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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1903
Page
3
A medical note argues skin eruptions including eczema and pimples arise from humors inherited or acquired by faulty digestion. It warns against drying medicines and advocates foundational treatment through balanced digestion and hydration.
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills advertise cleansing of blood and building up the system. The ad claims cures for eczema and facial pimples, citing J. G. Hines Franks and Alvina Walter as examples. It asserts many testimonials exist, promising to cure and to keep that promise.
A Chicago群內 comedic note describes Boomers of Lake City forming the Three Million Club. Members deny club buttons and pledge allegiance to a constitution requiring each member to insist that Chicago population is at least three million.
An ad promoting Dr Kline’s Nerve Restorer claims immediate relief after first day’s use. It lists a free trial bottle and treatment details, spelling out the Philadelphia address for H. Kline Ltd and urging readers to send for the offer.
On commencement day Miss Eunice Whatnot receives a principal prize and amid cheers she says she was never afraid of losing. She smiles and declares she had them all skinned alive in English composition.
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease needing internal remedies. It touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure as a blood purifying internal treatment that affects mucous surfaces, asserts physician backing, and invites testimonials. Also mentions Hall’s Family Pills and Toledo company details.
A fragment from a Philadelphia Press item references mothers preferring Mr Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children and a rumor about a secret society. a New York Sun caption recalls an aged man and his companion at Prospect Park remarking on the works of God while viewing a floral star.
In a playful exchange, Mr. Younghusband-Darling asks why tears flow. Mrs. Younghusband-Horse responds with a pun about radish. The whimsical dialogue hints at domestic humor in a lighthearted scene.
A humorous Chicago News item describes a new arrival puzzled by regulars taking a "foolish tramp" to visit a hermit each Sunday. The wise guest reveals the hermit is actually the hotel bartender, explaining the gag.
A Georgia mule was struck by lightning last year, surviving the shock, and the community notes no further lightning sightings in the area. The remark comes from a Billville exchange quoted in the Atlanta Constitution.
The report says Don Carlos, the pretender to the Spanish throne, aged 53, has a son and three daughters and is prepared to relinquish his claims. The St James Gazette notes he has friends in England and enjoys showing his private armory at Piazza Loredan in Venice, described as an unequaled collection.
A traveler from Mexico reports that popular belief in President Diaz's decline is unfounded. He notes Diaz, of Oaxaca Indian blood famed for longevity and strength, can still endure long discussions and sustained effort despite his seventy three years.
The dampness in Ceylon is so severe that a book may not last a year. Even the costliest camera built from well-seasoned wood tends to warp, with its parts coming unglued.
Sir Oliver Lodge argues that the discovery of radium does not upset established science. He states it supports the instability of matter predicted by electric theory and that radium completes rather than destroys this theory. He notes radium represents an embryonic transmutation of elements.
The summer cottage on the sea shore draws idle people with time to spare near New York. Tens of thousands seek it, many own yearly, while others are built for lease and see new tenants each season.
A Chinese worker explains how varnish protects books from a tiny beetle-like insect that stains paper gray. He notes that Chinese readers coat books with varnish made from creosote, Canada balsam, resin, spirit of wine, and mastic to prevent decay after receiving European or American imports.
A brief item notes Storms, the comedian, has moved from the hind legs to the front legs role in a pantomime, with Weller remarking on the change and the audience recalling his past part.
At quarter sessions in Shrewsbury Recorder Sir Arthur Jeel sentences a tearful prisoner who pleads innocence with “Never, my lord, never!” The judge replies calmly, “Don’t cry,” and states he is going to send him there now.
An exchange from Brooklyn Life portrays a couple discussing a confessed indiscretion. He reveals the fact of a second indiscretion following the first, while She seeks guidance. The brief dialogue captures themes of remorse, accountability, and trust within a strained relationship.
Government seed distributions reach seven hundred fifty Alaska settlers aiding home gardening. Reports from miners and Indian farmers celebrate cabbage, tomatoes, and robust flowers. In Valdez and Cold Foot gardens thrive despite sparse days, while Finnish migrants target Kemal peninsula for settlement. Nome sees massive passenger inflow, supporting Roosevelt’s view Alaska may grow like the Scandinavian peninsulas.
Experiments show German army using carrier pigeons with ships from Kiel or Wilhelmshaven to send messages from sea. A writer notes a trainer’s second whip hints at unseen terrors, sometimes saving lives when faced with danger. In Fishkill a duckling coexists with three kittens as a mother cat accepts it as kin.
A Hartware dealer asks what someone plans to do with a heavy saw prompting a bewildering exchange. Hilkens notes his wife has baked a fruit cake amid the odd inquiry. The odd dialogue highlights local market chatter and domestic humor in a small-town setting.
Mr. Stormington Barnes cites a simple cause for dwindling drama interest. He says too many actors favor bridge whist or baseball over performing Hamlet. The note appears in a Washington Star export summary contrasting declines in British exports with sharp rises in American and German manufactured goods.
A proposed worlds fair in Saint Petersburg centers on child education, growth, and advanced teaching methods. It cites seventeen million children in Russia currently lacking school opportunities and highlights the need to showcase innovations to improve access and learning for all.
If your druggist cannot supply you, send one dollar and we will express you a bettle. The offer promises speed and a name near the closest express office, with address listed as J.C, AVER CO., Lowell, Masa.
An elderly woman finally agreed to ride in a car to reach her sick grandchild. A passing driver offered transport. the ride ended with a ditching near Hampton. A quip marks the misrouted location as an accident. A separate tale features a village postmaster who knows everything, joking about Shakespeare and the war.
The text notes that the nebular hypothesis survives in name but its implications are diverse. It discusses lack of consensus on how cosmic change began, whether the primordial nebula was gas or dust, if it shone intermittently or steadily, and how it evolved into organized spheres with clear interspaces.
Such has been the improvement in engine boilers and fire boxes that the power derived from a pound of coal today is nearly three times as great as it was fifty years ago.
A Russian chief, Giospodyn Tarassoff, refuses to see Miss Kondakoff seeking employment as a clerk in the railway engineering office. He issues a circular denouncing the "female element" and declares women unsuitable for his department, urging her to desist and return to former patrons. The stance sparks discussion in the Russian press.
A wealthy Berlin woman, angering bankers by saving on fees, mailed debentures and shares in registered envelopes to a fictitious Berlin addressee. The post office and bank ultimately saved costs, as the missing mail was returned to Bunzlau. The piece compares old stagecoaches unfavorably with steam locomotives.
A reflective musing on choosing invention over celebrity, suggesting that bold action by a cautious person may lead to being overlooked or forgotten.
A dialogue from the Chicago News features a wife asking about parlor matches and a husband recounting his courtship missteps in his mother in law's parlor. The exchange highlights a humorous memory tied to domestic life and the era's social settings.
A witty exchange from the New York Sun depicts a traveler frustrated by strict hotel rules and regimens. Each time a rule is broken, a smiling servant appears, demanding a tip and adding humor to the situation.
An old farmer shares a tale so hard to believe that a neighbor who recently traded horses asks, Look alike? Are you talking horse or truth? The moment captures a folksy exchange noted by the Chicago Post.
In a humorous exchange a man jokes that the postmaster general is seen boarding a car. The other dismisses him as no general, no brass buttons or stars, merely the man who hands out letters at general delivery.
Ordew Quick offers South Bend Chilled Flows and wood beam plows with 4 inch sizes. Prices on machinery line items available at the Machinery Co. at the foot of Morrison Street in Portland Oregon. The ad mentions various plows and wind mill components and references multiple brands and vendors.
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