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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1901
Page
4
A speaker reflects on a son returning from war bearing laurels and a trodden meadow of marching men. The voice mourns the grain of distance, the lost baby he once was, and the loneliness of praise without the child’s kiss. The speaker reveres honor yet longs for the soft, untainted memory of his baby.
A boarding house on Fourteenth Street becomes the scene of a deadly burglary ring. The narrator and cousin survive a night of fear as robbers with white masks invade the building aided by two newly hired servants. The Maynard family murders prompt arrests, revealing the gang's pattern of fourteen burglaries.
Captain David Beatty of the Royal Navy privately weds the only daughter of Marshall Field in London. Beatty, who entered service in 1888, saw action in the London campaign and the ISOS naval brigade under Kitchener. He has been noted for rapid promotion, early esteem at the admiralty, and holds the Medjidie award with prior wounds in China.
A huge wildlife protection zone spans most of Africa from near the equator to the Cape, backed by England, Germany, France, Belgium, Portugal, Italy, and Spain. It bans hunting of vultures to hippos, elephants, and other species, requires licenses, and limits kills to curb market hunting and boost domestication and trade in wild animal products.
A parrot at the zoo tried to swallow £100 worth of diamonds, then dropped the jewels after a companion hit the bird. The keeper noted the cluster was too large to swallow. An American owner valued the diamonds at $500 and scoffed at the 30 cent bill.
Mr and Mrs Clarence H L Mackay build a remarkable country home near Beatyns Hempstead Bay. Nearly 1000 artisans work on a granite palace 255 feet long with pearl gray walls and ocean and sand views. Cost about 5 million with grand entrances and lavish interiors for Mrs Mackay and visiting guests. An army of servants will maintain the estate.
A Chicago inquiry estimates nearly 500000 yearly spent on clairvoyants palmists and fortune tellers with about 150 clairvoyants 100 fortune tellers 75 palmists and other fakirs earning up to 300 a week collectively about 433000 using a peek behind a door demonstrates the lack of future reading.
A plainspoken doorway scene unfolds around a clairvoyant ad promising love fixes, business and life changes, and locating lost art, while the skeptical caller learns the predicted power may not match reality. The text shifts to Boots a boy scout’s wartime hopes and plans post conflict.
The ancient site is believed to have curative powers and draws many visitors each year. Sufferers from diverse ailments undertake a yearly pilgrimage to the sacred fountain, hoping for relief and healing through its reputed waters.
A New York Sun correspondent recounts William Young known as Boots a 12 year old Yankee who fought with the Boers in the Irish brigade under Colonel Jake during the Natal campaign He joined battles at Dundee Newcastle Nicholson's Nek the Tugela and kept water bottles for wounded allies earning bravely earned recognition from brigadiers and fellow soldiers.
In a marble lined tank near a small church outside Byzantion, fish with brown and white sides are said to be descendants of the Balekis fish. The legend claims a monk, cooking fish by a spring, doubted a messenger’s news that the city fell and watched the fish leap back into the water, a miracle tied to the place and name Balekis.
An English steamer skipper, navigating a fogbound channel, heard a horn blast ahead and nearly collided. A lookout then yelled that it was the old cow in the forecastle, mistaken for a distress call, and the ship steered away before continuing.
The New York Journal describes a distant ship laden with noblemen bound for America and warns of future pursuit. The message hints at wealth and imminent returns, with a blunt demand not to interfere.
A woman recalls how a dress maker launched her career and notes that many believe she should pay only half price in gratitude. The remark highlights tensions around origin stories and fair pay in craft work.
A collection of humorous exchanges and cartoons from contemporary papers. Bits include a Valley and Hill joke, a St Joe excursion quip, a fake fire cause, a minister undertaker gag, an artist versus dentist twist, summer cook arrangements, a rank and file note, a Filipino surrender quip, and a cheeky bill reference about a crista.
A brief exchange from Heltere Welt features a professor acknowledging love for music but insisting it makes no difference as the performance continues. The playful line highlights a calm, composed stance toward art amid conversation.
A neighbor notes a new family has moved into the house next door today. She asks about their furniture while he shares concern, asking if she has been ill as they discuss the Philadelphia area.
The excerpt shows a courtly exchange about a girl with first class honors then a blunt remark on a signifi cant keeping a stage corner. A Chicago woman is called lovable, noted for five husbands in seven years. A 4 year old Margie asks what chaos means, answered by her 6 year old brother who calls it a great big pile of nothing and no place to put it.
A back-and-forth dialogue shows a Philadelphian and New Yorker debating eating snails. The New Yorker defends snails as a great delicacy, while the Philadelphian recoils at the thought, calling it cannibalism in a Chicago Tribune style clash.
A collage of short witticisms and dialogue snippets on manners, blinds, and social quirks. Jests touch on originators, golf, creditors, and political barbbs with light sarcasm and brisk punchlines. The tone is breezy and dated, echoing a society column miscellany.
A brief exchange in the Pittsburgh Chronicle style quips about palmistry and marriage. May Rocks has allegedly rejected many proposals, while Tom teases about May’s large family of brothers in the city.
A dialogue contrasts a young man praised for culture and talents with the concern that he cannot earn a living. The father questions practical prospects, while the son maintains he need not work.
A tidy collage of epigrams and quips from several papers. The passages touch on credit and doubt in a young man’s work, ring authenticity and honest inquiry, a blue book on costs of the Hoer war, and a wry note on stomach health amid gloomy days.
A young woman hired a cab to catch a train but the horse struggled. The cabby whipped the horse repeatedly as she urged speed. She joked about waking the animal, while the cabman quips he has saved the left ear for last.
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