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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1901
Page
3
A cryptic note hints at a figure named Little Tardif dominating the week, citing money and progress as key elements. Observers remain unsure of the full context or stakes, but the fragment suggests a rising influence amid unspecified events.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a time and place at a bean tea venue with unclear details. Readable elements reference a time cue and possible event at a labeled location but specifics are missing. Entities are minimal and uncertain.
The fragmentary text hints at a humorous period piece featuring an elderly speaker claiming he never smoked and offering cigars to a companion. It references Ally Sloper style slang and odd gadgets or products like a nerve beast, with scattered phrases suggesting a mock advertisement or dialogue set in Philadelphia.
A modern railway mail car with vestibules automatic couplers and air brakes costs between 5000 and 6000 dollars. The Government pays for its use at 0 a year for a 50 foot car per track mile and 50 dollars per year per track mile for a 60 foot car.
An OCR snippet shows an advertisement for Cergh and Worens off Tha Cold with a laxative and guanine tablets claiming to cure a cold in one day. Nearby is a brief comic strip caption featuring Mrs. Von Blumer and a kitchen chaos joke about a threatening cook, with no clear dates or places.
The London Daily News quotes the famous Lod George Sanger when asked how to handle a wild beast breaking from its cage. He humorously replies with a quip about long ones, reflecting a lighthearted, era-appropriate play on words.
An 19th century ad describes deafness from mucous tube inflammation and catarrh, promising one hundred dollars for cures not aided by Hall's Catarrh Core, and promoting Hall's Family Pills. It also includes a brief political quip by Representative Joseph H. Walker about why he lost reelection.
An old promo advert promises a quick cure for colds using Laxative Quinine tablets with a money back guarantee by Grove's signature on each box. It cites testimonials and jokes about romantic inquiries from Detroit and Philadelphia papers.
A fragment reads as dialogue with two speakers, describing a death following a kiss and a cyclist remark. The piece presents tonal snatches rather than a full narrative, leaving the key event as the death after a kiss. Names referenced include Pleasant Death and Fair Cyclist with a casual aside about John’s fate.
A playful exchange unfolds between Mr Simpkins and Arabella as they declare mutual devotion. Arabella notes no other man could say the same to the Smith girl, underscoring a singular bond. The dialogue-like snippet captures romantic banter reflective of the era.
Fragmentary notice asserts health and digestion determine life value and earnings. It promotes a stomach bitters remedy for dyspepsia indigestion constipation biliousness and liver or kidney troubles.
In Trinity Springs Indiana on February 15 1900 residents note a humorous exchange about a bust for Mrs Newrocks. The yarn centers on a mythological design requested by the wife, with Mr Newrocks reluctantly endorsing the plan as a gesture. The unusual anecdote reflects local prattle and comic tone of the period.
A humorous dialogue contrasts romantic gifts with a failed romance. The speaker jokes about spending salary on flowers only to be rebuffed as love questions arise. The quip notes the cycle of affection and rejection in a playful exchange.
Fragmentary text asserts there is a plainly printed formula on every bottle claiming iron and quinine in tasteless form with no cure and no pay, but the excerpt is incomplete and disjointed.
A quip about a kneeling shoe clerk selling a girl backward numbers boots for six dollars and fifty cents highlights a Somerville Journal excerpt. The piece also notes mothers favor Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething infants.
A brief exchange reveals a sudden marriage proposal refusal with a witty, resigned reply. The snippet then shifts to an advertisement for Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic promising malaria relief with iron and quinine in a tasteless form, offering a pay-after-use option.
A mother scolds Tommy for noise and offers a penny if he behaves. Tommy resists, insisting on a nickel, recalling yesterday’s bargain and labeling himself a rascal while arguing over rewards.
An offer of 1000 dollars is made by the Dr Williams Medicine Co for proof of fraudulent testimonials used to promote Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. A Lewiston Pennsylvania case is cited where Frank A Means credits the pills for recovery from severe nerve and mobility loss after grip. Notary public Albert S Gibbone y swore to the testimony on April 17 1901. Pills sold at druggists or directly from the company at fifty cents a box, six for two dollars fifty.
