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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1900
Page
9
A collage of opinions and small items from Eugene Oregon era columns. The piece muses on life, labor day, politics, theater, religion, and society, with remarks on notable figures, vows about Memorial day, a prune market satire, and a warning on rising self harm. It mixes cultural commentary with local civic sentiment.
A column discusses suicide causes, condemning cowardice and selfishness while recognizing unavoidable suffering. It contrasts Italian Duke d Abruzzi's Arctic reach with Norse explorer Nansen and muses on future polar expeditions. A poem from the Boston Transcript closes with notes on love bridging distant worlds.
A dated ad copy urges advertisers to plan ahead and avoid last minute rushes. It argues that rushed ads produce poor results and threaten business success, stressing that thoughtful, ahead planning yields better advertising outcomes for both general advertisers and retailers.
Mrs. Kooleworm Henry laments excessive child arrivals that strain resources, joking about biting some to curb the adoption surge as the situation grows burdensome for the household.
A sick village child craves Mile. Rohan’s voice. Dr Harrowden pleads for access to the singer who agrees to perform at the cottage. Evangeline lifts the room with a life affirming song, granting a final wish.
Eva the famed singer faces peril as Count Devas attacks during a Milan aria. Dr Harrowden intervenes, saving Eva as the audience reels from the staged death scene. Eva later recalls the Count's wild love and credits the doctor with her life, hinting at a future marriage.
A Bangor lawyer uncovers a colonial court record describing smock marriages where brides wore a sheet or chemise. The practice aimed to shield grooms from wives or their debts, with instances cited from England and Bradford in 1733. The article notes most brides were widows, common in Lincoln and York counties, Maine.
A Boston infant frets over baked beans, mother protests that the child should grow up healthy and undyspeptic like Uncle John of Baston, Pa. The brood remains silent yet visibly impressed, suggesting internal resolve may suffice without external influence. Detroit Journal notes the scene. Tea Leaves mentions dried tea leaves processed electrically.
The Viper, a 380 ton torpedo boat destroyer built for the British Admiralty, achieved a record speed during trials off the Tyne. It logged 36.585 knots on the first run, 35.503 knots on the second, and peaked at 47.115 knots or 43 miles per hour, a pace comparable only to express trains. Separately, Prof Barus discusses glass dissolving in water under high temp and pressure, noting sea water deep beneath the surface remains liquid at 410 degrees Fahrenheit and suggesting silicates may become fluid at five miles depth.
The 1899 exports of Palestine reached 1.58 million dollars while imports stood at 1.95 million. Overall trade in 1899 surpassed that of 1808 by about 155 thousand dollars and exceeded IST by nearly 500 thousand. The text muses on the refining influence of women within a home and its effects on a boy’s behavior.
The engagement of Duchess Etieaneth of Bavaria to Prince Albert of Flanders, heir to the Belgian throne, is announced. Albert is the second son of the Count of Flanders and brother to King Leopold II. The duchess, raised in a simple, unambitious family, is hoped to become a happy wife.
A farmer near Middletown New York William Gray reports his game cock has killed more than a dozen rats. The rooster ambushes rats at a hole then slams them to the ground and uses its spurs until the prey dies. The bird struts and crows after each kill. The item also notes a long feature on an elderly Creek Nation figure No-washe and mentions Kaiser's stenographer role under William I.
Prof Dolbear contends stupidity flags a nourished brain. Von Welshach markets a glowing gas burner. A ship davit device enables four ton loads to reach water from a keel. W Saville Kent photographs a two toed lizard. Devrnagyy magnifies it oddly. Siberia hosts the coldest inhabited region with a daily mean of 10.8 C below zero, while toads feed only on living insects. John Trowbridge tests high tension electricity with a million volt spark, and jokes about Elizabethan phrases. Ostrich plumage signals confinement and aluminum helmets enter service in the French army. A Cleveland man seeks directions to the market after a woman's advertisement.
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