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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1903
Page
3
In a tense sequence, Rose plans to meet a mysterious visitor Robin while Louis warns of deeper danger. Rose discovers her betrothal to a gardener clashes with family pride as Gasparde schemes to force a marriage. Jacques Le Roux interrupts a dangerous scene, drawing brigands and a pistol showdown.
In a remote forest cavern, Gasparde orders Jacques bound and Rose imprisoned in a dark cell. He pits Rose’s fate to her compliance with an offer of a priest and freedom, warning of long confinement while planning her fate. Rose rages at Robber-murderer Gasparde and vows to escape or die.
Judge Thomas rejects blanket professional confidence in criminal flight cases, ordering a lawyer to reveal connections to a client’s escape. The ruling emphasizes that attorneys must not aid crime and may be compelled to disclose information when it serves upholding justice. The decision questions lax views on ethical duties in the legal profession.
A humorous exchange features Wile Wishing on and Miss Cayenne debating belief in reincarnation. Wile notes temptations to believe, while Cayenne remarks on how he sometimes spells words like Elizabethan scribes, prompting playful banter.
The article recalls the 1862 Battle of Antietam on Maryland soil between Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee and Union troops under George B. McClellan. It notes a New Jersey erected monument dedicated with President Roosevelt present, and summarizes casualties and wartime movements, including McClellan’s retreat to the James River and subsequent Union mobilization.
A historically alarmist column railing against extreme dieting and hygienic dictates. It laments eliminating natural foods, predicts widespread dyspepsia and death, recalls childhood memories of bread and butter, and invokes fear of medical overreach and restricted nourishment. The piece frames dietary science as perilous to happiness and survival.
Conductor Dave Houston of the Southern Pacific Railroad, on a ten day vacation at Senaide, fished along Necanicum creek when a large black bear blocked his log perch. The bear held him for hours before a hunter killed the 259 pound animal, leaving Houston with more gray hairs and a remarkable tale.
A dispatch from Topeka denies William Allen White wore a plug hat at Roosevelt’s dinner and hints of a mob at his office. The piece also parades a string of anecdotes from literary, military, and frontier life, including a German general’s five cent rations and a Pratt County wedding misadventure.
The Washington Post relays a Tampa witness account of 1870 Hernando County Judge William B Center, a dissipated widower with enemies, who reads a Savannah News report of his own murder as a premonitory surprise. Center later unexpectedly visits Tampa, prompting speculation over the predicted killing.
A middle aged, gaunt narrator argues Roosevelt’s strenuous life is mostly talk. He recounts a string of sports mishaps from baseball to golf, showing how vigorous life gives him only injuries and near misses, concluding the strenuous life suits only talking about it.
The Helena Record quotes George W. Sproule noting Virginia City's financial strain and rising decay. Officials reportedly cut street lights, reduced the fire department to two men, and discharged the lone night watchman as Storey County tightens expenses. Once thriving with 40,000 residents, the town now faces marked dilapidation and fewer police on duty.
A Great West farm owner claims vast farming. an Long Island resident counters with boastful profits. Hawkins sold produce worth forty dollars and nineteen dollars for potatoes last season, while others net fifty dollars yearly from poultry. The exchange highlights perceived wealth in farming despite local views.
A New York Times story tells of Josiah Flynt and his tramping companions. The tramp Weary Willie answers that food is getting worse as cooking schools reach far and wide and women learn to mutilate sustenance into French dishes.
A witty reader exchange questions the identity of the speaker Patrick Henry and the fate that followed. The Chicago News cites a friend answering liberty or death with a cheeky query about divorce or death as the outcome.
A playful novelty resembles a full sized cigar with a pencil for a butt and a hidden black lead tip that appears when the lower edge is turned. The item inspires envy as a contented man poses with hands in pockets and whistles, the setup noted in light, humorous terms.
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