This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 36 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1902
Page
5
During Sunday services at a country church Kentucky, a man in the middle of the congregation opened fire, fatally wounding the man beside him before escaping, leaving authorities to pursue the suspect amid a tense investigation of the revolver line.
A fear some schooner completed a voyage from the Columbis River to San Francisco in four days and sixteen hours. The vessel maintained a steady pace of about five to six miles per hour over a roughly six hundred mile straight line, making rapid progress with determined sailing.
Telegraph reports the grouse shooting season began poorly on Scottish moors yesterday with chicks to be shot later as the open season is still a month away, contrasting with Oregon where it begins earlier.
The passage notes the public day of thanksgiving for the head of government’s recovery, contrasting royal reputation with common religious impulse. It reflects on human nature as worshipful, stating man is naturally an idolater and seeks meaning beyond self.
King Edward shows solicitude for the aged archbishop of Canterbury who nearly broke down at the coronation. In the confessor's chapel the king would not let the prelate rise and asked after his condition, earning plaudits from demonstrative subjects. The scene reflects royal hero worship as a pitiable human weakness.
I is a report on mineowners keeping twelve hundred soldiers in the coal region while miners families beg for food. The piece accuses big corporations of using the military to deal with employees and notes authorities quickly supplying rifles and ammunition on demand.
Commissioner of Pensions Ware fights the Spanish war pension issue and is puzzled why volunteers from Michigan and the District of Columbia filed four times as many pension applications as regulars. He questions why volunteers suffered more injuries despite shared campaigns. The dispute centers on pensions.
Senator Mitchell's presence in Oregon stirs Republican nerves over a colleague's bid to replace Senator Simon. Governor Geer appears on the ballot by petition and aims to win, though success seems unlikely. The Oregonian editor H W B Scott is also a possible successor to a national seat in Washington.
President Roosevelt plans a special session of Congress in November to debate the Cuban reciprocity treaty. The move faces senators influenced by the sugar trust, with critics calling it political ingratitude toward the sugar interests that helped his election. McKinley would have avoided the issue, while Roosevelt remains bound by sugar considerations.
The civil war pension roll reached a record 999,446 pensioners on July 1, up 7,927 from 1899. The surge reflects continued funding and aging beneficiaries as the program expands its reach in the era.
The article compares Washington's wheat prospects to mining wealth, noting expectations of a crop equal to last year's twenty one million bushels. It highlights Eastern Washington soil feeding millions and contrasts large New York City expenditures with a proposed quarter million for city hall alterations, warning that hindsight often exceeds foresight.
The new German liner Kaiser Wilhelm de Sweite, launched at Stettie, measures seven hundred seven feet. A comparison places its length near the stretch from Williamette Street near the First National Bank to the Odd Fellow's temple, illustrating the ocean monster’s size.
A description notes the paper on which this is printed was made from a balm log and ten million feet of similar logs have just passed Independence on the Willamette River, destined for Oregon City mills to be ground into pulp and rolled into paper like this.
A report notes that one wallpaper branch operates without a tax. Manufacturers will assemble to remedy the situation. The public should expect higher prices for wallpaper as a result of the forthcoming negotiations and measures.
Land Commissioner Binger Hermann, visiting Oregon from Washington, reports the Pacific Coast climate feels cooler after the torrid eastern heat. He notes a ninety seven degree reading in Washington and says people must gasp for breath as nights are nearly as hot as daytime.
An organization marching toward fifty thousand members seeks to solve the servant girl problem with a pay by the hour system. It has footing in several large Eastern cities and aims to bring cooperative housekeeping to the forefront, despite differing domestic opinions.
A UC student assistant discovered the skeleton of arototherium simum, an ancient giant primeval bear, embedded in Shasta county limestone cave. The bones indicate a vast era long ago, with geologists noting the species roamed the continent in prehistoric times.
Cold storage has transformed salmon handling by boosting output to about one and a quarter million dollars this year, nearly equal to canned product. It created a U S market with salmon arriving fresh from cold waters, shifting from foreign demand to domestic demand in New York and Chicago.
On Monday evening, August 11, 1002, at Mre Dorris residence in Lion County, Edward FE Heath married Mise Ora Dorris of Marion County by Key WP White. They receive best wishes from many friends to Lion and Lane counties.
