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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1900
Page
4
A fragment notes a claim about a standard remedy for wasting diseases affecting all ages. It hints at a longstanding health remedy promoted as universal, signaling a period piece on medical beliefs and public discourse regarding cures.
Eugene Guard discusses animal coloration and human fashion, noting how men now dress in bold colors like a peacock. It recounts a New York World piece on Maine figures Lieut-Gov Woodruff and Joseph H Manley, highlighting Manley’s white flannel suit, white shoes, and turkey-red necktie observed near the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The column muses on humanity’s savage ancestry and cites a remark by William Ewart Gladstone.
Portland faces a growing nuisance as boarding house keepers harass ship masters and owners, harming commerce on the Columbia River. A case saw a roaster have a sailor boarding house keeper arrested for unlawful boarding, and a subordinate is suing for 5000 in damages. The piece urges the port to curb such actions to protect shipping rates and Portland’s reputation.
A violent incident reported by telegraph yesterday ended in a fatality involving a Black person accused in the mob action. Authorities search for motive and exact sequence of events as details remain unclear.
In Asbury Park New Jersey on Tuesday night Chairman Hanna of the Republican national committee urged that every man contribute what he can to perpetuate the administration. The speaker warned of desperate times and contrasted with four years ago when only office holders and tariff beneficiaries contributed. He suggested Hanna stay focused on fundraising rather than public speaking.
Albany Democrat reports debates over a proposed 50 cent dollar backed by a Republican congress and a president. The piece contrasts Bryan’s hypothetical presidency with the new coinage, noting a 46 and 23 cent comparison and the government’s plan to issue 100,000,000 coins that could pay 100 cents on the dollar for commodities like wheat. The tone is coy and partisan.
A large gathering in Auburn Indiana saw Rev W Meese unite about three hundred couples in marriage marking a second reunion of the life-labor of a knot-tying divine. The social side was strong with diverse regional representation and the question of whether marriage is a failure drew a vote that showed no conversion this year.
The deceased president of the Southern Pacific railroad leaves millions to private heirs with no charity or public benefactions, unlike the Stanford fortune. The contrast highlights differing approaches to philanthropy and wealth after death.
The Tam many Hall New York headquarters displayed a number of Bryan and Stevenson campaign banners and transparencies far exceeding the 1896 tally.
Berkeley Aug 24 By year’s start the University of California reports over 2300 students. The overcrowding leads to a public plea for legislative aid. Also noted are agricultural sparsity remarks and a farmer’s wheat threshing yield of 8 bushels per acre from 180 acres handled by John Maxwell.
Dr W Kuykendall of Eugene was re-elected Grand Physician for the Woodmen of the World and Women of Woodcraft at the national convention in Denver. The Oregon delegation headed home today as rain sent travelers inland. Clarence Gaziey, prune buyer, is in Eugene after touring California prune regions. He notes large crops there but smaller than before and expects demand for larger fruit here.
A light verse about Mary asking older female relatives for guidance on choosing a partner. Aunts Martha, Jane, and Ruth warn that men are flawed and counsel staying away, while Mary contemplates their griefs and decides to marry once more to share them.
Rose Harvey narrates a Mansfield style episode in which she begs for a humorous Rutland contribution to The Weekly Way. A meeting at Olive Lodge leads to a misread refusal, followed by a chance encounter with Rolf Rutland who agrees to write for the weekly. By Sept 5 1898 the couple wed, touching off renewed confidence in the paper.
The piece compares American college football's hard tackling and precise machinery with England's looser play. It notes cricket and baseball as national pastimes and contrasts social ease with high tension in baseball. It argues English baseball and cricket shape demeanor, while American football emphasizes direct, renewed aggression.
North American Notes and Queries recounts Benjamin Franklin establishing a printing press in Montreal in 1775 to print manifestoes urging Canadians to join the colonial side. The press operated briefly before being moved to the United States, though its vault remains at Chateau de Ramezay as a relic of New France. Franklin sought to include Canada in confederation and Ireland, but later doubted Canadian possessions' viability in the revolt era.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Cantala, Miss Sweet, and a compass needle pointing north with a suggestion of going south in Brooklyn Life. The readable pieces hint at a fictional or stylized column or vignette without clear event or dates.
Spencer Gifford visits Palmyra to meet Jim Robbins and encounters a political banquet with Hon. Jack Speed as guest. A last minute telegram removes Perkins, leaving Spencer to speak. Amid old ties and a hinted romance with Anna Goldie, Spencer praises Jim and declares his blessing on Jim and Anna as he realizes love.
A Hindoo narrator travels to England and reflects on women’s modest dress and social rules. He admires women but balks at English norms, noting a dilemma when offered closeness to a woman who is married. The piece explores cultural clash, propriety, and ethics through his cautious responses to social opportunities.
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