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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1901
Page
4
A verse recalling morning by the brookside where alders shade the path the wood rod hums and the brook trout tests the line. The poem frames angling as the finest sport with sun bright winds warm and weary feet seeking the gleam of fish and the rest beneath birches near a roaring fall.
Albert warns Roy against a wealthy fate as two brothers walk and a pretty overworked heiress joins them. After a scuffle with tramps, the trio escort her to the Anchor Hotel where Roy falls for Miss Lefroy who seeks health reforms. Albert doubts the match, Roy pursues anyway, and a quiet rift grows.
The text follows Roy Lestrange and Albert as they chase a London scene to save Roy from a girl’s plans. Roy meets Miss Lefroy, the actress Miss Garrick, and Lord Torchester at a garden party. Ally Sloper appears in a comic digression as a maid laughs off another mishap with a tumbler.
A South Side dentist recalls a pretty married woman whose front teeth were badly discolored. After two teeth were replaced with artificial ones on a plate, they fell during the night and broke the plate. She wore a repaired plate to bed, then left the teeth in water on the mantel. Her husband rose in the night to...
The article notes Grand Duke Franz IV of Mecklenburg Schwerin as Europe’s youngest reigning king at 19 and the lineal heir of its oldest royal line. He ascended less than a month ago, ruling a 5,000 square mile state with 60,000 population, and a national debt near 30 million dollars. He is related to the Czar and holds ties to many European royal houses.
Mrs. Jones apologizes for missing Henry last night and questions her husband’s presence at the recipient’s house. The exchange hints at a domestic revelation that Jones and Brown will have trouble explaining, as reported by the Ohio State Journal.
In Sydney the streets are cleaned nightly and violators are arrested and fined for littering. Kitchens in large homes sit on the top floors while clothes dry on the roof. The phrase cup of sorrow is used, yet many find the measure is a tub.
The American Hall of Fame dedicated in New York aims to honor distinguished citizens. Conceived by Chancellor MacCracken, it resembles Westminster Abbey and the Pantheon with a plan of 29 tablets, to be augmented every five years through the twentieth century. Exterior colonnade spans 504 feet with a 20 foot height and 16 foot breadth.
A Philadelphia Press summary compares William H. Vanderbilt and George Gould as trustees of vast fortunes. It notes Vanderbilt inherited about 800 million dollars in assets, later doubling its value through market shifts after 1873 and 1888 panics. He held to conservative strategy, profiting from the New York Central stake and West Shore purchase, while tending his holdings attentively.
A collage of scientific notes covers locomotion power, hemispheric geography, star plates, French coast lengths, wasp honey, air weight, an Indian reservation toy factory, Egyptian reed pens, tomato coloring in England, food preservation trends, light speed from Jupiter, and a star brightening then fading over centuries with debate among spectroscopists.
A Detroit Journal recounts a fable where the horse is mocked with a thirty cent look while the woman driving retorts that money should make the mare go. The tale reinforces that the gift of speech is not always fortunate.
A Somerville Journal quip notes you would not set off on a journey with Writley and declares Wicks never would. It mentions Saturday as pay day and advises not to complain when angry.
Pittsburg Dispatch notes the loss of the Encyclopedia Maxima, China’s vast Ming era compilation. Commissioned by Yang Lo in 1403 and finished by Heleh Chin with 2160 collaborators, it spanned 11 100 volumes and 017,480 pages. Foreign scholars were long barred from viewing it, and violence within China led to its irreparable destruction.
Ellen Thornycroft Fowler completes Sirius a historical Napoleonic tale while Mrs Woods authors Sons of the Sword a Critically Praised English historical novel. Henry Savage Landor to publish On the Road to Pekin an elaborate history of China. T Jenkins Hales ready for The Cruise of the Petrel a sea life novel about 1812 war. Stephen Phillips new drama Ulysses explores prior uses of the myth. Burton Egbert Stevenson A Soldier of Virginia a Braddock era adventure tale. Arthur Lawrence pursues a complete biography of Sir Arthur Sullivan based on Life Story letters and reminiscences.
On December 2, 102 the Russian press will celebrate its bicentennial. Peter the Great signed the ukase in 1702 ordering the first Russian newspaper News on Military and Other Matters, issued soon after in Petersburg and Moscow. The paper lasted until 1711. Moscow’s Bibliographical Society plans a commemorative work listing every paper from 1702 with portraits, and proceeds will aid needy journalists. An exhibition in Moscow is also planned.
Geologist B G Skert chley of Australia outlines global tin deposits in a published monograph. He notes 1.5 million square miles of gold fields vs 12 500 square miles of tin fields, with Europe producing 8 300 tons yearly and Cornwall about 8 000 tons. Asia has Hunan potentially 10 000 to 20 000 tons, but less than 2 509 proven. Strait Settlements 18 000 tons. Africa no mines. North America none. South America under 4 000. Australia about 6 000.
A collage of light hearted quips and cartoons from newspapers shows quirky exchanges. Jokes range from subway entrances and sales pitches to Sunday school references and grammar reverence. Notable lines reference Tremont street Boston missteps and a Chicago boarding house joke.
A brisk guide to adjusting to relocation offers practical tips for settling into a new home. Emphasizes mindset shifts, routines, and seeking support while navigating the stresses of moving.
A quip from New York Weekly notes hotel fire safety with a clerk saying escapes exist on every floor and you just fall off. The Law's Delo adds a peasant remark about a case dragging on three years. Heitere Welt uses a lawyer exchange about patience and dragging cases along.
A quirky exchange in a student dialogue touches on a misinterpretation of “Athens” and “Atoms” amid a noisy scene. The fragment references nerves, a wife, and a joke about selling a golf salt, with mentions of Bali, Ohio State Journal, and Greece.
A lawyer probes grounds for divorce with a Moorish-esque client who insists “exertion” is the reason. The exchange turns comic as the lawyer corrects him to “desertion,” while the client doubles down that his wife “exerted” herself to make him miserable. The clip also notes a Northern Pacific corner joke about railroad and streetcar corners.
A collage of jokes and short quips drawn from humorous exchanges in several 19th and early 20th century periodicals. It collects gossipy one liners, light conversational gags, and comic misunderstandings involving marriage, studies, and daily life. Notable lines reference dialect writing, mistaken identities, and playful social banter across newspapers such as the Atlanta Constitution and the Philadelphia Press.
The eggs of many insects provide interesting recreation through collection and examination. Indoor habitats include curtains, carpets, cushions, furs and woolens while outdoors ponds, water butts, bird carcasses, cattle skins, and shrub leaves yield abundant materials. Notable eggs belong to the common house fly, wasp, tortoise shell and cabbage butterflies, the mottled umber, puss moths, dragonfly and other parasites. Eggs vary in shape from hexagonal to spherical and exhibit rich colors and sculptured surfaces with ornate surrounding structures.
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