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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1901
Page
9
Eugene Weekly Guard presents a mosaic of quips on money love work and society. It notes American money abroad and island sales by Canada, hints at royal appointments, Vanderbilt wealth disdain, reporters in London hats, and a mob of diverse items from microbe debates to road building tours.
Miss Amelia A Barr argues in the Lady's Review of Reviews that men in celibacy are more contemptible and useless than women. She asserts an oki maki can typically free itself from service to some.
A reflection contrasts old bachelors with old maids, praising growing self-reliance among unmarried women and critiquing men as more feminine yet contemptible. It discusses census health findings, urban public health gains, longer life expectancy, and advances in sanitation and medical science in American cities driven by improved water and sewage systems. The piece asserts continued health improvements and longer lifespans in the United States as medical science progresses.
A German contemporary notes that height begins to decline in middle age. By 30 full height is reached and held for years, then a slow downward drift starts. By about 60 the change becomes noticeable, and after 70 the gradual shrinkage is evident to onlookers even without stooping.
The granddaughter of the late Baron Hirsch, Miss Lucienge Premelle Hirsch, will soon debut in Brussels after being raised in retirement. Her father Lucien Hirsch married Premelle, a governess, in Paris. The vast fortune, estimated around twenty million, was left to her by the baron.
A lighthearted Swede character quips about Ina the kitchen girl in a humorous exchange. The bride asks Ina if she can cook and Ina replies with a playful yet innocent confession that she does not try to help, highlighting kitchen humor and cultural attitudes.
A Cheveland OhioPlain Dealer snippet notes a witty exchange about Mrs Brown of Boston. The line “Is that Mrs Brown of Boston” prompts a quip “she's Mostop bred,” playing on surname and origin. The item reads as a brief humorous society snippet.
A Belgian pigeon that won a major race from Burgos to Brussels covered 70 miles in fourtees bourse. The article notes the remarkable journey of this bird finishing ahead of rivals amid challenging conditions.
Coast states report rising activity from Canada to Mexico with broader regional momentum. Local economies show signs of growth in trade, infrastructure, and consumer demand as officials coordinate cross border initiatives and policy steps.
Idaho growers expect larger flax harvest profits this season, with Nez Perce County contracting 35 000 acres at about 1 per bushel, plus Chicago market gains. Early flax sales reached 1 52 per bushel, yielding over 122 per acre. an additional 15 000 acres were produced beyond the contracted mikt.
The Corvallis and Benton County Prune Company prepares a massive new dryer six miles north of Corvallis that will process 2300 bushels at a time in ten tunnels fed by a miniature railroad. The plant, housing a 110 by 40 foot main building, will employ about 100 people and cost around 6000 dollars.
The Orange Judd Farmer reports U S winter wheat at 92 3 percent overall with Washington at 100 Washington also tops spring wheat with 95 Washington shows 25 0 winter and 29 0 spring yield indices, far above national averages and other states.
Mc Vey & Co. report a copper mountain on the west side of the Siskiyou range in California, about 8 miles from Garretson's springs, 22 miles from Oak Bar, 5 miles south of the Oregon line in Josephine County, and 24 miles from Jacksonville. The ledge spans 300 to 350 feet and may surpass the Tron Mountain mine in Keswick, Shasta County, potentially elevating Siskiyou’s mineral output when developed. The discoverers have been offered 150,000 dollars for the property.
A. B. Hammond of Portland completed a major timber land purchase the first of the month, acquiring 50,000 acres in a single block along the Tualatin and Trask Rivers from the Southern Pacific. The deal, valued near 500000, marks the largest unbroken tract still in private hands in the state.
C A Kjos of Lewiston Idaho completes purchase of 61 feet on Main and Fifth streets from J Eichenberger for 13500 with street grade assessment making total 14000. A three story brick store building costing 65000 will be erected on the corner next spring.
Articles of Incorporation granted to L. K. Moore J. B. Hos ford and J. O. Elrod to build a 40 mile railroad from Arlington along the Columbia River south to Cond on Gilliam County seat. Capital stock $500000 in shares of $100 each. Right of way being acquired as surveyed.
The Darrington site for a new smelter has been secured and construction will begin soon to install the plant. The facility will cost about 75000 dollars with a daily capacity of 250 tons, backed by Denver capital.
