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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1901
Page
9
A long column of social musings cites W L Wedly and cA Pell Beros as proprietors, weaving satire on Napoleon’s image, signatures, and modern sharp practices. It contrasts milkmen with whiskers and praises Canton’s Americanism while retelling a modernized good Samaritan tale set on a Chicago streetcar.
A merchant interceding in a drunken restaurant quarrel drew his revolver and shot after a deputy sheriff and a physician tried to intervene. All three were fatally or seriously wounded while the drunken men escaped. The piece argues that peacemakers often fare worse than the combatants and warns against easy surrender of life insurance policies despite pressure from insurers.
The article laments horseradish undervaluation in gardens and at markets. It urges choosing good varieties, proper cuttings, sound roots, and careful preparation to avoid adulterated products and promote wholesome horseradish for the dining table.
In Shamokin Pennsylvania Mr Schuck who traded in black magic was jailed after attempting to evict witches from a dwelling where cows resided. He charged 175 for the act but the witches did not depart and the cows recovered poorly. The Observer, Harper's Weekly.
An English noble residence features a copper weeping willow that looks like a real tree from afar. Hidden mechanics allow a secret button to unleash a fine spray from every branch, soaking anyone beneath it.
Report notes that explorers have come within one mile of the north pole while the furthest south approach remains 772 miles. The detail highlights the extreme separations achieved in polar exploration.
The Lewa region shows a high newspaper production relative to its population, surpassing Tulon in publication count. Local observers note the vibrant press scene and broad readership across Lewa communities.
A rival’s quitting act is interpreted as a sign of shifting momentum in the man’s career. The move suggests strategic recalibration and potential lead in forthcoming contests or opportunities.
A man recounts a near fatal immersion at Hell's dock near Thirty-eighth street and the dramatic resuscitation by Mr Barney whose energy saved him. He recalls diving head first, drowning, and a mysterious black shape guiding him to surface before waking next morning in hospital. He notes his father was killed in a Fulton Ferry fall two years ago.
A reflected tale of magnanimity in politics and letters. Disraeli offers Carlyle a Grand Cross knighthood and a pension, which Carlyle declines yet honors the gesture. Carlyle later admits the act reveals Disraeli’s noble dignity, prompting penitent respect and a vow to amend.
Rudyard Kipling learned a Cape Town hospital was short on bandages amid the South African war. A donor offered to pay for all he bought, but army rules blocked delivery to a private seller. He discreetly dumped packages on the pavement and urged officials to retrieve them, enabling entry without red tape.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat column quips about a night of talk on music. One woman praises Mary for expression while another extols Florence for technique. A playful remark about a sister’s touch ends the chat as the subject shifts.
The Governor of North Carolina directs that every petition for pardon must be advertised in newspapers of the locality where the offender lived or where the crime occurred for a specified period before action is taken.
The word infantry traces to the Spanish Infante or young prince who used a guard to rescue his father from the Moors, with the term later applied to the military force that protected the realm.
Martin, Jack, and Johanna pursue Olivia’s fate as a mystery. They trace Ellen Martineau to a Normandy school run by Perrier impostors while Olivia is said to work as an English teacher in a French establishment. A tense voyage ends with scattered clues and renewed hope she is alive.
The dialogue describes a crowd cheering Kin Edwards as the group buries a Few Millionaires in France. It notes a odd bet of eight to one and references Angh prodial and Mrs Googan in a humorous, phonetic exchange.
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