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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1903
Page
4
A nostalgic vignette by E A Bushnell in the Cincinnati Post, describing signs of spring and the traditional maple sap harvest. It follows farmers, boys, and neighbors as they tap maples, boil sap, and celebrate with stories, meals, and a sugaring off night.
Poem in Los Angeles Herald contrasts fretful readers with those who notice roses and sweetness. The piece critiques those who dwell on world woes, urging appreciation of beauty and choosing kindness over cynicism.
The narrator speaks of a mysterious young woman whose beauty and distant nature captivate him. He tells of nightly visits to her doorstep and uncertain love as events disrupt the household with distress, including Mme Laroche’s trembling, while a declaration of engagement interrupts the scene.
In a New York News account a suitor witnesses a planned servant search after diamonds vanish from Mme. Laroche. Jeanne, his fiancée, urges him to be searched first and passes him a jewel, later revealed as her own. Coppe leads the inquiry and announces the guilty party. The lover, torn by emotion, vows to marry.
An article from La Science Illustree describes the snake venom system, detailing movable and immovable fangs, venom glands, and the canals that feed venom into wounds. It explains fang replacement, removal by snake charmers, and notes the venom’s composition and long lasting potency.
Mrs Hada M Burkhart of Springfield claims the title of smallest woman physician in the United States She is a candidate before the Illinois State convention for Supreme Medical Examiner to the Royal Neighbors of America an auxiliary to the Modern Woodmen Born in Centerville Iowa she comes from a family famed for longevity Her great grandfather Samuel Lewis lived to be
A 101 year old woman, her 115 year old great great grandmother, and a great great grandmother who died at 100 in Strawberry Texas are cited. The subject is a member of multiple orders including Royal Neighbors of America past noble grand of Daughters of Rebekah and Loyal Americans Court of Honor, Lady Maccabees, Woman's Relief Corps, WWC, Suffrage Society, Ladies Aid, Springfield Woman's Club, and the Christian Church of Springfield.
The Midlands farm owner, once lenient with trespassers, corners a suspicious intruder early in the morning. He quips about the man’s “nutting” aim, jokes about neighbors mushrooming and grabbing hens, brambles, and ducks, then leads the trespasser away to account for the visit. Farmer Drake notes every detail of the morning scene.
A Washington Times exchange asks what wealth would change for the rich. The dialogue suggests that wealth leads to purchases of wants and unwanted pretenses rather than true satisfaction.
In Pemriy every street in Japanese cities hosts public ovens where for a small fee housewives can have their dinners and suppers cooked for them, a system that prompts debate over tradition, efficiency, and urban life.
The piece argues that intimidation in labor conflicts harms trade union ethics and praises the goal of labor emancipation. It calls for shorter work hours, condemns lotteries and raffles, and urges public moral standards aligned with American freedom and a broad, humane culture.
James H. Keene predicts prosperity will continue in 1903 with no retrogression. Business remains profitable across sectors, manufacturers find growing markets, farmers prosper, and domestic trade should rise. Railroads may raise rates modestly to cover higher operating costs, with improving rail conditions freeing funds for dividends. The main issue cited is a shortage of money to finance transactions.
Julia Ward Howe laments the rise of gambling among fashionable society. She warns that money play corrupts families as checks cover losses and young women boast of Newport winnings. Howe compares the trend to a barbarous stage, urging higher culture to curb the hazard passion.
James Raymond argues that capital aggregations and manufacturing monopolies crush the Yankee spirit of invention. He cites three consolidations that strangled competition, dissuaded inventors, and harmed the patent system, urging publicity and public demand to restore American inventive leadership.
John Muir observes a vast sequoia forest fire along the Kaweah River canyons. He details flames racing up chaparral slopes, glowing fallen giants, and swift destruction of young sequoias as fiery plumes explode green trunks into blackened spires.
The note compares hermit crabs to squatters who seize any unoccupied space they find and settle in. It describes their habit of occupying available shells as they roam, drawing an analogy to human behavior of seizing vacant land and erecting shelters.
In parts of Mexico freight is still carried on the backs of burros. The patient animal bears a heavy load without complaint, a sight that reflects generations of burro labor and a future when railroads will eventually replace such methods.
The article describes water and land hermit crabs at the New York aquarium adapting to empty shells, moving freely between conch and scallop houses, and defending their homes with a large claw. It notes their feeding habits and jokes about Thoreau, then shifts to Manhattan land values and future population shifts, with prices ranging from $450 per square foot to $350 in the sixth avenue district.
The passage notes the highest priced land in the world lies in lower New York bounded by Wall and Broad Streets and Broadway, describing a prime central block with immense value and historical prominence. It highlights urban stakes and the real estate prestige of this location.
Auntie consoles Jackie who sobs over a minor mishap as she explains her mother missed some jelly and suspects a slipper caused the trouble. The dialogue preserves a domestic, comic tone from the scene.
The dialogue shows Mamma shocked by the cold greeting to Miss Boresum and Ethel claiming to have redeemed herself with a later cordial goodbye. A line from Wigwag ridicules a female suffragist while Henpeck jokes that his wife is one of the sufferers.
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