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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1903
Page
3
In a testimonial from Withers North Carolina Sosm A. Hans describes Hood's Sarsaparilla as uniquely effective for restoring health, strength, and vision after four months of illness. The advert claims radical cures of humors eruptions and scrofula with minimal cost and lasting results.
A recipe fragment advises cutting celery apples and fresh tomatoes into two inch strips and serving on lettuce leaves with French dressing. A slice of truffle on top enhances appearance and flavor. This terse instruction reflects a light, garnish focused dish from a kitchen note.
An explosion on the Le Francais submarine boat uncovers a hazard where oxygen escapes from electric accumulators in stormy weather. The incident highlights risks inherent to this craft and prompts safety reevaluations.
The longest serpent ever measured in the region is an east Mexican anaconda reported at 87 feet in length. The measurement was taken by Dy. Gardner, noting the impressive size of the specimen.
A cautionary piece explains that damp or juicy paper clumps should not be handled with food items as paper is made from rags glue lime and chemicals and becomes unfit for contact with edible goods when moist.
A brief New York Sun item notes a witty exchange where Chumley asks Johnny about his bank balance and Johnny replies he will have only a dollar once given a quarter, reflecting light humor from the era.
A Canadian physician recommends a hop pillow before using drogues. The pillow uses a thin muslin slip stuffed with hops and hop leaves and is sprayed nightly with alcohol before bed.
Smith notes Short has gained a large fortune after years of waiting while Jones agrees he deserves it. In Britain, county court judges received a circular from the law society urging solicitors to wear gowns in court, reflecting traditional attire norms. A conversational bit covers Powderleigh’s complexion and a husband’s generosity, then a quip on self-importance.
A retired man of luck speaks on life’s path to success pointing to adversity as the road. A young man asks how to know it, and the reply notes the first right turn and a sign forbidding trees, signaling hardship and a blocked route.
Mrs Oldcastle compliments the daughter’s vocabulary after touring the new palace wing. The Ballingtons’ hostess agrees a large vocabulary suits the elegant space, and notes Josiah wanted an escritoire but a rich vocabulary decor suits the room even if it costs less.
A fragment from the New York Sun features Clemens urging a Christian friend to hold hope. Poeticns dismissively questions language and mocks dialect as he riffs on word choices about soap and dope.
The three great Live Insurance Companies of New York known as The Tiree Gianite saw a combined increase in insurance in force in Oregon totaling 4 100 000 at the same period the Penn Mutual of Philadelphia added 774.19. Sherman Harmon general agents Marquam Building Portland Oregon offer a free booklet How and Why.
A Cincinnati clergyman was shaved by an occasional spree addicted barber who cut his face. The barber quips that the injury comes from drinking too much while the clergyman replies with a garbled remark. Also notes an ad for a nerve restorative cure promising relief from fits and nervousness with a trial bottle offered.
Advertisements claim Hall's Catarrh Cure can restore hearing by treating inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh. Mentions Century medical claims and a $100 reward for cures it cannot achieve, plus a reading statue in Britain and Winston's soothing syrup for teething children.
In a terse exchange, Green-Say asks if Brown-No understands being kicked by a mule, to which Brown-No declines any demonstration or further discussion, emphasizing he does not want the demonstration.
In playful exchange Mr Hennypeck asks why popcorn pops and a child answers that popcorn similar to people acts without knowing better, suggesting curiosity and simple reasoning in a light dialogue.
A compact relic of lyric nursery verse with Wynken Blynken and Nod sailing in a wooden shoe fishing stars as herring fish. The piece includes Eugene Field and Thomas Moore excerpts and evokes dreamlike waves, memory, and Irish historical imagery.
Dr. Watkins recounts killing a monstrous serpent in an abandoned Guerrero mine shaft after a miner said a hideous creature seized him. The snake, described with a dragonlike head and massive body, was killed with revolver shots and hoisted to the surface. the skin was not preserved. The tale appears in the Mexican Herald.
A testimonial extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as curing fibroid tumors and restoring health. The letter from Mrs E F Hayes of Roxbury Boston claims full recovery after following directions and lauds the remedy for ovarian troubles uterine displacement and menstrual issues. The publisher positions such letters as convincing evidence of the product's efficacy and urges confidence in its claims.
The text presents a Rev W E Pently remark on pride as irritability and anxiety about others opinions. It contrasts with Rev Dr Simmons critique of relying on classical authors while doubting the Bible. The phrases appear as short homiletic observations and a product ad touting Klean Kool Kitchen stoves for cool comfort.
A dialogue about publishing a story ends with a sales pitch for Piso Cure, described as a remedy for coughs, colds and consumption. The buyer mockingly suggests trying it, noting a 25 cent price at druggists. The exchange hints at opportunistic pressure in a literary market.
Rev A C Garrett asserts genuine life comes only through Jesus Christ beyond scientific understanding. He says believers experience unexplainable events as proof of Christ’s solution given since the world began.
An old advertisement claims Alware treats foot problems including chilblains damp sweating aching and swelling. It markets power cures for corns and bunions at druggists and shoe stores for two cents with free samples by mail from Silent Olinstead Leltoy New York.
About 200 deaths in England are attributed to weather years. One hundred forty are due to cold, while the remainder result from sunstroke and lightning.
The passage claims external poisons have no internal effect and vice versa. It asserts that even the deadliest snake venom may be swallowed with impunity as the stomach’s juices decompose it, rendering it harmless.
A California hunter James B. Holmes recounts a brush with three grizzly bears in August 1806 near the Coast Range San Joaquin Valley. After the bears charged and one grabbed his leg, a burning matchbox from a pasted cardboard box frightened the animals and allowed Holmes to slip away to safety.
A Century piece portrays Butte as a city of stark contrasts where millionaires mingle with hobos and immigrants from many nations share space with aboriginal people. It notes abundant churches and schools, a large list of ex convicts, social clubs, and a violent duel between two young society men over a baseball dispute, reflecting the city as perpetual public spectacle.
General Viljoen recalls capturing Helvetia and the Lady Roberts after a siege in the Anglo Boer War. He quips he expelled Lady Roberts as an undrestratic inhabitant, noting she adapts to new surroundings. General Smith-Dorrien replies with a dry joke about sleeping in tunnels next to the skin.
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