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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1903
Page
4
The Presbyterian General Assembly adopted amplifications on predestination infant salvation and divorce rules. They retained the creed's harmony with God's will for salvation of all, included infants in grace, removed papal language, and upheld Christ as head of the church.
Citizens face a choice between flood and fire as the city weighs which calamity poses the greater danger. Local officials emphasize preparedness and response plans to mitigate potential damage and protect residents.
A federal grand jury indicted thirty six Alabama men on charges of holding black people in peonage or virtual slavery. The Missouri River at Kansas City is fourteen hundred feet wide amid immense flood losses. The text notes the distance from the depot to the Simeede hotel as about three and one half Eugene blocks.
Spruce timber shows strong demand along the lower Columbia. Portland sawmills source logs from Shoal water bay, with a railroad moving them across the peninsula to the Columbia River. From there the logs are rafted up the river to reach mills.
Export data show United States and Canada shipping two and a half million barrels and three hundred thousand boxes to Europe by May 1. The Missouri flood devastates life and property downstream, with about a thousand lives lost and damages near one hundred million dollars as communities suffer from hunger and exposure.
Hermanno remains a political burden for the Republican party as an awkward animal symbol. His luck, though persistent, ends up harming the party by showcasing an unwieldy figure they cannot easily shed.
Mrs Benjamine Harrison widow of the late President offers the Berkeley lodge in the Adirondacks for sale. The estate holds tender memories as she and General Harrison planned and spent every summer there after their marriage.
Brigham Young's descendants gathered at Saltair Utah Sunday to mark the centennial of the Mormon church leader's birth inviting an open air meeting given the crowd. Thomas C Power Montana sheep board president denies stock loss estimates and says overall losses since December under 175000 with storms mainly affecting lambing bands and southern cattle. He calls the storm a blessing in disguise predicting a fattened market from retained herds.
Fred Streeter returns from Morrow county after work. Albert Winzenried trips to Jasper mill, returns. John Barnett buys a new buggy. Rains boost grain outlook. Rev McCord fills Cloverdale pulpit. W R Gilfry expands with a new restaurant and three night clerks. Thompson family recovering from measles. John Gilfry makes Creewell Sunday trips. Mark Lower returns from the coast. Lloyd Doyle travels to Eugene with furniture. Etna Wicks guests of Mrs Loren Serione. Ed Petty and Jennings attend Cloverdale church. John Winzenried at turkey farming this summer. Mrs Beck retires from Eugene.
A Daily Oregon dispatch reports J L Page will see his salary rise from 2200 to 2400 yearly starting July 1 due to higher postal receipts. Twenty four other Oregon postmasters will receive increases, including Sumpter from 100 to 1900 and Cottage Grove from 1300 to 81500. No Oregon presidential offices are moved to fourth class.
Daily Guard notes the last University of Iowa music school recital in Villard Hall drew a large audience and high praise for instrumental and vocal performers. Miss Stinson, Mrs Pipes, Arthur Louis Jackson Frazer, and Prof J M Glen are credited with guiding the department to success. The program featured multiple songs, serenades, and a Petit Symphony performed by student pairs.
LHS notes list many residents and visitors in Eugene. Bigham from Cottage Grove, J L Taylor from Hermann in Eugene, Rev J G Knotts from Albany in the city, J M Kitchen of Irving in town, Laura Miller to Portland, W C Johnson of Cottage Grove in Eugene, M M Davis back to Corvallis, N Cockerline on business to Grants Pass, Jerome Knoox of Cottage Grove in the city, Harry Dolph to Portland, Herbert Eakin from Cottage Grove, Frank Sharkey and party from Lucky Boy mines, Roy Booth to Corvallis for a few days, Mrs W T Campbell home from Portland, Mrs H E Ankeny from Sterling mines trip, Mr and Mrs J J Rade visiting relatives in Scott's Mills, Mrs I T Nicklin returning to Junction City, Miss Jessie Sands visiting Gussie Holmes then home to Portland, E E Washburn visiting then returning, Mrs Clyde Jinks en route to Dexter to visit Theos Barbie, President P L Campbell going to Springfield for graduation exercises and delivering an address.
A humorous poem from the Chicago Daily News depicts a man overwhelmed by unsolicited home remedies and patent medicines from well meaning friends. He lists decotions onions asafetida teas and quinine while lamenting blistering liniments and endless potions.
Dialogue scene shows Mrs Newbride and Hungry Hank arguing over a pie. Newbride complains of impudence while Hank claims he ruined the saw attempting to cut the pie, illustrating a humorous domestic exchange from the Atlanta Constitution.
A Chicago Tribune quip frames the vermiform appendix as a topic in physiology class. The line suggests skepticism about its function, with a character dismissing the organ as unnecessary. The brief item reflects humorous wartime or everyday attitudes toward anatomy.
Chicago Post quips about lectures for servants and mistresses. Chicago Record-Herald mockingly critiques an author's image showing him with a thoughtful pose. The exchange satirizes social roles and expectations in a light, urbane tone.
A short humor quip shows a man shaving himself and remarking on the notch cut in his chin to remind himself not to repeat the act. The line plays on memory and self‑reproof in a playful newspaper voice.
Bestwick calls the tailor accommodating and lets his bill run for two years. Bagstock retorts he can do better and demands payment at earliest convenience. The Black Turkey notes the marriage to the wealthy gobbler and pin feathers, while The Bronze Turkey agrees she will be well supplied.
In a San Francisco cafe scene a judge questions a tramp accused of kissing a woman. The tramp offers no defense, replying simply that he deserves punishment. The exchange underscores a stark, blunt moment in a local court setting.
A Baltimore News quip questions a proposal to bottle sunshine for use in sickrooms noting a humorist point that moonshine has been bottled. The line contrasts practical science with playful skepticism and hints at wartime or health care optimism.
A brief dialogue snippet shows a reporter calling the actor by doubt and the actor replying he is alone for now while his wife will return from Europe next week. The exchange appears in the Smart Set periodical style.
Mysterious note from Pittsburg Dispatch mentions a long sixteen page letter from George and a claim by Mabel Flo that he loves her suggesting a private romance or confidences revealed in the missive.
Advertises clean beds at the Court House Lodging House with outside rooms for a small rate. No cooking allowed except for family in a separate part of the house. Painted floors, clean condition, quiet area behind the Court House. Sleepers warned no sunrise disturbances.
To the public. W. B. McKinney sold his interest in McKinney and Holeman to J. D. Cherowth. All debts to the firm should be settled. The store continues as Holman and Cherowth and will seek public patronage.
Turner secretary J B Lister reports record interest in the Oregon Christian Missionary Convention this year. The event begins June 19 and spans over two Sundays with an excellent program prepared and in print.
In Eugene on June 1 1903 at the M E parsonage Miss Jennie Simmons and Alvin Brown both of Ieving united in marriage with Rev B F Rowland officiating.
M. M. Austin of Winchester Indiana faced his wife’s stomach and liver illness. Doctors could not help. He used Dr King’s New Life Pills and she found relief quickly and fully recovered. Sold for 25 cents at W L De Lano’s drug store.
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