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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1900
Page
7
An OCR fragment discusses electoral voting patterns across states including Ohio Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Nebraska Kentucky and Indiana. It references Democratic concerns about native and foreign influence and hints at figures like Bryan and Taft while noting uncertain percentages and party dynamics.
A fragment from May Riley Smith reflecting on death and vanity. The lines describe life as a cost for outward finery and pride, with a somber meditation on mortality and divine judgment. The source presents a poetic meditation rather than a news item.
An AP dispatch from Chee Foo reports alarm among public and foreign press over leniency toward China. Officials and missionaries unite that Pekin should be destroyed as a lesson, with the capital relocated perhaps to Nankin, and demand strict penalties to end foreign tribute and military buildup.
A Chicago American reply to Roosevelt’s campaign attack questions his insults toward Democrats. It argues Roosevelt labels seven million Bryan voters and several Democrat generals as disloyal, cites a warning about his public behavior, and claims Roosevelt is proving the prediction true.
The Alaska rush exploited Puget Sound cites to boast riches of beach and river lands. Thousands of men are stranded in the far north, penniless and unable to return. The boomers show reckless disregard for truth, criminal in spirit, with no law able to reach many offenders. The season ends with many landed in Northwest coast cities as charity cases and labor-disorder factors under harsh conditions.
Eugene papers push for a passable wagon road to the Blue River mines to boost mining trade and benefit Cottage Grove. The piece argues that a strong mining economy would reward investors and prevent Cottage Grove from dying like other towns with poor crops.
A recent writer extols London’s water resources, noting chalk hills stretch to Stertfordshire, feeding underground strata. Water flows thirteen feet per mile across twenty miles to London, filtering en route, with about fifty thousand billion gallons stored and twenty million gallons drawn daily by one company.
An editorial voice argues Li Hung Chang misreads Western resolve over Pekin. It urges protective action for foreign envoys and vows impartial retaliation for any assault, stressing the danger of harming legation staff and the need for safe passage for relief convoys.
Alameda county district attorney says the Contra Costa Water company must be assessed in San Francisco as its principal place of business is there, while the San Francisco assessor declines since the franchise operates in another county. A Dawes doctor faces lynch mob talk as smallpox spreads. only one doctor remains vaccinated charging $100.
Summer heat drives crowds to the coast as the steamer Potter carries about four hundred passengers to the ocean beach. The high turnout highlights a busy day on the waterborne excursion.
Halsey sees young men source whiskey at Harrisburg, dilute it, and sell in town. They knowingly break the law, but their trouble hinges on eventual capture.
A fragmented clipping reports diverse items: Mary and a lamb with other odd notes, Maj J W Jacobs shipping diving spperatax to Newport for blasting, Newport summer attraction loss, inspectors at Idle City accepting horses, Salem Journal noting no second clover crop and army worm damage, and Howell prairie wheat yields eight to twelve bushels.
Grace defies Captain Jeff to wed Harry Ivesley under his eye. At a lively party, a charade turns to a mock wedding, prompting Jeff’s rage and then reluctant blessing after the bride and groom reveal themselves. The couple are finally married with Jeff’s approval. Exchange.
In a Mars society tale, Annie M. embraces independence and social prowess after a distant husband aligns with her new worldliness. After a period of icy disconnection and estrangement, George leaves then returns, and Annie pleads for reconciliation as he reveals true devotion.
An investigator details a quiet New York house rented to a man named William Smith. After subletting with no references and paying six months in advance, mysterious visitors enter nightly and never exit. The detective intrudes, confronts a suave East Indian servant, drinks a strange drink, and wakes to find only a monkey and no sign of Mr. Smith or his guests, leaving the house an unresolved enigma.
In a Washington park a sick child receives comfort from a robin that sings each day from a magnolia tree. A Black mammy recalls how the bird’s concerts invite a crow to respond, and the tale ends as the bird and child recover or depart with the seasons.
Fragmentary Detroit Free Press item quotes a line about breaking promises with a remark on a $10,000 cost to break a promise, mentioning a character Mr Spudds and a singer Mise Kittish in a slangly dramatic note.
A snippet from Brooklyn Life quotes playful banter implying Eve faced dullness in Eden without clothes to wear. The remark adds humorous commentary on fashion and critique among women, reflecting lighthearted social wit of the era.
A fragmented notice describes a book titled His Only Love about the man the author ever loved. The text hints at gender, with a playful exchange about the author’s gender and origin in Philadelphia.
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