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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1900
Page
8
A brief ad notes items are available while stock lasts with no fixed end date. It urges customers to act quickly to secure products before depletion. The message emphasizes urgency and ongoing supply until shelves are empty.
A fragmented newspaper fragment advertises a July 21 sale of a mower and glasses from F L Chambers with extras, plus references to Dr Lowe, Vincent & Co, and various medicines and tonics including a dyspepsia cure and cholera relief. Testimonials mention Chamber’s remedies and pain balm, with scattered names and places.
A garbled item mentions a refund request for a Quinine tablet and a signed box, then reports a man from Living Who and E. C Smith in Hoffman House. a missing person case is implied, with a likely park area search and reference to acres and farmland involving John Van and Chambers.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions pickles baking powder and theft context with unclear names and dates. The readable bits reference food items and a possible robbery note but lack coherent structure or full details to identify people places or events.
Special to the Guard London July 19 reports the Shan Tung governor says Pekin legations are safe but danger remains high. The Chinese minister in St Petersburg is given passports signaling war. Germany England and France may declare war. other powers likely to follow as campaigns plan form. Large numbers of Boxers and Chinese troops march south from Pekin torturing Christians and massacring women before death.
SODAVILLE CORRESPONDENCE SODAVILLE Or July 15. A letter notes no saloon or drugstore with alcohol in Sodaville and praises medicinal springs owned by the elite. Residents JP Cheshire and wife have lived here nine years with roots dating to 1853. Rev J F Claycomb and wife, visiting for health, are not improving much. Guests from Eugene include Mrs Chas Haines and two children, Mrs Tow Mayer, Miss Pari Park, Rebecca Haines, Mrs M E Gilstrap, Mr Orva Gillstrap, Miss Lola Gilstrap, Miss Jessie Gillstrap, Miss La Verne Long, Rev J F Claycomb, Mrs Claycomb, and others at Sunny Cottage and Camp La Verne, plus Uncle Sam.
Spanish war veterans from the Second Oregon express readiness for another deployment. Captain R Huston reports many Eugene and Lane County volunteers want enlistment if Oregon troops are called. Veterans recall hardships in the Philippines and anticipate a strong record guiding a China-bound mission.
San Francisco SPRR official Gillette notes difficulty staffing the Mohawk branch with 40 workers needed at two dollars daily. Pile driving machine operates east of Mohawk bridge while painters finish the bridge. A work train surfaces the branch and timbers are pow framed. Work to begin on the first Mohawk bridge soon.
A silent crater at Vesuvius spurred theories on eruption cessation and subsidence as a providential event. The piece then shifts to a health advert claiming Hostetter's Stomach Bitters cures dyspepsia and related digestive issues, promoting it as a premier remedy.
Notice from A Patterson County Treasurer of Eugene that Lane County warrants registered 7175 to 7506 will be paid on or after July 10 1900 at the treasurer's office. Interest ceases July 10 1900. Dated Eugene July 9 1900.
Notice seeks horses for cavalry use at Bang's stable in Eugene. Target animals are 5 to 10 years old, weighing 25 to 1060 pounds. Breeds listed include Hewart and Bayos.
Secretary W D Wiedom of the state fair from Portland dated July 2 announces increased county exhibit premiums. First prize 200 dollars, second 100, third 75, fourth 30, with hopes counties will prepare entries for the coming year.
The teachers annual county Institute starts Monday July 30 1900 and continues five days through August 3. All teachers with state or county certificates are required by law to attend. Three instructors will be in attendance and efforts aim to make the institute profitable and interesting. W M Miller, County Superintendent.
Real estate transfers list includes T A Millionn and Wm Humphrey with 2854 acres and various parcels, prices, and other names. Also Alice Eastham transfers 6.77 acres, Herman Deloto and R K R Coleman quit claim in Bohemia district. Marriage license noted for RC Blair and Tilley Rickel. Circuit Court case James H Honig vs S P Sladden seeks 256 dollars for herd losses and medical costs after a runaway into a barbed wire fence near Sladden fruit farm. Harbaugh and Kissenger represent plaintiffs.
Seashore Newport and Yaquina Bay present a varied summer lineup with beaches for safe bathing, boating and fishing, clams crabs and oysters, plus shells and agates. Hosts offer amiable service and affordable, homey quarters with generous meals. Southern Pacific tickets and schedules available through agents. correspondence to C H Markham, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon.
Thousands of sufferers report relief from sick and nervous headaches after taking Dr Kings New Life Pills. The pills promise pure blood, strong nerves, and improved health with easy dosage. Priced at only cents with money back if not cured by W L DrLano, druggist.
