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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1901
Page
6
Delegate Reynolds introduced a resolution at Montgomery for a constitutional provision prohibiting newspapers or their representatives from accepting free transportation from Alabama railroads. Violations would incur fines of 5000 dollars per occurrence, with railroads fined similarly for issuing passes.
United States District Attorney Hall moves to enforce Judge Bellinger’s decree against Jesse D Carr to remove a rock fence around government lands in Southeastern Oregon. He says 15 to 20 miles of rock fence and miles of barbed wire will be dismantled, while rimrock cliffs remain. Carr still holds lands except about 5000 acres calf pasture, with further proceedings ongoing to recover possession.
The Jacksonville Times names Hon RK D Inman of Multnomah county as the Democratic Party’s strongest 1902 gubernatorial candidate. It argues he would easily defeat Gov Geer who appears slated for renomination.
Country residents stay industrious tending crops and awaiting a bustling autumn. With plentiful grain and fruit yields and a favorable climate, Lane County is presented as an ideal place to live.
An irreverent editor argues that western farmers could improve crops by relying more on irrigation and less on prayer, framing the debate as a practical shift in agricultural method.
A terse note argues a wheat sack priced at Licenta each is a cheat of the worst kind. An Eastern writer contends a married pair cannot live on $25 per week, implying many living couples face dire limits if correct.
Brownsville Times reports from the Blue River mining district claim rich strikes reinforce predictions the region will outshine similar areas in Oregon. It also condemns watering stock as a crime against the people and notes magnates profiting by shifting capital stock figures from thirty million to seventy million dollars.
The Eugene Guard notes a rich quartz discovery in the Fall Creek district between the Blue River and Bohemia mining areas. Numerous new claims have been recorded recently, with indications that Blue River and Bohemia may eventually connect into a single extensive mining camp.
Brownsville Times notes Chas e Moore returned from a business trip to Eugene where he prepared to attend school. He describes strong activity in the city with new residences and business blocks and overall prosperity aided by Blue River mines sustaining trade year round. Sherman county in Eastern Oregon is debt free per the Pendleton East Oregonian, crediting economic governance and abundant taxpayer funds despite critiques of bad government.
People of Hartford with the Times raise 8000 dollars in token of appreciation for nurse Hathaway of Hartford Hospital who contracted ophthalmia from a child in her care, leading to blindness. Despite fate she faced her illness with faith. The community has arranged future support through insurance.
Mise Nellie Parton was a passenger on Tuesday's local for Eugene. Lane plans to base headquarters in Eugene for the winter season. Je M Wyatt, mother of Attorney Wyatt of Albany, visited this week. B E Cogswell, prominent farmer and stockraiser and North Harrisburg precinct road supervisor, won in town Tuesday. E F Wyatt and family returned from a 410 day outing on the McKenzie river with stops at Belknap springs, hunting and fishing along the way. Henry Gore, veteran teamster, delivered a large steel boiler for the flouring mill from Monroe. This boiler weighs four woe.
Uhlig and McMurry, merchants on Pearl Street, dissolve their partnership. Mr Ubilg retires from the firm and plans to move to Portland soon.
A New Orleans man recounts living in Rio de Janeiro where shoppers run on a semi annual account system. He orders boots mis-sized due to an error, faces 7 percent extra charges and social ostracism on settlement day, and ultimately pays for most of the boots to avoid ruin. The tale ends with a partial reconciliation and a lampoon of local commerce.
A Boston Transcript note recalls a man in an electric car who balanced three fares to stop the vehicle for a lady and then tossed the umbrella of a gray whiskered man to her. Neither the whiskered man nor the conductor appreciated the altruist's kind act.
A pompous individual declares I am a self made man and expands his chest. The other man glances critically and replies Your excuses satisfactory Brooklyn Life offers the humorous exchange.
A comparison of careers finds doctors and lawyers closing in on clerical work as most healthful after five years. Figures suggest practicing medicine or law yields better health outcomes than preaching.
