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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1902
Page
4
A fragmentary note exchange mentions an unpleasant effect and a query about a note this morning. The ad promotes MONOPOLE as pure Mocha and Java coffee blended for the finest trade. It urges readers to ask grocers or write Wadhama Kerr Bros Portland for cartons.
A humorous exchange between Mrs A and Mrs Z about leaving a red powder puff on the chin to provoke a provocative comment from a husband. The ad then notes Hamlin's Wizard Oil claims to cure rheumatism and neuralgia at 50 cents a bottle.
A Brooklyn Eagle snippet compares a mother daughter exchange about timing a marriage proposal to a warning about Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. The excerpt highlights petulance and impatience alongside a promotional line for a well known remedy of the period.
Employer pressures employee with a blunt ultimatum about higher pay. The exchange highlights wage demands and the harsh tone of early 20th century employment discourse. An editorial blurb promotes Allen's Foot-Ease from Allen S. Olmsted of LeRoy New York.
Conversational exchanges reveal two friends debating a woman’s appearance age and a church choir connection. The dialogue includes a remark about an Oregon Blood Purifier claim, ending with a note that one speaker sang at the other’s church and a brother named Jack confirming choir involvement.
An after dinner tale features Bixler fearing brain desiccation after a worrisome health scare. A compliment to Col. Pike Wabash leads to humorous language and a wrangle at whist with Major Crumpet. Bixler ends the day smiling after a call about his oversized hat.
A remarkable star in Perseus rose to brightness equal to Capella, then faded with fluctuations. The surrounding nebula photos reveal moving condensation centers, parallax is negligible, and the stellar evolution theories are being rewritten to fit these dramatic changes. Professor Winslow Upton notes the universe’s mysteries expand with discovery. Foreign comics face German censorship for anti Kaiser content.
Fl Pais, a Buenos Ayres pushing paper, offers subscribers three months of cigarettes equal in value to the news they receive for one price. Gossips are people who go around stabbing reputations in the back.
Congressman T Y Fitzpatrick writes from the National Hotel Washington that Peruna is a splendid catarrhal tonic. He recommends the remedy for catarrh and as a good nerve tonic. The ad claims Peruna cures catarrh in all phases and urges readers to write Dr Hartman in Columbus O for free advice.
A reader argues through the editor that the key is how many feet of twine a dollar buys rather than price per pound. He recalls a past belief that Manila twine yielded 600 feet per pound, notes costs rose overall, and favors Red Clover Leaf and Manila due to patriotism and lower per thousand feet, warning changes may fail to save money. He urges supporting Pacific Coast production and Philippine trade while criticizing reliance on cheaper fibers.
A light exchange between Bachelor and Benedick references married life as a wife saving trouble throughout the day to burden him after work. The line appears in the Philadelphia Record, capturing a witty banter about domestic partnership.
A sweet young seller at a church fair asks for more money. A unfortunate young man admits he has only a dollar and explains he hid it in his stocking sole to pay his car fare. The exchange is recounted with a touch of Brooklyn slang.
The Exchange цитation presents a quip about destroying enemies by turning them into friends. Senator Sorghum comments that friendship can be costly. The note ends with a street-corner quotation and a brief dateline from Ocean Grove New Jersey on February 17.
A sinister rider on a white horse warns a sick man at the gate in Philadelphia Press style. He whispers a caution that his wife would not tolerate horse tethering to the tree, implying danger if discovered. The exchange centers on secrecy and imminent peril.
Edith asks Ruth what troubles her and Ruth confesses disappointment since marriage. Ruth laments that prior to wedding many girls pursued Charley, but now none appear interested, wishing others would try to steal him away. The exchange reflects insecurities about affection and status in a domestic scene from the Hooston Transcript.
A son bursts into his professor father’s study crying that he swallowed a pin. The father dismisses concern and calmly offers another pin as a solution, delivering a dry, humorous exchange.
A Paterson New Jersey man testifies that a large knee swelling caused pain and lameness. After using St Jacobs Oil he felt relief after the first dose and fully recovered after two bottles, returning to work and vowing to recommend the remedy.
An advertisement urges readers to begin using Vogeler's Curative Compound to cure weak digestion and impure blood. It claims morning breath, poor appetite, indigestion, and fatigue improve permanently with ongoing use and offers a free sample tile from St. Jacob's Baltimore.
A tale of a new neighbor who borrows many household items from Mr. Smith. After delayed returns, Smith purchases replacements and ultimately ends the lending habit by keeping the new items. The neighbor stops borrowing and keeps the items, realizing the change.
A western city figure recalls a Hawai i memory that changed him. After a drunken episode, a native elder cared for him and told how a white American missionary father helped the elder become a man and a Christian. The speaker credits the Sandwich Islander with shaping his life.
During the Soor campaign the Grenadier Guards, after a nine day march, failed to reclaim a cow hide issued for rations. A lengthy inquiry and correspondence followed over fourteen months without resolution. The regiment’s colonel was deemed responsible, and in 1809 he paid three thalers for the missing cow skin before the case was dropped.
A movement opposing beef and mutton while rejecting strict vegetarianism cites a French entomologist M. ingin who advocates insect food after tasting hundreds of insect species. He champions locust flour as the favorite, boiled in milk or fried with rice, highlighting a paradoxical dietary compromise.
An old advertisement urges readers to trust Ayer's Sarsaparilla for blood purification and enrichment, claiming it is the best medicine regardless of illness. It discourages trying other preparations and emphasizes full confidence in the product.
Mrs Grombler marks the wedding anniversary with a light rebuke from Mr Grombler who says there is no need for reminder and keeps the tone playful. The exchange centers on a family milestone with a touch of humor about tradition.
A Princeton Tiger excerpt records Ethel commenting on a girl’s mouth and Jack replying that he seldom misses an opportunity. The dialogue reflects playful banter and social flirtation typical of campus discourse in the period.
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