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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1909
Page
2
A troubling skin eruption spread across hips and legs causing severe soreness itching and sleep disruption. The affected child endured constant scratching as the condition worsened prompting concern over its persistence and treatment prospects.
A Winchester Tennessee mother reports her daughter, then two and a half, suffered a painful itchy eruption on the hips and legs since October. After two doctors failed, two weeks of Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Cuticura Resolvent cured her by February, with no further facial eruptions.
Women widely use Cuticura Soap and Ointment to preserve and beautify the skin, cleanse the scalp of scales and dandruff, refresh dry or thinning hair, soften rough hands, and ease irritations and ulcers. The products claim purity and safety from birth and are advertised for toilet and nursery use.
Judge Thompson of the probate court appoints Mrs. Cora Schaefer guardian for her minor children Christian Theo and Thelma Schaefer.
The Guard corrects a previous report about Sheriff Bown and Deputy Callison who visited J. J. Pritchard to question his son Ernest about vandalism. No threat was made, no warrant then, and the officers left. Ernest was later arrested for sanity review but released.
Paris reports a dramatic acquittal of Mme. Steinheil in the murder case of her husband Adolph Steinheil and her stepmother Mme. Japy after a trial marked by confusion and crowd scenes. The verdict was not guilty, delivered at 12:59 a.m., triggering massive public celebration across Paris.
The High School class of 1909 shows strong scholastic continuity with 25 of 43 graduates at the University of Oregon, one at Berkeley, two at Eugene Business College, and seven teaching. Eighty eight percent remain in school, while five others pursue work or temporary needs to fund further study.
Cherry II Nov 15. Relatives of 300 or more workers trapped in the St Paul Company mine speak of slim hope as smoke and gas prevent rescuers from reaching the depth of the shaft. Oxygen helmets fail, the mine is reported afire and caving, with no bodies recovered. Experts fear the imprisoned men sealed themselves at the vein end seeking air that may have long since been exhausted. The St Paul Company will bury the victims and a relief committee will assist the destitute.
The U S Supreme Court sentenced former Sheriff Shipp of Chattanooga to ninety days in prison for contempt in failing to prevent the lynching of Ed Johnson. Nine others connected to the case received sixty or ninety day terms. court cited Shipp's inaction and lack of guard efforts at the jail as Johnson awaited execution.
Late last night the air shaft, the only opening besides the hoisting shaft, was sealed to extinguish flames. Women protested as air supply was cut, but officials say sealing offers the only chance to save entombed workers by preserving oxygen. Carbonic acid gas and steam would be driven to the bottom. some officials fear all in the mine would die within minutes. Timbers are cave‑ins, and hope for rescue is abandoned for today. Experts expect several days before resumes.
Spokane November 15 President William Howard Taft touched the White House button to formally open the second National Apple Show in Spokane. A message of congratulations from Taft was received by Howard Elliott, show president. The event will run a week with prizes including cash, acre tracts and silver cups. It is estimated about 1.5 million apples were gathered for the exhibition. Northwestern states lead in apple production with New York Missouri and other states showing strong displays.
Walter and Jesse Eddy, already familiar to police court, are jailed for assault and battery after a Saturday clash with Charley Young, a Chinese employee of the Sing Hai restaurant. Officers Purdy and Evans arrested them. in police court they pleaded guilty, Jesse fined 29 dollars and Walter 10, with ten and five days in jail for nonpayment.
The piece argues that strengthening a weak stomach heart and kidneys comes from addressing the inside nerves that control each organ. Dr Shoop’s restorative is promoted as the correct approach, replacing old dosing methods. Drugstores are urged to stock and recommend the remedy.
Ora FE Edgington was today named guardian of Boyd Harmon William Harmon and Roy Harmon minors in a formal appointment. The action places the three youths under her care in a proceeding likely conducted in a local court.
Cherry sheltering a new blaze at the St. Paul mine ends rescue efforts as all hope of saving the trapped workers fades. The mine was sealed after the fire, and no bodies have yet been recovered.
Federal Judge John A. Marshall of Utah overruled a demurrer by Governor Charles N. Hackell and five others charged with fraudulently obtaining government tithe funds for town lots in Muskogee Oklahoma. The trial is set for Saturday next at Chickasaw.
1L. G. Molin the rminsie dealer purchased from Alton Hampton the Hampton residence property at East Tenth and Pearl streets across from Central Presbyterian church. The quarter block contains a good dwelling. The price is not published but real estate men estimate it at 10000 to 12000 dollars.
President Taft issues a Thanksgiving proclamation naming Thursday November 25 as a day of general Thanksgiving.
Toronto reports that Samuel Gompers refused to discuss a proposed two week general strike backed by the Philadelphia central labor union in protest of the contempt imprisonment of Gompers, Mitchell, and Morrison. The strike would start the day the leaders are jailed. A side item notes a Pink Pain tablets advertisement and Lane county fair grounds lease to H. M. Rebbina of Canby.
The court found guilt based on direct testimony that Williame and Nolan joined in a lynching as mob members arrived. Statements by Padgett and Mayes were admitted as evidence of their complicity.
A garbled line mentions Compt. Judge Hon. Theron and two individuals from Corvalie and Coburr, Marricon Dey and Moretock, with unclear roles. The fragment hints at a court or office matter involving these persons in a Marion county area.
Wm Upchurch of Glen Oak Oklahoma credits Dr King’s New Discovery with his recovery after years of illness. The article notes the remedy’s claims for coughs and colds and mentions a guaranteed trial bottle. A marriage license is issued to James N Frederickson and Dagmar Lavreen Tharup, both of Pole Treore.
A brief marriage notice from the home of Mr oe milen in Mira reports the union of Alice Aaheeee and a9 years, dated November 1968, reflecting a local archival snippet.
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