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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1900
Page
7
A fragmented verse reflects on the multitude passing by with loneliness and an aching search for a familiar face among thousands. The text presents archaic phrasing and a note-like line about December 22, mentioning names that appear garbled.
Mark Twain jokes about open door policy and foreign nations in a New York lecture on the South African War. He contrasts American and British views on China and missionary costs, and laments actions at Port Arthur with France and Germany holding Japan while Russia robs.
The report notes Japan, Speio, and Venezuela did not buy whiskey last year while Africa received a surge of rum tied to missionary operations. Africana rum exports reached 357,759 gallons, surpassing England's 393,524 gallons. In the Philippines, natives increasingly favor beer and ardent spirits, fueling a substantial export trade.
The Washington National Watch uses an ancient fable image of a bell labeled democracy and mice named Dick inson Cleveland Carliale Fairchild Morton to question who can bell the democratic cat with reform. It contrasts this with the 1856 postal prepayment law and notes prior stamps reading Paid or postage due. Portland robberies rise as a warning of crime and the need for police action as winter deepens.
A Baker City Republican favors ex senator Corbett for U S Senate. He argues that wealth used to fund harbor improvements in Russia benefited wheat shippers, and similar open river projects on the Columbia require a man with influence and stake in large works. The piece stresses electing a senator with vision and power to carry major projects.
The sunrise behind Mount Hood is a rare winter spectacle when the sun rises to the mountain’s south side. A rare clear curtain allowed a brilliant view with a gold rim lighting the sky and the white linen of the mountain in sharp contrast.
The Oregonian’s Note and Comment honors British Museum archaeologist Newton as a lively storyteller. AJ Hare preserves several of his tales, including a spiritualistic seance where a Cockney man greets the manifested spirit as his deceased wife. Dialogue shows light humor about happiness and location as Arriet answers.
Charles Albee, a Baker City driver of a lumber wagon, is arrested for larceny of lumber and nails from a local yard. The case notes his high school background and prior reputation as a good worker. A sweeping California storm yesterday cut telegraph links between Sacramento and Los Angeles and beyond, isolating three cities spread across four hundred miles.
The Alameda California school superintendent adopts a new method to reduce expenses by transporting pupils from distant districts to a central school. Each pupil saves about 50 annually, as a wagon moves children to the other campus instead of hiring a local teacher.
The Pan American Exposition in Buffalo aims to showcase nineteenth century progress across a 350 acre site. Chief structures include the Electric Tower and Midway, with a $10 million estimated cost, and 12,000 stock subscribers backing a six month event featuring diverse exhibits from Electricity to Horticulture. John G. Milburn serves as president with William S. Buchanan as director general, alongside organizer Manx Bennirt.
The Pan American Exposition at Buffalo May 1 to Nov 1, 1901 will offer diverse dining options. Restaurants will be spread across the grounds including near the Midway and Stadium entrances and in the Temple of Music area. Meals will range from elaborate to affordable, with cuisines from New England German Mexican Italian and more.
The Ethnology and Archaeology building at the Pan-American Exposition nears completion and will feature remarkable sculptural decorations. Gigantic eagle figures will adorn eight of the sixteen panels, enhancing the exhibit with bold, symbolic imagery.
The triumphal Service Building domes showcase life size staff sculptures. Models in clay create cast staff figures with a colossal eagle. The clay model used about 10,000 pounds of material. the final staff eagle will weigh about two tons and rise nearly 16 feet high.
Movement to interest public school teachers and pupils in the Pan American Exposition at Buffalo next summer has begun in Pennsylvania and spreads elsewhere. Teachers will write essays on the Exposition objects and their global commercial bearing, with pupil essays also planned to inform and boost attendance and understanding of hemisphere relations.
A clipping notes growing interest in the Pan-American Exposition, with figures and motives cited as driving attendance and significance. It contrasts it with an earlier exposition and hints at broader engagement from various groups.
A cartoonish quote from Lustige Blatter urges prudent security measures. It imagines installing an electric burglar alarm linking shop to the sleeping room to deter thieves and protect sleep, reflecting midcentury worry over crime and safety in commerce.
A playful exchange from the New York Journal notes a man carrying an umbrella in clear weather and a girl reacting with a surprised remark, capturing a lighthearted moment of street humor.
The squire encounters Pat, a loyal servant he believed dead, expressing surprise at his reunion. Pat affirms his continued life with playful humor, saying others thought him buried while he declares otherwise.
A fashionable voice muses on a husband’s proposal to visit Spain for the next solar eclipse and jokes about the proper toilet style for such a celestial event. The remark blends travel whimsy with period fashion sensibility.
A widow recalls hosting a young man and a milliner's daughter who share a room in her house. Deception, fear, and late suspicions threaten the arrangement until the son and daughter reveal a debt and loss paid by family ties. Ultimately, the couple are forgiven and reconciled.
A captain nearing New York harbor took final soundings to assess seabed soil. A Scottish emigrant observed tallow on the sounding lead and cried that they had reached the land of Goshen, declaring cheerful relief as the vessel neared shore.
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