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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1906
Page
2
The Eugene Weekly Guard announces publication as an independent weekly in Eugene Oregon. The snippet lists subscription pricing and postal details, noting a yearly rate in advance and an end-of-year price, with entry as second class matter.
An old Timberman ad from Portland seeks to buy lumber propositions by rail and water, with a caveat about avoiding Southern Pacific lands. The note questions freight rates and car shortages, while other items discuss Pendleton paving, gray's Harbor lumber shipments, and Pacific coast lumber business growth from 1900 to 1905.
Corvallis residents watch a revival where reporters quote strong men weeping. Secretary of State Root labels Hamilton a liar amid insurance fund controversy. A Los Angeles dispatch shows Northern lumber trade reach to Nevada and beyond with high cargo activity and pricing. A Chicago University graduation highlights a large annual loss, prompting debates on wealth concentration and the role of law in correcting inequality.
About thirty S. P. workers arrived at Junction Monday to erect a new storage oil tank with a capacity around 30,000 barrels. The tank, 60 feet in diameter and 28 feet deep, will be built near the Fourth street corner east of the track, with a gravity tank for 28,000 gallons south of the water tank and a pumping station to heat and move oil. The project costs are estimated, requiring 100 carloads of gravel for the foundation. A switching crew under yard master Clare Baker will manage incoming and outgoing trains. Thos. Poole finishes sheriff’s office work in Eugene and plans to travel to Alberta soon. Died In this city March 2 1906 J P Daugherty aged 43 years months and 2 days. funeral Sunday at 10.00.
For sale cheap. First class road team suitable for light farming. Also a cs and mountain hack. Specialties in garden seed including asparagus, tree bean, edible pod peas, rye, barb and vegetable oysters. Chambers' Hardware.
Subscribers who pay one dollar for a year of The Twice-a-Week Republic and Farm Progress receive a six by ten inch colored picture of The Departure of the Bride from Washington’s Home. The lithograph mirrors Ferris’ painting in sixteen colors, framed on heavy paper, featuring George Washington at his Virginian threshold. The offer emphasizes artistry, the publications’ prestige, and urges immediate subscription to avoid withdrawal.
The author extols Charles A Johns as a native born 45 year old Republican pioneer of Oregon with long Baker County roots. Johns, a Willamette University graduate and respected lawyer, chaired Baker City mayorships, school boards, and civic affairs, enjoying broad business and eastern Oregon support. The piece argues he would unite the party and secure a Republican governor, backed by strong local endorsements.
A fragment quotes W M Sherman of Cushing Maine claiming three bottles of Electric Bitters cured his three months of kidney pain after other remedies failed. The ad touts benefits for liver complaint, dyspepsia, blood disorders and general health, with a 50 cent price guaranteed by W L DeLano, druggist.
Fragmentary OCR lists doctors and offices with scattered initials and place names. It mentions Dr J Che Lay, Dr M G E Ny Mrs, and locations such as Eugene, Oregon, with references to offices, rooms, and a secretary. The legible items suggest a medical directory snippet rather than a full article.
An old advertisement extols Hyomei as a complete inhaler treatment for catarrh and respiratory infections. It promises rapid relief by delivering medicated air through a breathing device, claiming curing effects and noting a bottle price in cents. It emphasizes air saturation and sea level balance as part of the therapy.
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