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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1902
Page
9
In a satirical reflection the Eugene Weekly Guard notes that rules often fail in both directions and mocks leaders from Gen Wood to the Czar. It cites a Chicago woman winning 16000 damages from a trolley railway after life changing injuries and warns against rising lynching fears while weaving sharp political commentary.
A collage of ethics, divorce, sports satire, and cultural observations critiques, from King Edward’s profanity to injunctions against spouses, a ping pong death whimsy, cluttered ponderings on wedding rings, and a Manila of moralizing quips. The column invokes Harper’s Bazaar reflections, social reform, and the 1870s pest fears, ending with a note on chinch bugs’ economic impact.
The article cites pest damage and costs from 1874, detailing grasshoppers in multiple states causing millions in losses and other pests like the weevil and coddling moth. It contrasts vast agricultural destruction with a call for understanding between generations and the role of education, family insight, and shared growth at home.
An Englishman in Turkey recounts debt collection from a Turk who died before repayment Four surviving family members agreed to pay after a mollah confirmed the loan The eldest son and his son both died, leaving four members to settle The last daughter initially denied the loan but others urged payment, preferring to settle in the next world The four paid their shares after the mollah’s inquiry and the Englishman’s insistence The scene contrasts with a later Washington anecdote about a loud Alabama lawyer and a Senate colleague who tells him to speak softly The senator calmly notes he can hear even a mouse creaking on the floor.
A Chicago Inter Ocean summary traces Colonel Prentiss Ingraham and the steamer Hornet later Cuba, recounting how a blockade runner turned warship carried arms to Cuba and raised the Cuban flag on an armed deck. After a hurricane and a Wilmington capture, trials exonerated Higgins and Ingraham while others were punished. The piece shifts to a desert town scene described by the New York Post, noting schools, churches, adobe homes, and a climate described as perfect for a winter and spring resort.
Nogales presents a seamless cross border life where Ariz and Sonora blend. Cobblestone streets rise along a mountain gorge with neat American houses and a shared main street crossing International avenues. A twelve foot obelisk marks the border as guards watch for contraband at the crossing.
Daily at noon a middle aged silk hatter and an elderly woman secretly meet in the St Pauls churchyard. He waits by the clock as she leans on the Benjamin Haight vault and passes money to him. They exchange no words or smiles, amid a watching crowd of brokers and clerks.
The article cites Bulgaria and Macedonia as hotbeds of brigandage due to mountainous terrain and sparse government protection. It notes bands of brigands levy heavy rural taxes, forcing people to idolize their leaders, as youths are trained to join criminal bands. The region, a crossroad of Europe and Asia, fuels lawlessness amid intense racial tensions.
A Syracuse Herald piece recalls a late night drugstore tale of a man asking a patent medicine price. The druggistwon’t bend and demands a dollar, the man steals the bottle with a dime paid, and the clerk proclaims he made a hundred percent anyway.
A New York drug company allegedly uses a four light color system above each desk to signal availability. White means at desk and open to discussion, green signals the person is in building and to be contacted only at need, blue indicates engaged and private, red warns of danger and no interruptions. The practice prompts questions about courtesy and confrontation.
The narrator recounts the Timperley wake procession ending in the chemical works. A mob gathers to avenge Master Lacroix, while Steinhardt dies from an explosion in his lab. Letters reveal Lacroix’s looming doom and a tangled pursuit of Louise’s status, ending with Louise becoming Mrs. Gerald Unwin and Frank Steinhardt’s posthumous reputation in music. Fraulein Haas accepts the deaths as divine acts.
A. W. Purehall introduces a green artificial slate as a calmer alternative to traditional blackboards. Adopted by Little Rock public schools and praised in many cities for reducing eye strain among students. Green is touted as naturally restful, with favorable early reception.
The scepter symbolized royal power and the right to punish clergy and subjects. The word away the scepter signified regal dignity while the dove signified the Holy Ghost guiding the sovereign. In Rheims the coronation ceremony released doves to convey this sacred authority.
A southern town beginner in newspaper work sought a big story. He queried the telegraph editor for a 600 word column. The editor replied a world creation tale could fit in 600 words. The line ended with a terse approval from the New York Post.
The Young Men's Christian Association plans a health farm miles west of Denver to aid the tuberculous and others unable to sustain living state. The facility would include a careful diet, skilled medical care, and an uplifting environment at affordable prices for average finances. An underground vault discovery on Capri linked to Emperor Tiberius is mentioned, with inscriptions on walls believed to reveal prison victims prior to execution.
Alabama agriculture figures show total farms, white and other categories with counts 223,220 and 94,083 respectively. The brief outlines farm totals by category, highlighting regional distribution and potential market implications for farmers and agribusiness stakeholders.
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