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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1901
Page
9
A collection of disparate items discusses a proposed tract How to Be Happy Though an ex-President about lynching. It cites a Washington fashion expert condemning tight waists, Vanderbilt heirs' wealth, Rome ruins, a 57 year engaged couple marrying, and praise for Mrs. Stowe. Also reports Alvord the bank embezzler sentenced to thirteen years plus commentary on sufficient punishment.
A Sunday Reform Club speech argues for personal accountability and leadership, citing Bill Pike and public remedy through self-interest. It critiques whem of reform by elites, notes drug use in sports, rapid modern communication, and West Point hazing reforms, urging civic responsibility and accountable leadership.
The article reflects on P D Armour’s ideal of a domestic wife and mother as the social standard. It then discusses rural free delivery's expansion, noting initial funding objections, advocates like Mr Sperry of Connecticut, and the growing adoption across farms as Congress supports broader postal service reach.
Albert Edward ascends the throne at a youthful age, facing immense duties requiring mental and physical vigor. He is robust, popular, and admired for democratic friendliness to all, yet must publicly maintain cheer and dignity while privately mourning his mother. His past zeal and wavering youth shape the measure of his kingly strength.
Ernest M. Farner of Cleveland patents a combined cleaner that streams water into a tubular reservoir, exposes a wick mop through a side slot, and uses a rubber mop strip pressed by metal bands. It blends washing and drying in one device for window cleaning.
A century ago a peculiar figure known as Johnny Appleseed planted nurseries along the Obie and its tributaries. He tended trees, traded orchards inland, and lived simply with strong ties to Indigenous and white communities. A monument in Mansfeld, Ohio honors him, born before the United States, as a gentler pioneer linked to early territorial orchards.
The Mikasa, largest launching weight among battleships at about 30,000 tons, glides into the water as a globe of colored paper releases pigeons. The ship measures over 0 feet, with 15,060 horsepower engines and a coal capacity sufficient for about 9,000 miles at ten knots. Four 12 inch guns mount forward and aft, with fourteen more in the citadel. The Japanese minister notes the ship may later join a British fleet yet expects no antagonism.
The readable fragments mention siblings and social judgments, a man’s behavior and a perceived offense, a joke about chewing gum and an imported cigar. Context is unclear, with many garbled terms and missing details.
A fragmented poem speaks of devotion and divine blessing. It references light, sight, love, roses, and God’s rest, witharchaic phrasing and misspelled lines suggesting a devotional, romantic, and possibly liturgical mood.
Weelsing veteran Miffin Marsh, a key figure in the citys cigar and stogie making, died, ending a career that spurred Wheeling WV to become a center for cheap cigars. He helped introduce the Scent cigar as a low priced product, shaping early industry dynamics.
Prof Flisha Gray, now dead near Newtonville Massachusetts, is celebrated as a great inventor. Born in Ohio sixty five years ago and educated at Oberlin he turned to electrical devices with many practical inventions. He and Bell claimed priority in the telephone after long litigation, and Gray died poor despite large earnings from his works.
The piece notes that American poets tend to age, with most depicted as aging figures. It cites Lanier and Poe, mentions deaths of Cranes and Hovey, Timrod and Lazarus, and lists poets who reached or exceeded ages 70, 80, or 90. It discusses causes from illness to Civil War, violence, temperament, and overall serene later life for many.
Mrs Ayrton, renowned for electrical research, attended a dinner of eight Institution of Electrical Engineers members at the Hotel Cecil. The discussion debated how she should be addressed by speakers, with notable rejoinders from the Lord Chief Justice and Sir John Wolfe Barry.
A collage of quotations and anecdotes from 19th century figures and courtroom skits. It recalls Macaulay, Sydney Smith, and Emerson with comic parallels, drama notes, and a casual sermon on cottonseed meal quality and its fuels, plus a brief aside on beverage oaths and public speaking mishaps.
The text blends a stranger named Bane Bangs claiming past coaching ties with a tense encounter with a lady. It shifts to brief, garbled mentions of Mexican winter heat, Pennsylvania trolley routes, and a lone Populist in Tennessee, plus musings on poets and a girl's life mission.
Fragmentary OCR ad promotes a “best blood” tonic for general wellness and recurring ailments. It touts vein of cures for acrofula and catarrh, claims nerve support, and markets a mysterious signature or authority seal as legitimacy.
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