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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1909
Page
8
A brief item notes Wees Valley and the accompanying ensemble, listing a local troupe with unspecified performers and a small community context. The fragment hints at a musical event or collaboration, but details are incomplete.
A Milwaukee mother, Alvina Piamann, touts Peruna as restoring her strength and family health after taking thirteen bottles. The piece argues mothers who use Peruna are best witnesses, claiming many such testimonials exist nationwide and are unsolicited and unpaid.
Washington, Oct. 6 The Census Director Durand hopes to enlist hundreds of thousands of collars to aid the census. He notes that agricultural data in 1900 used punched cards and requires many entries per farm. He favors enumerators, seeks student leave of absence, and doubts unpaid volunteer work is ripe for the current census.
Mrs Gillette of Eugene visited her brother E J Willoughby for a few days. Mr McGew moved to Coburg after Heaton farm was sold. J I Boyle left Harrisburg residence and is in Springfield before heading to Portland to find work and home. Bulletin
New York observers reflect on the Hudson Fulton celebration ending amid fatigue and scandal. Native New Yorkers, amused by displays from Tammany Hall, question the city’s spectacle as crowds disperse and streets show wear.
The Italian navy flagship Etruria led the squadron at the Hudson Fulton celebration with Etna and other ships absent due to Mediterranean war practice. Count Leonard di Casaline commanded the fleet while officers Zaragli Abligni Casalino Serrano Alcalol posed for photos. Morse’s rise and fall in finance is outlined, noting his Bowdoin start, American Ice Company leadership, 1907 bank collapses, 1908 conviction for misappropriation, and a lingering appeal.
Spectators crowded the Battery and Hudson waterfront as a grand parade drew in mobs and police friction over gate receipts. The spectacle featured naval craft from ferries to excursion boats, with vendors banking profits from rides priced far above their value. Critics likened the event to other cities’ festivals while noting the metropolis’ lack of festive spirit. Charles W Morse faces another Tombs stay pending a Monday circuit court appeal after a fifteen year sentence for financial crimes. his liberty has allowed him to attempt a comeback, rebuilding holdings and influence in shifting fortunes.
An advertisement touts Hall's Texas Wonder for kidney bladder and rheumatic troubles sold for five years with a 60 days treatment per bottle. It claims guaranteed results and notes no complaints received.
An Indiana student at Hampton wrote that Patrick Henry was not a bright boy with blue eyes and light hair, then noted his marriage and quoted the famous line Give me liberty or give me death in the assignment.
Special Correspondent describes Eugene as a thriving Oregon town famed for rose gardens near the railroad station and civic amenities for farmers wives. He highlights Booth Kelly Lumber Company’s vast timber holdings, forest conservation, and Oregon’s shift to manufacturing, plus the University of Oregon’s growth under President Campbell and its campus beauty and expanding programs.
The University of Oregon at Eugene began with a building funded by Lane County citizens and presented to the regents in 1872. Doors opened to students in 1876, and the first class graduated in June 1878, marking foundational milestones in its early history.
London October 7 James J Jeffries said he tired of Johnson bluff and will force a match when he returns to New York next week He believes public opinion will compel a fight The alfalfa farmer stays at the Waldorf hotel where guests complain of his training stunts a French countess moved due to the noise
Utica N Y Oct 9 hop growers in central New York report record prices this week with 32 to 33 12 cents per pound and some choice lots at 35 cents. Dealers say the market has not seen hops bought up so closely or bullish in history.
A sales blurb offers a cure for rheumatism with Ballard's Snow Liniment. It claims many are crippled but could be cured by a few bottles, priced at 25c 60c and 1.00, and notes Dillon Drug Co sells it.
Mrs Jesse Griffin and Miss Or pha Harms departed last evening for a visit in Portland.
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