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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1900
Page
4
An old discussion on sign language tracing human intelligence to its infancy. Indians are hailed as the greatest sign talkers, with smoke signals and fire arrows conveying messages over distances. Describes specific gestures for yes, no, good, and yes phrases, noting white settlers rarely learned the system.
The article explores enduring plains sign language and long distance signals used by tribes, noting how white newcomers learned cues like water markers and circular Come ahead signals. It details hand gestures for horse, buffalo, elk, antelope, and other signs, contrasts sign talk with plain conversation, and laments its fading as lifestyle changes reduce need for signs.
A historical note highlights Empress Eugenie as fashion leader and reveals her generosity. Her small shoes and gloves were gifted yearly to orphans at the Eu genie Napoleon asylum, where fifty fatherless and motherless girls were educated at her expense. The first communion attire of these girls used items once worn by the empress.
Prof Emil Yung of Geneva counts ants in five nests. Figures include S018, 67 470, 12, xt, tes and 47 525, revealing quirky numerical data amid a quirky text. A minister’s failure to follow the text may reflect scattered beliefs as the birds are spread.
British writer sketches Richard Croker life in Letcombe near Wantage Berkshire. The Tammany Hall boss lives quietly, rides fast in a buggy, buys and sells horses, adores animals, and supports charities. He visits nearby church, tends stables, and admires New York cartoons about him.
Mile. Marguerite de Cassini, newly made a countess by the Czar, is the grand niece and adopted daughter of Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador. A Washington resident since age 17, she captivates the diplomatic circle, though a rumor of betrothal to M. Pavloff has been denied.
A Baltimore Sun writer notes 1770s era tale of a famed orchard over 122 years old and still bearing fruit. The narrative recounts Lord Howe’s landfall in Cecil County en route to Philadelphia, with local Friends accused as sympathizers to the invading army and sent to Winchester Virginia as political prisoners. Wealthy townspeople offered parole and board, including Lewis Neale and Abram Hollings.
The writer recalls Isaac Brown, great grandfather, hosting three exiled Friends near Winchester in 1778. An orchard he planted still bears fruit on land now owned by Brown’s granddaughters Elisan and Catherine. The diary of the exiles and their wives’ letters to Washington live in the Historical Library, revealing Washington’s refusal to release state prisoners. Descent links to Gilpins, Whartons, Pembertons, Fishers, Drinkers, Denningtons and other Philadelphia citizens.
The Countess Lenora Van Marter and her husband, once connected to Tacoma’s Salvation Army, now travel between England and the United States. They left social life behind to continue army work, earning Gen Booth’s praise. They may stay in the U S or return to England depending on where their service is needed.
A collage of historical notes covers a liquid air factory in Los Angeles, Brundes experiments on X-ray velocity, Germany’s acetylene market, an English hydrant lamp with water shutoff, and US Britain Germany mineral wealth rankings. It cites Lord Rayleigh on sound waves and light, Trowbridge’s vast electro motive plant at Harvard, and early town meeting actions on public works and schooling.
The article notes London mostly receives Scotchwild venison from forests with variable quality. Fatness improves venison, park-fed deer rival English stag meat, but October to November brings rapid deterioration. Scotch and English venison vary by forest conditions, with fallow venison described as superior in winter and well fattened deer yielding fattier meat.
A small northern town hosts a circus visit where sixpence admission applies for children, with tomfoolery over Bedith's tenth birthday. Her 13 year old brother Tom pays nine pence for two front seats, claiming she was born late in the afternoon. The moment passes as the money taker accepts the explanation. The note ends with a census update and a proverb about labor and relish.
Dive into Northampton records revealing olden time funeral and church customs. Notes on seating, wood and fuel at meetings, lighting with tallow candles, and order of processions. Includes rules for male and female mourners, attendants on horseback, carriage etiquette, and peculiar terms from colonial town records.
James W. Bradbury of Augusta celebrated his eighty birthday reflecting a long career from 1812 war recollections to the Jackson to Cleveland presidential votes. The ex senator born in 182 and living sixty three years in Augusta recalls Webster, Clay and Hawthorne era figures and his surprising abstinence from liquor and tobacco.
London Express notes that at Victoria’s accession under 25 million population only 14 percent of adult males had the franchise. By today about 70 percent of adult males vote, raising the electorate to roughly six and three quarter million, while the House of Commons has grown little in size since 1801.
An elderly gentleman in a London journal repeatedly misplaces items and relies on his servant Thomas for clues. The tale ends with a humorous exchange about memory and a late night search for what was forgotten. A quip about lobsters and a relative's letter offering advice closes the piece.
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