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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1902
Page
9
Eugene Weekly notes Guam appoints a new governor amid broader world commentary. The column surveys royal tax dodges, German baggage checks, naval vessel naming, Jamaica’s coronation festivals, library funding, Lord Acton quotations, and anecdotes about James A Bailey and early circus life, concluding with reflections on fashion and ambition.
A reflective essay compares self made figures to cacti thriving in deserts of hardship. It cites Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses Grant as prickly, useful symbols of independence and ambition, then contrasts a puddler in New York who loses a daughter to wealth and pride, leaving a father’s sorrow and enduring love. It condemns ingratitude in families and urges honoring parents and loving children.
Ruth Bryan, grown into a striking young woman, drew attention during a New England trip with her father. In New York she chatted actively with his visitors. Described as tall and muscular with dark hair and eyes, she embodies the ideal American girl from the West, nurtured in Nebraska and wary of cyclones. Miles Bryant now 18.
A society reporter returns from a first wedding assignment with full detail notes on gown, bouquet, presents, and bridal party while the editor chides the omission of the groom’s name. The piece ends with a quip on time and poker.
An extract from a Washington Post scrapbook recounts the 1816 cold summer famed as no summer in memory. It details widespread frost ice and failed crops across New England and the United States, with heavy price rises for bread and corn and disruptions into 1817.
A farm cat Tabby makes a den in a horse stall with her litter while a young rat roams nearby. Tabby tolerates the intruder, later relocating her brood to a flower bed as the narrator witnesses the cat’s unusual nurturing behavior and interactions around the barn.
In 17th century fashion, Lord Chief Justice Holt questions the accused woman over a talisman claimed to cure a child’s fever. The spell turns out to be a past hoax by the judge and his companions to dodge a reckoning. He confesses to the jury and the verdict mirrors his admission of guilt, acquitting the prisoner.
A lighthearted poem from the Portland Oregonian extols a farmer's daily grind joys and meals. It contrasts early rising, steady toil, milking two dozen kine, cooking pork chops and buckwheat cake, and end-of-day cattle tending with rest and simple contentment. The piece lauds a life of work, appetite, and routine.
The passage mixes humorous anecdotes from Don Quixote and Dr. Martin about food taboos in inns and marriage pressures with a factual note about the Australian barrier reef. It presents cultural prejudices and humorous misadventures, concluding with a claim on reef length.
Sherlock Holmes declares he knows the assassin by name and plans to arrest him, while Gregson and Lestrade press for actionable detail. A daring capture follows as Jefferson Hope is unveiled by a swift, violent struggle, ending with Hope overwhelmed and the quartet of detectives securing him. The scene shifts to Parthia with a stark narrative of a dying man and a small girl, set against a desolate desert frontier.
In a New York Evening Sun item, Annie and Johnny race to the school. Johnny blames his sister Katie for making him eat eggs, while Annie boasts she ate seventy four eggs to justify her tardiness, prompting the principal to question both.
The author explains windfall as a historic term tied to peasants who, under penalty, claimed trees felled by wind. Their luck came from whatever the wind knocked down, a “wind atarm” and the resulting “fall,” shaping our modern notion of good luck.
An alligator over 12 feet long was killed in the sandal area. Its stomach held eight five stones, several birds claws, two human fingernails, and three spariedl 8 donkey with a rope. Governor Crane signs a bill awarding medals to soldiers in a state. Baltimore considers avenue name changes and city expansion beyond that area. Paul Lindan comments on a magazine article about travels in the Grav cany les Cr rado river. A Chinese Clarinet becomes noted as a favorite instrument at marriages and entertainments.
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