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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1901
Page
2
A poem laments fashion’s demand for dead birds and wings used in hats. It cites large consignments of harming and aquatic birds, noting hundreds of thousands of wings sold for street display. The piece condemns the cruelty to nesting birds and mothers, urging restraint.
Salem Journal argues that large monopolies like Standard Oil corrode public conscience. It asserts that massive profits justify personal crime, warning that bank robberies rise as legalized theft grows, and that political power becomes a game. It cites Armour and Hadley in condemning bribery.
An article discusses Carnegie gifts totaling 24 904 865 and notes Alaska Indians generosity versus Carnegie’s. It contrasts labor union objections in Chisago to enlarging a brick yard, questioning the treatment of prisoners and the burden on other industries. The piece reflects on wealth, charity, and labor tensions.
Economy and humanity demand that convicts and inmates of houses of detention be given employment. The only question is about the kind of employment that will least interfere with free labor.
A Salem Journal report notes a carpenter was struck on the head by a falling brace during framing work. The impact caused a painful scalp wound. authorities indicate a potential brain injury if not for quick treatment.
Report says gamblers won all the money worth winning at Nome. Miners now plan a rowed-up effort to reclaim their treasure, differing only in method from the gamblers' tactics.
A Portland man describes a method to rid a pond of carp by sowing lime after a dry late summer. The carp allegedly become active then are hunted by a drove of bogs, ending in a humorous misfortune as a hog bites into the fish tale. The Salem Journal snarks about the Intercollegiate prize and Oregon English study. Pendleton East Oregonian notes ex Senator George W McBride earning $5000 on the St Louis exposition commission. Those loyal to the king will pay the price of the people.
The piece notes the author of Spartacus to the Gladiators is dead, identified as Rev Elijah Kellogg of New York. It comments on Nation’s crusading and retirement rumors, mentions the Nation household and saloon business, and notes former President Harrison’s death leaving Grover Cleveland as the last living ex-president.
A fragment describes coyote acaps valued at two dollars per item. It notes the scalp must include a care linked by a two inch strip of the skip that grew between them.
March 7 meeting notes list payments for various county services and projects. Items include bridgework for GW Kinsey Wilard Hadlock and Geo Oliver, livery services, plumbing, pauper care supplies, and salaries for county officials and staff. Also noted are lumber, printing, ferryman fees, surveying, and building-related expenses from Oregon State Journal.
City council passes ordinance forcing vagrants to work the streets. Billy Purman buys half interest in the Exchange saloon from Wm Martino. Mr and Mrs Martin depart for Salem. Old Bohemia hotel leased from L Lureh by H D Hardy of Port Townsend who begins renovations. Griffin Veateh Hardware Co ownership to change. Harry Wince to purchase the Griffin stake. Nagget wishes the new firm continued patronage and success.
Comrades of G AR are invited to a monthly daytime meeting on the fourth Saturday at 1 PM for members unable to attend evening sessions on the second and fourth Fridays. The session will be in Frank's Ball Bar room on Nisth Street in Eugene. Poet Commander E F Charmas. Acjt RK A BaR Tiert attest.
An unclear report notes a Saturday afternoon event involving a logging company from Newberg and a local figure, with ties forming to the Eugene river area. The article reflects a community notice of business linkage and regional activity.
George K fastest in Portland. Thomas W Laween wins 1410 at New York show. Ohio man bets 1200 on Praytell. Contralto 2 10 goes to Europe for 500. Daredevil tops trotters with 900 in prizes. Abbot champion to 2 00 record. John McCullagh buys Goshen farm to breed trotters. Frederick C Stevens largest NY show winner with 1040. New standard performers exceed 3500. auctioned Stranger brings 2050 for New York speedway.
The New York Sun reports on fashion trends with Irish lace used in millinery and gowns, Persian colorings on waists, Russian ribbon belting, pale felt hats trimmed with velvet, and castor gloves. Polero jackets edged with fur pair with cream oriental satin blouses and gray cloth skirts. Jewelry and belt buckles rise in demand as tucks appear in fur, while imitation pearls and rhinestones offer cheaper choices.
A vaudeville retrospective highlights a one ring circus as a late feature. Sarah Bernhardt nets $1000 per performance while Joseph Ott, a recent death, is noted as Theresa Vaughan’s brother. Frohman maintains five English provinces shows with The Two Orphans eclipsing many plays except Uncle Tom’s Cabin. A bloodhound on Uncle Tom’s Cabin in Brownsbury, Indiana nearly caused hospital and grave. New pieces Riding to Win and The Worst Woman In London reach local stages. Quex to The Gay Lord Que becomes Quex with precise pronunciation. The Stowaway’s lead faces attempted suicide in Oklahoma City, a heroine overdoses in Dodge, a villain vanishes before Oakland show, and the company folds.
No homeopathic physicians in the army or navy medical corps. A London shoeblock displays a witty motto urging feedback from friends or critics. A wine and spirit firm plans balloon ascents from Cerlon with sample bottles released by miniature parachutes during ascent.
A boy from Holland was brought down on yesterdays train to Cottage Grove after Brady left to fetch him from the grove. The Cottage Grove marshal failed to notify Brady, and the boy was turned over to his father and taken to his home on Spencer Creek.
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