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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1903
Page
5
A collage of syndicated opinions critiques politics and manners. It lampoons William Watt Shakespeare authorship debates and public nepotism while urging humane treatment of animals. The piece defends modest American diplomacy and praises practical industrial improvement. It ends with a dramatic suicide note and grim reflection.
The piece notes 8 000 to 9 000 deaths by own action last year, marking a rise over prior twelve months. It argues a grave national danger from loss of self value as people equate worth with possessions, spurred by urban life and personal crises amid rapid scientific progress and abundance.
The piece argues youth declamation builds confidence and stage presence, recalling boyhood nerves and triumphs from speaking days. It laments attempts to remove such rituals, citing Spartacus and Patrick Henry as formative lessons, and urges honoring this public speaking tradition for future generations.
A statue of the late Right Honorable W E Gladstone was unveiled in Westminster Abbey's north transept. Cararra marble sculpture shows the statesman with Oxford ties, hailed as a finest counterfeit presentment and a sign of growing posthumous fame. The royal family, once cautious, now acknowledges his enduring legacy.
A terse exchange contrasts a conductor perceived as a bore with a defense that he is merely plain dull. The clash centers on standing on the back platform and choosing to retreat inside to avoid the long talk, illustrating a practical social game of space and patience.
A Philadelphia Press reader quotes the old saying about giving the devil his due and questions humorous alternatives. The exchange reflects common sense humor and curiosity about language and humidity in a brief, witty dialogue.
The article discusses education aims from Bowdein College president William D Witt Arde, endorsing a curriculum stressing health, observation, and reasoning over rote memory. It critiques private kindergartens, supports public high schools, and argues for teacher quality, broader access, and an improved system. It also addresses wage disparities and future female labor participation, predicting better integration into outdoor work and higher wages as women gain steadier employment.
In a sermon Bishop Henry C. Potter of New York argues that America's current troubles stem largely from self made conditions. He critiques labor organizations for alienating sympathy and warns organized labor couldoutstay in New York if individual freedom is violated. The piece stresses unity among workers and capitalists as a middle ground.
M Mangasarian of the Chicago Ethical Society argues that women's wages are reduced by psychological factors. He claims women are novices in outdoor labor and prefer temporary work until marriage, lacking business judgment and willingness to invest time or money to master trades. He also cites presumed nervous temperament as a factor limiting sustained work.
Advice on choosing a spouse emphasizing love balanced with esteem and respect. Warns against mercenary marriages, urges wise timing and temperate affection. Cites Scripture on unity, warns that attempting to reform a partner is futile, and stresses waiting to know each other before marriage.
Rev Dr Donald Mackay argues in New York that thoughtful men are now more common in churches while leisure women attend less. He decries orchestras and ritual as distractions, urging the heavy laden to seek the sanctuary and men to attend for communal uplift.
Actor ILeary Miller invented a stage applause machine to simulate real audience response during the last act of Michard Harding Davis' Taming of Helen at the Imperial Theatre in London. The device uses stage effects like lightning and snow to background the imagined ovation.
The article describes Mr. Miller's device that imitates crowd hand-clapping. A large solid woolen drum with two inch pins revolves to strike and create a steady clapping sound, surpassing real performers. The piece notes the machine's novelty and effectiveness compared to human supers.
The Toledo Blade notes that trephination was performed on human skulls in America 200 years before Columbus with shells and hatchets. Surviving patients suggest some lived after the operation, likely to treat serious wounds from clubs or stones. similar finds exist in Peru and Europe dating to prehistoric times.
In June 1902 Charles Moore recalls moonlit grounds of the White House observed with architect McKim. The setting shows harmonious silhouette, fountains, and distant music while the President dines inside. Moore asks if a later house in the same general style surpasses it. McKim answers no.
The account recalls South Sea island trephining used for fractures epilepsy and insanity as a primitive medical practice. It also notes a merchant negotiating advertising discounts, explaining that each additional insertion reduces the per‑page rate, with a nine‑insertion deal offering a nine percent discount.
A merchant proposes a full page ad contract for 101 issues if the plan is kept, and the agent initially welcomes it then hesitates. The exchange highlights how eager discounting can backfire, leaving both parties wary of overreach.
A visitor and Mary discuss a soap flavored tea incident at a 5 o'clock tea hour. The maid admits using the tea ball to wash away soap bits, claiming she removed soap before brewing. The prompt humor hints at public sentiment while noting the will of the people disinherits many candidates.
A Massachusetts preacher recalls a peculiar wedding where a man and woman blend farms and companionship. Lord Cooper gives a copper cent as wedding pay then returns yearly dividends in kind. Over time the minister notes his single cent grows into his largest fee through shared labors and kinship.
Mary Crowninshield Endicott, daughter of W. C. Endicott, became Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain in 1888. Her charm aided his public image during his South Africa visit, as he pursued conciliation with mixed public regard for the couple.
A young man known for flirting recounts an episode on a packed city car. A woman beside him flirtatiously touches his foot, then withdraws. A sudden lurch sends his umbrella into his shoe, and he laughs at the misread signals as the car fills with riders.
A dinner in New York honored Daniel Webster with Dr. Benjamin Brandreth as a guest. A witty toast proposed by a guest called them two pillars of the constitution, praising Webster and Brandreth and their contributions.
The British admiralty abruptly abandons its steadfast position as engineers take lead at sea, signaling a notable strategic shift. The move places emphasis on technical crews and maritime engineering prowess affecting naval operations and potential future engagements.
A Western town circus dazzles as a cradle baby vanishes then returns alive in the ring. Miners and rough crowds surge for the real infant, cheering the baby as a royal, if unexpected, performer. Margare t Vandegrift notes the crowd, mayhem, and triumph.
Reportedly the Pope has the largest wardrobe in the civilized world with innumerable slippers gloves and high vestments stored in three rooms. The daily apparel varies by season and color and weight. Slippers are velvet and numerous. gloves are especially abundant and white with embroidery. The wool used comes from a family supplying the papal wardrobe since the first century, with the pallium woven from blessed wool each January. Much of the famed vestments are kept in guarded storage as grand ceremonies wane after temporal power loss. rumors say a European sale funded a profit for his own country, while a Philadelphia press mentions Mrs Ones and funeral hair pages cutting into gossip.
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