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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1901
Page
7
A Butte Miner narrative recounts a darky hired to manage a deserted Florida resort hotel amid eerie happenings. He describes a supper scene with a coffee and eggs, a talking black cat, and a frightened escape as he encounters the uncanny. The tale ends with the narrator fleeing the hotel and village after the unsettling encounter.
In the wake of a major Jacksonville fire the Times Citizen offers editorial counsel urging compassion for sufferers and warning against exploiting misfortune. It suggests practical actions like conserving water, resting, and improving city life with bicycles and open spaces while noting Census Bulletin 63 on coke production and industrial concentration.
A woman owes the Ancient Order of United Workmen for her dead ex-husband’s life policy. The beneficiary designation lapsed after divorce, leaving the lodge arguing she still lacks insurable interest. Meanwhile Tooele County Utah faced near bankruptcy as Gophers drew a county bounty for their scalps.
An Astoria minister experiments with a nickel-in-the-slot device to determine which side pays the best. He spends one thousand nickels and wins $24.50 from a $50 bet, a result used to argue gambling is a vice and morally wrong. The piece questions whether profit favors the owner or the player and asks the minister's stance if the payout were reversed.
The Wisconsin legislature passed a law taxing ice shipments at ten cents per ton. The measure, signed by the governor, targets ice from Wisconsin lakes used in Chicago. The law may face constitutional challenges citing Congress's power to regulate commerce among the states.
A Pennsylvania physician bills $190000 for medical attendance on the late Senator Magee. The note warns that if doctors charge based on life prolonged, courts may set the monetary value of a human life.
The Oregonian decries President McKinley’s plan for a public tour with his ailing wife. It argues he would not have traveled to the Coast without her and urges reconsideration of the journey's judgment.
A Washington farmer and his wife traveled to Portland with their sixteen year old daughter and a hired man to search for a missing son. Upon arrival the daughter and the hired man disappeared in the night, revealing they had eloped. The farmer laments the misfortune of the trip and the family’s lost plans.
Enterprising Portlanders express sorrow as a planned northern trip is canceled. Without the trip and its expected profits, the lithographs, once anticipated to fetch returns, fall in value, ending up nearly as waste paper.
A fragmentary note from Yamhill County mentions a church bishop bearing the surname Dubs. The writer, unsure of the gentleman, muses that the name sounds familiar, recalling a possible earlier figure such as Dube or a playful mispronunciation.
Bicycle riders face a five dollar fine if caught riding on Portland sidewalks by a police officer.
Glendale correspondent reports Mira Nora Miser daughter of Mr and Mrs S W Miser left for Cape Nome last week to pursue school acting. The piece notes she is well known in Eugene and urges support for local merchants over distant mail order houses, emphasizing hard cash for goods and local business favors.
An Indianapolis Sun account describes a mounted highwayman with a Winchester stopping a procession on a trail. He forces men from a hearse and demands calm as a nervous traveler reaches toward his pocket, only to be distracted by a camera snap. The scene ends with the desperado recovering from surprise while another man photographs the moment.
A London Telegraph joke recalls Professor Shuttleworth recounting a Devonshire case where a yokel questions whether to publish a marriage banns for his lover or her sister. The witty exchange ends with the man choosing to keep the original arrangement to avoid extra costs.
The article notes that many animals bite or chew their own flesh when trapped or starved. Rats and mice gnaw limbs in captivity. A hyena reportedly ate part of its leg after days without food. An eagle and other creatures occasionally nibble their own limbs, with a faint suggestion this trait appears in humans as well, especially in anger.
A Market Street worker describes dealing with a chronic borrower who never repays loans. He uses small bets and wagers during paydays to reclaim nearly all he has lent, turning casual bets into repayment through losses by the borrower over time.
In a brief note from the Catholic Standard and Times, a poet recounts leaving a poem handy for the editor who ran out of copy paper. The poem, written on one side, provided necessary material, and the editor acknowledges the fortunate aid during the last editorial.
A Kansas City Journal note recalls a remark by a Missourian amid a photo showing all U S presidents. The observer jokes that the photographer might never assemble all those faces together again, expressing awe at the historic image.
