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Newspaper

Eugene Weekly Guard

Location

Eugene, Oregon, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1902

Page

10

Eruptions Dey Tetter Disease and Humoral Theory

Eruptions Dey moist scaly tetter and eczema arise from humors inherited or acquired by faulty digestion. Treating eruptions with drying medicines is dangerous. The remedy is to take…

Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Ad Claims Blood Cleansing Cure

An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills as blood purifiers that cleanse humors and build up the system. It cites testimonials of cures for eczema and chafed skin and mentions unrelated wedding crowd banter from Life. Also notes Piso's Cure as a top medicine for throat and lung ailments with a testimonial from Wa. O. Expsney, Vanburen, Ltd., Feb 10, 1900.

Hood JG. Hines Franks Mies Alvina Wolhadter Algona. Wis Wen Hoods Wa. O. Expsney, Vanburen, Ltd

Indigestion and Nervousness Ad Sentences

Fragmented OCR notes mention Great Serve Restorer and a claim of permanent cure for nervousness, with names F io Da KOH Kaine and a Philadelphia address. A quoted witticism about wives appears, attributed to Life magazine.

Fio Koh Kaine Philadelphia

Oregon Blood Purifier Named For Purifying Claims

A product called Oregon Blood Purifier is described as purifying the blood and toning the body. The claim mirrors language used to promote health tonics and akin remedies in the era.

Oregon

Doctor Sends Bills To All Patients This Season

A Philadelphia Bulletin remark notes the doctor is sending bills to all patients as the year turns, with a wry undertone that bitter medicine fits the season. The line captures local humor about medical costs and seasonal remedies.

Philadelphia Bulletin

Allen's Foot-Fase Patent Medicine Note

A vintage ad urges readers to ask dealers for Allen's Foot-Fase powder claiming cures for swollen sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails. The sample dress is shown and prices or substitutions are discouraged. Sold by druggists in Olmsted LeRoy New York.

Allen Apowder Olmsted LeHoy N.Y

Humble Lot Proposal and Teething Baby Ad Joke

A lighthearted misquoted dialogue from Boston Herald and Chicago News hints at domestic plans and ill health. It includes a teething remedy recommendation for Mothers and a sample spice offer from Wadham & Kerr Bros of Portland Oregon, urging readers to mail stamps for Monopole products.

Wadhams & Kerr Bros Portland Ore

Bible Debate Over Counting Hairs Sparks Familial Fray

In an odd domestic vignette Bobbie challenges a Grandma figure by insisting the Bible lies about counting hairs. The exchange turns when Bobbie gleefully pulls a white hair and declares there is no number on it, prompting kin friction.

Bobbie Ayer

Husband and wife quarrel over breakfast love

A Philadelphia Press line depicts a quarrel at breakfast as a wife teases her husband that his love has grown cold while he retorts his breakfast has. The exchange highlights domestic tension and sharp wit in a brief dialogue.

Philadelphia Press

Charch Music Committee Quarrel Over Bass Voice

A Boston Herald exchange shows a dispute on a bass singer’s projection with the committee noting the voice cannot be heard ten seats away. The bass retorts the issue lies in perception and performance.

Charch Music Committee Boston Herald

Wouldn't Squander It and a Penny for a Drink

A fragmentary dialogue shows Mr Hardfiste asking for a penny to buy drink while Woney Walker refuses, saying the money will fund a new automobile as his old one wears out.

A Tangle of Wit and Warnings from Past Delights

A collection of anecdotes features Gladstone on a mind like a market cart, Carnegie on epitaphs, a fishing match gone comical, a Louisville murder trial jury prayer, Bennet Burleigh outsized by General Tucker, and Rhodes outwitting a Johannesburg clerk. The vignettes mix humor with sharp social observations from historical figures.

