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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1901
Page
9
Eugene Weekly Guard canvasses social topics and absurdities from courts and commerce. It cites a New York wife case, prune industry woes in California, and a divorce claim over wood splitting. It muses on wireless newspapers at sea and warns against dangers of open windows and airs at night.
The piece argues that mass unemployment would not make workers useful on farms or factories, critiques modern football enthusiasm as escapism, and discusses the rise of current-topic classes for public debate led by capable teachers. It notes these classes thrive more in cities and emphasize understanding diverse opinions and fair leadership. It also laments U S government lease practices for legation buildings abroad.
Congress approves forty thousand dollars to acquire land and lay the foundation for a proper legation building in Pekin. The United States completes a modest start and aims for a structure commensurate with its role in Chinese affairs, reflecting policy and prestige.
Government entomologists pursue a novel method to curb grasshopper plagues in New Mexico Colorado Wyoming and Nebraska by releasing fungus cultures from South Africa. Cultures are prepared on gelatine and blood serum then shipped in sealed tubes with instructions for use. Colorado saw a prior outbreak with samples sent to Washington for culture production and study.
A cow defends her calf from a bear intruding near juniper cover. The calf rests, the cow rises, snorts, stamps, and charges with horns leveled as the bear’s head appears in the brush. The scene conveys protective aggression in a forest clearing.
A historical report explains the spread of a deliberate grasshopper plague using infected hoppers distributed in Colorado and Texas. It details the capture, rearing, and release of infected grasshoppers to transmit disease, the pest’s impact on Western crops, and methods to destroy eggs. It covers female egg-laying behavior, egg protection, and field control techniques such as soil screening, burning, and pit driving.
Nurse is injured after a cliff fall and Dr Martin Dobree tends her with care amid a storm on Sark. He confronts mystery, grows attached, and battles with fear as Tardif aids, Julia’s circle returns, and the tale moves toward a tense domestic twist.
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