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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1903
Page
5
Eugene Weekly Guard presents a collage of quips and observations on society, finance, politics, and imperial matters. It notes England’s costs in the Boer War, muses on Wall Street, praises Carnegie’s philanthropy, and critiques Russian-Chinese tensions while highlighting wartime journalism memorials and domestic poverty.
Sad Oklahoma report shows Indians once busy now idle as land leasing to whites raises prosperity. Commissioner warns work is salvation and urges ending leases or risking hunger. Authors ask if red man differs from white in capacity to advance or fall into vice.
A sweeping reflection on United States trade in the year ending March 31. Imports reached one billion dollars for the first time while exports totaled about 1.415 billion. The piece extols American wealth from farms to mines, the shipping boom, and the need for morality and education to sustain national greatness.
Two chic stole capes described. No 1 uses heavy cream lace with white turnover collar. No 2 features white linen trimmed in black canvas with openwork stitch, white pearl buttons, and a bishop turnover collar.
A German inventor completed a hundred mile journey on water using aluminum cylindrical water shoes on the Danube. The shoes, several feet long, propel four ear shaped wings by a treading motion. He claims speeds three times faster than land walking and safe motion on rough water, aiming to equip lifesaving stations.
A historic fortification known as the Wall of Severus stretched thirty six miles between England and Scotland. Guarded by twenty one forts the wall stood twenty feet high with a ten foot thick base. To its north lay a moat forty feet wide and twenty feet deep.
The State of Washington has the largest lumber resources in the world. One acre of Washington timber will yield as much lumber as carloads of 120 years of wheat production from a Lakota farm.
A crowd of over a dozen boys harasses a disabled veteran, Barton Wadsworth, as he sells medicines. Herbert Page intervenes, exposes Wadsworth’s plight, and convinces the youths to pay for damaged goods. The episode ends with the boys resolving to respect the elderly veteran, improving their behavior and earning community support.
Comrades and friends gather in the City of St nee to pay homage to dead heroes from land and sea. Veterans of Civil War era battles are remembered, including Antietam scenes and units from Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin. A relic arm and battlefield sites near Hagerstown are noted with solemn reflection.
The passage recalls a Chicago contractor with a Board of Trade office who served as Federal provost marshal at Hagerstown. Sharpshooters from a female academy balcony fired on Union officers below near the public square at Washington and Potomac streets. The Eighth Illinois cavalry under Col. W. Gamble took part in the clashes, leaving musket balls still lodged in walls.
The War Department estimates that about 117 247 soldiers deserted at large by war end after adjusting for those misreported. Many desertion charges were removed under acts from 1884 86 and 1889, but no record exists showing how many cases were so corrected.
The Ladies' Aid Society formed in 181 organized to tend Confederate soldiers buried in Columbus hospitals. They led yearly grave care and beautification. In January 1806 Miss Lizzie Rutherford proposed a fixed day for memorial services to decorate Confederate graves, prompting letters to other chapters and the adoption of April 26 as Memorial Day in Southern states.
Fragmentary verse describes garlands bright toward May with pansies blue and white and red. Imagery contrasts beds of roses and graves, then alludes to stars, time, and vine thoughts, creating a reflective poem fragment.
The Twentieth Indiana Infantry fought Confederates at the Merrimac near Fort Monroe and Newport News, facing enemy fire to prevent the Congress from falling into Confederate hands. In May 188 (188?) they moved to Norfolk, enduring a harsh winter and coastal positions.
The text honors veterans and fallen comrades, urging every soldier and sailor to pay homage to valorous deeds. It emphasizes national duty, memory of noble sacrifices, and the responsibility to keep these events ever present in the nation’s consciousness.
The article notes many dog parlors and Turkish baths have been established in New York. It comments on public attitudes toward dogs and the social perception of pet care, reflecting urban trends in leisure and animal ownership.
An Abilene correspondent notes Kansas prairie public sales surge as farmers retire or relocate. Auctions feature houses full of farm implements, cattle, horses, and household goods with cash or short credit terms. Many buyers pay in cash or with notes, aided by a bank representative. Free lunches and cups at noon appear on sale bills, drawing crowds despite weather.
A fragmented text laments the dispersal of a household as prized possessions and even a favorite animal are sold. It notes the West’s development and the melancholy tied to selling cherished items.
Col James Scovel, in a National paper, reveals Andrew Johnson’s impeachment era finances and lobbying. He recalls a $40,000 offer to swing NJ Senate support against the Fourteenth Amendment, citing Johnson Seward ties and a defiant stance on black suffrage amid the 1863 Senate maneuvers.
An article portrays the Mexican peasant as lazy and homebound, detailing contractor tactics to secure labor by relocating entire villages. It claims peasants show scant work interest, perform poorly, and rely on wives to meet family needs while men smoke, awaiting return.
An article details the Simplon Tunnel's challenges from heat and underground water. Warm steam and boiling water from the mountain are redirected to power refrigerating plants and pneumatic drills. The project aims to create a fourteen mile tunnel linking Switzerland and Italy at a cost near one million dollars per mile.
A Baltimore News item notes a lighthearted exchange about a planned surprise for Joba. The humor hinges on miscommunication and a playful domestic scene involving disguises and carpet work, with a comment on bass drum music drowning out other sounds.
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