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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1900
Page
6
Betty frets over Dick Ferris while a bank offering and a silver cigar box surface as gifts. The scene unfolds with witty dialogue on sentiment and marriage among familiar acquaintances, ending with a reveal that the gift is Dick Ferris’s wedding present.
A New York Tribune note warns that black stockings with heat from confinement irritate feet causing itching burning and swelling. It recommends white sole stockings changed daily in summer or three times a week in winter foot baths with warm water and baking soda, followed by vigorous drying and alcohol rub.
A magistrate questions a witness about overhearing a quarrel between a defendant and his wife. The witness describes the defendant as seemingly listening intently, with the exchange captured in a slurred courtroom paraphrase.
A veteran stenographer with ties to cabinet officers and New York bank leadership argues legibility matters over speed. He cites many high earners who never require 100 words per minute and warns against teaching speeds of 150 to 200 WPM, noting rare cases of higher rates in demanding tasks. He references a senate anecdote of 225 WPM briefly, but notes typical speeches and dictations run well below 110 and 100 WPM respectively.
A New York Tribune excerpt recounts college pranks from the era. A brick cart mysteriously reappeared on Memorial Hall roof after an overnight move. Another tale describes a firefighter scare and a wet principal, followed by a decorated town goddess scene on the town hall.
A cheeky rundown of bets that tempt the sure of themselves with feats like breaking a wooden match, crushing a hen egg, hopping a 50 yard dash, rising from a chair without moving, and standing with feet against wainscoting. The piece notes most overconfident bets fail when tested, especially under practical constraints.
The article recounts the fate of the original seven wonders, noting only the Great Pyramid survives, with brief details on others and their destructions. It closes with a maxim about thrift, showing how small daily savings add up over time, exemplified by five to twenty cents daily accumulating to hundreds or thousands over years.
A dispute arises over funding for a trip to Europe. Lydotter ordered the travel, but he later charged the trip to himself after presenting the bill, raising questions about proper use of funds and authority.
A public science note asks what occurs when a light ray enters water at a shallow five degree angle. The brief explanation outlines refraction changing angle and speed, with a mention that the public inquiry sparked further curiosity.
The excerpt presents antique verse with themes of love and conflict. It contrasts peaceful and warlike images, noting love ruling across fields, halls, camps, and groves. It reflects on aging, heartache, and the power of love to awaken and sustain song.
In a dramatic tale from the Union Pacific saga, Jay Gould pressured Sylvester T. Smith to tear up a feeder line and lay a new road, aiming to block rivals. Smith admitted taking action under Gould's orders as stockholders learned Gould owned all bonds and controlled the feeder, sparking astonishment.
A Lewiston Maine Journal tale recalls a black Russia leather traveling bag gifted years ago. Borrowed by sisters and friends for White Mountains, Oxford county hills, Montreal and a brig voyage, the once new bag returned battered after two years. The owner had bought a new valise and did not want the old one back.
A wife nervously hints at a visitor while her husband consoles her about a cough. A surprise turn reveals the visitor is not a doctor but a life insurance agent. The exchange blends romance with a small shock about impending risk and fate.
In Siam liquid measure comes from a cocoanut bell that holds tamarind seeds. Twenty of these units equal a wooden bucket capacity, while dry measure uses tamarind seeds as one k’anabn and twenty five k’anabn make a sat or bamboo basket. Eighty sat equal ope or cart, illustrating primitive weight and measure origins.
A short humorous note indicates a young woman showing interest in a man’s cravat signals the end of his bachelor days. The quip appears in Collier’s Weekly, suggesting a playful take on courtship and etiquette.
The fragment notes a man recognizing imperfections and striving to prove himself. It contrasts self awareness with conceit, suggesting that true progress comes from knowledge of self while the arrogant stand still.
A Chicago Tribune quip notes a bargain price for cheap coffee offered to new neighbors as a possible loaner but disposable if unused. The article also mentions a cigar box making process described as simple to a novice yet involving ten steps before it can hold cigars.
A historical note indicates Switzerland spends 45 per year for the upkeep of an asylum facility described as the insane asylum lums. The terse record suggests a confidential or archival economic entry with limited context.
In a Monday night at the Grand Opera House, Topper, a portly, fussy patron, frets over imagined faces on marble walls. He and I search the lobby and seating area, discovering shifting visages in the stonework that vanish as the audience settles, revealing that fears arise from the imagination.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer humor item recalls a futile practical joke aimed at a wife who insists the window be closed each night. The husband stages a midnight scare by tossing a newspaper bundle from the sash, but his plan backfires as his wife misreads the situation and he retreats to his bed, unseen and unscathed.
A mysterious package is held by the Bank of England, its contents never to be disclosed. Deposited in the lifetime of the first Duke of Wellington, it was not to be opened without consent of several eminent figures now long dead. It is believed to containState papers of high importance.
The author argues that a one meal a day diet is feasible and beneficial, citing antiquity where 180 million people reportedly followed it for nearly a millennium. He claims it would fit sanitary norms, reduce post lunch rush, and free time for art and conversation, urging adoption to improve health and society.
A report details actress Georgie Drew Barrymore receiving a lucrative theater offer in San Francisco. Her Frohman contract blocked the deal, she telegrammed her plea to release her, and Frohman replied with a terse New York answer.
A wealthy man boasts of a 500 year old table to a younger guest. The visitor counters that his table is over 3,000 years old, the multiplication table. The host doubts India as the place of origin, and the punchline reveals the joke rests on a math table.
The first planos reached America from London in 174 by John Jacob Astor but withstanding the climate proved impossible. This spurred efforts to manufacture planos domestically, leading to their emergence in the early nineteenth century.
The Filltune quote from Amateur Poet notes the hardest part of poetry is filling the space between rhymes, as stated in the Baltimore American.
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