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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1902
Page
10
Impaired digestion and stomach unease described as signs of dyspepsia. The piece warns that neglect leads to worsening symptoms such as headaches sour stomach and belching, urging early attention before the condition becomes serious.
A terse exchange unfolds as a dentist questions a patient about gas use while accusing them of talking to a hotel clerk. The dialogue shows tension and social sniping in a clipped, midcentury tone.
A 2002 health notice recommends Garfield Tea as a method to cleanse the system purify the blood and regulate the liver kidneys stomach and bowels for renewed health and happiness in the New Year.
The exchange portrays a hustler’s blunt view that most desires do not come to those who wait. It argues that valuable things come to those who rise and work hard, contrasted with a prompt endorsing a supposed remedy Wizard O.1 for pain.
A Boston Herald note traces Mrs Talk Emma and Mrs Gossep Yes in a light exchange about embroidery and temper. The item recalls a 1900 letter from Joan F Boyer of Trinity Springs Indiana praising Piso's Cure for Consumption as a remedy for coughs and colds.
In a playful exchange the fortune teller interprets Mr Gill’s dream of walking in rags as a sign of money. The quip ends with the teller asking for one dollar as the fee, per the Philadelphia Press.
Wish for a Happy New Year with a claim that this herb tea purifies the blood cleanses the system and removes disease cause. The ad touts Nature's Gift iorfield Tea as a health product for all users.
A buyer protests to a dog dealer that the animal advertised as excellent for rats does not touch them. The dealer retorts that the dog is still splendid for rata, in a back-and-forth that mirrors a humorous old-time column.
A cautious promotional line asserts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as the best remedy for mothers to use during their children's teething period.
A London writer, annoyed by the effort required to read Kipling, contends the poem is an attempt to translate four clear lines of prose into fourteen unintelligible lines of verse. The remark captures frustration with the piece's perceived lack of coherence and poetic clarity.
Three women linked to presidents now live in Washington. Letitia Tyler Semple, daughter of John Tyler, Harriet Lane Johnson, niece of James Buchanan, and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant are noted as former mistresses residing in the capital.
Local applications target the Eustachian tube inflammation to restore hearing. It asserts most deafness stems from catarrh, offers $100 for uncured cases, and promotes circulars from J Cheney & Co of Toledo.
A brief dialogue shows a confidence man admitting to tipping off police about a target. He labels the officer as a non union safe blower, hinting at a scare about lawmen and a planned crime while exposing tension between workers and authorities.
An ancient cure touts S S S as a blood purifier and tonic that removes poisons from blood and strengthens the constitution. Claims include curing cancer scrofula rheumatism chronic sores eczema and contagious blood poison with decades of success. Advertises free medical correspondence from The Swift Specific Co Atlanta GA.
Collections of humorous anecdotes about royalty and aristocracy. Highlights include the Duchess of Westminster and Westminster Abbey quip, Sir Francis Knollys and Edward VII banter, the Marlboroughs’ marriage list, Lincoln’s blunt counsel to a client, Beau Nash’s vanity wagers, and Lemnire Therieux’s staged tears in a theater audience.
Baker City Washington owns a gravity water system from Elk Creek and recently acquired the Auburn ditch. The title includes the Nelson placer mines eight to ten miles away, leased this year for good returns. The mines may fund city government and fund projects like sewerage, street lights, paving, sprinkling, and a planned mineral palace displaying Eastern Oregon ore resources.
The text notes copper, coal, nickel, kaolin, asphaltum and the location and description of all working mines and prospects. It is believed that the rental or proceeds from the Nelson placers, which uniquely became property of Baker City, will fund improvements and potentially aid in reducing the city’s indebtedness under a cash basis government.
A column cites Belgian compulsory voting as effective, noting only 2,000 of 1,055,165 eligible voters were punished for not voting. It explains first offenders are admonished, with penalties rising to fines and ten years' suspension of political rights on continued abstention. It questions adoption in the U.S. and cites Belgian reform history. It also includes a short discussion on the most trying year for newly married couples, viewing marriage as a business partnership with an apprenticeship in the first year.
