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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1902
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text references a military budget near ten thousand dollars and approximate two dollar values. The garbled lines suggest uncertainty or a partial note about costs and revisions without clear entities or dates.
From Songs of Two the speaker reflects on love's arrival ending fear and grief. The heart welcomes joy and guests of sorrow become faithful to love, as thorns still wound but do not erase hope. The verse celebrates love overcoming past fears.
In a sunbaked farm scene Jeff Cooper battles heat and toil as a cyclone roars toward his wheat. His wife Hilda returns from a mysterious absence with their baby after a perilous night, revealing the power of love over suspicion and hardship.
A New York Sun recollects how actor John Brougham calmed a threatened riot at the Winter Garden during a burlesque opening. Fenian friends caused rowdy uproar until his improvised line defused tension and kept the show on track.
The New York Journal breathes excitement over the cycle whirl, a theater stage bicycle track. Two daily pursuit races feature top cyclists like Dare Devil Schreyer and the hobo team King and Samuelson racing at lightning speed around a steep, picket-fence like banked basin.
A new social game in Europe has men blindfolded with paper cudgels in their right hands. They lie on a carpet and grasp each other’s left hands. One asks Are you there and, upon the reply Yes, raises the cudgel to hit the head. The other may move his head after answering, often causing the blow to land on the body instead. The game continues with retaliation until a head is struck.
A collage of light humorous lines and quips from various papers. Jokes range from a drummer’s report to a boss’s expense bill. Exchanges about debt, work, and relationships are framed in old style banter with brief setups and punchlines.
A compact Philadelphia Record snippet contrasts a Sunday school teacher with a skeptical Willie Green. It questions what the Bible means by people who have eyes yet see not, suggesting the quip that it refers to policemen.
A brief Tit-Bits item describes two tramps debating a dog in the road. The first asks why not enter since the dog is harmless and wagging his tail. The second notes the dog is growling, leaving uncertainty which end to trust.
A playful exchange features Isobel and Nlypatia debating attire and values. Isobel asks about a frock fitting, while Nlypatia retorts that college girls uphold a concept of survival of the best fitted, blending fashion with a mock Darwinian joke.
A light quip from the New York Weekly notes Mrs Newcomer has never moved in good society. Mrs Nexdoor comments she shakes hands as if she meant it indicating social snub or distance in polite circles.
A Yonkers Statesman item notes a golf enthusiast speaking with Bridget about her husband. The exchange jokes about his hobby and his grass cutting, framing it as casual local color. The Philadelphia Press adds a proverb about naming a profession as a “walk to life.”
A reflective note expresses inner conflict between banishing an imagined face and unsettled costs tied to roses, hinting at lingering remorse or unresolved obligations. The fragment conveys mood over concrete events, with focus on emotional tension and payment due.
A cartoonish barbershop exchange shows a bachelor asking a friend to pay his bill because he is about to marry next week. The friend balks at the idea of funding the wedding and the marriage.
In a humorous exchange, Uncle Abner notes Si Greenleafs son did not earn much at college but returned with an arm as strong as a blacksmiths. Uncle Amos retorts that he could have earned such an arm by becoming a blacksmith, prompting the judge to chime in.
A Brooklyn Eagle item recounts a comic exchange where a missionary pleads for mercy from the Cannibal King, claiming culinary skill and a talent for novelty dishes. The Cannibal King declares intent to prepare soup from the missionary.
A stitched together clipping features jokes and quips about marriages delays and social mishaps. Items include Jim Rush delayed by a washout telegram, a shipboard meal remark, a floor walker exchange about a divorce, jokes on loving words and miscommunications, and a husband pondering wife dynamics.
A mixed compilation notes a witty exchange about alphabetical courtships from the Baltimore American and Easterner on vacation, contrasted with comments about conditions and Indians in the Comanche V Pete segment from the Chicago Tribune. The item preserves quirky quotes and cross-paper snippets without graphic detail.
Hor ace Huntmoneigh declares his love has made him rich as Gladiola Gottherox teases that LT inherits a million from papa. The moonlight bathes the scene with a soft glow as the couple banters about wealth and romance.
A witty quip from New York Weekly notes the landlady at a boarding house seems to be making a living, while the boarders are not. The exchange underscores humor about earnings and hardships in shared housing.
Miscellaneous newspaper lines note church bells and a prompt to go play golf. Quoted exchanges reference Chatterton and figures Blobbs Slobba with brief asides. The fragmentary item reads like a humor column tease from a Sunday edition.
A brief, staged dialogue shows two deaf mutes signing rapidly about a job. One asks if the other secured the office boy position. the other answers no, stating the man doubted the signer would answer. The fragment captures a moment of workplace communication.
Nell is praised as an ideal husband while Belle notes his early recognition that he cannot have his own way, reflecting a Philadelphia Record era sentiment about household dynamics and male partners.
A Philadelphia Post item recalls Daniel Webster’s habit of preparation before speaking on great topics. It notes his impromptu Phi Beta Kappa Society address at Harvard and a manuscript copy of the eloquent piece left behind in a book.
Buster Ferrel, famed hunter of Okeechoee, tracked a huge serpent in the Florida Everglades after hearing Seminole legends of a monster. From twenty to thirty feet long and ten inches across, the creature eluded his rifle. Four days later buzzards revealed its carcass near Kissimmee River. its head is kept as a trophy.
Chicago professor notes American youth grow taller and faster at learning due to open-air activity shorter hours and practical methods. He contrasts inspections abroad with American critique and argues U S education blends theory with application, touting commercial training and early workforce readiness as key advantages.
A hotel ballroom boarder scolds a chambermaid about fitting his room after a slow Sunday morning. He complains with irritation as she delays, then curses that she should wake his bed and let her mind rest. The exchange, reported by the Washington Star, reflects class tension in service.
Senator Sorghum asks what happened to campaign money and the agent replies it is placed where needed. The senator says he must wait for receipts of funds before relying on full placement, a wry exchange captured by the Washington Star.
A visitor consoles that Vir. Cumrosx has an ordinary cold while Mrs. Cumroz boasts they hired the city's most expensive physician. The exchange, reported by the Washington Star, presents a humorous slice of domestic pride and social signaling.
A Baltimore American quip captures a debtor complaining about a baker’s bill and a witty friend retorting that without dough he cannot knead. The exchange highlights a playful clash over unpaid charges and punning humor in everyday disputes.
A brief witty exchange features Miss Doody and a foreigner in playful banter. The Count appears as a risqué eyebrow raising participant, with a quip suggesting he may have come first. The piece captures a light, satirical mood typical of social columns.
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