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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1903
Page
6
The text notes scrofula is commonly inherited and rarely entirely absent. It describes pale weak children and many adults affected, with signs including neck swellings, abscesses, skin eruptions, inflamed eyelids, sore ears, rickets, catarrh, wasting, and general decline.
An advertisement asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills eradicate debility and scrofula. It hosts a testimonial from Mrs. J. H. Jones of Parker City Indiana claiming her daughter’s neck and ear scrofula sores disappeared after taking the medicine, concluding the product fulfills its promise.
The passage argues that educated, affluent, and professional groups increasingly commit crimes, challenging views that crime stems from ignorance or intemperance. It cites Buckley’s The Present Epidemic of Crime from Century magazine as supporting context.
A Chicago Record-Herald anecdote features a poised author declaring immortality and riches are trivial when he is busy writing popular novels. The sharp reply questions the value of wealth next to creative work, turning on the notion of fame.
At the funeral of Walter S. Gazle, a local bank cashier who died last week, about 121 men born and raised in Owenton Ky have become bank cashiers. Many surviving cashiers attended the service to honor Gazle and his career.
The doctor asks about a wife sleeping well and Stubb replies that she sleeps quickly once she touches his vest pocket. The humorous exchange highlights a punchline about personal habits in a newspaper style snippet.
A concise collection of moral maxims from Mary A. Mason in In Lighter Vein. It highlights patience turning sour to sweet, gradual growth of fools, swift rewards for truth, balanced mercy, and thorn gathering by strangers, reflecting cautious wisdom in everyday conduct.
A Chicago News humorous brief records a quip about Helen being bright after a man jokes about future marriage. The exchange notes her response and the man’s punchline, reflecting light social banter in a city paper.
A cartoonish exchange suggests a jail escapee was shot through the vital areas. The joke twists to say he was shot through the stomach or appetite, reflecting humorous newspaper slang about food and life after capture.
In a colloquial exchange, Miss White and Sam Coal discuss a kiss and a proposed kiss interval. He claims if allowed to kiss forty four minutes, he would be in trouble, suggesting a heated, gossip-worthy confrontation between the two.
Two chauffeurs clash over Puffer who is accused of running people down without warning. One says he is not a true sportsman, the other voices defense, calling him a pot-hunter and questioning the accusation.
In a brief street exchange George notes a tight squeeze in Wall Street while Mayme points to similar pressure on their street. They mention no stock exchange nearby yet reference hang mocks as a local scene.
Town Topics comments on Newport facing imminent abandonment after a decade of decline, debating whether the town can be any more deserted. The item reflects a period voice and local sentiment about the city’s future prospects.
A speaker praises a woman for eating corn from the cob, admiring her white teeth and red lips. The story ends with a sly confession that it took five ears to satisfy her, adding a twist to the compliment.
MES M RE DAVIDSON reports wretched health with ulcerated gums. After using 5.8.S. she quickly recovered, appetite improved, and food agreed. She calls it a fine family medicine.
A collage of poems and a humorous prose item links John Home’s Norval and Burns’s Afton Water with a comic tale of a ventriloquist tramp. The fragment mixes ballad, lyric, and a brief Rochester NY Herald joke about a ventriloquist pretending to saw wood.
Over the past decade Britain's certified pauper lunatics have risen while countrywide deaths by self harm increase. The report notes deteriorating physical form among recruits, with lowered standards for height weight and chest measurements. It highlights a trend toward physical degeneration despite modern athleticism.
A working man tends to settle his obligations because he has funds while the loaf er remains in debt due to lack of money.
John Bull notes surprising numbers of employed women in England and Wales including 27,707 tending bar. A single Irish girl, Victoria Short, becomes the so called whisky drummer for a living, earning criticism yet achieving notable success under an employer named Tall.
Dr Day of the United States Geological Society discovered a synthetic sandalwood oil while testing crude Texas petroleum. The odor proved sandalwood like, promising cheap production and potential market impact. The oil’s availability could threaten natural sandalwood supply used in perfumery and medicine.
Notes on dwarf elephants once living in Malta and parts of Italy, now regarded as a freak rather than a distinct species. Describes a pygmy deer on the Bunda Islands, similar in size to a cat but with refined deer features. Mentions Shetland ponies as pygmies among horses and the Central African musk as a tiny dwarf.
The Nourlanaste or Eastern Star, a weekly Arctic Norway publication from Bigerfjord, is written in the Lap language. A four page paper with religious pieces and local news and no advertisements, reflecting small reader needs.
The popularity of Germany's railway minister Herr Badde is shown by nearly 200 laboring men purchasing his latest lithograph at a price of 1% cents, illustrating strong public interest in the official's image.
A brief notice states that the eating of snakes lizards scorpions centipedes tarantulas and other reptiles is prohibited by statute in Kansas and Maryland. The fragment implies a legal prohibition on consuming reptiles in these jurisdictions.
A prominent church worker credits Peruna with saving her life and enabling a return to health after months of poverty and illness. She describes grand relief from nervousness and weakness and urges others to seek Dr Hartman’s free home treatment offer. Letters are confidential and promptly answered.
Mrs. Julia M. Brown, secretary of the Woman's State Federation of California, reports from Los Angeles that Peruna surpasses its claims. She cites cases of exhausted mothers restored to health and chronic catarrh cured after many failed remedies, praising the remedy as a rare exception.
A humorous quip asks if Mrs Knicker Is Mrs Jones, noting Mrs Becker's claim that her cook has lived with all neighborhood families, reflecting social chatter.
A Baltimore Herald quotation notes that a man’s quietness yields a reputation for wisdom and implies wisdom in knowing when to speak. The remark emphasizes restraint as a mark of prudence and sound judgment.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Conway & Co swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public and date stated. Claim promotes Hall's Family Pills as best.
Baltimore American notes a curious line about Mrs Rush er in the 4007 entry. The item hints at a social or local context but lacks clear details or names beyond the brief mention.
A woman confined to the house for years with a chronic female derangement found hope and relief after trying many doctors and remedies, ending in happiness and renewed usefulness. The story highlights persistence, medical pursuit, and transformative relief.
A young physician asks how to act when a disease cannot be determined. The old doctor replies, act wisely by saying nothing. The exchange frames restraint and measured judgment in medical uncertainty.
From a Canadian View two Boer generals have purchased 100000 acres of land for colonization in Mexico. The report suggests recognition in South Africa is not influencing actions rapidly.
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