Forests of the Philippines Hold Vast Timber Wealth
The Philippines harbor about 500 forest species, over 400 identified, including 87 palma and 22 oaks with two live oaks and nine conifers. A single true pine grows above 4000 feet in Luzon. The Yang Yang tree and other species supply oil, cocoanuts, gutta, percha, varnish and valuable woods. Forestry has operated for 56 years with 20 to 40 million acres managed by 65 forestors and 100 subordinates, following European models, though lax administration focuses on licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Luzon
Priest Intervenes With Railway Worker Over Liquor
In a Glasgow area railway construction scene a Roman Catholic clergyman spots a worker entering a licensed liquor house. He calls him out and asks why he did not answer. The worker replies he had only the price of one drink, prompting a brief exchange about restraint and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Glasgow Evening Times
Electric headlights curb danger on SP locomotives
The Southern Pacific adds electric headlights to engines. A press of a button activates 2000 candle power lights that illuminate track up to half a mile ahead, replacing the prior oil light that only showed a few hundred feet. Objects on the track become visible sixteen telegraph poles away, allowing stops before contact. Production of the apparatus is proceeding as fast as supply permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific Railroad
Kansas Woman Breaks Mirror In Wichita Saloon Incident
A Kansas woman who felt divinely called to reform the world entered a Wichita saloon and smashed an expensive Cleopatra mirror. She then hurled a stone through the artwork, prompting speculation about whether Cleopatra or the bath influenced her act. The saloon keeper received a denial of personal insult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Wichita
Cleopatra
Russia Adopts Gregorian Clock to Align With World Time
The Russian government begins Gregorian time reckoning with the new year after abandoning the Julian Greek calendar that overran by twelve days due to the annual extra eleven minutes and fourteen seconds.
Fire crews battle brutal cold amid 35 alarms in Chicago
Firefighters faced a harsh New Year as 35 alarms strained crews, with freezing gear, ice-covered ladders, and slick buildings increasing danger. Separately, Oregon legislators prepare to convene in Salem after Republicans hold 56 seats to 34 for the opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Pet Show Delays Judging As Dogs And Cats Compete
Chicago hosts a pet dog and cat show with delayed judging. Angry mothers at a baby show protest images not matching pet exhibitors who fail to win blue ribbons for PETA themed entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mint Struggles to Meet Demand for Pennies
The United States mint in Philadelphia produces eight hundred thousand pennies daily but cannot keep pace with rising demand, as supply lags behind consumer need over a three day period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Mint
Philadelphia
Library Blaze Destroys Seattle’s Public Collection
A devastating fire swept Seattle’s public library reducing part of the building to ashes and erasing about twenty five thousand volumes from the collection. Officials warned of long-term losses to patrons and efforts to salvage what remained continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Pellet Promises Relief for Female Ailments
A vintage medical testimonial extols Doctor Pierce's Favorite Pellets as a cure for female weakness and related ailments. The letter-style endorsement claims recovery from severe gynecological issues and lists general health improvements, portraying the product as a trusted remedy.
County Commissioners Yearend Payroll and Notices
December records show labor on a bridge for L Streeter and multiple deputy sheriff payments. Additional items include election notices, railroad fare for reform school transport, and payments to various officials such as Geo Knowles J P Loerte and J Higgins across several amounts and minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Streeter
G Lockwood
Geo B Camp
AM Richardson
G Towler
James O'Brien
Fmith
Snevesee
Geo Knowles
J P Loerte
McClane
H P Morris
L Shell
Esheriff
T J Duckworth
Thomas Brown
Nathan Hill
Shheriff
A M Taylor
J M Nichols
Sherif
John Holland
U Beers
al Ready
James Haye
H O Johnson
W Withers
Williams
Reform School
Conenee
J Higgins
Aherit
Stock Farm for Sale in Lane County Oregon
1440 scree stock farm for sale with 80 acres of timber and grading land, well fenced and stocked with cattle and goats. Good buildings. stock-raising equipment. land rolling and dry. Optional sale of implements and stock with land. Seven miles from railroad and one from schoolhouse. Address JB Youne Fall Creek Lane Co Or. 44 styles of heating stoves to select from.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youne
Fall Creek
Lane Co
Removal Notice at Ninth Street to Eugene Bank Building
Removal notice states stock removed from Ninth street to the former Eugene Loan and Savings Bank building. Customers urged to take notice. Signed by Loven M Liar and Perar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Street
Eugene Loan & Savings Bank
Christian Revival Sees Baptisms After Strong Service
The Christian church revival continues with growing interest as Rev Lindsay delivers sermons. A good crowd attended last night and four more people were baptised, bringing the total to nine since the meeting began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church
Lindsay
Big-Headed Children and Diet Claims Spark Concern
A wary narrator critiques the idea that cod liver oil emulsions would enhance undernourished children in schools, arguing tall heads mask frail bodies and that school cannot compensate for poor health. The piece laments lack of play and speed, urging healthier growth rather than gimmicks.
