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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1903
Page
9
A column of assorted observations on politics religion industry and technology. The piece lampoons anti kissing laws and praises American workmanship while noting Cuba and Venezuela's struggles. It details telegraph cables, submarine boats, and Osage wealth, and ends with comparisons of farming and manufacturing growth in the United States.
A spirited essay extols American farmers as nation builders supplying two thirds of exports valued at billions, contrasts idle urbanites, and honors a judge who grants redemption through maternal love. It then describes the catamaran houseboat, a versatile, safe, affordable youth craft suited for lakes and rivers, with cost considerations for boys.
Instructions describe building a catamaran houseboat from logs with cross pieces two by two and two by four framing. It covers measurements for parts A B C D, roof and floor construction, mooring boards, rudder, oarlocks, storage racks, and optional furnishings like a stove and bunks. The piece emphasizes low cost and simple tools, citing Montreal Star.
A dramatic opening introduces Marquis Brion St Julien and his fortified Mississippi river settlement as Joliet Marquette and La Salle precede founding efforts. An Indian guide, Stung Serpent, signals potential danger while Goupart St Denis, a France returnee, rekindles past ties with Louise and Louis as secrets surface in the St Julien household.
A New York Sun correspondent presents a graphic century summary of U S progress. It cites vast growth in foreign and internal commerce, exports and imports, factory wages, farm wealth, and population, highlighting a tenfold rise in population and a tripling of some measures, illustrating broad American prosperity.
A French inventor told the Academie des Sciences of a method to convey a caller’s facial features through the telephone. The piece also notes a whimsical analogy that horses are like eggs, noting they are unseen until broken.
The chapter describes Marquis St Julien with his seventeen year old twin children Louis and Louise, sharing noble bearing and vivid blue eyes. Louis is fearless and loyal, while Louise matches him in beauty and feature. The Marquis also has Simon Lobols, a sharp, loyal nephew who becomes tutor and business aide as they move to America.
A Harlem charity ball tickets mix up leads a boss to weigh firing or raising the stenographer Miss Drew. He claims the innocent yet deceitful girl misinterpreted his instruction to “know what to do,” ultimately costing $10 when the benevolent society demanded repayment.
A collection of sermon notes on Christmas themes by Rev. Pop son and others, praising Christ and divine law from diverse pastors, followed by Indian plague statistics from 1895 to 1901 with reported attacks and 525,401 deaths in the predation period and cholera external figures.
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