The piece argues that exceptional vision comes from familiarity and practice. Shepherds, herdsmen, sailors, and longshoremen notice details others miss due to daily exposure. Experience sharpens sight, though experts can still be wrong, as shown by comparisons of Boer and British soldiers in their native lands.
In Glowrie villagers hail James Adolphus Clarence Briggs as the immortal bard and king of poets. A rival lampoon cites his brother Tammy, while the punchline notes Briggs won fourteen firsts at a local flower show last week per London Tit Bits.
A reflection on how almost every family tends to the sick and orphans, with a superstition that a childless home is cursed. It notes many have adopted waifs, as fatherless children are deeply cared for in the community.
Dashaway questions if the Brin derleys were warned about a late call. Cleverton confirms. The wedding present Dashaway gave is discovered in the front parlor, revealing an intimate link between guests and the couple.
The text notes strong demand for mouse whisker flies used in tying the new gray gnat for fishermen. Prices are high at nearly two cents per whisker, with trout rising better to mouse whisker flies than to gnats dressed with jungle cock hackles, which resemble them.
An automatic locomotive stoker has appeared on the Pan handle and it promises to ease the firemen’s duties. The contrivance is said to be successful, but firemen will still be needed and may take a larger role in operating the engines once fuel is managed.
A dialogue from Harper's Bazaar features an author claiming three weeks to finish a novel and a six month uninterrupted period, his wife prompting what comes next as he plans to write a short story.
A fleet stag brushes past a lion asking where he is bound. The stag says he travels for health and wonders if the tiger’s dinner party invite includes him. The dialogue hints at a humorous or fabled encounter in a forest setting.
The remark attributes a discovery to Pliny the Great noting women washing with cold water and suggesting heating water to free alkali in soap for better cleaning, claiming awareness of improved washing effects only after this.
Sue Brett asks Ham Lett about vacation plans and Ham Lett replies that he spent it in the country. Sue Brett wishes him well and Ham Lett agrees it was a genuine pleasure to find a place where there were only fresh eggs as reported by Chicago News.
Twenty factories operated in France with three in Paris and the rest in large cities. In 1899 the industry employed 17,184 workers, 15,732 of them women and girls, plus 714 persons in supervisory roles such as directors overseers and foremen.
A baker client asks for a light bill of costs and the lawyer replies that he makes his bread by not lightening the bill for the foreman, implying steady charges. The Green Bag vignette shows legal wit over fees.
The Forest Leaves warns goats are widespread in Greece and prevent young trees from growing. Holm oaks, if ungrazed, reach thirty to forty feet, but goats keep them stunted to shrub height as they gnaw at the foliage atop.
A witty dialogue from a Chicago Record Herald piece reflects a young poet fearing posthumous neglect while mocking the idea of pilgrimages to her grave. The exchange highlights vanity, mortality, and the press.
A playful household tale recounts Edith refusing lobster when offered at a friend's home saying she never eats grasshoppers. The anecdote highlights a humorous misunderstanding and Edith’s polite response.
A garbled Christmas tale blames indigestion on an unregulated system and touts Garfield Tea as a universal remedy. The ad claims the herb medicine cures stomach and bowel disorders, cleanses the system, purifies blood, and supports long life for all ages.
A defiant missionary confronts a skeptic amid tense exchange. The missionary declares resolve to prove himself, while the opposing figure retorts with a sharp proverb about tasting the pudding, underscoring a clash of wills.
A letter from a young girl under Sisters of Charity care testifies to good results from Peruna for catarrh of the throat. The account reflects household medicine use and medical views of the era.
A Sister Superior praises Dr. Hartman’s Peruna as effective for influenza, catarrh, cold, cough, and bronchitis. Congressmen Meekison of Napoleon Ohio reports benefit from Peruna for chronic head catarrh. The letter invites readers to write for Dr Hartman’s free medical advice from The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
John Allesina announces the Largest Exclusive Umbrella Emporium west of Chicago with two Portland stores at 26 Washington Street. The dealer promotes a wide range of umbrellas and related accessories.
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