Gladstone New York Andrew Carnegie Louisville Bennet Burleigh Pretoria General Tucker Geneal Mr. Burleigh

Sketching Bee for Indoor Fun to Draw Neighbors

A young woman plans a novel indoor party with friends seated in rows. Each guest receives a pencil and paper to draw the profile of the neighbor on the right, with prizes for best and worst likenesses. The event aims for natural sketches rather than caricatures, offering a playful challenge during weeks without outdoor entertaining.

Great Luck Quips at Lynching Spectacle

In a frontier exchange the sheriff protests a hasty lynching remark. Alkali Ike reflects that it is lucky the truth wasn’t discovered in time to spoil the fun. The dialogue captures tense frontier humor amid vigilante justice.

Alkali Ike

Handed a Closed Fist at the Last House

A regional Chicago Post joke captures a rough exchange between Sandy Pikes and Billy Coulgate about a recent charity handout. Coulgate responds with a punchline noting the hand was a closed fist, implying a rough reception.

Sandy Pikes Pard Billy Coulgate Chicago Post

Mrs Newwed and Coyne Exchange Playful Banter

A brief comic exchange shows Mrs Newwed asking about sports and Mr Coyne answering with a playful line about her husband. The dialogue hints at light domestic humor in a published column.

Milk dispute prompts new farm worker hire

A Philadelphia Press item quotes a young housewife demanding better milk as the farmer replaces his staff after a cow’s thirst caused by salt. The exchange highlights concern over dairy quality and management.

Philadelphia Press

Always Consistent Tit Bits Exchange Over Money

A short exchange shows a couple arguing about funds for a new dress. He promises next week, she retorts that last week was the same. The exchange captures a cyclical domestic dispute presented in a concise comic tone.

A Woman's Complexion and Spring Beauty Tips

In spring the fashionable young woman focuses on complexion care after a winter of confinement and dissipation. The article urges wholesome diet and promotes Vogeler's Curative Compound to purify the blood, prevent eruptions, and improve overall health, warning against risky external remedies and noting a free sample offer from St Jacobs Oil Ltd in Baltimore.

Vogeler London St. Jacobs Oil, Ltd Baltimore

Alarm clock used to signal store closing hour

A salesman explains he sets the alarm clock to go off at the closing hour because the store does not advertise. A friend notes the clock is out of order, but the salesman clarifies the clock is for closing time rather than publicity.

Philadelphia Press

Fashionable dress advice in Berlin draws elites

A London Mall report notes a discreet Berlin office offering male dress and toilet guidance to upper circles. Clients seek time-saving style instruction, spurring similar ventures for women and a wave of tailors who modify wardrobes and retain old outfits on recurring dates.

Germany Count d'Orsay London West End Berlin

Mr Dooley on Reading and Work Philosophy

Readin is not thinking, Mr Dooley argues, and real progress comes from work not books. He mocks readers who ignore duties, noting people skim newspapers for sport while ignoring tasks, gossip, ads, and notices. The piece mocks loiterers and praises practical labor over idle intellect.

Peoria Manny

Servant Grows Global In London Housework Trade

London imports male general servants from across Europe to replace women in households. Germans and French lead, Egyptians excel in rough domestic work, and wages range from 50 to 300 dollars a year with averages around 70 for non cooks and 120 for cooks.

London Europe Germany France

Our Working Girls Health Advice and Cure Promised

A periodical advertisement tells working women to seek Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for backache leg pains faintness and menstrual trouble. It features a portrait of a young woman cured after contacting Mrs Pinkham's laboratory in Lynn Massachusetts and promises free advice to any ailing woman who writes.

Lydia E. Pinkham America

Class in Harmony by Philadelphia Bulletin

A lighthearted exchange voices a new idea from a music school owner. The instructor boasts a novelty named a class in harmony for married people, implying playful lessons to improve domestic life.

Boomitt Philadelphia Bulletin

Curious Quotes on Fireproof Hats in Philadelphia Press

A Philadelphia Press note quotes a debate over fireproof hats and furniture. The exchange questions practicality and safety, highlighting a skeptical view of protective headgear and domestic furnishings.

