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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1904
Page
5
A long satirical column mocks high society, politics, and business figures. It jests about the empress, heiresses, airships, and radium while lampooning Rockefeller, Chicago crime, labor strikes, and public governance. The piece comments on journalism, money, and social behavior with wry humor.
A reflection on character over intellect notes that good manners determine social and business success. It argues that employers value polite conduct as a key signal of reliability, with brains alone insufficient without courteous behavior. The piece celebrates Herbert Spencer’s influence and enduring fame despite controversy.
An anecdotal note from a London Times letter by Whistler’s lifelong confidante “Aunt Kate” recalls the young artist of two, found hidden on a shelf with a pencil and a scrap of paper, showing early promise. The item shifts to reports on magnetic water properties studied by M. Leighton in Indiana, describing magnetization of steel objects after immersion, with local wells at Carteraburg Springs and Lebanon and implications for industry and locomotives.
Rev Dr Hillis argues women outpace men in the industrial race and will gain voting rights. He cites a female executive earning $10,000 after replacing a male at a major bank and predicts universities will be coed with women winning top prizes. He transitions to a broader discussion of sensation in plants and animals as the origin of nerves.
Senator Reagan of Texas argues against dividing Texas warning the nation drifts toward centralization and monetary control. He says the United States risks becoming a monarchial government or dissolving the Union, urging Texas to remain a large, independent state.
Andrew Wilson discusses highly sensitive plants such as English sundews and the Venus fly trap. Sundew leaves trap insects with sticky tentacles and digestive secretions, converting captured prey into nourishment. The piece notes the reversal of the usual plant-animal feeding dynamic and mentions North Carolina’s Venus fly trap as another example.
Rev Dr MacArthur warns that nearly one million foreigners arrived last year and asserts their illiteracy threatens American ideals. He argues Lodge's bill would curb this, urging citizens be able to read English and the ballot to qualify for naturalization and voting.
Dr. Jones argues that a young man should finish college by twenty or twenty one to pursue business successfully. He claims extended study hinders practical business aptitude, noting the advantage of entering work by twenty and that elasticity fades after thirty. He suggests advising eighteen year olds toward work unless they are progressing toward business.
Hiram Silas Cronk, born April 20 1800 in Frankfort Herkimer County, is said to be the last pensioner of the War of ISIS living near Ava North Dakota. At over 100 years old he remains in moderate health though frail. His daughter Mrs. Sarah Crowley is described as over 60 and he recalls youth era vividly though he rarely discusses war times with his children.
A detective notes women in Washington often conceal money in stockings or footwear while shopping. He observes varied methods of carrying cash, with stockings described as a common safe deposit, and suggests many shoppers keep small sums on their person during department store visits.
The New York Tribune reports a dialect anecdote during Roosevelt's Yellowstone trip. The driver of the coach claims Missouri roots despite a long residence, telling the president that he was born during the time his parents visited Missouri and asserting he is not a Missourian.
Local chatter picks on Teaspot after a tongue in cheek exchange in Town Toples ridiculing his football ability. Larkin questions Teaspot's game while mocking his bald look as a jab in print.
Andicaas consume 34,000,000 pourne of Chinese teas 51,000,000 of Japanese and about 4,409,000 of India. Experience often provides the raw material for unnecessary conversa thane.
Retchikan Alaska correspondence recalls frontier life on the trail of gold seekers in the North. A rookie is swindled into an apparently worthless claim that turns into a bonanza, netting nearly 300000 pounds. A Dawson jeweler case shows miners trading gold dust for services with little price awareness. The piece notes hard frigid life, odd manners, and the creed of honesty among miners in the gold fields.
A rambling portrait of Klondike life from a down East preacher’s son who struck it rich, to a penniless dreamer, and a Californian with $140,000 in nuggets. The piece ranges through Juneau’s first gold, dog sled lexicon, jail life in Sitka, and the native malapoot dog’s endurance, ending with Alaska’s harsh yet loyal frontier ethos.
A remarkable lake near Oldorsk in Siberia, nine miles by seventeen, sits under a thick salt crust that fully roofs the water. Once evaporation dominated its coating, now surrounding salt springs add thickness. In 1978 an underground outlet to the Obi River lowered the surface by about three feet, yet the salt crust kept its level, creating a salt-roofed lake.
Germany sent 10,583 metric tons of cellulose to Russia in 1800, while in 1002 only 2,076 metric tons were exported. The figures reflect a sharp decline in cross border shipments over the period.
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