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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1902
Page
4
A poem fragment traces seasons from spring to winter with vivid nature imagery. The speaker expresses joy in meadow air and mountains with their love, followed by rich autumn, woodland, and icy winter scenes. The piece blends pastoral longing with seasonal transitions.
Isabel Brown writes from Colorado Springs to George W. Miller in Philadelphia, revealing a restless mood and memories of a past romance. Their correspondence quickens from six-page promises to frequent letters, gradually deepening into intimate revelations and mutual fascination.
A historic Old Town building in Albuquerque is slated for demolition. The palace era adobe fortress served as a governor's residence since the seventeenth century and endured Indian attacks. Its thick two foot walls and timber veranda echo period life and military history linked to Maj. Rucker and early garrison days.
Senator Hoar hosted a capitol luncheon with Earl de Grey and many prominent guests. After oysters the Senate chamber quorum call emptied the room. lawmakers returned to hear Senator Clay speak on the ship subsidy bill, while uninvited colleagues greeted them with laughter.
The Siamese merchants employ great apes as cashiers in counting houses. Monkeys test coins by mouth, taking two to five seconds to decide. If genuine, they place coins in the correct receptacle. if counterfeit, they fling them to the floor and vocalize anger.
Dr. Bersen and Dr. Suring of the Berlin Meteorological Institute set a record by ascending to 33,790 feet in a balloon. They first reached 30,000 feet with brief consciousness loss, then continued ascent until both men passed out. The craft descended after one opened the valve, and both regained only after the balloon fell to 16,000 feet within an hour.
Mr Perkins asks about Chollys automobile breaking a record and Mrs Perkins supposes he lost control. The Detroit Free Press quotes them discussing the incident and what else the car may have broken.
A brief quip from the Philadelphia Bulletin notes that people boast about ancestors yet avoid praising themselves. The exchange suggests boasting would be unsafe if it were genuine.
Observers note at least 185 butterfly species inhabit Mexico and Central America. The passage also mentions a cultural quip about marriage customs, where parents misread unions and treat a son as a son in law.
The Beaumont oil rush tops the Texas boom as hundreds flock to the new field. Introduction of oil fuel shifts industry. trains run daily between Beaumont and Houston. many land deals prove frauds while others spark rapid wealth as oil shocks transform local economy.
A dealer explains practical diamond evaluation using table shape color and depth, noting flawless flaws affect value, steel blue as best color, yellowish tones as weak, and price implications from war and duties. The author reflects on management, work, and success values from Andrew Carnegie.
A collage of jokes and quips from early 20th century humor columns. Light lines touch on remarks about smoking in trains, Welsh rarebit, a Welsh joke, a prison visitor, a newspaper artist arrested for sketching a parade, hat styles, pantomime jokes, pessimists, stage roles, a sleeping beauty anecdote, medical banter, and a mother explaining modern baby care methods.
The article recounts Beaumont Texas oil fever sparked by "Old Man" Higgins and George W. Carroll, the rapid land price surge, and a successful deep-wore oil strike after quicksand delays. It describes a massive gusher near 25,000 barrels a day, with gas and foam, and notes petroleum’s global lead by the United States, citing historic digging in Japan and Persia.
The passage states the main wheel completes 1400 revolutions annually, the central wheel 8700, the third wheel 70080, the fourth wheel 525600, and the scape wheel 4731.50. This outlines the differing rotational counts contributing to a timepiece’s gear train performance.
Officials of Westminster Abbey levy fees totaling over sue as a memorial is placed at the abbey. The article notes ongoing charges related to dedicating a memorial and associated costs.
In the latest London directory the Smiths top the poll with about 1500 entries, Jones follows at 90, Brown has 700, and Robinson with a terse entry. A boy reading a dovel in midday smoke hints at casual urban life. The Vatican installs electric lights costing 45000 dollars.
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