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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1903
Page
5
A collage of antiquated observations on politics, culture, science, and manners. The piece comments on land grants for Raw Indians, Audubon society quips, the paradox of virtu and vice, and a mix of sly jabs at Paris Madrid racing, American literature, autocratic press limits, and marital liberty jokes. It blends satire with brief newsy flashes and name drops.
A man returns to old haunts and finds friends altered by time and his own priorities. He seeks freedom from sympathy and companionship but discovers his inner bonds remain, leaving him lonely. The world keeps counting his supposed success despite his disillusionment with being “the boy” once more.
A Manila settlement house run by American women seeks to uplift residents through close contact, language learning, and culturally attuned service. The plan includes a dispensary with native and American physicians, a kindergarten, and shared knowledge for broader settlement work, urging personal involvement by American women in improving Filipino welfare.
A London marine engineer recounts a Bal timore visit to inspect a British steamer at Huelva. Two engineers debate the new school of supervision and the pitch of the propeller, revealing friction between old hands and a Board of Trade certified newcomer who even refused paint for the engine room.
A brief dialogue from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Mrs Grimes arguing frequent bathing is harmful to the body while Mrs Symes counters that her family has enjoyed good health, reflecting period views on hygiene.
In a brief exchange, the lover tells Edith’s father Mr. Markley that Edith had disclosed a desire regarding their union. The father confirms her statements in the constrained Philadelphia setting.
Editorials argue strikes threaten building cures and that enlightenment and reform are needed to reduce labor disputes. They urge calm, fair justice, and collaboration between employers and workers to avoid lockouts, with a call to educate and steer the urban poor toward independent livelihoods through farming or skilled trades.
The real successful man blends health, education, focus, energy, and cheerfulness with strong moral conduct. Virtue tends to earthly reward, and benevolence underpins lasting achievement across professions. Service to others in business and daily life yields the strongest temporal success, as leadership rests on serving the humblest subjects.
The Collegiate Alumnae Association claims a discovery showing a four person family living on 39.78 cents daily for food. The piece argues many Chicago families already live on far less, noting the harsh reality of widespread poverty in a land of plenty and the moral implications of such hardship.
Lord Milner reports annual savings of about 8.75 million by reducing state rail rates in the Transvaal. Freight cuts range from 10 to 40 percent across food, general goods, cement, iron, and steel, with voyage charges easing for ocean freight. Expected to boost mining profitability, mine output, and broader industrial growth by July 1.
An old critique argues that attempts to eradicate tuberculosis via tuberculin injections ignore the moral and social roots of disease. It credits Koch for recognizing that sanitary and social improvements, including workers’ protections, reduce deaths more than medical injections, linking health to morality and living standards.
A New York Tribune account notes London police report 174 disappearances in a year and highlights notable cases. It traces Lt. Edward W. Remey, ex-Passed Assistant Engineer Richard H. Buel, Stillman S. Conant, and Thomas W. Fisher, detailing their abrupt vanishments, distant searches, and unresolved fates across years and cities.
In Mobile a man long asleep until morning devised a wake up system after repeatedly arriving late. He had an electrician install a light over his eyes and a mechanism that drops a mosquito bar and bucket of water to douse him if he slumbers. He warned he would order his coffin if he failed again.
A Philadelphia inventor asserts a borselees typewriter is perfected, but the value of the machine is questioned, noting a woman is employed to operate it.
James A. Lawson recounts a near fatal encounter when a sinking ship dragged him under. He describes deep breaths fought with chest pain, a vise like pressure, repeated gulping of water, and a drifting dream before loss of consciousness. He resurfaces and reaches shore with aid.
One of the most curious bridges in history was built by British troops during the 1900 march on Pekin. Unable to cut or borrow material, they found coffins in a village, and used the coffins to construct a bridge over a wide river to cross to the other side.
A fragmentary exchange quotes a speaker praising a sermon and retorting with a jab about time spent away from seminary. The brief item hints at religious discourse and personal education choices without full context.
After finishing a meal a man rose, grabbed his umbrella and hat, and fled without paying. A nearby patron declared he would stop the thief, pursue him, and detain him with a police officer. The proprietor doubts either man will return.
A historical note laments Indigenous populations in Labrador Greenland and Alaska diminishing due to disease, hunting, and colonization. It cites Labrador dropping from 30,000 to 15,000 and Greenland and Eskimo communities suffering declines, with Peary noting Smiths Sound Eskimo reduced from 300 to about 200.
A child fears a looming spanking as his mother frowns over storm clouds. The piece contrasts domestic anxiety with jokes about girls’ attitudes toward graduation and marriage, reflecting light humor and social norms of the era.
In a Vermont tale a hunter and his companion chase a panther in Bakersfield and Cold Hollow. Teddy Sheldon and William H. Jewett shoot the big cat after a long pursuit, collecting a $12 bounty from the Montgomery Center town clerk. The account claims no more panthers remain in the state.
After ten years as a St. Louis policeman Hugh McMahon leaves the force to return to farm life. He trades city crime and politics for potatoes and parsnips, from patrols to plows, seeking rest and meditation in the countryside. The piece cites a view that country life is the better part of living.
A fragmented account notes farmers in certain districts can pay twice land price and earn higher profits due to manufacturing activity, while southern farmers face climate and soil limitations. It mentions wage differences and broader demand for southern staples, with stray references to gas, dental care, and South American ants of three miles in length.
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