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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
10
An elderly Colorado Springs retiree, a St. Louis man, and others vouch for Peruna as a cure for asthma and kidney trouble. They recount long-term ailments, rapid improvements, and praise for the remedy and its tablets.
Dan Kelly Eastern Oregon star of national renown returns to Baker City for a year away from athletics to heal a troublesome leg. He plans months in a blacksmith shop and ranch visits before resuming public life, with Melvin Olen likely to rejoin as accompanist.
Senior class officers at the University of Oregon were elected last night with Jesse Lond named president. Florence named as vice president. Bess Gallogly of Oregon City as secretary. Olivia Risley of Roseburg as treasurer. Harold Merryman of Portland as marshal. Cornelius Beebe as sergeant-at-arms from Eugene. Bond is a longtime student politics ally and debating medalist. W. J. Dunton leads the band, Burns Powell newly arrived from Monmouth, and twenty-five men signed to play in the organization. Glee Club selections list units and members with class years. Additional notes mention fire base and other student groups.
In Muscatine Iowa on September 30, a delegation of pearl factory strikers greeted William J Bryan and heard William H Taft declare the country back to normal. They demanded restoring pre panic wage scales and, when employers refused, the strike was ordered.
A long list of names eligible for mail pickup dated September 30 1903. Recipients include Anderson Baker Florence Barnes Buchanan Cairns Carver Clendenom Cook Ehrherdt Fowler Gear Eugene Gilchist Gulliford Hale Haley Harding Lauer Hayter Master Charles Herald A. Herrel H. C Lobs Annle Maden Elwood Martin Lee McFarland Miller Geo. Murray F. M. Perkes James W. Pierce H. D. Rhodes Jobs Pinnock Dora Smith Stoddard Elias Turner Harold C Umetead Henry Wickman Victor MacLarty PAGE P. M. and others.
The hearing before Judge Ferris weighed government aims to dissolve Standard Oil as evidence was presented that the firm did not receive rail preferential rates. The report details allegations, political commentary on Taft and Lincoln, and notes on Trust connections of Henry Sheldon and related figures.
The general traffic manager of the Standard Oil Company is called to the stand as the principal witness in Chicago. The government contends that rebates from railroads, concessions, and favored rates gave Standard Oil an advantage over competitors through manipulated open rates.
James S. Sherman Republican vice presidential candidate spoke at a large Rock Island rally. He contrasted Lincoln era Republican principles with William Jennings Bryan's Democratic stance, criticizing Bryan's Lincoln rhetoric and urging adherence to pro‑Union policies. The speech invoked Lincoln, emancipation, and protective tariffs while praising Roosevelt and the era’s unity.
Twelve Ohio counties voted yes under the fese law and all went dry by majorities. 16 counties have held local option elections and all have gone dry. The number of saloons affected reaches 289 and 90 saloons voted out. Also included are baseball scores Portland 7 Oakland 5 and San Francisco 13 Los Angeles 4.
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National Chairman Mack alleged George R. Sheldon, treasurer of the Republican National Committee, is connected with 17 financial firms. Mack asserted the trust and corporation affiliations center on Sheldon’s business interests amid party finance questions.
Herbert Eastland a University of Oregon graduate qualified for the full scholarship to the medical college in Portland. He studied biology under Professor Sweetser, while the department explores oyster farming in Coos Bay. A. W. Jackson notes September rainfall at the university weather station fell short of the normal by 1.48 inches.
From January 1 to October 1 this year 6.81 inches of rainfall were recorded. Dr. F. J. Zeigler an alumnus and former football player visits the city. The alumni game is set for October 17 unless insufficient grads arrive in Eugene. Captain Fred Mouiton is again in a suit but not scrimmaging. Registration at the University is 488.
Albany Ore October 2 Fren A Sanders an Albany Iron Works employee narrowly escaped death after a nighttime gunfight with J H O'Brien a journeyman newspaper worker After a verbal altercation and short fight O'Brien armed with a pistol fired wounding Sanders in the face Sanders declined to sign a complaint at the behest of O'Brien friends and O'Brien left the city southbound
Government figures show Oregon beer output for July September 1908 at 62 203 barrels, down from 65 334 barrels in 1907, reflecting reduced brewing during the flush season and a swing from the dry period. The Portland Journal notes a prior press dispatch claiming higher beer usage in Oregon post those restrictions.
President Roosevelt sent a confidential friend to New York to study national Republican headquarters as rifts emerge between the National committee and the Republican congressional committee. Chairman Hitchcock is due in Washington for talks amid reports of younger leaders clashing with veterans and campaign disorganization.
Joseph Jacobs, long in and out of justice for selling liquor under local option, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Chief Farrington. He posted a $400 cash bond and appeared in Judge Bryson's court pleading not guilty. Trial set for Wednesday at 10 a.m.
A promotional item extols Mrs. Pinkham as a confidante for women with private illnesses. It urges readers to write for guidance, promising strict confidentiality and decades of correspondence that supposedly reveal effective remedies for women’s health concerns.
The Commercial Club committee toured Creswell and admired the prune industry. Dr L D Scarbrough showed two dryers with the new model praised as highly efficient. He plans to process about half a million pounds of dried prunes this season worth roughly twenty to twenty five thousand dollars. The orchard tour, led by Professor Cordrey, yielded praise for the estate with projections of about one hundred dollars per acre from six to seven year old trees in excellent health.
Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allentown Iowa reports a dramatic recovery from organic derangement and female weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She notes severe headaches and nervousness subsided following physician guidance and the remedy.
The advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for female illnesses. It claims the product has cured thousands of women troubled by displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains backache bearing-down feeling flatulence indigestion dizziness and nervous prostration.
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