President Roosevelt Defends Prince Henry Visit Controversy
The Register condemns the presidents stance on greeting Prince Henry of Russia in New York, arguing the dignity of American citizenship was compromised by leadership that favored a foreign royal amid Dewey's Manila battle warnings. It claims sailors and laborers share little interest in such interference.
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Washington
New York
Dewey
Manila
Prince Henry
Russia
Roosevelt
Eulogy on President McKinney by State Law Secretary
The piece portrays William McKinney as a sensible, lawward citizen who shifted from politics to law school, earned bar admission, and practiced in Canton. It extols his professional success, domestic virtue, and enduring devotion to his wife, linking his memory to noble Christian ideals.
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State Law
President McKinney
William McKinney
Albany Law School
Canton
William MacKinley
Morta
A Good F Gurer Farmer Boy Story
A farmer’s indolent son is urged to work by his father in a dawn corn planting scene. The boy asks if they can finish by noon and then plans to finish alone by night while the father would be fishing.
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Ener
English Women Overdress Says Robert Mickson
Robert Mickson argues that English women are overdressing in London society. He cites bats of fashion, feathered ensembles, and dowagers wearing excessive makeup as evidence of a trend toward ostentation. He notes even the queen’s example is insufficient to curb taste, urging restraint among older women.
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Robert Mickson
London
Naxos
Masesa
Would-be shooter slain in Montana saloon shooting
In Northern Montana a man who warned of returning to shoot was shot by the bartender and two others. Four bullets struck his stomach and three more perforated his chest as others at the scene joined in, ending in the coroner’s finding of death with no fault alleged to the gunmen.
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Montana
Cheaperado
Liquor fraud blamed for soldier insanity in Filipino case
An investigation found Filipino sellers refilled standard American whiskey bottles with a local decoction labeled vino. Seals remained intact, allowing bottles to be resold to American troops, fueling drunken insanity and crime like theft and murder among soldiers.
General Wilson criticizes Cuban war recovery effort
General James H Wilson, former governor of Matangan in Cuba, says the United States has done little to repair war ravages. He notes no families restored or farms restocked and suggests Cuba should shoulder more rebuilding, provided tariffs aid sales of Cuban products.
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James H Wilson
Matangan
Cuba
New Cushion Device Threatens Auto Driver Safety
A new and clever cushion device is described that disrupts the driver's balance, throwing the occupant off the seat as he rises or is ejected, presenting a potential safety hazard in automobiles.
Oregon products and new trade hopes abroad
H B Miller the U S consul at Niu Chwang China writes to J W Bailey on Oregon goods growth here. He notes rising consumption of canned milk butter jam fruit and cheese from Oregon and the need for a condensed milk factory. He recalls shipping issues with apples and jams and urges immediate readiness to capture Libis trade and Pacific expansion.
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H B Miller
Niu Chwang
China
J W Bailey
Oregon
Ben Davis
Pacific
Russia
United States
New Creoles Circles Form Under GAR Ladies Group
Mrs Sarah Chapman department president of the Ladies of the GAR reports two new circles. One at Woodburn has 6 charter members and the other at Myrtle Point has 17 members.
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Sarah Chapman
The
Ladies of the Gar
Woodburn
Myrtle Point
Charles L Tiffany Dies at Home Grand Old Man of Jewelry
Charles L Tiffany founder and head of Tiffany & Company New York died at his home aged ninety. Revered as a pioneer of New York jewelry trade he shaped the industry for half a century and his firm gained worldwide prominence. Buffalo steak noted as fifty cents a pound from Padley and Mudd shop with hind quarter from Allard herd on Flathead reservation.
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Charles L Tiffany
Tiffany & Company
New York
Mr Tiffany
Padley & Mudd
Allard
Flathead
Missouri State University Football Yell Prize Description
Missouri State University outlines a prize for a football yell with proper vowels in every syllable and no extra articulation effort. The current yell remains in use: Rah rab rat Mizou-ree M Univer sitee.
