Guard Printing Co. notices and subscription terms
The Daily and Weekly Guard lists subscription details for Eugene Oregon with prices two dollars at year end and one fifty paid in advance. Authorized agents Creswell J L Clark Geo A Drury receive subscriptions and handle business for the paper. Remittances and communications should be addressed to Guard Printing Co Eugene Oregon.
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J. L. Clark
Geo. A. Drury
Guard Printing CO
Premium Offers With Cash Subscriptions For The Guard
On February 27 1908 the St Louis Republic premium program ends for free issues. Readers may choose Oregon Agriculturist American Farmer or Semi weekly Oregon Journal with the Weekly Guard for extra, or two dollar add on for one year of the Guard plus six premium items. Other kitchen sets or a mantel clock offered for two dollars for subscribers, priced at fifty cents otherwise.
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St. Louis Republic
Oregon Agriculturist
American Farmer
Oregon Journal
Oregon
Guard
Journal
Oregonian
Rogers
American Cutlery Co
Two Views of a Farmer Wife in Midwestern Life
A fragmented, period piece contrasts a sentimental imagined view of a farmer's wife with a harsh, practical late 19th or early 20th century realism. It presents domestic toil, weathered chores, and the social role of women amid rural daily life and modern amusements.
Evening Routine at the Plutocrat Farmer’s Home
A rural household scene depicts a farmer and his wife in a calm evening. The planola plays classical music, children are tucked in, a governor is dismissed, and a telephone conference with neighbors follows. The farmer reads his favorite poet as night settles.
Eastern Standpoint Sees Oregon Referendum Hurting State University
The St. Paul Pioneer Press reprint criticizes opponents of adequate state university funding and the referendum system. It argues Oregon underfunded its university, with annual appropriations under $50,000, and warns a rejected appropriation would deter eastern immigrants and harm efforts to attract a better class of settlers.
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Pioneer Press
United States
Oregon
Prosperity return eyed as money flows again
The Washington Post notes reversed lender borrower dynamics as hoarding eases and money markets loosen. Deposits rise in January, signaling mend and cautious optimism. Eugene prepares a new $25,000 depot, with a modern Wil lamette street station expected to boost travel convenience and city appearance.
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The
Washington Post
Reading Bank
Washington
Eugene
Willamette Street
Enger
Opposed State University funding favors rich students
W H Odell, famed state land board figure, argues no appropriation for the University of Oregon. He insists education should be paid by collegians and their friends, denying broader access for poor boys and working-class youth. He cites Governor Chamberlain and Editor Hofer as opposed to public backing.
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W. H. Odell
State Land Board Fame
University
The
Salem Statesman
University of Oregon
Chamberlain
U. of O
Washington and Lee University
Hofer
Salem Journal
Stanford University
California
Jay
Oregon
Odell
Ring
Panama Canal May Pay for Itself
Reported discovery of gold silver and copper in the Culebra cut fuels optimism about the Panama Canal project. Despite finance doubts raised by Colonel Goethals and possible engineering hurdles, the prospect hole yields metals and the canal’s cost may be offset by mining profits.
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Panama Canal Zone
Culebra
Yankees
Panama
Poultney Bigelow
Congress
Los Angeles Express
Washington
Goethals
Culebra Ent
Gatun
Isthmus
Physicians Declare Electricity Harmful
The Illuminating Engineering Society of Chicago hosted oculists who criticized modern lighting methods. They condemned incandescent bulbs and urged a return to kerosene lamps, arguing that advances in illumination have worsened ocular strain and discomfort. The group claimed the U S leads in glare and eye fatigue and that gas lighting initially reduced these issues before incandescent light increased them.
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Illuminating Engineering Society of Chicago
The New Light Debate Over Eye Health
The article argues that electric lighting harms eyes more than kerosene lamps, claiming incandescent bulbs cause eye degeneration and potential blindness. It notes rising glasses use, especially among the young, due to light levels and highlights public concern over lighting practices and eye strain.
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America
Nation faces timber famine warns Appleton article
Appleton's Magazine warns in its March issue that the United States will exhaust all merchantable timber within 23 to 33 years. It cites current use of 10 billion feet annually, growth of 40 billion, and total supply estimates from 1.4 to 2.1 trillion feet, urging immediate national conservation actions led by club women.
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United States
Appleton’s Magazine
Athana
Club Women of America
Real estate improves as spring opens in Willamette valley markets
With finance improving, Eugene and Willamette valley towns expect stronger real estate activity in spring as investors seek safe placements in suburban and ency property. The piece notes rising rug and blanket trade in China, especially lightweight blankets from Japan, with Shanghai importing 275,705 cotton blankets in 1906.
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United States
Eugene
Willamette Valley
China
Shantung
North China
Japan
Shanghai
Newrhwang
Shantung Province
Tsingtao
Chefoo
Senate and House Wealth Figures Appear Across a Feature
A feature writer notes the senate includes 21 multi millionaires and 11 millicenaires while the house reports eight fires and six Jaat, totaling a combined wealth of 293.5 million dollars.
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Senate
House
Autocratic Job Rebuffed in Theatre of Guesses
The Baltimore American hints at Tat and Cannon as possible choices while speculating Joe might abandon his top post to become a secondary figure. The piece suggests Joe could bluntly react, despite contrary reports, and might stage a sharp airing of grievances if pressed.
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Tat
Cannon
Baltimore American
Joe
Grand jury indicts a high financier for grand larceny
The text notes that when a New York grand jury indicts a powerful financier for grand larceny it seems the case is moving toward proper justice. It suggests earlier, even if the indictment had been possible, the crime would have carried a milder label.
