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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1903
Page
5
Eugene Weekly Guard notes a string of miscellaneous items from 1904 era commentary to city chatter. It juggles anecdotes on manners, travel, health topics, a Halifax conspiracy claim, and a New York babies hospital opening while weaving humor and caution about modern life.
A Hamilton Ohio clergy group votes to stop delivering post mortem sermons praising the dead. They argue tombstones should bear the virtues and faults, while silence is the truest charity, as heaven lies about us in infancy but clergy must not lie about us after death.
The New York Post notes how Italian and Chinese communities abroad mark religious feasts with votive candles. Italians burn red and white candles for primo rites while Chinese shops stock red candles symbolizing life and yellow for heaven. Handcrafted shells, perfume, and decorative bas relief designs adorn shelves. Prices vary by size and craftsmanship, with durable shelves used in churches and homes for years.
Odd fragment from the Boston Transcript quotes a speaker chiding another about habits and pride. It hints at a dispute where one accuses the other of underestimating them while claiming mastery or subjugation in a tense exchange.
A 19th century study notes about 7,000 Creek slaves freed as Creeks' dependents now owning land and wealth in the Canadian River bottoms around Okmulgee. The Creek nation grants them electoral voice, schools, and churches while social distance persists from some Indians and white neighbors.
A tramp compositor desperate for work joins a fashion magazine as a sub. He is fed garish copy about gowns and colors and, after groaning, collapses and dies. The coroner rules acute dyspepsia, superinduced by overeating.
In the Stone House siege near the desert, Old Egan fortifies against reinforcements as Indian warriors close in. Martin Lyle defends his position while Dan Follett schemes to settle old scores by seizing ten thousand dollars and fleeing before aid can arrive from Fort Crook.
The trapper plans a pre-dawn journey to reach the fort and aid the Lord of The Desert, aided by Bertha Lyle while wary of Indian scouts and a looming threat from Dan Follett. Bertha shares a dream signaling danger as the trapper departs, and Follett shadowing him prepares to strike at close range near the fort.
A condensed collection of sermon-like excerpts from Rev. F. E. Taylor, Archbp Ryan, Rev. Byrd, Rev. Black, Rev. Freeman, Rev. Bisbee, Rev. Denver, Rev. Phalen, Dr. Burrell, Rev. Wrigley, Dr. McCollester, Rev. Harlan, Rev. P Pinch, and Stev J Blair. It discusses true means of settlement, love as taught by the Master, outward appearances, deathless hope, humanity’s good, church strength, laws behind rulers, eternity, and the future. ends with reflections on church and state separation and a moral riddle about love and fidelity.
Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes Joe as a strong walker and asks about walking duration. It mentions twins being five months old and references a female bookkeeper entitled to countess status. The item reads as a fragment from a social or human interest note with unclear context.
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