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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1901
Page
4
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A fragment of Ella Wheeler Wilcox poetry speaks of ships returning home and the value of wealth, honor, and love tied to a single beloved vessel. The speaker longs for one ship to come safely home while fearing a naval loss that would erase all others.
In Manila Nin a Filipino girl sways two friends Cecil Butterworth and Guy Chadwick. Butterworth pursues Nina while Chadwick wrestles loyalty. A covert note tempts Chadwick to join insurgents for Nina, but he resists as his rival battles inner turmoil and duty.
The article celebrates girls joining traditional outdoor pastimes once dominated by boys. It notes a shift from dolls to exploration, tagging, hopscotch, and rope jumping, with emphasis on exercise, fresh air, and simple games like chalked hopscotch and the lively Spanish rope. It laments the waning doll fad while praising active play and enduring grandmotherly games.
Private Chadwick mourns his betrayer friend and the girl who deceived him as a clash with Filipino insurgents unfolds. A sentry fires into the air, a volley ends the fight, and the dead lie with a grieving Chadwick beside the deserter lieutenant. The New York Evening Sun reports the grim scene.
Across cultures and eras travelers noted keen olfactory senses. Humboldt and Houzenn claim that some peoples, including Peruvian Indians and Africans, distinguish strangers by smell in darkness. Australian aborigines, famed for odour discernment, were used as police trackers to pursue criminals.
An engineer bored a well 75 miles from the Nile in the Nubian desert. At 1,000 feet above the river he found abundant water at a depth of 1,400 feet. The Arabs, confident in local knowledge, faced a surprising discovery confirming water presence deep underground.
The article outlines Manchuria as a historic Chinese territory wedged between China, Mongolia, Corea, and Russia. It describes its borders, size around 300,000 square miles, and its division into three provinces Northern, Central, and Southern Manchuria. It notes two physical regions: northern eastern mountain ranges and a southern plain from Monkden to the Gulf of Leaouung.
The Osage Indians own 1.57 million acres with income from 8 million dollars in Kansas sales and 600 thousand dollars annual rentals. Per capita income reaches about 804 dollars with a family of ten valued at 30 thousand dollars. Education and houses prosper while a poll tax funds tribal governance and curbs white emigration.
A young lawyer recalls learning deaf-note sign language and noticing two women on an elevated train using the method to discuss a handsome man. He overhears their flirtatious, coded commentary through gestures and a mirror glance, sparking his amusement and mild self-consciousness.
A survey of how umbrellas signify status in various regions. In Siam a magnate’s dignity forms from his umbrella count, with a “Lord of Thirty seven Umbrellas” title cited. An African chief seeks the largest umbrella, in London crafted with 40 foot ribs. Red silks and flounces mark Chinese ranks, while Turkish and Moroccan norms limit umbrella use to royalty and royal family.
A report on a water repellent yet breathable fabric using lanoline from animal grease, mixed with petroleum solvent to treat textile. Alum and lead acetate solutions tested. fabric remains light, color and texture intact, and not clogged. Also features clippings on Klondike trading oddities and a sleep writing case.
A Chicago Post fragment notes a humorous exchange about a woman catching a thief and chasing him four blocks. The sarcastic rival questions why some girls pursue men, while the aphorism about news reporting likens ale traveling by telegraph and truth by freight to delays in delivery.
A compact comic vignette lists pleasant incidents and witty lines from newspapers. It parodies patriotic symbols and monograms with jokes about dollar marks. The piece features quips about pie, a Persian flavor, and a playful reference to Omar Khayyam.
A fragmentary Ohio State Journal quote notes red flags along the track and a wrecked express car, with comic captions from Cayuse and Pete characters. The Pettyville Postmaster and Drummer exchange jokes about dismissal, implying changes or upheaval around a railroad incident.
A brief quip from Puck features a sparring line about bores. The exchange plays on who can take the lead and keep others engaged, with a tongue in cheek jab at the boredom challenge.
A collage of humorous quotes and sketches from early 20th century papers. It juxtaposes musicians, widows, and social scenes with dry punchlines about art, church, golf, and courting. Notable lines: a musician praises art for its own sake within limits, a wife notes church attendance, and a philanthropist chides suitors as compassionate.
The scene unfolds with a pompous demand from Adjunct to Teara to the floorwalker who interjects with precise directions to the han’k chief department and the counter in the next aisle. The brief exchange highlights tension and humor in a retail setting.
In the Sommerville Journal a commuter laments losing his train while a bystander quips why he did not have it wait. The exchange captures a moment of urban frustration and humor on a transit scene.
A humorous exchange about theater programs reveals the law requiring exit plans on programs. The characters debate whether the design patterns seen on programs are meant for exits or fashion, highlighting public safety versus misinterpretation.
A collage of old newspaper jests and quotes from the Indianapolis Sun and London Tit Bits about farm life skepticism toward automobiles, a magistrate’s parchment of peace in an assault case, wartime talk of Roberts and Kitchener, and a grain of misfortune in a wife and dog quarrel.
A Detroit Free Press snippet recalls a child named Jimmy and Sammy debating who ate extra caramels. The boy explains the sweets wouldn’t stretch to all children, so he felt compelled to eat them. The brief item captures a domestic moment with regional newspaper voice.
A collage of wry snippets and quips from Puck, Chicago Record-Herald, Brooklyn Life, and Washington Star chronicles social satire in brief gags. Jokes about love, marriage, cooking, and manners mingle with a tale of a Rousseau manuscript hidden in a Paris club parcel worth an estimated 10,000 francs.
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