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Missouri State University
Universitee
Taft questions Filipino suitability for jury duty
Governor Taft expresses doubt about the fitness of Filipinos for jury service citing his experience with United States courts and a belief that many are not suitable for jury duty based on his observations.
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Taft
United States
Roosevelt Trust Foe May Force Lodge to Open White House Door
If President Roosevelt pursues trusts, Manager Lodge may need to give Senator Hanna a key to the back door of the White House.
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Roosevelt
Lodge
Senator Hanna
White House
Indiana Players Rally for Decent Haircuts
The football team and Indiana teammates unite over a shared need for haircuts. Some players resist, and there is no mechanism to enforce grooming standards on the squad.
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Indiana
How He Graduated Charges
An elderly bridegroom jokes about marriage duration and room charges at a hotel. A clerk misreads the count, prompting a humorous exchange about parlor space, rates, and elevators as the man reveals his status as a third wife.
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Porter
Daily Guard Personal News Roundup March 4
March 4 items note arrivals and returns in Eugene and nearby towns. Mrs LG Adair ill. RL Seal from Wendling. PN Laird and Henry Gates in city. JM Wilhelm from Creswell. W L Sristow back to Monmouth. J B Bules to Cottage Grove. Rev J F Tout back from a southern trip. Wom Lintoo of Pleasant Hill visiting. Curtis Johnston to Cottage Grove. BF Amis returned from Southern Oregon. Walter Shelley improving. H K B Beott of Reewell in Eugene. H A Cox back from Nebraska amid blizzard reports. Elsie Perkins UO student home from North Yakima. Attorney J K R Wyatt back to Corvallis after circuit court. Mrs J P Currin to attend brother ill in Cottage Grove. Booth Kelly Lumber Co. men to Saginaw to yield their mine. Geo Marx and J K Campbell back from Roseburg on delayed Overland. Capt E B Brown of Co H 4th regt ON G Grantas Pass passing through to Portland. Mrs W E Loughmiller leaving for Walla Walla to summer. Mrs M& Burr of Montague Cal visiting Lakin. Mrs Agnes Joyce sister of G W Picsett en route Texas. E L Campbell and son Gufry return to Woodburn after timber claim proof at Roseburg.
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Daily Guard
LG Adair le Q'Te
RL Seal
Wendling
PN Laird
Jasper
Henry Gates
Crow
JM Wilhelm
Creswell
W L Sristow
Monmouth
J B Bules
Cottage Grove
J F Tout
Elsie Perkins
U O
North Yacohill
J K R Wyatt
Corvallis
J P Currin
J H Perkins
R A Booth
Geo H Kelly
Booth-Kelly Lumber Co
Saginaw
Snell Bicycles Highlight Independent Amelia Manufacturer
The Snell Cycle Co stands as the largest independent bicycle maker in Amelia County with a factory covering over seven acres. Their bicycles, praised for lightness and smooth bearing quality, claim superiority over native bikes and are sold across Europe amid stiff competition. Bakker Gun Works of East Ninth Street in Eugene promotes viewing these 1902 models at their showroom.
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Sod
Snells
Snell Snell
Snell Cycle Co
Bicycle Trust
Amelia
Snell
Expstence
Europe
Bakker Gun Works
East Ninth Street
Eugene
Dissolution of Partnership in Eugene Oregon Firm
Notice states the partnership Gross & Stevens dissolved with Geo G Cross continuing the business. I E Stevens asks public support for the new arrangement. Additional notes report Cascade Coal Mining Co progress, local real estate dissolution, Prof Durrette's Seattle death and East North Street smith shop sale.
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Geo G Groes
Stevens
Gross & Stevens
Geo G Cross
Fugene
Oregon
Groes & Stevene
Sheltop
Boelne
The Hirth of the Cicada Emergence Described
In Frank Leslie's Monthly an August emergence is described as cicadas leave underground remains to crawl upward and molt. A rough earth colored body climbs a vertical support, the shell splits and a head with two large eyes emerges as the lifelike birth of a cicada unfolds.
