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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1900
Page
9
The Eugene Weekly Guard reflects on science and society, noting Dr. Koch's malaria work and questions about mosquitoes. It questions modern optimism, cites crime and punishment cases, highlights education progress, and contrasts old nations with the United States while discussing political changes and global events.
A 10 year population drop report notes Arizona’s growth via irrigation transforming arid land into orchards and fruit valleys. The piece cites oranges, figs, pomegranates and other crops, predicting Arizona as a favored U S region with modern irrigation.
A discussion on child education critiques kindergarten overemphasis on early intelligence as well as a panoramic account of electrical power transmission. The Sultan of Johore plans a nearly million dollar plant to send power ninety eight miles via three copper wires, with wider implications for industry and urban electrification.
A railway official recalls a man who kept his necktie as he helped others after a wreck. A young girl learning to swim panics midriver, sinks, but a rescuer pulls her out before she is fully submerged. fear of being out of depth drives the peril. Cincinnati Enquirer.
A Maloe lakes fisherman found an old motessel barrel near the dam and caught a three pound trout through the bung hole. He hauled the barrel ashore, sawed a top piece, and released the sizeable fish believed to have grown inside the barrel since it was small.
Private Edward, wounded before Johannesburg, came home on sick leave. A visitor’s attempt to console became a shared heartbreak as the mother laments that the army took her son and left her empty, noting his changed nature and the strain of years apart. She recalls a lighter, old family joke before the war and fears the distance now between them.
A Baltimore American note questions Mrs Givem Loudleigh and her charitable displays. The speaker mocks ostentatious charity, joking that she would like a pier glass over her mantle of benevolence.
A New York druggist reports his experience shows men use hair dyes far more than women. The remark highlights shifting grooming norms and rising male interest in personal appearance.
A brief verse about a shattered iol appealing to married women and a polite bachelor who yields his seat in a crowded car, while a long standing widow stands nearby. The lines convey social expectations, courtesy, and quiet endurance within everyday public scenes.
Hartpole discovers a single suit of iron armor on the New Mexico plains and aims to prove its age and value. A medicine man Ciego covets the armor for power, igniting a clash with Apache and U.S. troops as Coyoteros wage war. Hartpole fights to reclaim the armor amid a brutal siege and a deadly night raid.
In a grim scene near the logs and stones, Hartpole’s bullet pierced the eye of one diver as they pulled him free. Ciego lay dead, truly blind in death, while Sap Francisco Argo Naut reported the event.
A New York Times tale shows a woman who finds a silk umbrella in a shop parlor and, urged by a hidden voice, takes it home. On the ride she discovers the umbrella is worn and ragged, making her feel like a thief, yet she cannot return it and ends by fleeing with it.
Judge Grant and Robert Gipault contrast the modern self-reliant Gibson girl with Amelia Sedley and other past heroines. The piece notes the shift from passive dolls to independent companions, praising strength and sphere-seeking virtues while acknowledging nostalgia for earlier ideals.
The piece contrasts 18th century shipbuilding with modern battleships noting the vast costs of coal shells and armor. It asserts steam propulsion began with rapid engine use and hints that a true measure of a man is shared meals with him, as a social aside.
Snakes of Klamath Falls draw attention as a Minnesota buyer orders 400 pounds at 25 cents a pound with future shipments planned. The reptiles thrive along the falls on Upper Klamath Lake, patrol streets, and are prized for medicine and oil. Local residents describe the snakes as harmless, numerous, and part of daily life. The industry may expand despite fears of rattlesnakes and pests, with prospects for large seasonal shipments.
A historical note details European royalty life insurance values and beneficiaries. Napoleon III Eugenie's expected 10 million and Queen Margherita's six million arise alongside large policies on the Duke of Edinburgh Prince of Wales and Tsar Alexander. The piece notes English insurers' interest and royal longevity generating profits before shifting to Germany's thermo electric motor concept turning heat into motion.
A collection of short humorous clips featuring Dr Reid and a famous medical writer, Justin McCarthy and colleagues debating Parliament, Roosevelt and a cake on a train, Zangwill at a luncheon, and a Kansas Major’s clever cash ruse on a robbery train. The tale ends with a banker’s confession about a $40,000 stash in a satchel.
A Pittsburgh graphic item notes a sympathetic young woman in Beljefield giving four cents to a beggar for a sick child. The story shifts to a caption about an Atlantic steamer’s cost and a judge’s opinion on a race, implying broader reflections on charity and progress.
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