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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1903
Page
5
A collection of brief observations and quips on modern life. Notes on dentistry, mob rule versus popular self government, Marconi and telegraphy, a steel trust head, and jokes about a Long Island hen laying eggs. Reflections on schooling days, garden nomenclature, and a tropical garden puzzled by monkey puzzles.
The article notes rising macaroni wheat farming in the Northwest with 150000 acres in South Dakota and mills in Minnesota and North Dakota, predicting wider use in U S kitchens. It cites Canadian exports from Saskatchewan towns Ros ther n and Hague and a surge from small stations to over a million bushels, with growth likely to surpass this year. It also mentions immigration trends and a sobering set of social observations in Breathitt County Kentucky, including illiteracy and crime, urging school construction and stronger punishment for murderers.
A discussion on “truthful labels” for state produced goods and federal enforcement gaps. The piece then shifts to President Roosevelt’s world tour gifts, noting massive tributes from states and regions, from copper artifacts to large pumpkins, reflecting American hospitality and the ceremonial aura surrounding the presidency.
Frederick C. Fischer, barber, preacher, organizer and thief, was hanged at San Quentin for chloroforming and killing his wife in Riverside. Labeled a human mystery, his case puzzles with his devout churchwork and criminal life, including multiple marriages and escapes into crime. His story claims he warned his wife he was a big amulet and kept preaching in prisons.
Report notes that over 41 million in England live on less than 12 dollars a week per person, with seven million in families earning no more than six dollars weekly. The figures highlight widespread low income across the country.
The piece argues the Monroe doctrine may need reexamination as China and Russia loom in Asia and as American influence guides actions across the continent. It urges moderation of claims beyond the Gulf while expanding practical forestry and lumber industry cooperation to sustain national resources and economic interdependence.
Theodore Roosevelt argues that forestry study and practice are the nation's most vital internal issue. He notes forests sustain water for Western irrigation, prevent floods, and support mining and mineral industries, stressing urgent national service by those in forest science and application.
An analysis of the honeymoon as a test of marriage. It argues that the first year reveals character, urges humor to ease trials, and stresses unselfishness as essential. Mutual respect and patience help couples cope with early friction and grow toward genuine affection.
A long historical account recalls Savor de Brazzza's overland steam launch from the Allma to the Congo, reaching Stanley Pool and founding Hirazzaville, filling a historic blank on the map. It notes Captain Scheerlinck’s ascent of the Pama tributary, elephants and buffaloes, and sparse settlements with trading stations along the white space between the Allma and Congo.
The twenty fifth anniversary of Jonathan Walker known as the lane with the branded mand was commemorated in Evergreen Cemetery Muskegon Michigan where a monument honors his memory. Walker famed in song and story risked his life for a black slave and bore the letters S S branded on his right hand as a judge’s sentence. Born in Harwich Massachusetts in 17m he sailed early and spent his life on the ocean while opposing slavery and aiding fugitives.
Thirst for revenge drove Col Maschin the Servian revolution leader in which King Alexander and Queen Draga died. Maschin, Draga’s brother in law, resented her, and his Bohemian brother in law died mysteriously in Belgrade as Draga’s former husband. Maschin, once prominent in state affairs, fell from favor after her accession.
A report on novel spoons including a measuring spoon with marked portions for precise cooking, a curved handle baby spoon, a looped handle for easy grip, a mustache spoon, an ice cream spoon and an egg spoon. The piece notes ongoing innovations in the spoon family amid many existing styles and mentions a brook insect net and caddis larva as curiosities.
The article surveys scientific curiosities and advances, citing the Pathological Museum in Berlin established by Virchow with over 23 thousand preparations, Waller’s tests on skin vitality, geotropic curvature in plants, Darwin’s plant vibration work, Marconi and Fleming on wireless waves, and a Chile to Argentina rail project crossing the Andes with an 18,000 foot pass, plus brief human-interest notes on a newsboy and a stranded infant tale.
A Brooklyn newsboy, about 4 months old in his arms, sheltered a deserted baby girl for days after a man and woman left her with him. He bought warm milk and a bottle, then handed the infant to police, refusing to abandon the child despite poverty and exposure.
A Pittsburg Dispatch item describes rugged life in West Virginia mountain districts where locals cling to old ways. Anecdotes detail primitive dining habits, a lunch counter scene, and a boy guarding shells used for oysters with a mountainer's quarrelsome humor.
A breezy fragment recounts Rudyard Kipling's probing questions in a bookseller shop leading to a humorous moment. It also features a young man traveling to New York who struggles with a train compartment sleeper and jokes about adapting to railway life. A separate note mentions a government agent shipping oranges to Japan and the notion that headaches are part of the hustle.
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