Echoes of Wealth and Railroads in a Vintage Eugene Page
A miscellany of columns notes social satire on Mark Twain and ragtime, railroads, and elite philosophy. It discusses five major railroad systems and their grip on the U S network, German copycat competition, and Ex President Patton’s concern over wealth and luxury shaping national character. It also touches on a dramatic Crawford estate dispute and a theatrical tale of Mime Humbert amid financial intrigue.
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Patton
Princeton
Humbert
Arts
RL Crawford
Crawford
French Swindle and the Value of Cheerfulness
The piece recalls the Humbert affair as Paris mourns a major swindle before noting that experience has a money value. It shifts to American optimism, arguing negative worries fail, urging cheerful self-command and practical religion that uplifts rather than terrifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Mme Humbert
Crawford
Humbert
Paris
Shaft to mark first American colony site at Gosnold Island
A granite shaft sixty feet high, to honor the first American colony founded May 24, 1002, on Gosnold Island near Cape Cod. The project, urged by ex congressman Randall of Boston, costs about 1000 dollars and marks the voyage of Bartholomew Gosnold who named Cape Cod after crossing from Falmouth in 102. The island is owned by the heirs of William C. Swift of New Britain.
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Gosnold Island
Cuttyhunk
Cape Cod
Bartholomew Carnold
Randall
Boston
Criswold
Atlantic
West Indies
Canaries
Falmouth
Massachusetts Bay
W. CN. Swift
New Bretford
Why Girls Can't Throw Stones Says Lendor Doctor
A physician's long study claims girls cannot throw like boys due to shoulder structure. He notes the collar bone is larger and lower, hindering free arm motion. The text also remarks on Irish language use among Bahamas descendants and dockside Irish chatter in London.
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Lendor
Bahamas
Cromwell
London
Fragmented Fishing Time Riffing and Social Mirth
A jumble of lines references Fishin Time and social tasks like serving refreshments at a gathering. The text mentions an old fashioned man who called raspberries raweberries and laments a girl’s first kiss, reflecting quirky, dated cultural remarks within a fragmented passage.
Repulsive City of Jerusalem Bilder to Disgust Anthology
William E. Curtis describes Jerusalem as a city of sacred sites turned by sects into conflicts where Christians and Mohammedans clash. Fakirs seek vows to punish outsiders, consular guards accompany visitors, and streets are unpaved with filth. The Mosque of Omar sits atop Mount Moriah alongside the sites of Solomon Zerubbabel and Herod.
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Mecca
Omar
Jerusalem
Mount Moriah
Solomon
Zerubbabel
Herod
Abraham
Isaac
John Brown Birthplace Still Stands Near Torrington Conn
The Torrington area claims John Brown as a native son born in a roughly 112 year old farm house near the town, now inhabited by a Black family who maintain the site as a local show place and reminder of the anti slavery era. Brown left for Kansas at age five and later fought slavery until his execution in Charleston. The piece also notes Cuban demographic trends and a quip about a rainy day skirt versus collar.
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Torrington
Conn
John Brown
Brown
Kansas
Wolcottville
Caid
Browns
Charleston
Relics of Royalty Exhibit Delights Antiquaries in London
A recent London display of royal relics drew antiquaries with portraits, garters, coronation vessels, and garments tied to monarchs from Elizabeth I to Victoria. Highlights included a Garter ribbon worn by Charles I, Anne Boleyn remnants, Henry VIII garments, and a rich collection of seals, coins, and royal portraits loaned by noble houses and societies.
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London
Great Britain
Ireland
Roundshead
Charles I
Earl of Rushburnham
John Ashburnham
Queen Elizabeth
Duke of Devonshire
Princess Elizabeth
Anne Boleyn
Henry VIII
Herefordshire
Nicholas Bristowe
Henry VI
Eton College
England
Society of Antiquaries
Richard I
Earl of Pembroke
Earl of
Ancaster
George III
George IV
Victoria
Crimea
Queen Victoria
Orchardsop
A. Stuart Wortley
Carlton Club
Cow Girls of Oregon and their daring horse surges
Eight Walker sisters ranch in Oregon ride, rope, brand, and conquer wild horses with steadiness and skill. They brand and break colts on the range, ride mountain trails, and sleep under the stars while managing large herds and stock. They are noted as fearless riders and marksmen in rugged country.
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Oregon
William Walker
John Day River
Walker
Mother Earth
Preservation of Wood by Charring and Chemical Treatments
A New York Post expert describes wood preservation methods for ships, piers, and buildings. Charring extends life by decades, paints offer limited protection in marine and tropical environments, and the only effective modern method involves forcing corrosive chemicals into the wood. Mercury and other agents show promise but cost and equipment hinder universal use.
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South Street
New Y
Minglem
Guy
Tropics
New York Post
Jerusalem a City of Contrasts and Contention
A critical account describes Jerusalem as a place of religious lure and decline, where pilgrims pay for sights and the city’s moral and material decay overshadows beauty. It notes narrow streets, filth, lack of sanitation, dangerous streets after dark, and the peril from fanaticism, with the Mosque of Omar as a rare exception.
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Jerusalem
Omar
Old City
Via Dolorosa
Calvary
Christiana
Oller Portiona
Sir Martin Conway honored guest at New York reception
At a New York Authors' Club reception Sir Martin Conway the explorer and mountain climber was the guest of honor. A guest unfamiliar with him learns he is “the mountain climber” and notes his activity as traveling from climb to climb. American Leather the Beat discusses growing popularity of American kid leathers abroad, especially in Australia, citing a Lynn Massachusetts morocco maker shipping 3,500 dozen skins, said to be the voyage’s largest to foreign parts. France now buys large quantities of American kid skins.
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Consul i
Germany
America
Authors’ Club
New York
Sir Martin Conway
Conway
Australia
Morocco
Lynn
Mass
France
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Louis Post-Dispatch
Sympathy at the transfer point sparks tense bus clash
In a suburban transfer dispute two women tried to board a car as it passed the junction. A nervous conductor refused their tickets and mocked them, calling a colleague the red headed devil amid quarrels over private spite and public service. Jefferson's least known inventions noted as well.
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Lini
Sewin
New York
Sir William MacCormac and the beef tea mix up
In a Chicago Record Herald vignette Sir William MacCormac head of the Royal College of Surgeons is described as a tireless worker. He confuses beef tea with a beverage he has been studying and mutters about whether his drink is the correct one as colleagues look on with amusement.
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William MacCormac
Royal College of Swi
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Eugene Weekly Guard
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Joseph Jefferson
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Laura Dainty Feltham
Simon Sam
Hayti
Sime
Absconding Cashiers’ Club
Harriman
Lord Dufferin
Oregon City
Dr. Holmes
Number Five
Vanderbilt
Pennsylvania
Morgan Hill
Gould
Charles A. Frouty
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atchison
Rock Island
St. Paul
United States
Recanee Joube
Coca
Mohammed
Christ
William E. Curtis
Chicago Record- Herald
Cuba
Havana
Guanabacas
Gorgas
St. Ann
Sage of the Artises
RuBy Queeg Elizabeth Af Asherige
Tortuseshell
Ata Henry O I Athoe
COW Girls OF
Newcastle
California
Troy Times
Mohammedan Temple
Bart
Mre
Puck
Hamlin
Matsu
Cal
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