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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1910
Page
11
The Schumann Heink concert for Friday evening February 25 offers subscription seats. On sale at Eugens Theatre February 12 14 and Eaton's Bookstore February 12 14 15. Subscriptions reserved February 21 22 with regular seats opening February 24 if sold out. money refunded if attraction not brought.
The Lenten season brings temporary pauses in three local clubs Alpha, Monday evening, and Friday afternoon whist groups. University freshmen look forward to the January nineteenth freshman glee in the new gym. Fortnightly club elected officers for the year and hosted a music program. Tetea-Te club met with Myrtle Kays. social visits and refreshments featured in various gatherings. Eugene's winter concert scene highlighted by Myrtle Elwyn and Susie Fennell Pipes with Liszt and Chopin works. The Glee club improved at Salem and Portland shows, while the Tuesday whist group enjoyed a well-attended evening with prizes and refreshments.
New York readers note a brisk relocation of dressmaking and millinery displays as February and March draw many women south. The trend has transformed January from dull to crowded with fashion shows and new styles.
Journal notes detail a Valentine decorated afternoon at a residence on 325 street with Miss Comings hosting guests including Ethel Barnard and Maud Beals, followed by a Women’s Patriotic League meeting with Mrs. Hall. Frances Young plans an evening gathering, and a freshman dance near the new Hayward Mall is announced with arrangements for music and decorations. The article also describes travel fashions, coats, skirts, and fabrics for spring, detailing silhouettes, materials, and recommended outerwear.
A dated description covers gowns with flounced panels and six gored skirts, flounces four yards long, elbow sleeves with bordering, and embroidered panel bands. A morning wear gown shifts from deep rose to red linen with a semi fitting coat dress. Evening gowns show apricot silk serge, black lace bands, cream net yokes, and bead embroidery with wide fichu and net sleeves.
Seymour H. Bell disclosed that the Southern Pacific seeks a three mile right of way along the west side of North Slough. Affected owners include Frank B. Waite and R. E. Shine with a forty acre tract near the mouth of North Slough. Waite travels to Coos Bay as talks continue to gain concurrence for the final deal.
Berkeley, February 12. Professor Edwin Booth of the University of California chemistry department warns that Halley’s comet could bring danger to life. Cyanogen in the comet combined with Earth's atmosphere could form deadly hydrocyanic acid if gas density is sufficient. He notes danger depends on cyanogen quantity in the tail and describes potential human sensation as the deadly gas envelops the planet.
An old advertisement touts Bal lard’s Horehound syrup as a remedy for coughs lasting over two months and claims it also helps with influenza bronchitis and pulmonary troubles. It lists prices 25c 60c and 1.00 and notes Dillon Drug Co. and Smeed Hotel building as sellers.
Sermon by Charles T. Russell, pastor of Brooklyn Tabernacle in Norfolk Virginia on February 13 discusses whether true Bible religion requires more than the text states. It explores doing justly loving mercy and walking humbly and urges self examination in family and civic life to meet divine justice.
A devotional meditation argues that God’s standard exceeds common justice, urging heartfelt obedience, repentance, and faith in Jesus Christ. It stresses that only those who accept Christ can receive eternal life, and that divine mercy requires humility, consecration, and active mercy toward others.
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