Court House Items Mortgage Real Estate Transfers List
Real estate transfers and mining claims recorded including OJ Emorstad to W A Urton 40 acres, Mary K Trumpwell 40 acres, Rankin to M Woodslow Sand and Cheshire ad, Frank Y Shuman to L N Roney 160 acres, Geo Fisher to Chas A Hardy Newport mining claim, J R Goldson to Louis Baching 320 acres, Haynes to Goldson 160 acres, W R Hollandeworth to E Emerson 100 acres, E L Spencer to H L Plank 50 acres, Charles Wright to Geo W Johnson 14 acres, H L Morgan to H L and E Morgan 160 acres, MacFarland ad Cottage Grove 162.20, George Bolar to Ole Ingvarisen 25 acres, Mitshell and Woodriff proofs of labor on Mitchell mine late Creek and Blue River district.
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Emorstad
Urton
Mary K
Trunpwell
Rankin
Newport
Blue River District
G W Long
Ben Lurch
Long & Landes Ad
Cottage Grove
J R Goldson
Louis Baching
James W Haynes
R Hollandeworth
E Emerson
E L Spencer
H L Plank
Charles Wright
Geo W Johnson
H L Morgan
H L
E Morgeo
EcFarland
Rosetta
Miller
MacFarland
George Bolar
Ole Ingvarisen
F Mitshell
Mitchell Mine
Bohewla District
JA W Woodriff
Late Creek
Personal notes on local residents' travels and visits
Daily guards report of residents returning from Bohemia Portland and Salem with numerous short trips. Entries include J B Edawhey home from Bohemia Nina Ostrander back from Cottage Grove and Mra Merriman visiting Medford. several business and family visits noted across Albany Portland Eugene and Seattle.
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L& Logan
R A Booth
Grants Pass
Zeph Davia
Albany
Frank Skipworth
Junction
Nina Ostrander Ie
Cottage Grove
B Lared
Andy ‘Litua
Pleasant Hill
Mra Merriman
Medford
Laura Bradley
Eugene
LB Rowland
Portland
Salem
Oregon City
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Fast Healing
A historical ad touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a universal remedy for frightful wounds burns cuts bruises and sores. It claims rapid pain relief and healing for old sores fever sores ulcers boils corns and skin eruptions with a guarantee of cure and lists W L De Lano as the selling druggist.