A dialogue unfolds as a rowan woman questions the young man about the divine gift and what he would prefer to write, set against a library backdrop. The Philadelphia Record style note echoes with literary curiosity and moral tension.
The article discusses the high sums handled daily in the U S Treasury from tens of millions in the cash room to tens of millions daily by the issue chief. It notes little fraud in treasury history due to reliance on personal honesty and rejects spotters as unnecessary, while private firms may still employ them.
A four year old girl, an only child who lived in hotels with her parents, goes to lunch alone with a family friend. She orders meat and potatoes, adds ice cream, and in a final grown up gesture requests flowers, leaving the man escorting her home with roses. The tale from the New York Times paints a poised, dainty child.
A historical note describes innovations in ship condenser cooling. Holes cut in the hull forward and aft of the condenser allow water to circulate without a pump, reducing resistance as the vessel moves. The design hinges on hole shape to minimize drag while maintaining circulation.
An Englishman who recently died named three children in his will. The first clause leaves a plane to Mary Elizabeth after Arthur’s use is finished. The second clause grants Susan Jane whatever Arthur wishes to give her. Arthur’s status is clear, but the questions are whether Mary Elizabeth and Susan Jane are rightful beneficiaries under the will.
Quote from Philadelphia Press notes Towne and Browne banter about languages. Towne boasts 14 tongues, but claims his wife’s tongue eludes him, a playful line about marital communication. The brief exchange highlights humor over linguistic mastery.
A witty letter exchange has the letter B claiming a peculiarity about debt. The other letters question how doodle relates to owing money, noting no reason B should be in debt. The quip hinges on word play about reading and spelling.
Cartoon caption notes Wright-Oh laments being overlooked by the editor as manuscripts go unread. The piece humorously contrasts a young poet’s artistic blues with a veteran editor’s indifference.
A Pittsburg Chronicle joke captures a playful exchange about amateur theater. One person asks about participation and the other quips that they did everything as stage manager, highlighting a humorous behind the scenes role.
A Rockland tale recounts a farmer who claims a shipmaster bought a cow whose milk tasted of spruce. He suspects the cow’s diet, consults a neighbor, and argues with the seller. The punchline notes the cow chewing gum, claimed to wear down upper teeth, a claim met with disbelief. The piece cites Roeckland Me Opinion.
A jumble of colonial losses and gains traces Britain’s shifting imperial fortunes from Ionian Islands to Cuba and the Philippines, outlining long-ago handovers. The piece shifts to a curious note about the coughing bean, a tropical plant that coughs when dust lands on its leaves and reddens as it breathes, used as a home plant to demonstrate its quirk.
An American in Spain recounts a Madrid bullfight scene on the Manila battle day. A representative audience, including Spain's bravest, applauded the matador's taunting words claiming Spain will triumph over the Yankee pig as they honor their past laurels.
A man asked a lawyer what property of a debtor could be attached. The reply was brief: the man died six months ago and left nothing subject to attachment save a widow. This quip, from Youth's Companion, highlights a grim legal irony about debt and inheritance.
A terse exchange unfolds with a husband questioning a spouse about a pen dress. She regrets marrying him, calling him stupid. He retorts that his offer to marry should have signaled her misjudgment.
A departed citizen in the Atlanta Constitution is described as having served two years in the legislature and five years in government office. The notice notes he came within an ace of going to congress and died a Christian, reflecting a memorial tone.
The Bible has been known by several names in history. It was once called The Books or the Divine Library. Lord Brougham typically spent three to four weeks in study before delivering a major speech.
A hospital steward recalls Cinch of Company C in the Spanish American War. Cinch obsessively fishes with a cord and pin hook, drawing laughter and concern. His regiment learns of his behavior, a major warns of insanity, and a commanding colonel offers an honorable discharge, which Cinch proclaims as the very target he sought. The tale ends with Cinch triumphant and sane in the eyes of his unit.
A fragment from Chicago News presents a brief wall of dialogue about life partners and judgment between a wife and husband. The terse exchange questions superiority in choosing life partners and reflects a domestic conversation tone.
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