The Tosa Maru recently arrived from China carrying 3300 tons of cargo with silk as the most precious item valued at 355000 dollars. The silk shipment is noted as the costliest ever brought, potentially reaching half a million. Also listed is a first shipment of concentrates from Leigh,8 J Hunt's mines in Corea, consigned to a Tacoma smelter and valued at 25000 dollars.
The report on national banks in Washington shows a surge in resources from 27,698,277 to 31,280,168 in just over a year and a rise in individual deposits by 3. The summary notes this as part of the era’s unexampled prosperity and reflects broad financial strength in the sector.
Articles of incorporation for the Aso tin Land and Irrigation Company filed with the Asotin county auditor. The firm aims to irrigate lands generate power buy and sell land and operate irrigation canals. Capital stock set at 40000 with 100 par value. Construction of a canal in The Forks or Lake district underway and several thousand acres expected under water by next spring.
The passage notes that elephants require the least sleep among animals. Despite their capacity for hard work, elephants seldom sleep more than four to five hours. It comments on people paying little attention to enemies when they err, yet they howl when you err. It ends with a quip that ignorance reduces intelligence.
About 600 workers and many teams drive grading on the 30 mile Hoqui am extension of the Gray's Harbor branch of the Northern Pacific. Track laying has begun and the contract aims to complete the line into the Quintault Indian reservation within a year. Three surveying parties operate north of the reservation and a right of way to the Straits is expected by track completion on the current line.
A party of prospectors found thirteen coal and iron claims about 60 miles west of North Yakima Washington. George Welker shipped a coal sample to North Yakima for furnace tests. The anthracite coal reportedly burns cleanly with no smoke and leaves no cinders. Five coal veins range from three to thirteen feet thick. Large iron ore deposits extend for eight miles. Specimens weighing 100 pounds indicate coal quality.
Senator W A Clark of Montana will call for bids this week to build the first thirty miles of his San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad from Los Angeles to Pomona. Total line to Salt Lake City spans 713 miles funded by a 20 million dollar bond issue at 4 percent and sale of stock. Santa Fe constructs 450 oil tank cars for the California and Texas petroleum trade.
General Manager Kruttschmitt announced rapid conversion of all locomotives to oil burning following an inspection from San Francisco to New Orleans. Storage tanks with 30 000 barrel capacity will be erected at Oakland Fresno Mendocino and other points along the line to support the change.
The raft, 625 feet long and costing 30,000 dollars, carries 520,000 linear feet of piling and up to 120 foot sticks. It is estimated to hold 7,200,000 feet of lumber and recently reached San Francisco after departing the Columbia River.
A cow famed for increasing a herd has delivered triplets near Stockton California. She had previously produced twins three times, and owner A Podesta states he would not part with her as all but one calf were perfectly formed and lived. Visitors come to see the trio of calves at the ranch.
A Bombay humorist sent a joke letter to a friend in Calcutta addressed to So and So Esq the City of Stinks and Statues. It was delivered without delay.
In 1508 Germany stood second in shipbuilding while American output surged, overtaking Germany and placing Germany third overall due to the Americans gaining momentum in that period. The excerpt notes shifting leadership in global ship construction and a notable rise of the United States.
Martin steers Madam along moonlit lanes under a May sky and plans to tell Julia he loves another woman Olivia Ollivier. He reveals the truth to Julia, she locks herself away, and he confesses to his mother, fearing ruin of their wedding plans. The tale ends with Martin seeking a path to Olivia while Julia’s reaction leaves the future unsettled.
An unnamed narrator recounts family tensions over a failed engagement to cousin Julia. Olivia’s loss and parental pressures surface as the mother is soothed, the father questions, and Julia’s role in the dispute remains central amid emotional turmoil.
In a tense seaside setting, Martin confronts his father’s ruinous secret. The guardian reveals Julia’s concealed finances force marriage or exposure, threatening the family’s honor and Mary’s peace. Martin weighs duty against love as the choice narrows to a fateful alliance.
The Forest and Stream notes widespread fear of wild animals while arguing most harms come from accidents and nature stories. It claims animals avoid fighting when able to escape and cites slips, river hazards, lightning, and panther or wolf legends as sensational distractions from real risks.
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