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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1901
Page
4
A nostalgic verse from the St Louis Post-Dispatch recalls scents of forests and meadows. The speaker longs for country life over city roses, dreaming of misty fields, beehives, and river cliffs where willows sway.
In a Berkshire village Tim the blacksmith and his friend Honest John discuss ghosts and a haunted house linked to a headless murder. Their skeptic and believer exchange tales as George Cowee, a visiting nephew, warns of a spirit rap. A telegram reveals George Cowee was killed in a Denver railroad accident.
The passing of Gen Daniel Butterfield at his New York country home marks the near end of the surviving Civil War general officers. A dedicated patriot, he served from the home guard drills to Lee’s surrender, fighting in 28 battles, twice wounded, and breveted thrice. He retired in 1860, remained patriotically active, urged calls to arms during the Spanish American War, and was buried in the national cemetery on the Hudson.
Two elderly men sit by the quiet fire in a reflective mood. The scene evokes somber contemplation and memory as the narrator sketches their subdued expressions and shared silence.
Jacob Rogers, a renowned Locomotive Works owner and the wealthiest man in New Jersey, died in New York after intense heat. He built America's first locomotive, controlled Rogers Locomotive Works, owned Pompton stock farm, and valued butter at 4 cents a pound. His will leaves 250000 to relatives, two 1000 annuities, and the rest to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A concise remark noting Austria’s unique status within the Austrian led empire as having no colonies or transmarine possessions, highlighting a historical claim about imperial reach and overseas territory.
The speaker references an old fashioned cook who believed that cantaloupe less than ten layers in a cake showed laziness. A comparison to men on a limb of a tree suggests common folly, asserting people do foolish things at a steady pace.
Herbert McCulla traveling for a Chicago gas lamp firm aided two country visitors by offering to guide them to the Briggs House. A policeman arrested him for suspected confidence tricks until McCulla produced firm letters and samples from his valise, proving his innocence.
In a Detroit hotel a dining scene reveals a woman recognizing a man as her first husband from Chicago. Both parties are strangers to the city. The woman overhears plans to reveal the inquiry through a third party while the other woman urges silence. The moment ends with an urgent memory clash and a vow to learn more.
A London paper reports a very old Chinese painting believed to depict Noahs ark atop Mount Ararat. The image closely follows the biblical deluge story, but shows a double storied vessel with many roof windows, unlike the typical single roof window.
The text argues that killing birds in France hurts farming, horticulture, and the grape industry. In Herault, bird losses exceeding 2,000,000 gallons of wine annually are attributed to birds feeding on insects. Some birds eat about 600 insects daily, and a single species may save 3,200 grains of wheat and 1,150 grapes per day.
In Woolwich Maine a pine and a birch have grown so closely that one trunk bears pine branches on one side and birch on the other. The entwined trees appear to form a single union despite their distant botany.
In Indianapolis a young woman who once faced counterfeit charges visited Judge John H. Baker in his private office. She thanked him for sending her to the reformatory and for her pardon, saying she is now married and happy. The judge pressed her to name the counterfeiter, but she refused, recalling the prior case from five years earlier. The court then sentenced her to the reformatory until she reached age.
The census bulletin reports 10,002 incorporated places in 1900 and 3S cities with 100,000 or more inhabitants. It notes shifts in city sizes since 1800, highlighting Pittsburgh at under 400,000, with Cleveland, Buffalo, San Francisco, and Cincinnati ahead in the 300,000 to 400,000 range.
In Florida one may experience a river ride in an ox cart as the waters run deep and wide. The piece paints Florida rivers as tropical and dusky, with bearded oaks fronded palms and glassy waters. It contrasts southern soil with western plains and invites American boys to read nature's book through the river scene.
Ten census returns for the Sydney district show a population increase of about 100000 over ten years. The total stands at 385850 with 107227 males and 180032 females, making Sydney among the world’s larger cities and the largest south of the line, with the United States home to six bigger cities. Beaver nuisance in Colorado prompts ranchers to seek control as local idle anecdotes offset public tone. The piece notes a sick woman valuing a doctor accompanying her on her first drive.
A collection of light quips and humorous exchanges from various papers. Jokes about Fourth of July pranks, noisy mornings, flirtations, and quirky misunderstandings feature a comic chorus of everyday scenes. Notable quips include lawn mower alarms, late night firecrackers, and playful banter about love and aging.
A fragmented dialogue exposes social scenes of labor and domestic life. Characters Bridget Dooley Hooley exchange lines about preservation supplies and a tense confrontation. The text blends Harlem life reflections with brief city chatter and neighborly calls.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Record shows a host and guest discussing travel and train timing. The exchange notes a nine-something departure and the host recommending a 32 train, reflecting a casual, domestic moment in a newspaper snippet.
The brief dialogue features a boastful challenge at the Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes between two men with seconds, followed by a playful line about writing a composition on hope. A wry life motto defines hope as the joyous expectation of dodging our just deserts.
A man vows to sue after being accused of being a common swindler, arguing his hard work makes such a label hard to bear as he profits from public credulity in large sums of money. The Washington Star quotes the remark amid satirical notices on popular works and marriages.
A quirky exchange in a Philadelphia scene centers on trousers and a nickname Twouser. The speaker, Lib A scum Ife, accuses another of eyeing trousers in a store while dismissing the idea of looking at anything else.
A collage of brief comic snippets and quips from early 20th century papers. Jests about horses in hats, flirtatious chatter, a hair medicine testimonial, arithmetic misdirection, and kitchen humor showcase social era humor and wordplay. Notable lines include Miss Plumpersquat sidelines a game, Milas Vera Sharpe in a parlor exchange, and a child’s clever arithmetic answer.
A survey notes the growing popularity of cars with improved power and parts. Examples include a Paris beggar using a one horse power machine to run errands and fire departments in London and New York adopting autos. The U S State Department asks consuls for foreign city rules on automobile operation.
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