A garbled OCR fragment critiques a bottle label claiming the medicine is plain iron used quinine, with a voter like remark about paying 500, reflecting a period ad or warning text. No clear event or person names beyond Grove’s and quinine.
A fragmented item notes a hardshoe mix up at Chambers Hard with mentions of a web log and a wife. The readable bits suggest a local puzzle or misheard phrasing about where items are kept and who owns them, but specifics are unclear.
Portland Telegram reports three Bohemia district properties merge into a single outfit, the Oregon Securities Company, with 500000 planned for development. Helene Musick and Ossipoola mines gain depth to 2500 feet in two years with New York and Boston capital. Bohemia’s ore has long been productive, yet publicity limited. now eastern investors back the project, promising substantial returns.
The Sterling placer mine in Oregon employs 25 men with operations running day and night during the season. Water is dropping, likely suspending hydraulicking for clean up within a week, while a 20 foot conglomerate strip near the old channel requires blasting. Mr Ankeny, supervising, plans to attend the International Mining Congress in Butte, Mont.
Photographer CC Harlan of Eaton Ohio suffered untold agony from indigestion for years. After failing with physicians and medicines he used Kieatric Hitters, which he credits as a godsend for dyspepsia and stomach troubles. They allegedly cure stomach, liver and kidney issues, rebuilding the system. Sold by L De Lavo with a 600 guarantee.
George Humphrey of Fall Creek was found dead in bed from heart disease during the night. Funeral services were held at Lowell cemetery under Rev Gattings of Springfield. Aged about 60 he had lived on the family farm north of Big Fall Creek bridge 25 years. Survived by wife and ten children. he was visiting Eugene with four children at the time of death.
FalL Caeex Aug 14 Moorehouse and Drury move capes to their Wimberry logging camp to lay in 3,000,000 feet of timber for Booth-Kelly Co Springfield mill. Atwood summoned to Metheney camp to aid Metheney's pneumonia fever child. Edwards visited Eugene on business. Mosers Hales and Preston of Eugene bought 100 acres timber land nearby. Stereopticon show by A F Edwards drew crowds and will tour Jasper and Thurston. Rev Gittings of Springfield visited locals. Mr and Mrs Edwarde of Trent were here over Buoday.
Belknap Springs offers baths steam baths swimming and fishing under George F Croner this season. Located near McKeezie Rover with wagon bridge opposite bank. August and September are months for the mountain. For details write George F Caongi Belknap Springs Or.
The 20th annual convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will be held in Roseburg Oregon on September 11 and 12 1902. HELEN D HARFORD state president.
16 acre grain and stock farm four miles from store post office school and church forty four miles from railroad good buildings and water. Land includes 120 acres plowed with part sown to wheat level location. Terms reasonable. Contact CS Richardson Pleasant Hill or A Parker 482 Jefferson Street Eugene Oregon.
An old time tonic claims to cure malaria and fever with Grove's Tasteless Chili Tonic offered as a tasteless form of Tron and Quinive. The ad promises no cure no pay and lists a price of 50e, presenting a bold medicinal claim in a vintage patent medicine style.
Advertises woodcutting work along the river road at Lome with a contact at Jonetior. Mentions a large timber task and asks applicants to apply locally.
Fifty hundred cedar hop posts requested to measure six inches at the large end and fourteen feet long for delivery on the riverbank at Jondkine Point two miles above Baeees, any time this summer or fall. Extras offered for every old mower or binder. Obtainable early at Chambers Hardware.
We pay the highest cash price for chickens butter and eggs. Call and see us at Seattle Produce Co Weet Street Eugene. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day. All druggists refund money if it fails. E W Grove’s signature on each box, 25 cents.
Steps through and Works off the Cold promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with No Cure No Pay for a cold. An ad for cordage wood at the Gcarp office, a bicycle rep man at Chambers Hardware, and a lodging house near the courthouse in Eugene offers clean rooms, fresh papering and Brussels carpets.
Luckey the jeweler lists stock for summer use including colored glue and eye protectors. Chambers Hardware promotes Deering Blades and mowers noted for light and durable performance.
Notice directs interested parties to present claims within months for the estate administration. The document names Fagne Oreron as the location and cites legal deadlines. It reflects a 1908 formal notice of a widow or administratrix handling a family estate and seeking proof of claims.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.