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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1901
Page
4
The Washington Star recounts an elder figure musing that he is all that remains as the faded blue and red posy colors drop away. Neighbors refrain from harsh judgment and instead express quiet gratitude for his effort.
In a faded memory Tonietta recalls Italy and the dream of America where plenty awaits. Her mother clings to hope Mariano, the son who vanished years ago, may still be alive as they search crowded New York for word.
The tale follows Tonietta, a sorrowing girl who travels from her busy city to Little Italy to find her lost brother Mariano. Her journey, guided by a lullaby and stubborn hope, ends when she reunites with Mariano and returns home to the grieving mother. A note then reports on Pictet of Geneva proposing liquefied gas separation and a New York gas factory pursuing similar aims.
England Ireland Scotland and Wales total expected near 42 million based on last 50 years growth. London rises to over 6.2 million by 1900, while central London declines. suburbs expand. Emigration largely fuels English and Irish population shifts with Irish moving to America and other parts of the empire.
A writer in Everybody's Magazine urges writers and readers to spot waste products and natural byproducts as profitable invention fuel. He cites kerosene oil refining sludge acid finds, slaughterhouse waste, prairie wire grass, corn stalk pith, and substitutes for para rubber as promising avenues for wealth. He notes the auto age seeks new propulsion and better cross-town transit, while steam railroads and liquid air offer future fields for invention.
London obituary chronicles the life of Robert Buchanan born August 18, 1841 at Caverswall. A prolific writer of poetry novels plays and criticism he mixed rugged honesty with indiscretions. He championed Walt Whitman in America and drew both praise and ridicule for his outspoken stance.
The San Francisco Nob Hill mansion of the late Collis P Huntington, soon to be donated by Mrs Huntington for a charity hospital, sits among California’s wealthiest residents. The three story house forms part of a cluster of prominent homes in the city’s aristocratic district.
A marble white mansion occupies a full block with a Pitti Palace inspired plan. Neighbors include the Crocker house and Stanford’s old home among California’s notable estates. An American traveler compares European national types to the upper class English and the rich. Printing bank notes costs about a cent each.
Reports from the American Museum of Natural History note securing large Alaskan deer mice with darker color and big antlers, while experiments on vitrified quartz tubes promise high temperature thermometers. Other items discuss pigeons nesting in hairpins, sunlit hours by city, zebras as beasts of burden, and a Berlin court ruling on polite phrasing in letters.
A shabby traveler meets a night robber who demands money or life. The pair banter in Shakespearean slang about past stage glories in a flash of humor and bravado, planning to travel together toward New York to seek better fortune.
The article surveys German social forms showing how titles govern respect and address, noting authorities like Court Councilor and Privy Councilor, plus norms for addressing clergy, editors, and officials. It contrasts German usages with English greetings and etiquette practices in public salutes and letter writing.
A Chicago Inter Ocean report on lake freighter crews notes shore to lake etiquette counts singing and dancing as vital to shipboard harmony. Captains prefer sailors who can entertain, sing sea songs, and perform dances to ease long, dull passages aboard lumber ore and grain carriers.
A young woman boasts of perfect packing on a short trip and jokes she has everything except a ticket. She realizes at the station she forgot her ticket bought the previous day and must wait for the next train. She returns home in silence, then proves wiser by carrying her ticket in hand the next time.
In a humorous exchange John explains to Maria that stag parties differ greatly from sewing society gatherings. A Chicago Post vignette notes a man’s quip that those who want only one side of the story are a funny creature and ends with an amused reflection.
A jumble of light jokes and quips from a humor page. Bits mock politics, science, romance, and everyday life with playful wordplay and puns. Notable snippets reference Puck style jests and cartoonish lines about gas, lovers, and lawyers.
The Philadelphia Record notes vacation endings with wry irony. Puck offers a fable style exchange about a mosquito’s superior mobility and a parent’s hope, while a cartoonish line from Julia-Julius questions why Julius cannot secure work.
A collage of humorous cartoon captions and light trivia in a late 19th or early 20th century style. Jokes touch on misheard phrases, social foibles, and domestic quirks. The piece also includes a brief note on Gen. De Wet’s ancestors, tracing the De Wet family to Jacobus Willems De Wet and early Haarlem painters.
A statement in the Intercolonial Medical Journal of Australia claims a simple remedy, soap, cures cancer based on experiments with cancer patients. Webb asserts patients have been cured by this agent, though details and broader verification are not provided.
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