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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1900
Page
2
The last issue of Puck features a vivid illustration showing Puritans gathered by a stream and a bridge. A hooded woman drowns or swims, with an officer ready to hook her. The caption notes if she drowns she is innocent, if she swims she is burned as a witch.
A crowded church service in the Philippines draws attention to a saint image while above it an eagle bears a streamer reading The Old Reliable Condensed Milk. The artist copied the eagle from a milk can, prompting the padre to joke it resembled Armeri can motto.
English historian Froude argues that free nations cannot govern subject provinces. If a power refuses to admit dependencies to share the constitution the system will crumble due to incompetence for its duties.
National and congressional party chairmen publish positive statements claiming Bryan and McKinley are sure to win and that the next Congress will be split Democratic and Republican, making some see no point in voting tomorrow.
A New York mother killed her 12 year old son because he smoked and would not quit. Authorities say the act was carried out as a so-called cure for the cigarette habit and is under investigation as a murder case.
Monmouth correspondents report sunflowers this year that grew exceptionally tall with stalks 17 to 18 feet. Some stalks bore up to 15 small flowers and one or two large ones, and one had 11 small flowers plus 53 birds along the stock. Cows reportedly preferred sunflower leaves, yielding double milk after eating them, prompting inquiry if farmers have tried this before.
California Frult World argues that shirt waist attire will reduce ranching costs and labor. It claims such clothing will save time, prevent delays, and make strawberry picking more efficient next summer.
The American battleship Kentucky heads for the Atlantic, the lead ship of her class. Detachments of Kentucky stock have long crossed the ocean, often stored in barrels as a weaponized liquid type before.
A hurried introduction leads to a private moment on a polished floor with an enigmatic partner. They share observations of guests, discuss a brutal incident, and drift toward flirtation as a ring signals a shift from strangers to a married pairing.
The piece traces Dixie's Land to 1859 by Daniel Emmett for Bryant’s minstrels. It notes Emmett’s hearing the line I wish I was in Dixie during tent tours. The song became a national hit, spread via wandering minstrels, and reshaped in New Orleans burlesque with southern sentiment, per Ladies' Home Journal.
In a Rochester Pont Express report from a circuit court in an up river county a horse case featured a witness called a famed horseman. When asked about the horse’s age the attorney recounted, I jest opened his mouth to find out how old he was, Old fetler, I guess you're party good. The opposing counsel objected to conversation with the horse and the judge sustained the objection.
Betty Coram entices Excelsior Podd to elope with her while her father Squire Coram sleeps. Excelsior climbs a fence, lands in a pot of soap, and, after dodging Towser, reunites with Betty beneath a window. George Deering arrives with a buggy to spirit Betty away, leaving Excelsior to return home quietly.
Amina wedding tale notes a Vicar of St Michael's Walthamstow strained by a tight ring during a marriage. A voice cried Suck your finger you fowl. In another Dewsbury rector could not coax the bride to say obey so he enunciated each syllable, prompting the groom to intervene with a blunt remark about personal obedience.
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