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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1902
Page
10
A garbled OCR snippet hints at daily routines and work at a bank or facility. It mentions effort, living, and exercise themes with unclear names and dates, offering a fragmented snapshot of community activity and expectations.
An advertisement extols difficult digestion as dyspepsia causing misery. It describes symptoms like irritable mood, bitter taste, stomach tenderness, fullness, headache, and heartburn. Promotes God’s Sarsaparilla as a proven remedy and credits Plant’s Pills as the best cathartic.
The camel path between Jerusalem and Nablus has been transformed into a carriage road about twenty feet wide, permanently altering a historic route. Other notes mention remedies and snippets from Philadelphia and Brooklyn papers, including Senna wonderings on insomnia and claims of cures for rheumatism and neuralgia with various products.
A Salt Lake Herald reader’s quip sparks a witty exchange in the Sor Palm city scene. One man praises a supposedly model husband while a woman countering says a model wife is implied, but another speaker notes the wife’s deafness, ending the brief exchange with humor.
An innovative plan for affordable city living describes a third floor sample apartment carved from a small space. It highlights a twenty by ten foot room packed with concealed storage, a bed, chair, wash stand, and built in shelves behind wainscoting, all costing about $15 monthly. The piece also mentions Rosa Bonheur recounting her fondness for her animal models and a portrait of her talking about a captured lion.
Clarett recalls Rosa Bonheur and George Sand sharing a calm, naive charm. Bonheur’s animals responded to her kindness, lions on By’s terrace and tame deer greeting her, while passersby feared the ferocious beast that seemed oddly gentle.
A well-dressed man lures a hungry beggar into the Morton House cafe on Broadway and 14th Street for a lavish dinner as part of a cruel practical joke. The beggar, who has not eaten in two days, is served an oversized sirloin, fries, coffee, and pie before bolting from the restaurant. The incident occurred on Broadway around 8 o'clock, with the beggar repeatedly targeted over three nights.
The article lists large donations from women across the United States to universities and charitable causes, highlighting Mrs. Josephine L. Newcombe’s $3,000,000 to Tulane, Mrs. Armour’s $1,250,000 to Armour Institute, and other substantial gifts to Yale College, University of Chicago, and various charities. It also notes Missouri historian F. A. Sampson gifting a 7,000-title Missouri history library to the Missouri Historical Society.
A novelty item called a New Sort of Kookers features a small mirror framed inside to let visitors check their appearance before entering a house. The passage notes two men discussing lodge business in a mysterious manner.
Sandy asks Tammas to drink a dram before going home. Tammas replies with stubborn resolve, insisting the glass will never empty. The exchange captures a rough, masculine humor and local sociability over a shared drink.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip contrasts Andrew Carnegie's size with his vast wealth. The exchange notes his immense fortune of 2.980 billion dollars dedicated to philanthropy, framing Carnegie as small in stature but monumental in giving.
Dialog captures a flirty exchange where one partner questions the value of commitment while the other replies with readiness to take chances. The quote reflects a playful admission of uncertainty paired with willingness to gamble on love.
A Chinese brush pen made from salt hair is used to paint the curiously formed letters of the Chinese alphabet, reflecting traditional writing tools and script artistry.
A humorous dialogue shows a wife replying that she has her own money while noting a man's pockets are easy to search. The husband bluntly questions what she is doing in his pockets, sparking a light domestic moment.
The Smart Set quips about a suitor offered a better match than marrying the widow. A witty back-and-forth suggests friendship and romance sway the man’s decision, highlighting social norms and clever wordplay without graphic detail.
Mr Dobbs comments on a nice ride to the race course while Mr Hobbs concedes but fears the long walk back, the exchange hinting at anticipation of a day at the track. The dialogue reveals casual planning and nervous tension before an outing.
Mrs Anna M Tucker of Utica New York recalls a near fatal episode after childbirth marked by fainting, weight loss, and nervous stomach trouble. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with saving her life after several doctors failed. The pills, sold by dealers or by mail from Schenectady, claim to cure a wide range of nervous and blood conditions and are not sold in bulk.
A heated dialogue shows a boss asserting a preference for a married man for a position while the applicant urges keeping the job open for an hour, highlighting gender roles and employment bias in the era. The exchange underscores tensions between marriage expectations and professional opportunity.
Mrs. Frank Carter of Amesbury Mass says after years of illness including womb inflammation, headaches, backache and weakness she avoided surgery and used Lydia E Pinkham Blood Purifier, Dry Form Compound, Liver Pills and Sona tive Wash, reporting complete recovery and gratitude.
The Denver Times quips about a couple in a reforming marriage where one partner strives to reform the other and ends up needing reform himself. The exchange highlights social satire on marital roles and reformist zeal.
A humor line depicts a customer asking for a blue necktie to match eyes. The salesman replies they are out of blue ties but offers a blue tone to match the nose, delivering a punchline about matching facial features rather than eyes.
A rich patient asks for his leg to be amputated and pays three hundred dollars, but the eminent surgeon notes the attempt cannot restore the leg to its normal length in a classic Chicago Tribune exchange.
Tom pleads for money while Dick jokes about writing to friends. Tom laments having too many friends and wishes for a stranger to ask. The exchange hints at social circles and financial strain in a brief humorous vignette.
A Boston woman will push for an ordinance banning boiling or roasting chestnuts arguing the practice kills worms. She claims their life liberty and happiness are as important as any man’s. The New York Tribune reports the stance as part of a broader animal welfare concern.
The text lists weekly allowances for European armies including sugar in England and France, two gallons of beer in Russia, half a gallon of wine in Italy, three pounds of fish in Spain, and five ounces of butter in Belgium.
A schoolboy chats with Tommy about an island described as a landmass fully encircled by water, citing Cuba as an example. The quip is noted as a playful aside in the Herald.
A Chicago Tribune columnist quotes a foreign visitor marveling at Niagara Falls near Buffalo. The traveler asks why the mighty cascade could not be moved closer, noting distances and the Pan-American Expo. The vignette captures outsider humor about geography and American grand displays.
A Philadelphia Bulletin snip notes a playful row about an aimless wanderer. It mentions he sent a toe-written manuscript to a handwriting analyst who found the sender left handed, adding a light exchange about wit and charm.
A Boston Herald item shows a playful exchange where a Sunday school teacher asks Johnny whom he wishes to see in heaven. Johnny eagerly answers Goliath, highlighting a humorous mix of biblical figure and childlike bravado.
Washington Star reports Storming ton Barnes defending his work against accusations of professional jealousy. He says the harsh critique aims to imply he belongs to a rival class, undermining his standing. The exchange centers on perceived prestige and artistic merit.
In a Brookly n Eagle item a mother and father clash over Willie’s behavior with Mrs Boreum shouting and Mr Boreum sternly warning that Willie must mind or be sent to a cozy corner. The short exchange captures a domestic moment reported in a local paper.
A Washington Star snippet quotes a fair girl torn between marriage and love. She says he professes truth but doubts him as he works in the weather bureau, hinting at doubts born from his day job and reliability.
A lighthearted exchange reveals a camper’s discreet dinners at nearby farmhouses, noting he slipped away to the farms for square meals. The dialogue hints at a period when lodging or meals near rustic campsites were common and informally provided.
Isaac Brock of McLennan County Texas, born 1788, claims Peruna sustains his health and long life. He calls catarrh the main enemy of old age and credits Dr Hartman’s Peruna as the best remedy for coughs colds and diarrhoea. The Peruna Medicine Co. offers a free catarrh booklet from Columbus Ohio.
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