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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1901
Page
6
Following President McKinley's death hymns led by churches and bands carried a solemn tribute. Favorites Lead Kindly Light and Nearer My God to Thee were sung with deep feeling as the nation mourned. The article notes the writers and origins of Nearer My God to Thee and Lead Kindly Light.
The New York Medical News critiques the handling of President McKinley’s case, reprinting autopsy details and doctors' statements. It argues gangrene arose from the wound and reflects on tissue necrosis, patient vitality, and the timing of repair, citing age and health factors. Chronometer testing and shipboard accuracy are also discussed, noting costs and procedures.
Low in the West daylight fades as Summer lingers by a pool with purple lips and scarlet flowers. Narcissus-like reflections fade to pale mortal traits. Measured descriptions recall wan mist, sighs in forest paths, and dryads mourning passing days. The piece notes Summer hearing a warning as her tresses drift and flowers fall.
Briarsmere on her cob ignores rain as Ralph Underwood plans a proposal while Jack, the loyal agent, risks foreclosure and moral peril. Esme, torn between wealth and love, faces a stormy choice as revelations shift hearts and futures.
The article notes Roosevelt’s facial hair history, stating that only in 1885 did he wear whiskers and that year he graduated from Harvard. It references a class photograph showing the future president with mustache or none prior to this period.
In a measured review, Dra, Mann and Mynter are commended for prompt surgery and sound judgment after the president died from an unforeseen complication. The physicians’ conduct is described as dignified and admirable, with no preventable errors. A domestic scene from London follows the medical reflection.
A collage of light verse and punny exchanges from The Ooty Time and similar columns. Jokes poke gentle fun at politics, marriage, and daily life with quick lines like a family lampoon. Pieces touch on a candid baby name quip, gossip, and a cheeky remark about hairpins sparking chatter.
The piece explains chronometer production in the United States vs Britain, noting three American makers against many British firms. It asserts many instruments in use are American and tests involve extreme temperatures to gauge accuracy. It stresses instruments are sold on trial and tested under three years old before shipment.
A popular woman laments intimate friendships turning into instrumentally used social roles. She recalls being relegated to minor seating, small rooms, and late invitations as hosts juggle favors and “pay backs.” The piece ends with her wish for firmer boundaries with a friend named Katie.
The passage notes that an average unmarried girl imagines a small home and believes housekeeping means buying fine glassware and hiring a cleaner to sweep on Fridays, revealing early 20th century social attitudes toward domestic life.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quips Admiral Schley should return home to read official naval history after his Santiago Battle involvement. The Philadelphia Record notes a clerical man at Niagara Falls remarking it is a pity to see water go to waste, and another man with an impressionist nose questions its value.
A fragmentary citation from Life Sequitur notes banter among The Kind Two Girls and Larkin, with playful questions about marriage. De Witt mentions a son pursuing medicine and humorous misidentifications of professions, including an undertaker.
Readers glimpse humorous exchanges from old periodicals with miscommunications about engagements, moonlit drives, and summer plans. Snippets feature characters like First and Second Summer Girl and comic banter about meals and loans.
The dialogue quips about proof and truth as characters jest over shirts and rumors. References include Miss Sharpe Mrs Gay and Bobby Gillum, with Liberty Proverb and a modern twist on the pen versus the Maxim gun debate.
In a brief exchange the paper notes a quip about marriage age from Miss Maudie and a remark on cash payments for lessons. Mrs Cumrox asserts they pay cash for every lesson and dismisses the notion of paying by credit or installments.
In the Ohio State Journal and Washington Star style, the scene shows Meandering Mike recounting a public mishap in New York with the prosecuting attorney accusing him of unprincipled conduct as a police officer. The tale features Little Willie and mentions catching goldfish with a pinhook.
A Duluth News Tribune item recounts a railroad man’s tale of a southern state preacher named Thing. Once called Hog, he sought a name change and, after court guidance, adopted Thing as his permanent moniker. He pastors a small white church with green blinds and is regarded as the good Thing by locals.
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