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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1901
Page
9
A column of dated quips and editorial thoughts touches on King Edward and Kaiser Wilhelm about warships and swords, American law, court ethics, rumors in Washington, coronations, and the social views of Hawaii and Texas. It reflects early 20th century journalism with witty comparisons between nations, military life, and American politics.
The article traces how judges gained enduring offices and notes Franklin and lightning as examples of advancing science. It discusses rural telephone exchanges in Indiana, their expansion toconnect farms with cities, and their potential to keep youth on the farm while widening rural life. It warns against metal shelters during storms after Chicago fatalities.
The article quotes Th. Tettzon from Madame Blanc in the Ladies' Home Journal describing strict French girl upbringing. It notes no solo outings for unmarried girls, limited theater or reading choices, parental control, modest drawing room roles after 15, few jewels or funds, small charity sums, no leadership by young girls, and women prioritizing married ladies.
Women dominate rosary production at Loreto Italy. An establishment employs twenty five women who work about two days yearly. They manufacture about five hundred dozen rosaries destined for Loreto and other Italian markets. The piece notes excessive economy as a social concern.
A montage recalls Twain’s wait in a London dentist chair and a Boulogne cafe clash over the king. It recounts a duel challenge over a duke’s resignation and a Tacoma onward telegram exchange. Also shared are a rail worker joke about a deaf woman and a Wellington quack salve reply, plus a rhinoceros sighting note urging protection of the white rhino with fines and penalties for hunting.
An account in Revue Scientifique describes a small herd of white rhinoceroses seen in Natal in darkest Africa. The nearly extinct animals, possibly a dozen remaining, were observed by a party led by the colony’s governor. The creatures approached within twenty yards, then withdrew after a brief, curious preoccupation as observers watched from close range.
The London Telegraph reports a Chinese man arriving to found a branch of the Guild of the Luscious Nectarine in Chelsea. The aims stress poetry, friendship, refined discourse, and guarding against bad manners while inviting a stranger to demonstrate poetic skill before admission.
A series of recent inventions include a veil fastener using a rigid bar and cord, a spiral discharge pipe for ordinary bathtubs, an air exhausted bottle saver with a screwless plunger seal, a hollow handle scrub brush that dispenses soap, and a clocked fly trap using a spring board and molasses lure to capture insects.
A Brooklyn Daily Eagle verse item features a speaker preparing for a dangerous morning. He orders copper brown shoes and mail socks, a steel shirt, armored pants, a solid hat, and riveted seams. He asks for a molten bath to Harveyine his clothes, fearing a possible Nihilist shooting.
A Philadelphia Record quotation on knowing oneself and the caution not to reveal what one knows. The piece links the idea to a girl's chances in matrimony, noting the influence of patrimony on marriage prospects.
In this chapter Ella endures Henry Lincoln’s collapse into dissipated conduct as Mary Moreland contemplates a future with George Moreland. Rose Lincoln nears death, urging Henry to reform, while Mary and Jenny navigate love, class, and promises. George buys the Lincoln farm and plans a benevolent setup, tying fates of Mary, Jenny, William, and the dying Rose.
Mrs Hetty Green argues in Success that women cannot amass fortunes quickly and lack the long term discipline to save. She asserts men, not women, build wealth through patient accumulation and warns against trusting slick brokers or gambling schemes targeting women.
A jagged OCR string presents garbled dialogue about Briggs Bertler Harleigh and others. It includes stilted phrases about questions, opinions, employment costs, a bank scene, and a Philadelphia reference, with unclear speakers and bids.
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