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W L de Lano
Stable to Erect New Pew Stables on Willamette Street
Weet Bros livery and feed stable men plan a 50 by 40 foot pew stable building on Willamette Street near the alley. The present small building is being torn down today and construction will begin at once. The new frame structure will be built substantially similar to the old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weet Bros
Willamette Street
Mingo Sewing Machine Agency Swears In New Officer
Eugene has been named a gearr for the southern part of the state. DB Zeh is placed in charge and will occupy a room in the Pew Cherry Dock. Willymette Street near Sisth. Prisod and San Francisco are listed as other offices of the case on the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sirgen
Eugene
Mingo
DB Zeh
Pew Cherry Dock
Wiiemette Street
Sisth
Prisod
San Francisco
Spokane visitor from Hollis family on East Bright street
O B Hollis of Spokane visits with his parents Mr and Mrs W Bolle on East Bright street for a week. Mr Hollis is interested in mining. This is his first return visit to his old town in nine years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis
Spokane
Sod
Bolle
East Bight Street
Junction City Items and land transfers noted
Junction Times notes Millett buys 54 acres from Mrs Wiley for 1300 in southern junction, Burns buys 20 acres adjoining Millett’s parcel, and section students attend Agricultural College at Corvallis while none at State University. A death of a child from Missouri is reported with Friday interment. Special session of Hannah Gilbert Cavin No 8 NC0, with Astoria grand president Olivia Welch officiating and listing officers and roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction Times
GC Millett
Jud Wiley
Pearl Cook
Agricultural College
Corvallie
The
State University
Keth
Missouri
JC Burns
Nebraska
C Millett
Burns
Hannah Gilbert Cavin
NCO
Olivia Welch
Astoria
Sadie Driskill
Mra
Arviila Powell
E Nichols
Ora Jackson
Lizaie Clow
Micuie Starr
Ida Adkins
Arvils Eccleston
Mise Lens
M FE. Speer
Rene Goodman
Local Market Prices January 4 1901
Readable prices for various commodities list butter wool poultry prunes flour oats potatoes eggs wheat and hemp with per unit ranges. Values include Butter 35 to 50 cents per roll Wool 350 to 450 per dozen Poultry 350 to 450 per dozen Dried prunes 3 to 5 cents Flour 75 cents per sack Oats 40 cents Potatoes 60 cents per 100 pounds Eggs 25 cents Wheat 50 cents Hemp 12 to 14 cents
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Joe Poultry
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Promoted as Safe for Children
The advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a mother's favorite gentle and safe cure for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. It claims no opium or dangerous drugs and asserts it can be given confidently to a babe as to an adult, sold at W L De Lano's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
W L de Lano
R Gray
Ameo
Duchess County
Iain
de Lanu
Drugstore
Pocket Book Lost Between Mohawk and Eugene
Pocket book lost Sunday December 23 between Mohawk and Eugene. Owner name on checks and receipts inside. Liberal reward for return to GUARD office or owner at Wendling. Dated December 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Wendling
White Star Flour Out of 00 Wheat Supply
White Star Flour now made solely from the 1900 valley and Rogue River wheat to maintain a superior grade. Customers are advised to ask grocers for White Star flour from Williams & Shelley.
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Valley
Rogue River
White Star
Williams & Shelley
Eugene Telephone Change and Local Snow Report
Irene Applegate resigns from Eugene telephone office effective January with Sing Orrell to assume charge. Applegate praised for service over about a year. Orrell, from Cottage Grove, has resided in Eugene this winter. Mohawk reports 2 3 inches of snow with fresh fall Tuesday. Borax notice from Aragon January 8 1901 reports birth of daughter to Mrs Helenbeck.
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Irene Applegate
Eugene
Sing Orrell
pMice
Miss Applegate
Miss Orrell
Cottage Grove
Mohawk
Stafford
Pone Bira
Borax
Aragon
JG Hellenbeck
Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad Claims Blood Purifier Power
A fragmented 19th century advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the greatest medicine to purify and enrich blood, create appetite, and steady nerves. It references impure blood and oily skin while mentioning a sender in Watsontown Pennsylvania and a convoluted critique of medical wisdom.
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Hood
D. M. Coy
Watsontown
Helis
Lifelike Busts Named The Slave The Nubian The Turk
A fragment notes lifelike Custs and Figures including Royal Teplitz, Royal Dresden and Terra Cotta busts. It lists The Slave The Nubian The Turk The Arad Sapo Afra and places them between Willamette and Oak in Eugene Oregon.
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Royal
Teplitz
Dresden
NINTM
Willamette and
Oak
Eugene
Oregon
Distinguished Visitor Arrives in Eugene on Southbound Train
Dr David Starr Jordan of Stanford University arrived in Eugene this afternoon on the southbound train en route to California. He met Dr Strong and University of Oregon faculty, visited the campus, and will dine at Dr Strong's residence before leaving tonight for Palo Alto.
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David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
Eugene
California
Dr Strong
University
Palo Alto
Jordan
Strong
University of Oregon
Resources of Western Oregon Pamphlet Published
The Southern Pacific Co publishes a new pamphlet titled Something New Just, detailing Western Oregon resources with a statewide map and information on climate lands education and industries. It highlights energy and capital opportunities and aims to answer eastern inquiries. Copies available from local agents or H Markham G PA Portland Oregon.
