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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1900
Page
6
Poem nostalgically recalls youth and virtues of simpler days. The speaker longs for the "good old" girls and boys, praising honesty, piety, and shared childhood joys. The verse ends with a reflection on aging and cherished memories.
A woman recalls a year without news from a former lover in Chicago. He had shown strong affection and sought her company, but after his visit and extended stay, the expected letter never arrives, leaving her hopeful yet disappointed as months pass.
A woman discovers her former friend, now engaged to another, and pries through keepsakes. She finds a Latin note revealing he once loved her, prompting doubt about trust and the past. She reads the melancholy message and confronts the ache of what might have been.
A Philadelphia Item note describes a woman clutching a letter, collapsing into tears, and dropping her lexicon at the doorway in a scene of futile emotion. The vivid moment captures a personal crisis framed as a poignant, intimate snapshot.
A whimsical tale places Gen. Gallifet, future War Minister of France, in Napoleonic times. While aide to Napoleon II, he secretly fishes the imperial pond and lands a giant carp that overruns the room, smashes a globe and vase, then is hidden under bedclothes. The Emperor discovers the scene, smiles, and leaves Gallifet to ponder luck.
A New York OM report describes Culloden West Virginia where temperance advocates clash with liquor interests. An engineer redraws town boundaries to exclude temperance supporters while licensing others, leaving voters in new lines. The quirky boundary change reveals local power plays and a divided community over liquor.
Scottish newspaper excerpt recounts James Russell Lowell in a South Shields restaurant. Lowell orders steak and fried potatoes and coffee with rolls, while a barefoot yokel repeats yan tee and requests a boot jack. The yokel’s retort humorously claims he can eat a bootjack too.
A paraquet reportedly survived fifty two years without water at the London Zoo. The text suggests some animals and reptiles prosper where water is scarce, and reflects on judging others by outward appearances and possessions.
A Russia-to-Canada colonial community on the prairie is depicted as enslaved to heavy labor. Women plow and harvest while men do lighter tasks, with “bees” coordinating plowing shifts and a harsh system that leaves them exhausted and ill. The piece blends sensational critique with vivid portraits of suffering and social critique.
In the dry South African theater British troops suffer from fierce sand storms nicknamed sand devils by locals. The harsh season impedes operations and damages equipment as crews cope with relentless winds and granular fatigue amid ongoing conflict.
The text describes how wind drives sand into tall columns on the plains, forming waterspout like shapes. Sand devils race at high speeds, whipping anyone in their path and flinging grit, leaving observers scraped and polished as rain falls and rain clears.
An excerpt portrays the siamang as a gentle gibbon, living in treetop assemblies and calling across miles. It recalls vivid jungle encounters with a swinging, pendulum like movement and a dramatic crash through foliage, ending with a touching image of a mute infant.
The record cites 1802 Liverpool blaze destroying over 5 million dollars in property, 1700 Edinburgh burning more than half the city, and fires in Constantinople in 15 and 1870. The 1870 conflagration swept much of the peninsula, with property losses estimated above 25 million dollars.
A London Tit-Bits snippet recalls a man named Mr Newleigh hearing a baby cry out in gibberish. He mutters in distress at the idea the child might become the father of a railway porter, while onlookers shut windows and one observer notes a saying about a man lacking sense objecting to others.
A prominent New Orleans lawyer recalls a Mississippi planter who, after decades seeking compensation for confiscated cotton, finally received $22,000 in 1884 from a special commission. He died of heart failure that night in a Washington boarding house and the money was lost in the ensuing confusion, a grim outcome the narrator calls a deliberate joke of destiny.
A historical account describes the ninth century Nankin tower built by King A yon and rebuilt in 1418 by Hoang li. It stood nine stories high with a spiral cage mast and a large globe, housing 152 bells and 128 lamps, clad in white brick with porcelain ornamentation, costing an estimated 35 to 40 million dollars before destruction during the Taiping occupation.
A New York paper praises the nut industry noting remarkable growth in size and flavor of filberts, hickory nuts, and English walnuts. It argues American nuts now rival imports and prices have dropped from 25 cents to 15 cents per pound as the industry expands.
The Sir Hundred nickname applied to British troops who rushed a Russian line at Balaclava in Crimea on October 25, 184? The light brigade numbered 670 men, endured a brief but gallant assault lasting under thirty minutes, with about a third killed or wounded. Tennyson’s poem gave them enduring fame.
The famous Pitt Diamond, a 187 carat stone reputedly among the world’s finest, was brought from India by Owttam Pitt’s grandfather and sold to the Regent of Orleans in 1717 for £135,000. It became part of France’s crown jewels and was set in Napoleon Bonaparte’s sword handle. Exhibited at the Paris fair in 1855.
About 10,000 pounds of elder down are collected annually in Iceland with 7,000 pounds exported. Formerly peasants received over 21 shillings per pound, now they get half that. They seldom save money and barter the down for merchandise from Danish merchants at fjoldas settlements.
A young woman in New York earns a living by hanging pictures. Her unusual occupation is described as pleasant and profitable. She serves mainly moderate-income clients who cannot afford a distinguished artist or top decorator.
In Fox Hill Pennsylvania a playful mutual boycott unfolds as young women refuse to date men who drink tea or beer while the men retaliate by snubbing girls who wear birds on their hats prompting a novel local social protest among the youth.
A witty woman thanks her husband for his support in letting her purchase a new dress, highlighting gratitude for his encouragement and understanding in her fashion moment.
A humorous adage notes that a married man reduces expenses when a single mammy has no money to spend.
A Peoria tale recounts Mrs Lucy Bommers vanishing after illness while visiting Mrs BR Craig at 522 Fayette Street. A vision attributed to another woman allegedly located her body in the Illinois River, prompting claims of second sight and linking the disappearance to the drowning discovered in the river.
Grace Holmes, a child with dementia like episodes, vanishes from her home and is later seen near Spring Street. She describes a drowning body in the river and guides a dragging search that fails to recover a corpse. Her persistent claims spark public spectacle and scrutiny of witnesses.
A missing woman from Craig Street vanished after leaving her home. Despite dog searches and miles of ground, no trace was found until ten year old Grace Holmes described her departing outfits and location. Her directions led rescuers to a boat and the body of Mrs Sommers, confirmed by dress details matching the child’s account.
Charles Francis Felu, an armless Belgian artist who died in his seventieth year, performed daily self care with his feet and used them to hold a palette and manipulate brushes. A childhood tale describes how his mother taught him to pluck flowers with his toes, leading to his remarkable ability to use his feet for art and meals.
A Chicago Record quip frames Dorothy and her father discussing wealth. The father asks how rich, and Dorothy desires wealth ample to snub others yet remain agreeable. The brief exchange highlights social aspirational humor.
The piece notes a widow lacking benefit from past support as polite men seek to borrow her life insurance. It observes women preparing for an evening party by early afternoon and not looking well, while young men overestimate their standing in the community.
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