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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1902
Page
9
A miscellaneous column from Eugene Weekly Guard commenting on local business Campbell Bros. Oregon and national curiosities. It playfully questions procrastination and lecture sequels while noting a Peru volcano discovery and a grim joke about Carnegie era theft.
The figures show about 70 000 immigrants for the year ended June 30 with 2 244 from the United States. The text reflects on changing hat fashions and odd social musings, then comments on Americans driving business expansion and the toll on health as executives exhaust themselves for constant enterprise.
A Chinese in New York faces civil court limits when suing an American, while disputes between Chinese are resolved by Chinatown’s unofficial mayor, backed by public opinion. The tale echoes extraterritorial practice in China, then shifts to Casco Bay, Harpswell Me, where a memorial bell will honor Rev Elijah Kellogg. The bell’s call to prayer will reach distant listeners, reflecting a pastor’s broad influence beyond his parish.
An article argues corn’s central role in agriculture and industry, noting U.S. yields often exceed two billion bushels and emphasizing corn’s impact when crops falter. It then discusses women’s unpaid labor, praising motherhood and domestic toil as civilization’s quiet foundation, and questions whether women should work. It ends warning that eye strain from improper glasses can cause headaches, urging professional fitting by an oculist.
A commentary argues for formal pronunciation decisions for St. Louis and other places. It cites Arkansas as once legislated as Ar kansaw and suggests Kentucky Joliet and Beaufort variants, noting French versus English pronunciations and inviting broader state action.
In Sweden it is noted that women are charged less than men in some hotels as a reflection of eating habits. Certain hotels charge a man and his wife as one and a half persons when sharing a room. Railway and post routes may also treat a husband and wife as one and a half persons traveling together, with their own carriage provided.
A brief opinion piece argues for stronger rules to curb abuse and misuses in online or broadcast communications. It reflects concern over harmful language and calls for legislative action to deter such conduct. The writer questions current protections and urges reform.
The story recalls General Grant slipping into the kitchen at the Palmer House Chicago to eat corned beef and cabbage. He sat on a rough board, praised the meal as homey, and reflected that his past months tasted like a feast for the gods. The tale notes his humble days in St Louis when locals called him Captain.
Three prospectors near Prescott Arizona overran plans to return in two days. They worked a third day without food, became exhausted, and mislaid the trail. To light their path at night they rubbed phosphorus on a hound’s tail, making a fire-like beacon that led them to Prescott for an early breakfast.
A leading English gynecologist, Dr Red ne, argues London fog would vanish if fuel were oil instead of coal. He states fogs come from unburned carbon from thousands of factory chimneys with no oil ash. He urges compulsory adoption of oil by London manufacturers. The text ends with unrelated moral commentary.
Holmes and I hear the confession of Jefferson Hope detailing his motive and method in the Drebber and Stangerson murders. Hope claims justice, reveals how he used poison and a ring as clues, and explains how he was captured by street arab detectives and brought to Baker Street.
Holmes recounts a case where a crime was solved in three days using backward reasoning. He describes tracing a cab and garden impressions to establish the sequence of events, identifying the killer as the taller man, and noting the victim died from a heart-related cause after foreseeing his fate.
A fragmentary OCR reads lyrics of Stephen Foster and other works, including Old Folks at Home and Antony and Cleopatra. It presents nostalgic verses about home, memory, and battle imagery, with names like Stephen C Foster and General William H. Lytle.
A New York Mail and Express excerpt notes sugar per capita rose from eight pounds in early 1800s America to sixty to sixty eight, and Britain near ninety by century’s end. It cites economic cheapening, mass production, and broader living standards as drivers, then questions health, mind, and morals impacts of widespread sweetness.
A sophisticated method to forge bank notes was found in Brussels. The operator cut pieces from real notes and assembled them on delicate tissue paper to forge higher denomination notes. The practice produced eleven out of ten genuine notes, and the deception was hard to detect against strong light.
The University of Pennsylvania reports acquisition of a fragment dating to four years before Christ, described as the oldest writing piece in the world and not inscription in picture writing, found at Nippur.
A garbled excerpt cites a literary exchange remark about America as a country of rich authors. The Billville Banner quotes the Atlanta Constitution and jokes about small irritations, mentioning someone going home with a whole ham.
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