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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1900
Page
6
The piece recalls that since Grant no president won a second consecutive term, with Harrison and Cleveland failing after seeming certain re‑elections in 1888 and 1892. It asks if McKinley will provide a third exception and if history will repeat.
Maine national committeeman Manley promotes a four year export record to back McKinley re election arguing that a Bryan win would disrupt farming mining oil and trade while asserting workers and producers drive national prosperity far more than politicians.
Marlon Harland reports in the Philadelphia North American about the grape cure practiced in Switzerland where schools close for ten days so families can eat grapes together. He claims forty years of year round fruit cures bring perfect digestion steady nerves and vigor to women of his age and notes pharmacists lament quieter business during the regimen.
Workmen in New York pace to fell boulevard trees while a Medford incident recalls a placard about the Lord’s century-long growth lost in a day. The piece links urban tree removal debates with a local protest memory.
The administration press increasingly defends imperialism, previously ignored in the campaign. The author argues issues arise naturally and cannot be manufactured or ignored, likening evasive stances to an ostrich hiding its head in the sand and claiming such policy invites defeat.
President McKinley invites ex Presidents Harrison and Cleveland to join the International Board of Arbitration, presenting a friendly solution to the question of what to do with former presidents. The move signals a diplomatic role for the aging leaders in international mediation.
The article criticizes the McKinley administration for not enforcing anti trust laws, citing factory closures and mass unemployment. It cites a World excerpt about John C Meysin’s milltown and the impact of a trust buyout. It argues manufacturing capitalists funded McKinley’s election and laments stalled reforms and flawed trade and defense viewpoints.
Philadelphia capitalists will construct paper mills with a capacity of about three hundred tons of magazine and newspaper paper per day. The aim is to prevent the paper trust from absorbing the new venture, a hope voiced in the piece.
A judge condemned a counterfeiter with a stark warning that mercy is unavailable here and only future mercy may be hoped for in another world. The item also warns against fakes of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters citing a private revenue stamp on the genuine bottle for indigestion constipation and biliousness.
The Willamette Valley Fruitgrowers' Association sold six carloads of prunes totaling 72 tons to buyers in New York Pittsburg and Johnstown Pa. Prices average at least four cents per pound for growers. Marion county foresees a huge fruit crop with estimates near 75 carloads in the Liberty and Rosedale area south of Salem.
Senator Beveridge will visit Oregon in October per Willis and Duniway secretaries of the Republican state central committee. Senator Fairbanks of Indiana plans to arrive in Oregon about September 15. Earl Bard, a 17 year old from Drain, accidentally shot his right leg. doctors cannot locate the bullet.
Deputy Sheriff James Kirkland investigates the Pendleton case in which Arthur Kelly killed his father Frank Kelly about 40 miles east of town. The twelve year old son reportedly shot from the rear with a revolver found under the body. Public opinion splits on punishment, some citing prenatal influence, others citing abuse that led to the killing.
Dialogue reveals a playful exchange about measurements. A woman boasts of her waist while a man claims exact inches, saying he knows from his arm length. The room reacts with laughter except one person who blushes at the remark.
Marion county streams receive 3500 grayling and 3500 brook trout from the United States Fish Commission distributed by local Red and Guo club. Fish placed in Mill creek Abiqua Pud ding river Silver creek and tributaries near Bantiam Hone and Mra Binger Hermann. Also notes hops contracts 326000 pounds at 9 to 12 cents per pound. Labor Day observed with limited public work. two marriage licenses issued. Local officials report several regional incidents and notable figures including Miss Ina Craig Miss Estella Case and E D Poill. Also forestry reserve script filings exceed 1.2 million acres in SW Oregon.
The Eugene Board of Trade conference committee met to revive interest and renew active business engagement. President F M Wilkins told a Guard reporter several important propositions will come before the group once ready, aimed at benefiting Eugene and Lane County. A meeting is planned for next week to secure broad attendance.
In Portland on September 3 the city displays dozens of elk heads used as decoration for the Carnival. The late 19th century style shows bronze elk figures perched atop Third Street saloons, drawing curiosity about their origin and cost. Also notes a birth in Dexter, Oregon, on September 4, 1900.
The La Grande Observer notes Cayuses are being shipped to the east and sold as family horses. A Lake View water works and electric light plant engine built for delivery arrives in about two weeks. Benjamin Flather of Walla Walla reports 19,589 bushels of barley from 200 acres at 99 bushels per acre. Wool from Lake county 1900 elip largely unsold, sent to commission houses on consignment. In Vineland New Jersey a ladies shoe pair was produced in 16 minutes 10 seconds from entry to packing, using electric process.
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