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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
12
The notice states publication in Eugene Oregon each Thursday with subscription rates of $1.50 prepaid and $2.00 at end of term. It also notes entry at the Eugene post office as second class matter.
The following are authorized to take and receipt for subscriptions or other business for The Daily and Weekly Guard Creswell J L Clark Colture Geo A Drury Address all remittances and communications to Guard Printing Co Eugene Oregon
The St. Louis Republic publishers announce a price rise for their paper and a limited time offer ending October 1, 1907. Subscriptions paid in advance at $1.50 will receive both the Weekly Guard and Semi-Weekly Republic, while after that date only the Republic remains, with Oregon Agriculturist and American Farmer continuing.
Washington gossip notes two legal paths for Standard Oil to challenge Judge Landis. An appeal to the circuit court on a writ of error or to the U.S. Supreme Court on unconstitutionality. The government sees no reversible errors and expects the high court to tackle constitutional questions, especially a confiscation claim.
A reflective passage describes a person with a quiet, universal mission and continuous, unassertive work. His influence, like sublime universal forces, is constant and contagious in a positive way, resistant to pessimistic influence, and grounded in belief that truth and goodness prevail.
A U.S. Geological bulletin outlines Oregon coal fields led by Coos Bay in Coos County. West of the Cascades many fields are small and undeveloped. Nehalem fields are noted. Coal production dropped from 109,641 tons in 1905 to 79,731 in 1906 due to petroleum fuel competition. value fell from 282,495 to 212,385 dollars.
The Guard reprints a Globe-Democrat piece explaining what an inch of rain truly represents. It converts rainfall to measurable quantities per acre, detailing that an inch equals 22,622 gallons or about 113 tons of water, highlighting the vast mass behind a simple rainfall measurement.
The piece notes 226 tons of water per city block and five inches of rain in May, causing gutters to be overwhelmed and sewer overflows in the city’s lower parts to be remarkable yet infrequent. It highlights that overflows occur only rarely despite frequent downpours.
The Willamette valley is entering an electric road era with Eugene as the start of a regional system. Plans extend to connect with the Portland Salem line, reach McKenzie to Blue River mines, and extend west to Florence. Construction is expected to continue without a break and be completed within three years, boosting commerce and prosperity across the area.
The U S Bureau of the Census releases Bulletin 79 with detailed 1905 printing industry statistics. It records 26 422 establishments, capital of 385 008 604 dollars, and total products valued at 496 061 357 dollars, noting large per capita growth and wide dispersal of small firms nationwide.
Walter Wellman, renowned newspaper correspondent and explorer, announced his balloon was inflated and ready for a northward voyage toward the pole, marking a major step in his polar exploration efforts.
The June McClure's excerpt recounts Wellman preparing the airship America for a North Pole voyage. It details landing three shiploads of material, tonnage of timber and iron, acids, scrap iron, and equipment, plus the erection of the airship hall and the meticulous care required to inflate the complex machine.
The article critiques US Navy dress on shore and formal wear, noting caps lack eye shade, wind risks, wide collars and flaring trousers resemble relics. It questions relics like the pancake hat and mentions pushing modern sailor rig. It touches on whipping a wife in Portland and broader social reflections including knocker culture, telegraph news, and editorial opinions.
The remark muses on body image and male gaze, suggesting that peek-a-boo waists signal plump figures, which in turn are described as objects of male desire across cultural contexts. It reflects attitudes toward beauty standards and gendered expectations.
The secretary of Standard Oil states no plan to raise oil prices. If correct, recent increases in refined oil selling prices and crude buying price cuts may supply the extra funds the group believes are needed.
A CT mob of farmers used witchcraft as a slogan to storm an itinerant revivalist gathering. They bombed the meeting, destroyed the house, and severely burned revivalist Henry Spilkins, accusing them of mesmerizing the neighborhood.
If Governor Magoon isn’t more careful, he risks being seen as a spoil sport by Cubans. He has forbidden duelling on the island, though statistics could show it as no more dangerous than lawn tennis.
On the same day a police officer was discharged for cowardice another officer saved a woman and two children from a burning tenement. The text also notes Georgia plans stricter negro voter disenfranchisement and comments on New Mexico Governor Curry’s grafts, portraying him as a Roosevelt Taft Democrat amid territorial corruption.
In a muted war scare, official word that Japan placed a hurry order for 150000 rifles and numerous field guns did not rally public sentiment or revive excitement. The announcement failed to galvanize the population into any heightened response.
Grim dispute between Chicago labor groups on what defines a union coffin and the waitresses union offering a $50 funeral for every new member, highlighting heated tensions and unusual benefits in the labor movement.
A grim reference to a high profile Iowa girl who took her life after piano criticism sparks alarm about how harsh commentary from critics can affect young artists. The remark warns against following such tragic example.
A careful review notes remarks about Kaiser’s horse breeding at a Kentucky stock farm for cavalry horses in the German army, followed by a string of assorted political and social quips about Japan Korea Taft and other figures reflecting a lively, opinionated news snapshot.
A poem laments rising milk prices and rent as the true worry behind national distress. The speaker rejects wars weather trusts crops and stock swings as causes, arguing booming times inflate costs and threaten everyday households. The verse closes attributing the worry to the times being too good for the reader’s purse.
A motivational piece extols the man who wins through hard work, persistence, and a positive spirit. It highlights steady effort, refusal to quit, and pride in labor as the path to success despite hardships. The verse celebrates resilience, progress, and personal grit.
Three ghosts on a sunrise road discuss stains of sin. They mention eating forbidden fruit stamping a hearth flame out breaking a heart and the naked soul rising to God as gluttons, thieves, lovers, and white flesh hide stains revealed in the end by conscience.
A fragmentary verse hints at a timeless city where a gate bears the inscription Only God Is Great. The ruined capital’s memory persists as desert dust and wind stir fallen leaves while a single, weathered gate survives, echoing a distant empire. Oregon watermelons are on the market yet, though California.
E C Smith, a veteran horse buyer in the region, argues autos have not displaced horses. He notes demand and prices rise as Eastern Oregon horses move to Western markets, with Canada’s Albert a shipping fifty thousand horses. The trade remains strong, offering young men a chance to profit by raising horses for national markets. Smith plans to travel to Beat Co where transfers await at the Transfer Company barn.
A poem reflecting on faded stage life and hollow performances as curtains fall. It laments masks dropped, shallow clowns, and the emptiness behind painted smiles, offering a somber meditation on art and friendship.
An old time slogan touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as the most regular aid to digestion and elimination. The ad claims guaranteed efficacy, with a price of 25 cents, and identifies W. L. DaLano as the druggist offering the remedy.
The Texas Wonter Curea offers a two months treatment for kidney bladder and rheumatic troubles priced at one dollar. Dr B W Ball at 2 Olive Street St Louis Missouri sends testimonials on request. Sold by Hulls Drug Store.
Report from a government station at the J H Reeder ranch on Wilson river Tillamook County notes rainfall reaching 120 inches and records as high as 160 inches indicating extreme wet conditions. Also mentions H W Goode leaving 20582711 after debts, correction to Telegram. references Salem Journal and W T, obituary wording about a funeral.
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