Weekly Eugene Guard satire and city notes hit in one page
A column from the Eugene Guard on Saturday August 5 highlights diverse items from Portland wheat exports to Japan, a confessional on social trends, and local dangers. It notes the Morrison street bridge fears, a four tailed Borelli comet, New Jersey trusts, Pittsburg slum housing stock efforts, and a Seattle coroner tally. It also mentions a 100 year old woman in Manitoba, a giant Aberdeen spruce, and opium and alcohol concerns in Portland.
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Portland
Morrison Street
A Virtuous Spasm and City Morale Debate
A university town editorial laments gambling and saloon influence while urging firm enforcement of laws. It condemns media suppression and warns against blaming others for vice, urging a moral standard to protect youth and uphold state pride. It cites arrests and public outrage over gambling linked to a young man’s death.
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University City of Oregon
Register
Saloops
Kentucky envoy defies Czar with hat in New York exhibit
A Kentucky representative to the Czar’s court in Cassila M. Clay stands with hat on in a Metropolitan Museum painting. The Czar, in imperial robes, has his head covered while all foreign ambassadors watch. Clay refused to remove his hat, stating he only takes off to those who remove theirs.
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Kentucky
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City
Kuceia
Cassila M. Clay
Republic
Czar
Clay
Lumber Shipments Show Steady Ocean Exports Pressing Forests
Ocean timber shipments from the Columbia river for the first half of 1903 totaled 74,570,900 feet, slightly below the full year 1901. Tacoma and Aberdeen shipments in 1908 reached 60,022,240 feet to Aberdeen, plus 78,717,865 and eleven to twelve million lath and shingles, handled by 175 cargoes. The article questions how long tributary forests will last given rising demand and the need for timber values to rise accordingly.
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Columbia River
Tacoma
Aberdeen
Washington
Lass comments on man's size and strength in tale scene
The Chicago Record Herald quotes a woman saying she would not sit alone with a man unless he was strong enough to lift her like a child. She then tells friends that he is dull-witted and likely has a sour, withered lemon soul.
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Chicago Record Herald
Reminders Woven in Red Yarn Worn by Diver and Trivet
A quirky exchange features Trivet asking why Diver wears red yarn on the right wrist and Diver replying it is to remember to take coffee home. Trivet then asks about the left wrist, and Diver notes the yarn there echoes the right wrist’s reminder.
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Trivet
Diver
Si Berkins Hosts Summer Scythe Contest Showdown
In a village tale Si Berkins challenged his summer boarders to a scythe contest after they boasted about their mowing skills. The friendly event showcased local skill, humor, and neighborly competition in a rustic setting.
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Si Berkins
Bitter exchange over love ends in cycle of blame
A terse dialogue shows a woman and a man clashing over loyalty and trust. He accuses her of discarding him, claiming the pattern repeats whenever she tires of him. She retorts that keeping someone else would prove nothing about her feelings or commitment.
September Fair Promises Expanded Premiums for Lane County
Lane county officers of the Second Southern Oregon District Agricultural Society announce the September fair premiums. A new third prize is added across all divisions, first and second prizes increased by about 50 percent, and sixteen divisions with extensive stock and textile entries. Special premiums will be awarded in multiple departments. residents urged to prepare stock and produce to reflect Lane County's standing as the state’s richest.
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Oregon
America
FP. A. Rankin
Second
Southern Oregon District Agricultural Society
Amos Wilkins
Coburg
Board of Commissioners
T. G. Hendricks
J. M. Williamen
Lane County
Eugene
Mitchell Found Not Guilty In Domestic Assault Case
C F Mitchell faced trial before Justice Wintermeier on assault charges stemming from a dispute with his wife. The jury acquitted him based on the presented evidence. The couple had earlier failed to obtain a divorce at the March term, with the home reportedly unsettled since.
