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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1903
Page
12
A vintage health advertisement extols Dr Harter’s Iron Tonic as a blood builder and purifier. It claims pure blood prevents illness and links impurity to fatigue, promoting the tonic as a century trusted remedy endorsed by many medical men who could not find a substitute.
A 1901 Detroit testimonial claims Dr Harter’s Iron Tonic cures dozen ailments from pimples to dyspepsia by purifying blood and restoring health after rheumatic illness. The letter praises three bottles for eradicating decay and restoring vigor, urging others with indigestion rheumatism and fatigue to try the tonic.
A collection of small ads and notices from Preston Hales to Salem Journal items. Mentions selling furniture and rocking chairs, fly repellents, and a sewer main dig in front of city hall. Notes the First Regiment band disbanding and a wedding party arriving in Salem. Also references hop picking season, furniture prices, and railway or street notices with local names and places.
Rev R H Kennedy former pastor of Hillsboro Congregational church was arrested on the charge of robbing E H Warren's home. He claims alibi and says he was in Portland Monday and Tuesday. The two women inmates identify him. his family is destitute and a charitable subscription was raised.
Highlands, Sept. 23. In light to moderate wind the Reliance led Shamrock III from the start and finished two minutes before the time limit, securing a sweep of all three races. The bulletin at 2 45 noted a one and a half mile lead, and by finish the Reliance showed clear supremacy not matched by the English challenger.
Frank Clifton, jailed for larceny in Cottage Grove, engineered a corridor escape by crafting an inner door key. He hid in a woman’s cell, attempted to lock deputies out, and fled toward the Eugene bridge before being nabbed by Ray Frank, Marshal Stiles, and Sheriff Fisk after a brief chase. Clifton claimed safes in Eugene could be opened by him, suggesting a prior record.
Seattle on September 3 reports a united strike is unlikely as harmony falters among unions. Seattle Electric Company and the draymen's association will contest the issue with some unions backing the team masters. Employers may concede later, but day by day more teams join city work using non union drivers.
The Southern Pacific will stop using wood on its main line passenger engines, converting the Eugene to Portland overland engine to coal. Most freight and branch engines will still burn wood for a time. Coal will come from Bellingham Bay. oil burners may be adopted later with a new oil tanker at Ashland.
Chicago reports Richard Gordon, a notorious escaped convict, may be among two gunmen who robbed the Chicago car barns office of 3400 and killed two workers. An image from Mrs. Dupree is used to identify the fugitives, with police pursuing leads as no trace of the culprits is found.
A massive log drive of about 10,600,000 feet moves toward Booth Kelly Lumber at Coburg. Began at Million Place ten miles above Walterville and was passing Walterville today. Destination expected in a few days.
The column lists numerous residents traveling or visiting places such as Minneapolis Seattle Salem Junction City and Portland. Notables include B D Paine ill with inflammatory rheumatism and attorneys L E Bean and G F Skipworth. Several couples and individuals depart for outings farms and visits to Bohemia mines Elmira Seal Rocks and Long Beach with travelers returning from London Springs andاری.
Yesterday a merry group of young people under Mr and Mrs Dority formerly of Ashland spent the day in a grove near Coburg bridge. They joined for a noon picnic dinner and in the cool evening returned home by wheels and carriages, tired yet happy after a pleasant respite from work.
The little daughter of W. Sweet died at Elmira on Wednesday September 2. Her funeral was conducted today with interment at Inman cemetery. Hugh Renshaw is the city from the McKenzie.
In Verbena Alabama F A Galleto recalls a years long misery from piles. After trying various remedies with little relief, Bucklin's Arnica Salve finally cured the condition, proving effective where previous treatments failed. The endorsement notes the salve’s usefulness for similar ailments.
Readable fragments mention Pete Castot and Abe in vague context with other names. The brief item notes minor actions or events without clear dates or outcomes. No strong readable details to confirm a specific incident or result.
The 17 month old son of E. E. Hale died of consumption at Hale in Lane County on September 2 1900. The funeral is set for tomorrow with interment in Chickahoming cemetery. The mother had died from consumption several months earlier.
Herbert Leigh reports a bonanza ore body on the Maine claim in Bohemia Camp. Four feet wide free gold ore at 8500 per ton with upper levels and 500 feet depth, plus other claims like Hiawatha Crystal and Oregon Securities showing rich ore. Hundreds of men at work. freight via new wagon road to Champion Basin.
Companies A and C of the First Separate Battalion Oregon National Guard left Eugene in special cars to join Ashland and Roseburg at the annual encampment. Poor turnout due to harvest and hop picking. Camp Lawton at Roseburg under Col Geo O Yoran. Soldiers look forward to a good time and orderly preparations.
Mrs. M. Be. Russell keeper of Thurston county poor farm asks court to allow paupers to hop pick. Court rules if paupers earn a dollar a day they may support themselves. Commissioners Edwards and Hill will visit Thurston to enforce the decision and warn County charges.
Albany Democrat reports Mrs. Winnard received a call from Brownsville about Earnest Buelow's accident. A 22 calibre rifle discharged accidentally, bullet traversing his intestines through ten holes. Doctor Winnard says he cannot return home before Thursday.
An Iowa seller proclaims twenty years of sales with high praise for Chamberlains Cough Remedy. The ad emphasizes quick relief from coughs and colds and notes DeNo’s drug store as a retailer.
Lwest and yearling rams by Barkie No 190341 A 8 A Ewe and ram lambs by Freshman No 188626 A B A George Armstrong Corvallis Oregon if this source is from a cattle or livestock sale catalog it lists Shropshire sheep breeding stock including rams by Barkie and lambs by Freshman with registration numbers and breeder name George Armstrong of Corvallis Oregon.
Homer I. Watts of Athena traveled through Salem Tuesday en route to Ashland to take the mathematics chair at the Southern Oregon Normal School. He graduated from the University of Oregon last June and will visit friends in Albany and Eugene before settling in Ashland.
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