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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
4
Published every Thursday at Eugene Oregon with subscription rates twelve and a half cents per week. Agents for subscriptions include J. L. Clark for Corvallis and George A. Brary for Coburg. Post office entry as second class matter. Date December 3 1908.
The Weekly Guard offers a free subscription to either the Oregon Agriculturist or American Farmer for subscribers who pay one year in advance. An advertisement on the page notes a limited silver and kitchen set giveaway while supplies last, with the address GUARD PRINTING COMPANY in Eugene, Oregon.
The Commission on Country Life appointed by President Roosevelt leaves Washington to visit Western educational centers. It will hold public hearings at agricultural colleges, inviting farmers teachers businesspeople and others in open country life to discuss economic social and sanitary issues. The aim is to map plans for further study and bring the nation closer together with expert information and resource guidance.
The Syracuse Post-Standard attacks the custom of presidential inaugurations as risky due to exposure to bad weather. It urges trimming military display for Taft's March ceremony or moving the date to April or May to prevent future cruelty and save costs, noting constitutional limits on term length. It cites Julius Casear Burrows advocating a simpler rite and questions who would object to delaying next term to avoid harm.
The Fresno Republican contrasts the pace that kills from debauchery with the slower ruin caused by graft in big business. It cites Hughes life insurance probes victims as examples, notes H H Rogers and others as nervous wrecks, and predicts corruption legislation will age leaders quickly. It reflects on honesty as policy and the emptiness of retirement without occupation.
A retired merchant asks New York papers for ideas to escape ennui and a flood of responses offers serious and silly options. The piece argues a college education could have kept him engaged through sunset years with sports and activity. Separate notes discuss Oregon senatorial dynamics and the District of Columbia funding for presidential inaugurations.
Maud Summers of Cincinnati, a noted children's storyteller, addressed the American Playground Congress in New York last week. She condemned Sunday papers for teaching deceit and disrespect for the elderly, urging editors to replace coarse humor with wholesome fun for children.
A Jersey City pastor recalls a 75 year old woman who prayed to live until Taft won the presidency. She survived until the Friday after the election, prompting a wry reflection on whether she might have preferred longer life for Bryan’s election and what the prayer says about life and outcomes.
The Japanese, expert in mechanics and war valor, are defeated by Mike Fisher's all star pitching unit on a winter tour in the Mikado land. Big Bill Burns of Richmond shut out the Nipponese who struggled to hit his swift fastballs, though they are new to the game and may improve as the season progresses.
President-elect Taft supports amending tariff laws to let growing domestic industries compete on fair terms. He highlights paper meat flour steel trusts among others and argues consumers should gain relief as the administration takes office.
The Salem Statesman notes Eugene inspires readers by noting a $50,000 YMCA building gift. The canvass closed successfully, a point Salem supporters should heed as a model for community fundraising and civic effort.
Rome, Italy, Nov. 30. The Elkins Abruzzi engagement is definitively abandoned after unresolved family objections. Parseverenza Milan, mouthpiece of the Italian foreign office, confirms the off. The Duke de Abruzzi decided to end the marriage after judging Miss Elkins’ court position would be unsuitable. The Elkins family agrees, ending an affair viewed as a memory of the American yellow press.
In Perlis the Societe de Florux Arts plans a major canvases collection for a 1999 U S exhibition with W H Leavitt, son-in-law of William J Brian, named as American representative. Leavitt is finishing a large painting of The Lord's Supper and will rejoin his wife in Denver when complete.
Vienna December first reports that prospects for a settlement between Russia and Austria-Hungary through an international congress on the Balkan differences appear more favorable. The atmosphere in political circles is said to be clearing.
Eugene Oregon December 1 1908 statement from Supervisor Seitz cautions applicants about lands to be opened noting most are patented or filed on and largely valueless for timber He says the claim that choice farm and dairy lands will be opened is misleading urges the public to inspect land before investing location fees or money.
A vintage JELL O promotion touts a quick economical dessert. By adding boiling water, it blooms into a ready to serve flavored treat, claiming instant preparation and purity under pure food laws. Six flavors including lemon and orange are listed.
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