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Yamhill County
Daily Guard
C.F. Mitchell
Ware House Sold at Irving by Farmers
The Halletter Farmers' Warehouse built in 1873 at Irving was sold yesterday to Washburne & Sons of Springfield. They will run it as a grain storage plant and feeder for their mills, with J. A. Humphrey overseeing Springfield flour mills to boost local output. Dr King's New Life Pills cited as a health booster at 2 cents per box by W. L. De.
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Halletter
Irving
Washburne & Sons
Springefield
Willamette Valley
J. A. Humphrey
Pacific Coast
Springfield
Dr. King
W. L. de
Plan to feed State University from smaller colleges proposed
The Portland Journal reports J B Parker of Philomath College proposes smaller schools like Albany Willamette Philomath Pacific University and Pacific College become feeders to the State University at Eugene. He argues these colleges struggle under current funding and exams, and recommends high school level coursework to prepare students for university degrees. Oregon leaders including Superintendent Ackerman and President Campbell favor a state aligned system to bolster higher education.
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Portland Journal
J. BR. Parker
Philomath College
State University
Parker
Albany
Willamette
Philomath
Pacific University
Pacific College
State University At
Eugene
Ackerman
Bugene
Campbell
Oregon
Frank Strong
Salem baseball season praised for community vitality
Salem closes a successful season with praise for local management. The town is celebrated as a live, thriving community, with the league finishing strong, holding valuable property and a cash balance. The piece underscores baseball as a sign of civic vigor in Salem.
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Salem
Salem League
Oregon
Outraged Six Year Old Girl in Detroit Case
The six year old daughter of John Bronoska was abducted from her bed by two unknown men who carried her to a nearby field and assaulted her. Her condition is critical as a large posse led by the father pursues the suspects and threatens vigilante action.
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Detroit
Mich
John Bronoska
T J Gibson Gets A New Trial
Oregon Supreme Court reverses Josephine county murder conviction of Thomas Jefferson Gibson. Defense argued self defense. trial judge instructed jurors against running from danger. Gibson, a former Lane county boy, faced two trials and a death sentence by hanging before the reversal. Salem dispatch notes the decision in the 1902 shooting case against G Schonbachelor.
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L. Bilyeu
Supreme Court of
State of Oregon
Josephine County
Jefferson Gibson
Lane County
L. D. Gibson
Eugene
Gibson
Hanna
Salem Dispatch
Salem
Supreme Court
Thomas Jefferson Gibson
H. K. Hanna
G. Schonbachelor
Stroup Dies After Creswell Accident Near Halsey
Benjamin Stroup died yesterday afternoon while en route to Portland for injuries sustained in an accident near Creswell. Coroner King held an inquest at Aurora, noting the employe’s railroad work and the need to prove no negligence by the company in possible damages suit. The coroner’s jury verdict ruled death accidental.
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Benjamin Stroup
Creswell
Halsey
Portland
King
Aurora
Narrow escape after buggy plunges from bluff near Lake Trignyle
Mr Hoffman, a new resident, and his niece were riding when a buggy plunged off a bluff near Jenny on Trignyle Lake. The horse and gear broke apart, Hoffman suffered head cuts and bruises, and he crawled to the waterline before being rescued. E C Potters transported them to Eugene with others assisting earlier.
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Alpha
Jenny
Trignyle Lake
Hoffman
E. C. Potters
Mr. Hoffa
Eugene
Night Was Her Terror Cured by King’s New Discovery
Mrs Chas Appl of Alexandria Indiana described her severe coughs and spells of coughing blood before trying Dr King's New Discovery. After using three bottles she regained weight and felt cured. Trial bottles offered free at DeLane's drug store.
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DeLane
Bad Dreams and the Stomach Link in Health
A piece argues that nightmares stem from a diseased stomach, citing motherly intuition and medical testimonials. It touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for stomach disorders and related health issues, presenting patient stories and a critique of other patent medicines as ineffective.
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Willie
Dr. Pierce
Copenhaver
Mount Union
Huntingdon Co
Plemce
Pierce
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