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Newspaper

Eugene Weekly Guard

Location

Eugene, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1900

Page

5

Democratic convention and local business notes span multiple events

A rough survey shows New York Democrats holding a harmonious convention while local trade and industry progress. The piece mentions F L Chambers building work, seed arrivals, a moving of goods to Lewisville, and various local figures including Dr F and Dr Jessie. Financial hints cover dairy profits and farm outputs with figures scattered across the column.

Democrate of New York F L Chambers

City to Rebuild After Massive Storm Losses

Galveston reports show money and supplies pouring in for the devastated city and surrounding counties. Officials now peg property loss at about 20 million dollars, with rebuilding viewed as certain.

Galveston Lives Place Lowe Houston Aleia Hitchcock Richmond Port Bend Aenee Wharton Sandy Poutocobe Stees Bresorta

Finding Graves in Sea After Galveston Disaster

After Galveston disaster on September 12, authorities deemed burial in trenches impractical and ordered bodies to sea. Barges were prepared for quick disposal, many unidentified, with no morgue identifications after 9 am. City under martial law with swift policing, looting bans, and guards at stores as jails filled.

Jones Ketchum J HA Hawley Committee On Public Safety

Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised as Cure All

An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and offers one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Includes testimonial note and Toledo Ohio address. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills.

Hall Sud FJ Cagney & Co Toledo Ohio Hail

Bids Wanted for University of Oregon Wood Sawing

Bids are invited at the office of JJ Walton for sawing 70 cords wed once 197 cords sawed twice oak cords sawed once cords sawed twice all sticks over 6 inches to be sawed same size only sod thrown in appcrete pile wood to be sawed with reasonable safeguards. Bid opening set for Sept 4 at 1 pm.

Bide JJ Walton University of Oregon

Ghouls Loot and Murder Rampage in Galveston News

A Galveston dispatch reports looting and desecration of the dead amid chaos after the city’s calamity. Black and white residents, relief workers among them, loot corpses for valuables while authorities and troops execute offenders. Over five suspected robbers have been shot.

Houston Tex Galveston

Story of a Slave Freed by Electric Bitters

Manchester Michigan man George D Williamen recounts a slave like condition of disease and describes his wife’s five year helplessness. After two bottles of Electric Bitters she recovered enough to return to work. The remedy is praised for female diseases nervousness sleeplessness melancholy headaches fainting and dizziness with a guarantee on every bottle.

George D Williamen Manchester Mich Heemye

Blurred River Mines Burying the Drad

Lane county mining deal tightens ties with Seattle firm Kiing Taylor for a lithamp mill to be built next spring. Sparks bond two groups of claims on McKenzie river side Blue River to aid development. contract price around $000 per group. winter work planned due to low-altitude sites.

Kuuk River Lane County Dexter Sparkes Kiing & Taylor Seattle Sparks Calapoola Mesers Sparks Astoe McKenzie River Blue River J W Wycoff

Fatal Tree Fall Ends Man's Life in Olive Street Yard

N Leathers from Irving road area was in town peddling garden stuff when he climbed a prune tree at Mrs M A Hunsaker residence on Olive and Ninth streets. A forked limb split, causing him to fall about eight feet and strike his head. Dr Kuykendall pronounced neck broken. Coroner Griffon saw no inquest. Leathers, 71, widower with nine grown children, funeral Friday at Oak Hill cemetery.

Iuard Mra. M. A. Hunsaker Olive Ninth N. Leathers River Road Irving J Ro Campbell Campbell Kuykendall Griffon Corpes

Saloon Operators Buy Two-Story Building Next Door

Daily Guard reports Messrs M Sommerville and Geo Berger owners of the Hoffman House saloon bought from J H Goodman the two story brick building two doors north of their current site. The first floor houses AC Auten's cigar store. They pay $6000 and lease their present quarters to Jan 1 before moving after remodeling in a modern style. The sale signals higher Eugene business property values than a year ago.

Messrs M Sommerville Geo Berger Hoffman House J H Goodman AC Auten Cigar Tore Mesers Sommerville & Berger Eugene

Global hop crop shortage estimated at 250000 bales

The Portland Telegram reports a worldwide hop deficit of 250000 bales based on reliable returns. England supplies 25000 bales, Germany 150000 bales, and the remainder from other sources. London opens at 70 and 1 Mahillings per cwt, equating to 156 and 1S cents per pound, about 12 cents on board.

London

Wonderful Cure of Diarrhoea by Chamberlains Remedy

A Virginia editor nearly gave up after long diarrhoea but recovered fully using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The Times notes the testimonial from O Moone who suffered greatly before trying the remedy and regaining health. Sold by WL DeLano.

Virginia Chamberlain Mhilletiile Chamberain Wl, DeLano

Value of Man's Life and Health Belief Ad

An old ad argues that a person's life value equals earnings tied to health and digestion. It claims Hostetter's Stomach Bitters can normalize digestion, aid constipation indigestion dyspepsia biliousness and liver or kidney troubles and asserts the genuine bottle bears a private revenue stamp.

