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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
5
The piece argues Americans overconsume fat while Scots prove oatmeal as nutritious. It lauds Scotch perseverance, claims they favor Quaker Oats as leading. urges readers to choose regular or family size, and to adopt a Quaker Oats breakfast daily.
Chicago May 29 The great May wheat bull campaign ends with profits for farmers and wheat owners. May option rose from 89 3 4 to 1 35 1 4, closing at 1 34. July 1 17 4, Sept 1 08 4, Dec 1 06 6 8. Speculators largely lost. Patten and allies reportedly net about 5 million plus others around 4 million.
Mapleton May 29 At a mass convention the following men were recommended for appointment by Governor Benson as commissioners of the port of Siuslaw created at the western Lane county election Tuesday to handle the $100000 harbor improvement fund I B Cushman George B Camp M D Johnson E P Waite and Thomas A Yost
J W Green and family from Wisconsin arrived to make their future home. John B Bell, Springfield city treasurer elected last December, has resigned to depart. E Wells toured Portland to stock his shoe shop with a full line of ladies and gents shoes. Arnold Amusement Company set up a tent near the post office with a 6¢ entry and a merry go round. Earnest Bartlett of Koo-I-Noor bakery has failed and closed the business. Groot Kestiy finished a year as Ontario public school principal, plans law studies after teaching success, visiting Springfield.
A somber poem recalls graves unknown and fallen soldiers resting in silent fields. It speaks of unmarked plots beneath plain boards reading Unknown and gardens of the forest where birds and bees mourn with the clouds above.
The passage extols Hood's Sarsaparilia as strengthening white blood cells nicknamed Little Soldiers to fight disease germs. It claims a proprietary blend of multiple remedies, developed over thirty years, with no substitute claimed as equal.
A reflective verse recalls a worn road between past and present, where unnamed laborers shaped history. Youth misunderstands, while seasoned hands bear sacrifice, love, and loss. The poem traces toil, memory, and moral duty along a path from Then to Now.
The Albany Democrat notes rail connections center Albany in six directions, with a 25 mile railroad extension valued at 59 000 and a total prestige premium around 300 000. The piece argues Albany already has railroads and their presence elevates city stature, attracting families seeking accessibility.
A surgeon saved a wounded soldier by plugging a neck wound until he could not. The dying man wrote his will and asked to be released, then died when the surgeon withdrew his finger. Roseburg reports 100000 dollars in building improvements and over a mile of street paving underway.
Marion F Stafford today appointed administrator of the estate of his late father Hon James M Stafford who died a few weeks ago. E Hanson T E Seavey and J H Spores named as appraisers with an estimated property value of 32000 dollars including 7000 dollars personal property and the remainder real property.
Excavation started this afternoon for Fred Fisk's two apartment houses at East Eleventh and Oak streets. Each building will contain four apartments designed for housekeeping.
Portland, May 28. Homer Davenport and wife have parted. The cartoonist will live at Goshen, New York, with his horses. Mrs Davenport keeps custody of their three children and stays at the Davenport show farms in Morris Plains, New Jersey. Davenport says no divorce proceedings will be started and no scandal is involved. The split is blamed on temperament.
Survivor recounts how gray headed ministers and schoolboys aided in holding the breastworks and firing on Confederate soldiers to save Staunton River bridge from 2,700 advancing troops led by General Corts. The unit fired low and fast, repulsed the attack, and preserved the bridge. Meanwhile S H Friendly seeks contractors for a brick or concrete warehouse to replace a wooden structure burned Tuesday.
A description of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition grounds notes vast rhododendron thickets, the cactus dahlia towers, and preserved native fir and fern in landscape designs. It highlights the European and Oriental Exhibits buildings and praises Pacific Northwest rhododendrons as unrivaled in variety and growth.
William Simmons died at Salem May 27 after five years as an invalid from paralysis. Born May 21, 1836 in Rogate England he served in the Crimean War and became a U.S. citizen in Oregon City about 1859. He lived in Linn County Shedds Springfield Boston Mill and Salem before entering a sanitarium four years ago. He married Mrs. Warner in 1859. she died six years ago. He leaves four step children and two brothers. His remains were laid to rest at Shedds.
A terse verse portrays a shabby teddy bear mocked by judges, brokers, magnates, and a crowd. Archibald and John D. observe with calm smiles as a watchful dog presence surrounds the scene, while youths jeer and torment the toy amid a harsh public gaze.
A quotation from the Cleveland Leader attributes to a banter on conscience. It suggests a cynical view that conscience exists to trouble others rather than oneself. The brief exchange uses humor to probe moral self-perception.
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