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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1903
Page
5
A collection of opinions and quips on manners, wealth, gender roles, and public life. It notes fashion in Paris dog goggles versus dogs, laments sensational disasters, and questions are the times accursed as 1908 marks a bloody national record of wrecks and murders.
Businessmen fund colleges showing faith in higher education while many benefactors never attended college. The Trinity College Dublin, long famed for Greek and Latin, contemplates dropping compulsory Greek and admits women, signaling a shift toward modern inclusivity as it enters the twentieth century.
Lombard College president denounces lynching, calling it a grave threat to civilization. He questions pleas of no punishment, arguing lynching endangers every woman at home and underscores the dangerous climate of mob justice. The piece also references royal atonement gestures tied to McKim and a distant historical episode involving British invasions.
Canada’s business leaders politicians and citizens rally behind new transcontinental rail plan. Grand Trunk Pacific seeks vast government aid and a line from Moncton to Winnipeg via Quebec Montreal and Toronto with a fifty year lease and minimal payments first decade. The government reportedly supports building the northern route.
A discussion unfolds on a government guarantee for a western railway project with 70 million in backing from a 100 million total cost. Critics dominate the press amid rival routes Quebec to Moncton and Port Simpson. The essay then extols the enduring value of the horse against machines, arguing horse intelligence outperforms mechanical substitutes in guiding locomotion and resisting fallibility.
In the northern Caucasus a costly bride price fuels vendetta deaths. A case at Sosslambek shows a man abducting a sixteen year old girl to wed her. Her father demands compensation from the bridegroom’s companions, who shoot him when refused.
The London Chronicle notes that the household troops trace to Charles II era. A life guard corps formed by Lon Gerard from eighty cavalier gentlemen before his return from Holland grew to 500 men guarding the king. Monks disbanded forces, yet 1681 saw aroused loyalty leading to permanent guards. The life guard expanded, foot guards and royal horse guards emerged, with the third regiment of foot guards created in 1713 for the union with Scotland. The Earl of Linlithgow's fusiliers became Scott's guards, together forming the core of the British army.
Editorials discuss the Armstrong Higble roads program, noting New York and New Jersey experiences. Census data show farm values fell from 1800 to 1900 in New York but rose in nearby states due to improved highways. Benefits touted include cheaper freight, school consolidation, and wider rural mail delivery, urging farmers to support highway improvements.
The Philadelphia Press notes Germany warns Cuba through its Berlin envoy of war claims tied to property damage during the Cuban insurrection against Spain. It argues Cuba lacks power without US support, warns other nations could follow, and urges Cuba to seek US backing to enforce the Monroe Doctrine.
A 41 year old bank vice president rose from humble service to a trusted post at a respected institution. In a sudden mood of despair he shot himself with a revolver, leaving colleagues to reflect on how worry can overwhelm achievement.
A San Francisco Bulletin reprint contrasts past and present marriage norms. It notes couples earlier married with little income, while modern women now demand financial stability and suitable prospects. The piece argues living within means declined with prosperity and critiques sentimental views on two people living cheaply.
A Baltimore Sun column argues that educated graduates face stiff competition from younger workers who began in counting rooms at twelve or fifteen. It contends that college training enhances reasoning and judgment, but lack of knowledge hinders success, and knowledge is power in professional life.
A 1175 ounce gold brick weighing over 0 fine gold, from the Spearfish Cyanide mill, arrives at the Deadwood United States assay office. Valued near $22,000, it signals higher ore richness and improved plant efficiency. Comparable bars from nearby properties hint at regional production gains.
A London Tit-Bita informed writer exposes the booming market for bogus antiques and fake old masters. It notes how dealers attach convincing pedigrees to every curio, and how elaborate false histories are crafted with the same care as the forgeries themselves. The author recounts a firsthand case illustrating the craft and deception behind purported authentic antiques.
A Washington Post anecdote shows how gossip spreads through vague statements. A woman recalls asking why Mrs Jones behaved coldly after overhearing she was called a smart aleck, then hears it bounced to Mrs Smith and Mrs Brown before reaching Mrs Green.
A satirical piece recalls Rip Van Winkle waking after twenty years and facing disbelief over his untrimmed nails and beard. The tale contrasts lingering manners with modern expectations and hints at domestic discord, noting men seek present comfort rather than past recalls.
Ringold, lounging by a sunlit bank, watches a spider and boasts of laziness until a sudden flood traps villagers. He devises a daring river crossing using balloons and a crew across the flood, aided by Al Cusick and others, earning a potential job offer and a future with the girl as he completes the feat.
A fragmented reflection attributes eye strain to famous writers including De Quincey Carlyle Browning and Huxley. It discusses ocular weakness, opium's alleged effect on vision, and how eye fatigue impacted their writing, with notes of rest and physical strain during work.
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