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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1902
Page
9
The Eugene Weekly Guard lampoons public figures from Senator Tratt to Rockefeller and Gates, critiques modern literature, and praises civic beauty while noting how political and social habits shape public life. It references Kipling, Lord Pauncefote, and Admiral Kitchener, and juggles opinions on philanthropy, athletics, and domestic life with satirical wit.
A sweeping essay links United States Pacific interests with China and Japan, noting Grant’s foresight on a Cuba war and modern shifts after 1902. It surveys volcanic disasters, quakes, and battles with a central claim: electricity speeds news and intensifies nerves, shaping life as the globe binds together.
A guide explains using a glass sheet and rubbed wool to energize cut paper figures placed beneath the glass. Figures rise, dance on the ceiling of their small ballroom, then fall back and renew the dance when the glass is touched. Also notes a Georgia lantern for the Scotch Cape Alaska government lighthouse project.
The Klondike is described as American with 7 percent of its population hailing from the United States. This highlights cross border demographics and regional ties in the historic mining region.
A fragmented text blends Civil War era lyrics and Scottish ballad verses. It mentions the Battle Hymn of the Republic and Highland Mary, attributing lines to Julia Ward Howe and Robert Burns, with references to themes of faith marching on and dying to make men free, alongside nostalgic verses about Highland Mary and lost loves.
The article describes college rowing training with long daily rows and strict discipline. Captain checks after taps ensure attendance, while coach Ellis Ward emphasizes plain meals to sustain effort. Despite hardship, pride, loyalty, and determination drive the crew toward victory.
A London Financial News summary cited by Col. M. KR. Jefferds shows American railroads like the New York Central cut work costs per ton mile by over 52 percent since 1870, while English lines reduced little. Freight costs on the London and Northwestern differ sharply from U.S. rates, highlighting management efficiency gaps and broader English industry trends.
The passage argues English manufacturers and industrial managers fall behind in economic progress, blaming trade unions for decline. It notes the United States has a thriving union movement at parity with Britain, yet British capitalists fail to justify their role as they lag in adapting to modern economic forces.
A Persian baker feigns blindness after cataract surgery by Dr. C. G. Wills in The Land of the Lion and the Sun. The doctor exposes the ruse, recovers his four pounds, and the crowd corners the liar in a public bazaar, where the man pretends to gain sight again.
A witty roundup of summer heat advice stresses simple, practical steps to avoid heat exhaustion. Readers are urged to keep cool, avoid overheating, and use common sense rather than elaborate rules, with emphasis on temperate living and natural caution during hot days.
The piece describes Fahrenheit and his use of salt action on bees to reach a low temperature and his thermometer. It notes that now liquefied gases enable a temperature of 200 degrees Fahrenheit to be produced easily.
A proposed Tippecanoe monument will memorialize General William Henry Harrison's 1811 defeat of Tecumseh at the confluence of the Tippecanoe and Wabash rivers in Indiana. Congress may be asked to appropriate 50000 for the project. The White Star line steamer Codrie, 21000 tons, was launched with 18400-ton cargo capacity and seating for 3000 passengers. Cedric expected in autumn. Anarchist Herr Most recalls prison experiences across countries and quips about freer nations, work in Austria, binding in Germany, oakum in London, and furnace duty in America.
An international earthquake study initiative led by Germany invites the United States and many nations including Russia, Britain, France, Mexico, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile to participate. Count Von Quadt delivered the invitation to the U S State Department with plans for a spring conference.
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