Supreme Courts

Real Estate Transfers and Mining Locations in Lane County

Court House items list real estate transfers including Fred T Mills to Pacific Gold Mining Co and W G Wheeler to The American Freehold Land Mortgage Co, with amounts cited. Mining locations include Jumbo No 6 claim Fall Creek district and Bohemia district locators, plus a Eugene claim, all named with locator details and districts.

Fred T Mills Pacific Gold Mining Co Coffee Bunehade Bohemia SM Eliotetux P LC Hansen W G Wheeler American Freehold Land Mortgage Co SD Garneretux W D Wallace W T Drury MJ Miller Ann E Howe Bik Creswell H Griffin F McHee Andrew Carter W Hasewell Lane County Arthur L Frazer Apencer Hutte Lodge Eugene Fall Creek John Cruzan Ciettyeburg Clalo Louis Miezer White Eugene Claim W H White Louis Minzer

Grand Ronde Fruit Buyer Visits Willamette Valley

LaGrecde Chronicle reports To Begar of Eugene arrived Sunday to inspect Grand Ronde fruit prospects. Mr Segar is a leading fruit handler in the Willamette Valley and aims to buy green and dried fruit, planning a shipping port if the venture proves profitable.

Salmon Notes on Hatcheries and River Damming

Blate Fish Commissioners report season totals for Upper Blackallas 2,700,000 eggs and Salmon River 1,200,000 eggs amid low overall egg supply. A rogue near Gold Hill builds a brush dam to trap fish, with a platform for spear fishing, evading limits as the dam does not cover the stream. Robert Law shows two landscape paintings of Cadian burying ground on Memalom Island in the Columbia River near The Dalles. A monument marks Vic Trivet, a pioneer who lived with six Indians and left a fortune. his burial wishes by the sea and beside his wife are noted. Hood River area oil paintings and study hours are to be announced.

Reed Blackallas Salmon River Gold Hill Daily Guard Patnrinus Robert Law Memalom Columbia River Tie Dalles Vic Trivet White Ao Equaw le Maede Hood Meade Wshington Columbus River Hood River Lace

Valuable Lambs for Sale in Monroe Oregon

A flock of seven head of prime first class February and Mer lambs for sale. Also seven wethers. For additional information, contact F Waters in Monroe Oregon.

Despoils the Chinamen and Shanghai Indemnity Shakedown

An OCR fragment reports a Kueso-Chinese bank closing and moving to Shanghai as part of an indemnity payment to massia, with a 6,00000 tael debt and a Chinese troupe payment. The wording is garbled but indicates a colonial era financial action involving Chinese entities and indemnity terms.

Pears Kueso-Chinese Bank Shanghai Massia Imperial University

Blood sickness cures promised by Elixir ad reads

Fragmentary ad copy touts Elixir as a cure for Impre blood and other disorders. It claims purification restores health and cites previous successes against berofalous or byphilitic afflictions, authored by W DeLann.

W .DeLann

Rain relief reaches Indian crops as famine numbers fall

Lord Curzon reports good rains in Madran Central Bengal and the Gangetic Plain easing crop fears. Famine relief recipients drop by 4,384,000 as India faces autumn harvest needs.

London Lord Curzon India India Office Madran Bengal Gangetic

Goat endowment profits from shares and land use

The farmer Billy Houck of Eugene and Monroe discusses goat dividends and land use. He notes shares yield about 50 to 65 percent annually, while goats on his own land clear brush and provide annual dividends plus Mohair. He cites exact figures: 186 pounds annual income, with Mohair income and stock value totaling about 1,640 at 6 percent.

George A Houck Eugene and Monroe Oo & Booeh

A Night of Terror and a New Cure Named

Awful anxiety gripped the widow of General Bornhham of Machias Maine as doctors feared for her life. Mr SH Lincoln recounts how King’s New Discovery was hailed as lifesaving, with three doses easing her cough. The medicine, priced at 50 cents and 100 dollars, claims to cure throat chest and lung issues. Local druggist W L DeLano advertises the remedy.

Bornhham Machias SH Lincoln Belidby W L DeLano

Notice of Non Liability for Wife’s Debts

Orrro Smith states he will not be liable for any debts contracted by his wife Mrs E J Smith or anyone else after the date of this notice. Dated Eugene, August 28, 1900.

Mra E J Smith Orrro Smith Euowene

Lost spectacles between Springfield and Bushnell hop yard

A pair of gold lined spectacles were lost between the Springfield road and Bushnell hop yard. A suitable reward will be paid for their return to this office or Skee’s grocery.

Oriogfleld Bushiel Skee

Ayo Crowehts and Chill Omen Tale Featured In Wasted Celeb Chat

The fragment references Ayo Crowehts and Chill Tomi to Chill, Malordy and omens in a casual, disjointed chat snippet. It lacks clear events, places, or identifiable organizations, making specifics unclear while hinting at a superstition themed discussion.

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