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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR note mentions storage, sale or price figures and a date reference. Names and clear actions are unreadable, leaving ambiguous items and numbers. The readable bits suggest a trade or listing related to storage or salves with unclear context.
The notice lists subscription details for The Daily and Weekly Guard in Eugene Oregon. It mentions pricing 1.50 per year in advance 2.00 at end and notes second class matter. Agents Creswell J L Clark Coburg A Drury handle remittances and communications. Premium papers offer Agriculturist or American coffee for annual prepay subscribers.
The Philadelphia Press notes a Cincinnati rich man paid 500 for an advance coffin, which proved too small after his death. The piece argues against worry over contingencies, urging thrift and foresight while warning that premature coffin purchases create waste and misery. It condemns pessimism and extols cheerful, well mannered living as life’s proper balance. It also notes national game interest as a sign of safety and patriotism staying strong.
A reader explains watt meters in simple terms noting the meter’s tiny bar drives a dial via gears. The motor speeds up with more lights on and slows when lights are added or removed, showing how current affects the indicator.
The gas meter is blamed for under registering consumption and triggering high bills. Officials argue meters can replace errant units to boost revenue while customers vent protests at collectors. The piece frames the meter as a long standing, painful issue beyond full human understanding.
A long analysis warning that Balkan tensions flare annually into fear of war. It highlights Bulgaria, Turkey, Austria, and Russia as pivotal actors, notes the complex, unstable suzerainty in the region, and argues the Concert of Europe ineffectively blocks action while risking a much larger conflict if war spreads.
An October North American Review article argues American naval pressure in Chinese waters could push for modifying tariff provisions under British-China treaties. It notes that implementing the treaty would double current Chinese customs revenue, aiding debt service and enabling Pekin's surplus for naval and military reconstruction, though all powers must sign identical treaties for it to take effect.
Opinion argues New York needs direct primaries to curb party bosses power at Saratoga and in Albany. It contends reform would reduce control by central committees and leaders, praising direct elections while noting risks of change. Also mentions Albany school census padding claims impacting housing demand in Eugene.
A fragmentary editorial voice questions a foreign judgment on a husband owning his wife’s gowns and jokes about pensions, electing a president, and the cost of trousers. It cites Consul General Guenther in Frankfort and notes customs in Europe, including sugar burning and various practices.
A commentary discusses Professor Trilbert of the Pasteur Institute at Paris who claims burning sugar yields formic acid hydrogen a potent antiseptic. Experiments show dead typhus tuberculosis cholera and smallpox bacilli after vapor exposure. The piece notes public fascination with burnt sugar disinfection and critiques sensational campaign scandals.
A Washington preacher criticized candidate Cha fin for attacking national morals in a harsh manner. He labeled the assertion as arising from the overheated mind of a campaign orator, arguing the remark was unbecoming and unworthy of public discourse.
Congressman John Wesley Gaines comments that if Roosevelt witnessed a dog fight he would intervene. The statement suggests Roosevelt’s actions are under scrutiny and acknowledges many men favor dog fighting.
An Interstate Commerce Commission attorney warns that railroads serving western New York refinery shipments have granted sugar trust rebates under alternate names. The comment notes rapid, risky changes likened to king-making in some parts of the world.
A column of opinions mentions Evelyn Thaw and her money troubles, a call to supply Europe at fair prices, Hon. John Barrett to speak at the U O assembly, a quip about phonographs and denials, social judgments on divorce and cars, Bulgaria’s czar question, and doubts about Hearst motives in public life.
A reflective column notes the risk of public scorn for bold personal behavior, contemplates a future European conflict with France and Germany not clearly aligned, predicts a new Eugene post office with its hide opening in Washington next month, and jokes that undecided voters attract attention while trust magnates see no bright side.
A fragment notes Jonn Barrett will perform at a university ball. The item hints at admirers and the event's social impact, but details like date and venue are unclear in the readable text.
Edward W Townsend who wrote Chimmie Fadden is the Democratic candidate for Congress in New Jersey seventh district. John G Oglesby, Republican nominee for Illinois lieutenant governor, is a son of former governor Richard Oglesby. Debs and the Red Special tour ends in New England with a Faneuil Hall speech. Wm Bourke Cochran campaigns for Bryan Kern in several states. Virginia gubernatorial race sees three contenders as J Taylor Ellyson possibly enters. Samuel G Cosgrove, Washington governor candidate, is 61, a Civil War veteran, born in Ohio, later farmer and lawyer in Washington.
A petition by Eugene Mill & Elevator Co in Portland accuses Albany Farmers' Co of selling stored wheat and oats without accounting, defrauding lenders and grain owners, and disposing of assets. It seeks involuntary bankruptcy and sale of the company’s property for creditors.
A Eugene resident Charles Beadle of 333 Eighth St. testifies that since using Dean's Kidney Pills he has found lasting relief from kidney pain and bladder issues. He recalls a severe attack six months ago and says three years of subsequent use have left him free from kidney trouble. He reiterates his endorsement and urges purchase from Foyster-Milburn in Buffalo as the sale agent.
Commercial club members discussed beautifying the Southern Pacific depot area in Eugene. Plans include sod, flower beds, shrubs, trees to screen utilities, plus a garden maintainable by the SP company if willing. A landscape visit by W F Chace is set for Oct 20 to outline detailed plans.
Coburg men recently located homesteads near Siuslaw River after a week in the area. J. H. B. Miller spoke to Coburg high and intermediate classes before a hoped Odd Fellows lecture. A new telephone line project from Acway of South Slough to Maple Creek is proposed, with residents able to buy/lease service. Mrs. J. A. Vader is recovering after an abdominal tumor operation performed recently. Florence West reports.
Mrs Ada L Croom owner of Croom Hotel Vaughn Mississippi suffered months of severe cough and thought consumption had seized her. A friend recommended Dr King s New Discovery and three bottles cured her completely. The remedy is famed worldwide for coughs colds and lung and throat ailments and is sold at W A Kuykendall s store for 50 cents and 1.
DeWitt's Carbohizea Witch Hazel Salve is touted as the best remedy for piles and can be bought at all druggists.
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