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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1902
Page
10
A collage of medical claims and product pitches. It touts Sarsaparilla as a cure for eczema and other eruptions, cites testimonials, and urges prompt treatment. It also mentions Allen’s Foot Ease for foot troubles and notes social trends like Southern fashion shifts and park ownership among New York elites.
Fragmented OCR reveals old time advertisements and notices. It mentions Hall’s Catarrh Cure with testimonial claims from Toledo firms, Stevenson grave neglect in New Zealand, teething remedies, and casual jests about political figures. The text blends product pitches and brief local color.
A comely museum patron handles diamond backed rattlers under the Cir Cassian beauty show while a veteran performer claims rattlers are harmless when treated right. She recounts fifteen years in the business, bites from carelessness, and snakes as crowd-pleasing museum acts.
Western money shows heavy wear and odor while Eastern cities handle crisp notes. Banks keep old currency circulating, claiming higher costs to replace it. Chicago piles up the worst notes. New York and other eastern banks favor new bills to avoid spreading dirty currency.
The New York Times notes how many comic song stars gain fame from a single hit. It cites The Great McDermott and lines about Lotie Collins, Coborn, Anna Held, and Ernest Hogan, whose one song popularized them while other works faded.
Pennsylvania Railroad plans a Mora wood tie trial from British Guiana to replace white oak ties. Mora ties claimed to last fifty years, priced about 2.50 dollars per tie including delivery, versus 0.75 for oak. Experiments with steel tires and other preservatives have not yielded lasting results. International Arboiculture Society backs catalpa planting to meet future grain of ties, noting current supply pressures and high replacement demand.
American consuls in Spain report frequent complaints from countrymen swindled by a buried treasure scam. Victims are urged to advance funds to recover supposed large sums buried by political prisoners.
Experiments in the Swiss army tested the impact of smoking during marches. Soldiers who were allowed to smoke pipes showed better discipline and the results favored the smokers.
W E Curtis writes in the Chicago Record-Herald that a golf links near Berlin has a clubhouse but is not patronized by locals. He quotes a foreigner noting it is left for exclusive use by foreigners, mainly elderly Englishmen.
Upward of 70 London physicians have expressed approval of a society formed by women that conducts periodic examinations on massage theory and practice and issues certificates.
Mrs. William Cotter of Hartford credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with permanent relief from neuralgia after years of suffering. She says policeman Reilly recommended the treatment, and three years of freedom followed. The document touts pills as a household remedy addressing multiple conditions and lists purchase details.
The white separate skirt pairs with faded pinks and blues for versatile evening looks. It blends with other pieces to create varied effects at low cost. Suitable for dress occasions not requiring elaborate toilets.
A French army paper reports that death by own action is more common in the French army than in any other European force. It is noted that such deaths make up about 5 percent of the annual death rate across all branches of the service.
A London writer claims the tall hat causes baldness and raises liability to insanity. He argues that baldness is common among the upper classes, contrasting with the hair-covered scalp of workers, and blames the hat for this condition.
Mississippi sits near the bottom of manufacturing states with 26,433 wage workers in the last census and production valued at 40 million dollars. The figures highlight limited industrial activity and smaller payrolls within the state.
Anna Parker Cox, daughter of Quannah Parker the Comanche statesman, is married to a white man and has again adopted wild reservation life. She is a graduate of the Cer lisla Indian school.
Among the novelties are tiny Oriental rugs and vases decorated with colored characters proverbs from the Koran or Omar Khayam. They are filled with perfumes, some of Oriental odor, others violet, wily and carnation.
The Universal Tobacco Company is announced with capital of 75 million dollars. It proclaims independence and aims to operate in Great Britain and Europe, presenting a bold, far reaching tobacco venture.
A Mr. Massey donated the site and 30000 dollars toward building and furnishing. The Grand Trunk railway will transport patients to the hospital free of charge.
The season's vogue features uncut gems decorating many items. Turquoise sapphires amethysts and moonstones are used for buckles brooches cuffs pendants and even umbrella handles, showcasing the era's penchant for ornate accents.
Pall Mall Gazette notes hundreds of gulls moving up the Thames as winter deepens. The birds invade St James Park stealing food from ducks, seen from the bridge circling the lake and crying out as they hunt for sustenance.
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