Notice from Sheriff and Tax Collector Lane County Oregon that 1890 tax rolls close August 14 1900. Taxpayers urged to settle taxes promptly. Reet From Davit. Military encampment notes report full turnout and a planned rest from drill with no drills during the period announced by Captains Huston and Williams of the city.
Grand Master Workman Ralph W heeney of Portland. grand foreman C C Hogue Albany. grand overseer Freak Davey Salem. grand recorder Denton Clark Portland reelected. grand receiver KR L Durham Portland reelected. grand guide H Dye Oregon City. inside watch 0 J E Melsinger Dayton. outside woman Wm Clarke Gervase. trustees William Armstrong Fam three years. J P Dodge Ashland one year. supreme representatives D Herrin Portland A McFadden Salem Ed Werlein Portland.
A historical correction clarifies Lost Valley origins. The settlement began in 1852 by William, Jonathan and Patsy Morgan, with several other land transfers and residents named. The piece also fixes who spoke at the flag pole ceremony and who built the first saw mill in 1858 rather than 1855, noting participants and witnesses from Cottage Grove, Creswell, and Pleasant Hill.
Annie E Springer of 1125 Howard street Philadelphia reports Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption cured her hacking cough after years of struggle. She praises relief from chest pain and sleepless nights and recommends the remedy for chest or lung troubles. price 50 cents to 1.00, trial bottles free at Wi DeLano's drug store.
The India Famine Fund shows 22.03 deposited to First National Bank, with additional deposits from Bushnell and Dexter church totaling 26.08 and 14.75 in recent drafts. Two drafts were sent to the Christian Herald for distribution.
Hopgrowers are invited to call on the Eugene Soap Company on South Street near Olive for samples and pricing of whale oil soap offered by the EuGENE Soap Co.
A Portland telegraph reports Miss Rosalie Cockerline of Eugene underwent an appendectomy and is recovering well. The notice also mentions worm damage to tomatoes and vegetables, and a lost pair of goats near Janet ion City with a reward offer.
The Season's Delicacies offers a wide stock of fancy groceries including cereals potted and canned meats boned turkey and chicken canned salmon oysters and chipped beef. Our selection tempts the palate in hot weather with choice sweet butter and fine hams.
The Oregon Supreme Court upholds a law allowing district attorneys to proceed on information without grand jury indictment in criminal cases. It affirms Mary Tucker's burglary conviction, ruling a trial by jury in open court preserves defendant rights and avoids grand jury indictment.
John Oliver of Philadelphia recounts a near fatal illness with sunken eyes and extreme weakness until Electric Bitters healing him. After three weeks the treatment produced clear improvement and he credits the tonic with saving his life. Available for 50 cents at W L DeLano's drug store.
524 acres within one mile of Harrisburg. 200 acres cultivated. Two old houses and two barns. Almost all river bottom soil. Ash maple and balm timber abundant with ash and maple suitable for lumber. Two old orchards. Bargain price 14 per acre. Address omitted.
A fragmentary postal notice from Eugene lists names including Andrew Davin Hob Groves JK Hit JC Rafferty Winturgia Jessie Wilkin Dora A Lyons OT Miller Mise Amelia Miller. A charge of one cent will be made on letters when called for, with notices advertised. Mcornsacn PM.
M Higgins, editor of Seneca Ile News, suffered for years with piles until trying Hucklen's Arnica Balve. He claims it cured him completely and praises it as the surest pile remedy and best salve. Sold by W L De Lano, druggist.
Quips from Salem and Portland residents mix humor and small vices in a column of jocular vignettes. Topics include laundry delays, sermon length, dress advice, marital earnings, energy bills, habit changes, and Yaquina coastal whimsy edging toward political impulse.
W T Begar plans to buy green Italian prunes and Bartlett pears for his Eastern house at 12 to 15 dollars per ton. It is claimed to be better than drying. Operation performed with Sam Thurston improving after removing a rib to cleanse a persistent puss cavity, easing pneumonia relics and signaling recovery.
Jobo Storme of Lane county sues J A and Nettle McFadden for 188.71 plus 10 percent interest and 25 attorneys fees on a note dated September 23, 1802, by J L Dennis then transferred to the plaintiff. E O Potter of Lane county represents the plaintiff.
B H Cottle former longtime manager of the State Insurance Company in Salem travels the Northwest and says Eugene is the liveliest town on the coast besides Portland. He shows keen interest in the citys upbuilding and the volume of business being done.
A cheese maker seeks employment or apprenticeship in the Crow post office area of Lace County Oregon. The notice requests the address of exon SS Stephens for further contact and potential work opportunities.
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