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New York
Grand
Not a Clean Copy Yet of the Husted Title Bid
The latest holder of the title claimed to engage a lawyer and announce he was open for bids for himself and tithe after failing to oust Monte Carlo from business. The remark invites scrutiny from those seeking quick fortune, offering equal odds to all.
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Monte Carlo
Bida
Congress and perquisites in wartime rhetoric
The text argues Congress will resist salary cuts, noting perks can reach 25 percent of pay. It critiques writers who claim China could demand U.S. military action against Japan in Manchuria as if a binding contract existed, highlighting optimism in calls to act without obligation.
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Congress
China
Manchuria
Talkative Won't Be Scared Into Silence By Germ Fear
A fragment suggests critics believe that scaring talkative individuals with germ fears is ineffective. The speaker urges immediate, practical action rather than relying on scare tactics to suppress speech.
Daughter of Tom Hee 4 Leads Women for Equal Suffrage
A daughter of the late Tom Hee 4 heads a band of women pressing for an equal suffrage amendment. The piece notes their bold stance and contrasts it with the stance of some financiers toward public strikes, while referencing Stand ard O] Company’s $15 per share quarterly dividend due March 14 and ongoing envy over a widow’s $60,000,000 to relatives.
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Tom Hee 4
Quote on sensible legislation by Speaker Cannon
Speaker Cannon criticized pressure from vocal critics while pledging sensible legislation. He warned that lawmaking would not be swayed by those who “start the air vibrating with their vocal chords,” signaling resistance to loud opposition.
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Speaker Cannon
Hitchcock Expected To Live Up To Hype As Political Manager
Commentator says Frank Hitchcock could become a world wonder if he matches the advance praise as the greatest political manager ever to rope a delegate to a national convention.
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Frank Hitchcock
Oklahoma Hotels Face Linen and China Bill Passage
Oklahoma legislators consider a bill requiring hotels to provide labeled sheets and intact table china. If enacted, hotels must furnish standard linens and uncracked dinnerware, impacting lodging facilities statewide.
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Oklahoma
Pink ball hint suggests Wak coats amid circulating fads
A New York society plans a pink ball where attire including men's coats will be Wak, illustrating ongoing circulation of yellow backs in Spenderaville as a fashionable gimmick and social signal.
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New York Society
Spenderaville
Crook County Shows Patriotism in Candidate Announcements
In Prineville the Journal prints two columns of candidate announcements. a large number of residents express readiness to serve the public and seek official positions.
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Crook County
Prineville
Booster fund totals for Salem and Eugene rise
Salem has raised a booster fund of 15000 dollars while Eugene trails with 12000 dollars. The note emphasizes the capital city will require more money as fundraising continues.
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Salem
Eugene
General moral awakening clashes with debt dodging
Analysis shows many men still dodging debt payments despite calls for reform. A meeting last Friday night stirred public sentiment and led to an increase in liquor license fees from 400 to BL- in Balem's course, signaling ongoing tension between moral appeals and local policy actions.
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Balem
Philippine commissioners ignore liquor tax concerns in house discussion
A fragment notes Philippine commissioners seated in the house, earning $7500 total in pay and allowances, while the debate touches on liquor store levies and the payment order of $300. The passage questions the usefulness of worrying given their apparent understanding.
Public Reaction to Headline Targeting Man
A brief critique notes that men rushing to claim benefits face public abuse. The piece suggests such abuse is seen as minor by the public and frames the incident as a typical reaction to a disputed heading.
Petition by Indiana teachers on Thaw release
A group of Indiana school teachers signed a petition demanding the immediate release of Harry K. Thaw, suggesting their efforts could have been spent more usefully at home.
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Indiana
Harry Thaw
Connecticut man pleads insanity in diary forgery case
A Connecticut man arrested for diary forgery pleaded insanity as a defense, a move seen as complicating the case amid tensions with financiers and questions of legal responsibility. The filing raises issues about mental state and financial crime procedures.
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Connecticut
Roosevelt and Bryan Team Up as Revivalists in History
Speaking of possibilities, the line imagines a splendid partnership of Roosevelt and Bryan as old-fashioned revivalists working in double harness. The tone blends political figures with speculative collaboration and a touch of humorous reimagining.
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Roosevelt
Bryan
Abusing Privileges and University Funding in Oregon
Pacific Outlook argues that mechanisms like initiative and referendum can be abused to block progress and harm key institutions. It cites the University of Oregon as an example with over 400 students, many from working families, and professors underpaid. It notes inadequate equipment and a trend of sending more students to out of state institutions.
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Pacific Outlook
University of Oregon
Oregon
Oregon University Funding Debate Sparks Referendum
The Oregon legislature approved a bill to fund the University of Oregon with 125000 annually for maintenance buildings land and supplies. A referendum will decide its fate in the coming election. Oregon lags behind many western peers in state higher education support and building funds.
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Astoria
Oregon
University of Oregon
State University
University of Washington
University of Idaho
University of Montana
University of Colorado
University of Nevada
University of Town
University of Wisconsin
University of Nebraska
University of California
State of Washington
Washington
Utah
Colorado
Montana
The Pessimist Poem Fragment
A compact verse laments scarce resources and constant motion. The speaker lists voids in life from food to shelter to breath, concluding with a weary refrain of absence and return. The tone is bleak, playful in rhythm, yet mournful about limits on daily existence.
Referendum Threatens Oregon University Funding
The piece argues Oregon’s referendum system hampers university support, noting the state’s meager 47 500 annual funding for 400 students and outflow of educated youths to other states. It cites a 125 000 appropriation after a reformist legislature, then suggests a small activist bloc could jeopardize the funds again through delayed funding and public vote.
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St. Paul
Oregon
Bey
W Hose
Awa
Shime
Monthe
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Linn County Grangers
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