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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1903
Page
5
A reflective piece contrasts traditional vows with a vow to obedience, notes a debate on deleting the word obey from brides responses, and praises mothers. It discusses American leisure abroad, tourism spending, and foreign trade balances, then extols the mother’s love as humanity’s highest virtue and warns against dishonoring her.
In a sunlit Pullman tale, Bess returns home to find her father faced with debt and a mortgage that empties the cherished library of memory. Hardwick Holden, pressed by money woes, offers a rushed engagement as a safety net, revealing a shared past and a plan to save the house. Bess confronts pride, love, and a new reality as letters and possessions expose secrets.
A gray horse escaped from a Brooklyn depot stable and cavorted in the snow with a Scotch collie. The playful pair tangled mane and tail until a sledding mishap injured a passing dog. The horse then calmly returned to its stall as bystanders called it a display of foolish exuberance. A stableman led the dog away, while onlookers mused that the scene proved horse sense versus human folly.
An old essay traces appendicitis from ancient mummies to modern times, noting rise in early 1900s with more surgeries. It cites London hospital data, Treves achievements, and links dietary changes to incidence, arguing coarse bread and corn meal reduced risk while refined flour and new-process wheat increased cases. The piece mentions Jewish and Russian debates surrounding Zionist concerns and reflects prevailing public health musings of the era.
A miscellany of observations on politics and society items from a late 19th or early 20th century periodical. Topics include arbitration in labor disputes, public figures, banking, unions, education, and foreign affairs. The piece muses on tires, fat taxes, wireless cables, military procurement, and sports, ending with church reformers maintaining marriage rites.
Corn breeding applies plant and animal selection to the corn plant to enhance traits. It produces annual crops from a single seed and, through careful selection, can fix desirable features. Examples include increasing shank length and stalk height by five years of targeted selection.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer anecdote notes a late home arrival prompting a wife’s talking to keep the peace. The joke hinges on the man’s memory of waking three times as she spoke and the crowd mistaking polite acknowledgment for an encore. The remark underscores public misreadings of casual exchanges.
The article notes widespread labor debates as capital and labor clash over fair share of wealth and rising living costs. It argues labor seeks higher wages, education for children, and savings for old age, beyond mere comfort, reflecting conditions cited by the Philadelphia Ledger.
Jewish immigration to Palestine proceeds under the Alliance Israelite and other societies spending millions annually on Hebrew colonies and schools. The Zionist movement aims to revive the Jewish state by buying Palestine from Turkey, with Dr. Herzl optimistic about eventual favorable Sultan negotiations. The Sultan’s benevolent stance toward Jews contrasts with how Christians are treated, including appointments of Jews to Turkish army posts.
The New York World contrasts American and British parliamentary paths. It notes two thirds of U S representatives were at least 40 when first elected, while in Britain only two of 670 were past 40, highlighting differences in wealth, education, and party backing shaping political careers.
The Cape of Good Hope reached 23.05 knots on full power with 26 000 extra horsepower needed to gain the last knot. Coal use rose from 11 to 26 tons per hour, meaning at full speed she moved 85 knots per ton while at 19 knots the same coal would propel about 170 knots. The finding explains why high speeds cost so much and why speedy liners win headlines over profits.
A FOREIGN writer asks if it is sad to grow old and whether knowing how to remain young is any easier. He compares wealth and health, noting both the challenge of mastering them and the beauty of a placid, amiable old age. The piece praises an elder who loves humanity and adores youth without imitation, likening such a soul to a Stradivarius with enhanced tone. Boston Herald.
An article marks January 20 as the anniversary of the Victoria Cross, instituted by Queen Victoria in 1856. It explains the medal’s democratic nature, eligibility across ranks, the inscription For Valor, its Crimean War origins, and how the first recipient, midshipman Charles David Lucas, earned the cross by throwing a live shell overboard.
A boy walking along Chestnut Street in Philadelphia carried 3500 pennies in a bank bag to his employer. The bag burst spreading coins across the street. Traffic halted while passersby helped recover the coins and some workers reportedly kept some. He completed the delivery with 3500 pennies plus 168 more.
A tearing building on Monroe Street prompts old woman to bundle scraps. A prosperous looking man and a truckman help lift the heavy bundle, returning it to order with quiet courtesy. The scene echoes Philadelphia penny searches and praise from Prince Henry of Prussia on American crowds as humane and cooperative.
A waiter and servant converse as a guest complains soup is delayed. The Walter character shows deference while the servant answers with cautious phrases, reflecting social roles in a tense dinner setting. The dialogue hints at propriety and etiquette in a formal dining environment.
A garbled passage mentions Emrich and Newrich with expressions of disgust and sputtering dialogue. Details are unclear, but the fragment hints at a quoted exchange or reaction within a larger conversation or report.
In a brief exchange a man asserts faith in a well suited pair, claiming if accepted he would be a good husband while the woman counters with doubt yet concedes potential if terms align, set against Philadelphia precedent.
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