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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1901
Page
9
A scattered column from Eugene Oregon weighs in on moral topics, legal fees, buckwheat cake adulteration, and China legends. It mentions Brown the Newport cashier reaping the whirlwind, Rockefeller wealth via Standard Oil, and a Germanified army rubber heel idea to ease soldiers’ pains. The piece blends satire with social critique and old-world curiosities.
The passage argues wealth grows from the annual increase in general prosperity rather than existing stock. It notes lower interest boosts perceived value, cites Washington and Jefferson as examples of changing fortunes, and contrasts agricultural origins with later boom from railways and industry. It reflects on how 19th century expectations underestimated future riches from industrial expansion.
In a Western ranch tale, Bess and Teddy face drought and frost threatening a fruit harvest. Bess rescues the irrigation dam by sinking Brandy’s saddle to plug a cave‑in, staving off flood risk and hoping a Canada visit. The scene blends frontier hardship with young grit and family stakes.
A Chautauquan description recalls granite from Assouan quarries used for colossi and temple obelisks. The ninety five foot obelisk lies in native bed with tool marks, its sides unfinished. The text notes river transport, sledges, water on runners, and overseers driving labor as unknowns linger.
The piece discusses the evolution of warships from early ironclads to modern line-of-battle ships. It argues that large ships required vast coal, armor, and armament resources, and that the advent of steam engines was pivotal in enabling construction and combat.
Damaged OCR conveys a fragment about a girl entering a convent after being filted. It hints at a breach of prominent culture and notes charitable men distributing free silver, but details and context are missing.
Jonder and Abe jump to their feet as four horses rush to the gate and four men haul a drenched woman from the water. Brandy and Teddy return in a panic ride while Bess and Brandy save the fruit. The frost damages little, yielding a rich crop and a later sunny summer in Canada. Bees recovers from a cold and is hailed a heroine.
A group of about a hundred professionals and scientists in New York City form the Hundred-Year Club to seek methods for prolonging life to a century. Members include Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Theodore Sutro, Dr. Carleton Simons, H. W. Wiley, and others. They do not pledge to follow any secret regimen but hope longevity may be achievable. Dr. Simons notes 12 NYC residents over 100 and compares centenarian counts in Ireland, Germany, and Serbia, suspecting diet as a factor. Albert Turner argues longevity hinges on a belief in duty to live and to fulfill a long life.
The article profiles Noah Raby aka Uncle Noah at Piscataway’s poor farm near New Market on the Stelton highway. Born in 1773 in Eatonton North Carolina to a mixed heritage, he lives with clear intellect though nearly blind and under 100 pounds. He smokes constantly and spends days in a rocker.
A Philadelphia attorney and a prominent judge once debated how easy it is to confine a sane person in an asylum. On a railroad platform the lawyer abducted the judge, detaining him until bystanders restrained him. The tale ends with the judge reflecting on the lesson and its potential value to prevent or right a great wrong.
A Baltimore News item notes educated women show superstition with dreambooks and anxious dreams about infants. It adds a New York hotel uses bushels of potatoes as penwipers, claiming potato penwipers prevent rust and mildew. The piece closes with a quip about cheerful men facing misfortune and women in love changing their minds.
Prof Lloyd Morgan notes that young incubator chickens swim well and earth appears four times larger from the moon. St Pauls Chapel in New York, built 1766, hosted Washington. Southern Appalachians hold about two million descendants. Oil on lamp exteriors often comes from high wicks. Saxon needle makers drove England from Brazil with pink paper. Germans cater to Russians red in dress. France learned green offends a Chinese taste at a cost.
A wife quotes a curious exchange with a cranky analytic professor about Johnny buying a pound of chocolates with a half-dollar. The professor reasons that luck vanishes after one purchase and that appetite shifts from gumdrops to chocolates, ending with a demand for a different diet as health foods are declined.
In Heidelberg Germany the Church of the Holy Ghost hosts Protestant and Catholic services simultaneously with a partition wall separating the two congregations.
A Chinese doctor's fee is among the world's lowest, quoted as 26 to Sd, reflecting a system where anyone may practice as a doctor or physician. This implies widespread access but raises questions about qualifications and regulation across the country.
The Costa Rican railroad extending from San Jose toward the Pacific coast faces continual disruption at Bluemud, a 600 foot stretch built along a hillside. The bluish clay mud slides yearly, flooding the track, with a hydraulic giant later used to wash the mountain into the river to relieve the washout.
In Ardnawar parish a row of new paupers houses for ten is nearly ready funded by Mr Rudd of Ardnawar. Inspector MacPherson attempted to move ten selected pauper women from a dilapidated block to the new dwellings on a Friday. The women resisted due to superstition and conscientious scruples about changing quarters on that day. Removals were postponed then completed the next day without opposition.
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