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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1904
Page
6
A nostalgic verse about taking a kitten portrait where fear of the camera causes the child to forget the subject. The photographer notes the kitten moves about and ends up in a humorous twist with the final image showing the narrator instead.
Cousin Jim Fosdyke arrives at the farm for another summer stay. Mandy and Silas recount his twenty plus visits, noting his simple tastes, fondness for the old places, and enduring bachelorhood. Jim buys no fanfare, cherishes plain meals, and finds solace in familiar scenes and friends. He grows frail yet longs for the homestead he loves.
William Bailey, the source of the song Oh Won’t You Come Home Bill Bailey, testified before Wyandot County Pension Examiners about a long life of roving. Born in Seneca County New York, he moved to Bucyrus area, drifted West, was captured by Comanche in 1851, and served in the Twelfth Illinois Infantry during the Civil War, plus eighteen months in the Mexican War volunteers.
A tired man named Jim returns home to a peaceful farmhouse scene. While his wife Mindy and cousin Tom plan supper, Jim drifts into dreaming of childhood joys and heaven like a final blessing. He dies peacefully as relatives gather for the will, revealing Jim has left all to the good and true ones.
Dr. W. H. Steele notes sod houses and dugouts shaped early prairie life, outlining construction, advantages in fire and weather protection, and the shift to frame homes as developing farming towns replaced wild lands with fine farms and cattle herds. Dugouts are criticized for poor ventilation, while sod houses offered light, ventilation, and practicality in sparse regions.
A poetry snippet features William Allingham's Robin Redbreast and Henry Francis Lyte's Abide with Me. The verses evoke autumn imagery and the approach of winter, contrasting robin song with seasonal change and a plea for divine presence in life's final hours.
A New York Times remark praises a photographer whose forte is posing photographs of freaks to their best advantage. The note compares his bank account to those of fashionable photographers and asserts his prominence in freak shows from New York to San Francisco.
A collection of varied trivia spans military credits at the canteen, a potential steel plant in Flushing, police population ratios, travel expenditure by Americans and foreigners, a provocative prize offer in Australia for essays on wifely duties, continuing use of goose quill pens in courts, prodigious early language feats by John Stuart III and John Ruskin, a Viking burial horn in Shetland with horse and dog remains, a large prehistoric town near Adichanallar India with extensive excavation, and about 1000 curious bronze iron and pottery artifacts found with seven gold ornaments.
The Hungarian violinist Remenyli attended a Manistee Michigan engagement set amid a bustling theater scene. He observed a dual Eva and the show’s quick curtain, with the manager promising to hold it for a distinguished guest. Americans’ enterprising spirit amused him as he left thoughtful notes on performance and reception.
A vivid account describes Argentina’s birds, their bright plumage and songs, naming species such as the arm of fire and the scarlet cardinal. It notes flamingoes, the bugero, herons, green parrots, the golden wren, robins, and magpies, with curious behaviors and nesting patterns observed along river margins.
A New York gallery near Cooper Union specializes in freak portraits dominated by giants dwarfs skeletons and other sideshow figures. The ex pugilist run shop charges ten cents to a dollar per photo and accepts only genuine freak subjects from outsiders. The photographer began a decade ago seeking circuses for commissions and continues to profit from the niche.
The Indianapolis News reports an Arizona woodchopper recounts birds burying sedtle and pine nuts across Arizona. An eastern companion doubted the tale until a pine nut was found buried inch and a half deep, suggesting nature’s plan for forest perpetuation. Also noted: Bonaparte Hotel in St Louis to become the largest in the United States with a concurrent expo opening.
A collage of lighthearted excerpts from humorous papers and cartoons. Jokes range from family banter to school mischief and daily mishaps, with playful quips about pets, love, school, and everyday objects. The tone is breezy and affectionate, aiming to amuse readers of all ages.
A solemn man with a black cane asks if a chimney sweep is seen. The car conductor replies he has heard a college yell. The exchange captures a wry, humorous clash of imagery and speech on a transit scene.
In a curt exchange a man is accused of poking a rival with an umbrella in the eye. He denies ownership of the umbrella and asserts innocence, saying the weapon does not belong to him. The brief confrontation hints at a larger dispute or playful confrontation rather than a formal verdict.
A compilation of snappy one liners and quips from a Philadelphia Press page: remarks about jokes, laughter, elopement banter, and clever exchanges involving a rumpriat editor Mina Sharpe and a would be humorist. It features quick wits on love, alimony, lighthouse keeping and lightening jokes.
A playful, vernacular exchange riffs on a basketball scene with jokes about shells and gallery spectators. References include the Absent-Minded Negear and a line about a sister coming out next week. Cornell Widow is mentioned.
A witty exchange unfolds as a young man asks how to tell if love is platonic and the widow replies that true love becomes evident when it transitions into the other kind, leaving the girl in a fall hat listening to the book agent versus press agent distinction.
A humorous exchange folds into a reflection on home ownership and marriage. A sentimental youth praises owning a home while a failed businessman argues it is safer for a wife to own it. A gray-haired passenger and a drummer riff on telegraphing habits dating back forty years in a Chicago News style quip.
Von Blumer recalls visiting a fishmonger grocer and butcher to settle debts finding all proprietors out. He returns home to discover all three awaiting him, while Miankington notes the odd situation and laughs at the implied outcome. The exchange plays on urban errands and mistaken expectations.
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