pinkham’s advice as a superior resource for women’s health.
Fragmented notes describe a severe 1862 clash on Malvern Hill with Union forces defeating Confederates near Richmond Virginia near the James River. The text intermingles advice ads and miscellaneous lines from a period newspaper page.
Skagway Alaska July reports note that a provisional Alaska Canadian boundary survey by O H Tittman and W F King leaves much Porcupine gold country in British control. The move prompts protests to President McKinley as miners estimate Porcupine digs yield about 250000 dollars this year.
The article notes improved crop conditions as the trade keynote, with lower prices for staples and rising demand for fall delivery in the West, Northwest, and South. East markets remain slow, bank clearings show little change, and railway earnings rise only modestly from last year. Hog, corn, and wheat prices fall. iron and steel approach bottom levels. soft coal ships to London. tin rises locally while copper strengthens. Wool inquiry improves for Taw wool in Boston, wheat shipments total 3,020,381 bushels this week, and 202 business failures occur, up from 221. Canadian failures rise to 26 from 19 a year ago.
Josiah Flynt and Alfred Hodder collaborate on The Under World. Paola Lombroso, daughter of Prof. Lombroso, publishes The Problem of Happiness. Andrew Lang believes novels sustain earnings, hoping for a new great writer. Albert White Vorse edits The Criterion and drafts The Laughter of the Sphinx. Anne E Holdsworth writes tragic life tales from German Alps in The Valley of the Great Shadow. Herbert Spencer’s autobiography ready but delayed posthumously. Peelibrary sale lists four Johnson memorandum pages with prayers and resolutions.
A dense list of fresh produce and livestock prices. Onions and lettuce top the crates with varied per unit costs. potatoes, beets, turnips, and carrots priced per sack or crate. Dairy items include butter, eggs, and cheese with multiple regional rate notes. Meats cover beef, pork, veal, and poultry with per pound or per dozen figures.
A compendium notes several legal points: attestation clause memory issues do not invalidate a will if signatures are proven. legislature cannot tax to pay gifts to private individuals. subcontractors may not owe postal injury liability to employees. municipal tax powers depend on legislative discretion. a humorous Collier's Weekly anecdote about a gardener’s seeds and neighbors’ hens ends with an ironic twist.
Prices for wool and butter are listed by region with per pound and per unit quotes. Grain, hay, and bran figures appear with local varieties and varying weights, plus potatoes, citrus, and tropical fruits shown with several price ranges and labels.
The Macop Telegraph contrasts the old maid of the past with today’s unmarried woman past twenty, now cheery and active. She is in business or skilled in some art or profession, never idle, busy with work. Culture and occupation broaden her, giving charity and wisdom, while she shuns gossip.
A female witness with a rich brogue testified rapidly in Judge Sreenovan's court. The judge halted her pace, noting the court stenographer can write about 9 words per minute, while she spoke far faster. The exchange included a Scots accent retort about patience and accuracy.
A fragment discusses early labor unrest in Thebes around 1450 B C with workers demanding better provender, then shifts to satirical vignettes about life, crime readers, and moral reflections. It cites Collier’s Weekly and includes brief jokes and quips on newspaper readers and daily foibles.
The Aubervilliers training track of 70 meters simulates Paris streets for the Compagnie General des Voitures. Metal dummies replace pedestrians as a cast of bourgeois, soldiers, and a cast iron baby act out street scenes, with wooden and stone surfaces and hazards along the route.
English lawyers split into counsellors and solicitors with distinct roles in trials and client dealings. The piece notes ritual limitations for barristers and the solicitor’s written briefs, then shifts to China’s idol worship with millions of deities, temples and sacrifices. It also mentions early British minting at Ling Heath, horse racing in Russia, a Belgian farm fire from quicklime, and a stray note on a superstitious individual.
A jumble of household tips and medical boasts appears, mentioning Hood’s Sarsaparilla with a silly recipe for a salad and quotes about Piso’s Cure for Contemnation. A Koenigsberg doctor demonstrates toe-to-finger surgery, while other snippets touch teething remedies and a religious meditation on Christ’s magnetic influence on human virtue.
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