Dr Immanuel Friedlaender outlines simple diamond tests and explains how hardness tests fail for rubies emeralds and topaz. Optical and magnification reveal defects in genuine rubies emeralds sapphires while imitations show different air bubbles inclusions and netlike patterns.
The piece notes the southern mountaineer as a nearly 3000 strong population across eight states from Virginia to Alabama, an Appalachian America unknown until the Civil War, with discovery ongoing as mountains hinder armies and influenced events such as a Confederate plan and Garnett’s doomed Harpers Ferry march observed in Scribner's Magazine.
A town meeting tale recounts Sam Rawson challenging the selectmen over road funds. His quip about the “honorable board of highwaymen” triggers laughter, highlighting public frustration with poor road conditions and suspected misused appropriations. The incident from a Youth’s Companion anecdote preserves the social humor of the era.
A Philadelphia Record note remarks on a Girard College youngster who blends poetic instinct with humor. He dislikes textbooks, calling books instruments of torture, and a professor found his flyleaf verse doubting a second flood, stating the world would stay dry even then.
A Philadelphia Record quip contrasts prevention with intervention as a family man urges caution for his son pursuing boxing. A trusted friend counters that a pound of care from an active meddler may be worth more than prevention.
The fragmentary text references love, sorrow, and mythic imagery, mentioning Venus, a knight, a lily, and a moon. It appears as a poetic excerpt or citation from the Crown Book of Newton, with unclear attribution and missing context.
A Jacksonville group aboard a large river lighter found wild turkey eggs for lunch. A water moccasin crawled in from an open doorway, tried to eat eggs, and became stuck inside a jug handle, strangling itself. The cook found the snake and killed it.
Alich gates or lich gates mark churchyard entrances where bearers pause before interment while clergy begin burial rites. Variants survive in Wales and Herefordshire where they are called schallage or scallenge gates. origins trace to the Anglo Saxon lich meaning corpse.
An old darky from across the river comes to Meniyplils to cash an $11 pension check and buys three crates of cabbages. He plans to eat and enjoy freedom after decades deprived, buying produce for a carefree meal.
A plate exposed in a large telescope shows a continuous blur of light, suggesting space is filled with countless suns. If extended to the remotest stars, the heavens would appear crowded with millions of suns, each possibly hosting its own planets.
A stern housekeeper tells Mungry Hawken she has nothing for him and warns him not to return after dinner. He retorts that she is not stylish, noting early dining and the unusual phrasing reflects an old Philadelphia Press excerpt.
A Chicago Herald item mocks the difficulty of hearing with a quip about being deaf. The exchange notes people stop telling you things, illustrating social frustration and humor about sensory loss.
A historical survey finds that almost all Chinese men can read while about one per cent of women remain entirely uneducated. The remark highlights gender disparities in literacy within the community.
A fragmented note cites a minimal 0 percent rate among a population across five cities. Authorities warn about inconsistent data and emphasize further verification of the unusual figures and regional impact.
Chicago Chronicle reports two fatal cases linked to wasp stings observed by a British medical journal. A 27 year old girl survived after severe symptoms but died minutes after a subsequent hand sting. a 22 year old woman died shortly after a sting behind the jaw. Authors cite idiosyncrasy as a likely explanation and call for more data on sting toxins across species.
A crowd watched a pair of smart horses holding back a loaded ice wagon on a steep Nasanu Street grade at noon. They stopped, the bridle was removed after rubbing, and the driver calmly watched their noon tea before driving away.
A Corsican traveler notes bald ravens resemble crows in appearance and habits. A youth, hired to fetch firewood, fears ravens after a loaf is stolen from his napkin while he gathered wood. A raven then carried its prize to a high ledge and croaked triumph as a straw-stuffed cap was later set in a nest.
A chiropodist advises daily use of a wet pumice stone after bathing to smooth callous spots and keep feet in excellent condition. Regular grinding of hardened areas prevents further hardening, and gentle rubbing of areas after corn removal helps prevent recurrence.
A brief Chicago Tribune quote shows a doctor refusing to vote due to illness and a professor declaring it an invalid excuse. The exchange satirizes civic duty and judgment.
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