An Honored Name on a Banking Dilemma

An observed exchange contrasts ancestral honor with modern practicality as a titled youth jokes that an honorable name carries weight on a visiting card but not at a bank, reflecting social values in a Washington Star snippet.

Washington Star

Soudan Surgery Imitates Roentgen via Bicycle Dynamo

A British army writer recalls after Omdurman how 121 wounded were brought to Abadieh and using improvised power from a tandem bicycle dynamo with a leather drive and storage battery, 15 volts and 14 amperes were generated to charge the battery. Amid 110 degree heat, medics pedaled for about a half hour before stopping.

Soudan New York Omdurman Abadieh

Miss Kostique in a Painted Mug Joke Exchange

A light exchange about Miss Kostique’s complexion being as finely tinted as a painted china cup draws a playful description in a Philadelphia Record passage. The wording mirrors period newspaper humor and social chatter.

Miss Gush Miss Kostique Philadelphia Record

Missing Self Possession Sparks Quip in Court Innuendo

Miss Elderly exclaims she has never lost her self possession while Miss Flypp retorts that a man’s request would have altered the outcome. The exchange hints at social etiquette and identity tensions likely set within a humorous or ceremonial context.

Miss Miss Flypp

The Bachelor and The Smart Set Exchange Jesting Sparks

A brief, witty exchange unfolds as a bachelor declares prime years while a witty responder questions the delay, capturing a sly humor tone in a compact period voice.

Higher Pay for Clergy Compared Across Nations

The New York World notes Episcopal salary in New York with a bishop’s total reach of about 25 000 dollars from a 12 500 dollar base plus endowment income. It contrasts with London bishops earning 50 000 dollars and primates 75 000 pounds, citing wealthier parishes and lingering poverty among rank-and-file ministers.

Diocese of New York Cathedral Heights America Potter London Archbishop of York Canterbury New York World

Short-Sighted German Students Prevalence Noted

Professor Coho of Breslau states that not fewer than 61 percent of German students are short-sighted, highlighting a significant vision health concern among youth.

Coho Breslau

Unveiled statue honors late Austrian Empress in Hungary park

A bronze statue of a parasol bearing woman has been unveiled for the late Empress of Austria in a Hungarian national park. The piece stands as part of a small park where the empress enjoyed hunting and riding, while Phillips Brooks House in Cambridge, Massachusetts reports 559 contributors from the United States and abroad.

Austria Hungary Phillips Brooks Filllips Brooks Cambridge Mass United States England France Turkey Japan China South America

Diameter Measurements of Planets and a Nighttime Dream

The article reports Jupiter’s diameter at 88.203 miles and Mars at 4155 miles along with Mercury at 2457 miles per Professor T J Lee. It also recounts a writer’s nightmare in which a scream for help went unheard by a sleeping boy in the adjacent room.

Jupiter T. J. J. Lee Mars Mercury

Hospital Secrets From Mrs Kate Taylor on Peruna

Mrs Kate Taylor a prominent nurse writes an open letter from Chicago praising Peruna as a tonic for weakness after illness. She claims quick relief and renewed vitality in convalescent cases and urges women with female diseases to seek help from Dr Hartman and the Peruna Medicine Co of Columbus Ohio this summer at no charge.

Kate Taylor Peruna Chicago, Ill Monroe St Hartman Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio

Fond Mother Makes Cookies Like Aunt Marys

A mother says she spent the morning baking cookies for her sons who adore Aunt Marys. The boys reply disappointedly that she never cuts them out with a pail cover.

Aunt Mary

Clara and Maud recall awkward misunderstanding

Clara recounts a bad moment when she refused someone and Maud asks what happened. Clara explains she did not mean it, but the other man took it seriously, requiring clarification.

Clara Maud—Ihlow

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