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Frank Leslie
Boy in Scotland fined after judge rules do it and going to do it same
A Scottish farmer's boy was charged with attempting to steal from a shop door. He claimed he was only gaun tae dae it. The judge said to do it and going to do it were the same, fining him ten shillings or ten days in jail. Lacking funds, the boy fetched a friend, then returned saying he and the judge would be clear.
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Scotland
Pearson's
Superstitions of Today Near Oxford Villages
In Oxford area villages lacking medical science, charms replace doctors. A lecturer on sanitation noted whooping cough treated by a sewn spider in muslin hung on a curtain rod, the spider’s death believed to end the cough. A child with cough had poultices placed on an oak chest by the bedside.
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University of Oxford
Conscience Stamps and the 2 Cent Regret Policy
The post office runs a conscience fund to address poorly canceled stamps. People often regret cheating the government out of 2 cents and mail a good stamp with an anonymous explanation. An official pastes the stamp on a card with pen marks, achieving the same result as if the stamp were canceled by the person.
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Post Office
The Nantucket Dialect Family Circle Conversation
A Boston Christian Register excerpt notes a Nantucket family debating nautical phrases. The mother claims she never uses them yet asserts otherwise by instructing a child to take an item to Cousin Phoebe and to say that it squares the yards with them as schooltime nears.
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Nantucket
Phoebe
Boston Christian Register
Turning a New Leaf Through Constant Effort
Nashville Banner quotes emphasize that life improvement comes not from a single change but from persistent effort to fill the new page. A bad habit cannot end instantly. it is replaced by consistently cultivated good through unremitting action.
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Nashville
Factory teamwork builds German dolls with precise roles
A factory process divides labor with eighty men producing the body part of a doll, a steady bit repeated to yield 1,000 dozen dolls daily in large plants. After the body, women complete the product by painting, dressing, and packing for sale.
Young Lady Performs Faust Selection in Rural Theater
A young lady finishes playing a Faust selection. An old lady praises Home Sweet Home. The exchange notes Minnie crosses her hands as a telltale cue when she plays Home Sweet Home.
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Minnie
Bank Clerk Prodigy Aims for Peak Leadership
A concise dialogue shows a boy at a bank already working there and dreaming of becoming its president someday. The joke hints at his exceptional timekeeping and illegible signature, underscoring ambition and humor in a small town setting.
Bridge of language in a whispered exchange
A quotation from the Chicago Tribune captures a sharp, witty exchange where one speaker defends a shared identity and mocks a flatterer. The line suggests a mutual, compacted view of their role as a "bureau of statistics" between them.
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Bureau of Statistics
Chicago Tribune
Salem pays Philippines veterans for prior service
The young men who served Uncle Sam in the Philippines received checks from Salem for the fines spent in Portland before muster in. Most received pay for sixteen days at $1.50 totaling $24. Some had shorter service. those who did not go to Manila had their pay earlier.
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Alessyy
Uncle Sam
Philippines
Salem
Portland
Macila
The Golden Route From Portland to San Francisco
A vivid travel sketch extols the Southern Pacific Co route from Portland through the Willamette Valley and into California. It highlights Hood, Jefferson, the Three Sisters, Umpqua and Rogue valleys, orchards, mountain scenery, and dramatic railroad turns, ending in Sacramento and San Francisco. Contact RB Miller in Portland for maps and literature.
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Oregon
California
United States
Sacramento
Sacramento Valley
San Francisco
RB Miller
GP Als P Oo
Portland
Ore
Pure Home Made Brandy Ad From Eugene Or
Pure brandies offered for liver kidney stomach troubles and colds. Francie’s pure brandies promoted at 75 cents per quart or 2.50 per gallon. Orders shipped boxed by steamer or express. Made and sold to consumers only. Fifth and B street, Eugene, Oregon.
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Stege
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