Sandy reports a severe fight at the Black Bull with two men named Black Jock and Lang Jimmy involved. The officer, tied to his beat, declines to leave his post to intervene on the scene.
A mistress informs the new servant Sarah that her services end after the first of the month due to the master's troubled affairs. Sarah replies with apology and acknowledgment, addressing the household mood and timing.
A Chicago Times Herald reader notes loud street disturbances near a painless dentist’s office. The chant of alarm and a wary calm collide as bystanders hear frequent shouting, hinting at potential danger but focusing on the ordinary defense of routine city life.
A matter-of-fact man surveys a puzzle illustration and misses the concealed figure until a friend points it out. He finally asks, What of him, a moment later. The exchange underscores how perception changes with guidance.
A series of concise rulings from U S courts: Arkansas Supreme Court finds negligence in failing to keep a platform lit for passengers to exit safely. Maryland Court of Appeals deems a high sideline structure a nuisance to adjacent owners. Maine Supreme Judicial Court allows renewal of a usurious note when the parties imitate equity. Utah Supreme Court holds dividends do not belong to a mining stock purchaser under an escrow. Indiana Appellate Court finds a fair association liable for spectator injury caused by a track fence opening.
A Cleveland lawyer owns a cherry wood desk once used by Captain Ulysses S. Grant in St. Louis before the Civil War. Grant reportedly drew maps of Crimea while advising on military moves, and the desk passed from Avery to Brewer in payment. The artifact sits in an attic, preserved for its historical associations.
A letter from Mrs Valentine of Camden New Jersey testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved severe symptoms including nervousness headaches abdominal and flank pain and fatigue after four bottles she felt transformed and grateful to the remedy with confidential advice offered by Mrs Pinkham's laboratory in Lynn Massachusetts to any woman seeking guidance.
A faint exchange ends with Miss Upperton reacting as Puck proclaims a playful proposal in a staged courtship cue. The dialogue threads a mock romance around an April Fool’s prank.
Attorney's see not payeble till pas Trius Taber & Whithian Co. Washington. Service low andied Warder.
The Garfield Tea Co manufacturers of Garfeld Vea and Garfield Headache Powers occupy a large new office building and factory. Their remedies have grown in popularity for years and are said to cure diseases and keep people well and strong.
An optimistic line contrasts with a cynical reply about finding in people the milk of human kindness. The remark playfully suggests that what is often found is the condensed variety.
A self aware scene has the hero declare the villain's role as mere pretense and then fade into the next chapter where the murder unfolds. The excerpt notes the story moving along conventional lines as critics might prescribe.
A Baltimore American cartoonish exchange shows a police officer ordering a dog off the street unless its owner wants trouble. The officer cites an anti-expector ation ordinance and notes the spitz dog’s license as insufficient.
The French portrait painter Theodore Chartrain reportedly earned more money during his short stay in the United States than in all his earlier career combined, signaling a remarkable surge in demand for his work abroad.
In the Hill-But it isn't original, BRanke-Still, it's bright In him to remember it. The Proston Transcript notes Banks-Dumileigh is capable of catching a clever idea at times, arguing against mockery of his wit.
Yonkers Statesman notes Link’s new golf stockings resemble a checker board, suggesting the pattern may give the appearance of a game leg and provoke attention. The remark highlights fashion quirk rather than performance impact.
Rabbi David Klein of 526 East Main Street writes to Dr Hartman praising Peruna as a superior remedy for catarrh of the stomach. He claims it corrects digestion, enriches blood, steadies nerves, and relieves lassitude and weakness. The Peruna Medicine Co claims the product is a specific for stomach catarrh and offers free samples during the summer catarrh period.
A playful quip contrasts Oldspark-Love described as the perfume of the heart with Miss Younger-Well and the speaker’s indifference to perfumery. The line presents a light, humorous nod to romantic phrasing.
A church paper excerpt notes an appeal from an old man described as lame deaf and epileptic seeking a situation. The St James Gazette mentions the plea and a next week rummage sale, with Mrs Bjenkins and Mr Bjenkins quoted about a rocking chair and life at night in Somerville Journal.
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