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Southern Pacific Co
Oregon
Sale on Organs at 10 Percent Off in Eugene Oregon
Morais and Craw on Ninth Street in Eugene offer a 10 percent discount on their entire stock of organs to clear space for new pew instruments arriving in January 1901. Prices range from $40 to $100, with easy payment plans available and warranties from Kohler and Chase, a leading Pacific coast music house.
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Kohler & Chase
Pacifc
Morais & Craw
Ninth Street
Eugene
Ore
Ladies of the G A R hold a cupfire event Friday
Attention Ladies of the G A R. The Ladies of the G A Rowill hold a cupfire Friday January 11 1901 at Frank's belt beginning at o'clock in the morning in tiog lday fral the old comrades and their families. Totlation at Spm. A program will be rendered. Come and bring your baskets well fille and have a gow s hidtoned time. Stella Dimon d, Sec. Dated Eugene, Cre, Jan 2 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Stella Dimond
Eugene
Notice of Credit Authorization by L. R. Livermore
In Eugene Oregon on January 2, 1900, L. R. Livermore states he will not pay any bills or accounts unless contracted in person. The notice warns all creditors that no one else may extend credit on his account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myelf
L. R. Livermore
Eugene
Ore
Jangery
Climax Dress Cutting Agents Call at Willamette Parlor
Agents for the Climax tailor dress cutting system can be reached at Mrs Long's dressmaking parlor on Willamette street between Ninth and Tenth. Call between 10 am and 3 pm to consult Mrs M. E. Cuame.
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Climax Tailor
Mrs Long
Willamette Street
Ninth
Tenth Streets
Poultry and Veal Prices Plus Revival Meetings
McClanahan offers 6 cents per pound for live chickens and geese and 10 cents per pound for turkeys at McMinnville. Rev Arnold Linday, a revivalist from McMinnville, began meetings at the Christian church with good attendance despite stormy weather. three new members joined last night and he is regarded as a powerful speaker.
Salem Statesman Annual Edition Receives Praise
The Salem Statesman joined January 1, 1901 for its annual illustrated edition. It is a fine Oregon paper praised for its design and quality. Editor R J Hendricks receives special congratulations for his work, with a sale item listing a barrel shot gun and rackets from local stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Fiscant
Salem
Sam Goldsmith Cigar Co opens new Salem shop
The Sam 8 Gold smith Cigar Company opened its beautiful new cigar store at the corner of State and Commercial streets yesterday morning with open house all day. Mr Goldsmith greeted callers at the counter and received well wishes from numerous friends as hopes for success were voiced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Statesman
Sam 8 Goldsmith Cigar Company
Goldsmith
Salem
Residence purchase on Milland Street by local buyer
CM Fispass, known as the creamery man, today purchased the Matt Smith residence on Milland Tenth Street through M Swarr Red & Co for 1025 dollars. Eispass plans to move his family from Portland to Eugene soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C M Fispass
Matt Smith
Corver Milland Tenth Street
M Swarr Red & Co
Eispass
Eugene
Portland
Trade offer for improved ranch near rail station
A compact notice seeks to trade a small improved ranch located three miles from the railroad station in Lare country for property. Inquiries should be directed to Granp for particulars.
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Lare County
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Eugene Guard
Philippine
Migs
Corinne C. Hook
Pierce
Commissioners Court
F L Chambers
Loven M Liar & Perar
Scott
New Vash
Daily Guard
Edawhey
Bohemia
Helen Beott
Ruth Cleaver
JH Beckley
Wm Waddle
H M Uackeline
Roseburg
Glee Club
Junction City
Marke
Pocket Book
Reat American [Sporting Tea Co
Dr Jordan
Daily Gear
M. E. Cuame
SaLeorn
Sorosis
T. A. Gilbert
Tailo
Mackintosh
J. A. Green & SO
Booth-Keily Lumber Company
J F Kenry
JH Boor
Ve W. Rays Furniture
Croup
H W Jones
Jaeper
Steinway
Baing
Tol L. Campbell
Ness
Callion
Martin
City
Cotswold Bucks
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