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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1903
Page
5
The Times mocks public figures and trends from Harry Lehr’s rumored unkind verdicts to Cuba’s earthquake habit. It riffs on world events, autocracy envy, and fashion politics while musing on Holstein cows and the future of novels, ending with a wry note on a codfish famine forecast.
In London, Mr Choatela is now dean of the diplomatic corps as an American dean and a new American duchess join the circle repeatedly, provoking debate over influence and national pride. The pattern raises questions about balance and prestige between nations.
The Norwegian dramatist Ibsen declares he would relocate to this country to reside if age did not hinder him, a remark that stirs the wives of the Ib sen clubs who credit fate for keeping him not young nor handsome.
The piece cites a Berlin scientist claiming starting piano lessons before age 14 harms nerves, while neighbors’ nerves would benefit if no practice began. It then shifts to U.S. and Russian topics, praising American colleges in Turkey for civic training and detailing a Russian Mongolia expedition to study future purchases, plus reflections on Frederick Law Olmsted’s legacy and concerns about American political corruptions and dangerous social trends.
The piece contrasts school success with real-world achievement, noting how brilliant students, overachievers, or pious figures often fail to translate college gifts into practical success. It argues life rewards social ease, self confidence, and people skills beyond scholastic knowledge, and that many who excel in class drift into obscurity while others with less scholarly polish thrive.
The Kansas City Star commends Lady Curzon as a model of American adaptability in a royal role. It notes Lady Curzon’s dignified conduct and public polish, contrasts American and British class formation, and highlights her Chicago upbringing and self-made achievements amid vast wealth.
Mr Thomas recounts two young acquaintances who rented a horse and trap for a day trip and faced the puzzling task of reharnessing the animal. The horse ignored their overtures and they decide to wait, humorously hoping the horse will yawn as the only response.
The article argues that seventy five percent of foreign born residents trace to tru tonic and Celtic stock, asserting Americans are not a mere mix of races but a fused American race from English origins. It also notes social norms about wedding presents from married versus unmarried persons reflecting broader cultural views.
A wide-ranging note contrasts egotism with egoism, illustrating how an outward ego can drive success in various lives from politics to industry. It cites Cardinal Wolsey and various archetypes, then shifts to a ledger-like example from Geneva Review weighing bricklaying at $2.50 a day against larger risks and nerves.
The piece argues that stock speculation favors a few seasoned players while most lose. It presents a math example showing how commissions and interest erode profits, revealing how losses can quickly outweigh gains. It concludes that to avoid losses one would need improbable, consistent winnings.
The Philadelphia Record notes Germany leads the world in industrial education with a government porcelain factory at Missen training pupils in drawing, then modelling and painting, before sending skilled individuals to Dresden and Berlin. Indentured apprentices split time between factory work and industrial schools for four years to ensure lifelong service.
The London Truth argues Russia should recognize Macedonia as within its sphere if abuses by Turkish rulers end. It decries Ottoman misrule and brutalities against Christians, noting unpaid civil servants and meager soldiers, and urges Britain to withhold aid to deter the sultan’s divide and rule.
A quotation argues that love for home and family, not self interest, drives industry. It cites Erskine defending his right to be heard, inspired by his children’s need for bread. The piece frames parental duty as the motive power behind work and progress.
Mr Tenney of the St Louis Globe-Democrat lauds cypress as a valuable timber. He notes Arkansas and Louisiana as prime sources, describes timber classes by tint, warns of potential extinction due to logging, and highlights rapid modernization boosting demand and prices. Cypress is praised for strength, durability and beauty, with uses from framing to interiors and even World’s Fair buildings.
Edgar Wallace Conable, once in Colorado, formed a health colony in northern Arkansas with 8000 acres and hundreds of followers. They shun breakfast, practice extended fasting, reject animal slaughter, and live in family groups. Women do housework lightly, and physicians are banned as health teachers supervise fasting cases like Miss Reda Benjamin’s 25 day fast.
The New York Sun notes Conable bans horses on the farm, insisting all tasks be performed by human labor or steam power, while cereal and fruit products are cited as attempts to cure the patient.
In San Miguel Arizona a mining camp women formed a 45-family cooperative cooking club four years ago. They leased a house, hired a matron, and employed Chinese servants through a three member executive to buy supplies. Each family keeps a table, and efficiency has cut living costs while improving service and food. The article notes the plan’s uniqueness to San Miguel and cites relief from fear of “Bridget” quitting.
A collage of brief scientific curiosities and observations: a Nagy washing machine claim from Szegedin promises grease and grime removal without soap. Delage’s sleep imagery persists as glimmers after eyelids close. Baker finds 300 tree varieties in Nicaragua. a cork substitute proves to be Anana roots resembling cottonwood. Spofford on ethical, optimistic proverbs. Willcocks auditions Chaldea’s irrigation revival as Egypt’s future model. Penn labs study snake venom antidotes with intermittent ligature therapy as a cautious, gradual countermeasure.
Dr Langewicz, a metallurgical chemist, reports trees near lodes and placers yield dissolved gold in ash after burning bark and outer wood. Ironwood ashes produced 10 to 40 cents worth of gold per ton, with branches richest, sometimes over $1 per ton. Findings suggest surface waters dissolve gold and migrate to tree roots.
The Washington coal fields lie along Puget Sound and the Cascades with shipments from Seattle and Tacoma. Washington produced 2,690,789 short tons last year, mainly consumed within the state and for steam, rail, and ship use. The Roslyn district furnishes about half of local coal, transported by rail, and much of the output sails to San Francisco and even Hawaii and Alaskan ports.
George Buchanan of Bunnell and Buchanan sparked a curbside incident at their office. After warning partners earlier, he knocked a visitor’s hat off and damaged it, then bragged of his threat. His junior Wilson Von Gossler appeared, and the affair ended with quip about a new hat bought yesterday.
A description of a card illusion where a spectator places a deck in a pasteboard holder, the pack is covered and opened, and the chosen card is revealed from within the cover. The method hints at a small paste or box aiding the reveal while the audience follows the act.
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