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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1901
Page
4
A poem from the New Orleans Times-Democrat recounts a musician playing a mandolin and mandola with graceful fretwork. The speaker urges courage amid strife while contemplating honor, paradise, and enduring memories stirred by the music.
Fragmented OCR text mentions an early town event with unclear names and dates. Readable parts indicate a local notice or brief item about a village or town action but key details are unreadable.
Harry, Dorothy, and Jack face a palsied summer in the country when quarrels split them. Duke, the loyal hound, leads Jack to Dorothy asleep in a meadow. a reconciliation follows as Dorothy confesses regret and Jack declares love. Duke earns a collar and Harry a ride home.
The article advises against drying prints with heat, warns against full outfit purchases, and promotes separate gear. It details hypo preservative use with Oxalic acid, proper developing bottle storage, dusting lenses, and occasionally removing the shutter board. It notes a breath aiding exposure and contrasts modern amateurs with past types, labeling some as redeemable only if they pursue skill and art.
The article advises on lens focus for sharp images and depth of field, recommending off center focus, diaphragm adjustment, and keeping a wide open view before stopping down. It stresses cleaning lenses, careful handling for wearers of glasses, and avoiding touching glass with fingers to prevent oil smudges and potential damage.
Salle Bruner Houston recalls receiving the Lincoln assassination news as a four year old on a Kansas farm. She recounts Boston Corbett's impulsive reaction to Garfield's death, his courtroom incident in Concordia, and the subsequent rumors and attempts to rearrest him that were dropped.
New Jersey society shows keen interest in the marriage of Elizabeth Sill to William Heath Bannard. The bride, from the Woman’s College of Baltimore, is noted for beauty and charm, with debutante status and Gamma Phi Beta ties. The article also references Princeton fans praising Bannard as a top halfback and includes a broader, unrelated excerpt on Canadian land settlement, prairie game abundance, and an excerpt from McClure's Magazine on human evolution.
L A Hamilton and Land Commissioner Griffin arrived in Winnipeg after three weeks of travel describing a vast tract as the finest land seen. The explorers followed a route from Weetaskiwin through Battleford, Vermilion Lakes, across Jackfoot, to the Saskatchewan River, then south to Trapping Lake and east to Saskatoon. The journey’s aim was to map and report on the expansive territory.
A lecturer argues nature over art as a student mockingly asks to see his wig. He quips that his "Quidness" reflects artificial modern habits while his wig is real. The crowd roars in approval as the point lands. A final quip notes how a woman is hurt when a rival mocks her husband.
Robert F Wolfe a wealthy and respected Columbus merchant who once faced a five year penitentiary sentence for assault with intent to kill has built Wolfe Brothers Company into a leading state firm. He gained life notoriety after confessing the Indiana prison episode and exposing extortion aimed at him by harpies after his rise.
The Huntington mansion in Nob Hill will become a hospital for women, joining other Pacific coast estates turned to education or charity. Gen. David Colton’s former house and Leland Stanford’s residence now support university and art initiatives, reflecting a regional shift of elite homes to public good. The Hopkins Institute of Art and related properties illustrate the trend among famed early mansions. The piece ends with light, unrelated medical anecdotes and a quip about undertakers.
A playful collection of witticisms and quips from Washington Star and New York Weekly, nodding to social slights and everyday quirks. The humor touches on race, employment, gratitude, and political banter, voiced by Miss Miami Brown, Mr Erastus Linkley, and Senator Sorghum in breezy, old time style.
A collage of witty quips and clipped dialogues from various columns features social jibes and playful banter. Snippets mock manners and miscommunications, including remarks about a daughter, hats, and household foibles, with across the board irony and punchy one liners.
A collage of quirky lines from New York papers and others reveals playful dialogue about medicines, spoons, buried treasure, revivals, and art. The tone mocks everyday absurdities with brief social vignettes and cartoons.
A Philadelphia Record cartoonishly depicts a spokesman demanding shorter hours and an employer replying with a drastic cut to lunch time to zero minutes, illustrating labor tensions and employer resistance in a satirical frame.
A collage of quips from various newspapers shows playful banter and quick retorts. Highlights include a doctor’s apple timing joke, a linguist boast, and a bitter remark about public ignorance, plus satirical lines from Puck and other periodicals.
A Denver Times account recalls a veteran Colorado miner recounting a $5,000 lesson in Leadville. He bought a supposedly rich mine that had been salted into sight by coloring gold into blasting powder, making ore appear valuable until it failed to pay.
A fragmentary line hints at emotional or existential pain lingering after moments of pleasure. The text reads as a poetic fragment, suggesting tension between desire and consequence without clear context or explicit events.
Mary Smith, near 100, a former slave born in Kentucky and linked to Morgan's band, regains sight at Cincinnati City Hospital after cataract removal. She had lived sightless since slavery, moved to Cincinnati with her children, and after one eye surgery now sees again, with the second cataract scheduled for removal.
A digest of recent rulings covers the use of old barrels for shipping bronze, waivers of employer liability for explosions after lighting a barrel, and an implied marriage agreement post divorce or death. It notes a streetcar passenger’s injury denial on a moving run board and discusses parole evidence in actions on written contracts and independent side agreements.
A dinner tale unfolds as an Englishman recalls a twenty four foot beer brag and a Scotsman retorts with a skate that supposedly covered two acres. The host calls for an apology, the Scot resists, and the offender offers a concession if the tiger tale is trimmed by ten feet.
A fair cyclist asks for Higham Uply, England. A farm laborer offers directions with a jab at being nosey, hinting at crooked speech. The piece notes a dull man who gains prominence despite mockery and laments how a wife’s marriage to a poor man changes old friends’ opinions.
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