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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1901
Page
4
An Osaka London Outlook verse fragment describes an eternal inn run by Death as landlord. It invites weary souls to rest in marble couches, hear only doves, and escape toil, ghosts, and divine groaning until night ends. Quiet, shadow, and safety tempt travelers to seek oblivion within.
A man named Belton discovers a flurry of letters signaling an imminent wedding plan. He pursues a ring with Helen inscribed by Percy Cresmer, faces Pauline Brooks’ suspicion, and awkwardly navigates guardians and friends before finalizing a fast-tracked engagement, amid humorous misreadings and social pressure.
Webb Donnell advises constructing a compact dark room in a stable or unfinished space using tarred paper walls and a simple doorway frame. The piece covers cloud effects for sunsets, exposure settings, developing, and handling prints to avoid curl and vibration while shooting.
The Kennebec Journal notes sardine towns along the Maine coast congratulating themselves as herring begin to appear. It quips that every year the small fish perform a rapid transformation, arriving as herring and departing as sardines.
A fragment from the Cincinnati Enquirer sketches a playful scene with Polly Wogg the milkmaid facing a flirtatious moment. It hints at humor and rural character in a lighthearted vignette style.
A returning U S soldier recalls Filipinos as keen detectives and gamblers and details deceitful tricks used to “get even” in the Philippines. He notes bicycle craze in Luzon, jewelry desire among women, and that natives remember faces, with caution about names. A Denver Post anecdote ends with a rattlesnake story and a Union Pacific alibi.
A four foot rattlesnake survived a journey to Denver aboard Union Pacific baggage car No. 1001. Car Inspector T. J. Soden found the injured reptile on a sandboard beneath the rear truck, noting shattered rattles and venom traces on the steel as it hissed and thrashed during the trip.
A collage of miscellaneous notes covers wildlife, geography, veterinary curiosities, and demographics. Topics include Copenhagen deer enclosures, an ostrich stomach prayer book, Gibraltar reservoirs, New South Wales rabbit fencing, long lived trees, global population afloat, English language speakers by year 2000, eye health, tea production in China, Easex belt sale, ancient dating dishes, and bird egg news linking abundance to species rarity.
Misa Ethel Gowdy daughter of Colonel Jack Gowdy United States Consul General in Paris draws attention by defending American girls against M Beaute the lecturer who claimed they were too pushy and physically too strong. She is viewed as a potential salon host in Paris while Adam fades. Wealth figures from World’s Work note the US total wealth rising from 7.1 billion in 1800 to 65.0 billion in 1900 with per capita soaring from 308 to 1006 and economists project 1 200 per person by 2000 as savings grow.
The Cork Examiner notes a chance golfers will soon chalk clubs before drives to prevent slicing. The article suggests chalking as an effective safeguard for long drives. A quirky line closes: every boy whose father sells andies must win that his mother sold them instead.
A collection of humorous exchanges and cartoons cover light banter about crime envy and boastful boasts. Mrs Horse creates an Audubon club rejecting hats with birds. A thief faces a hollow claim of fault over ten dollars. Interspersed are quips about education and college Indians and a joke about Carnegie funding free soda fountains.
A collection of light exchanges and quips from multiple papers. Jokes about diet, poetry, hunting, pie, air, and business hours mix with witticisms on debts, marriages, and wars. Includes playful dialogue and humorous observations reflecting era humor and social banter.
A quip ends with a judge clarifying a misread newspaper paragraph about money and loans. The exchange notes that the text claimed money was easy, but the speaker found negotiation hard, prompting a reminder that the paragraph referred to people, not money.
A compilation of humorous snippets and quips from a bygone era. Characters trade clever lines on money, engagements, and daily woes, with puns about salaries, fires, and neglected comforts. The snippets capture social foibles, courtship, and family life with light satire.
A humorous exchange in The Enquirer ponders naming the OFlanigan He gora twins. One twin called Kate prompts a rival suggestion for the other, with a joking bungled reply.
A dialogue snippet shows Joakley, once a newspaper man, now wealthy from an uncle, and Coakley debating his change in fortune. Joakley reveals he is a journalist again. A wife confronts her husband over a letter she suspects is from a woman, demanding to see it while a bill is mentioned.
A fragmented overheard exchange between characters regarding chewing tobacco. The dialogue suggests surprise and a decision to avoid chewing upon seeing another person, with informal rural speech and repeated interjections.
A Philadelphia Press fragment features dialogue between Mosquito characters about social plans a baby’s nap and a strained suitor talk. Mr Forden Hunt probes a daughter’s situation while Mr Goldrox deflects. A peach hawker laments high prices as baskets remain costly.
In Rome the pope humorously signs a painter’s portrait with Be not afraid it is L Leo X O, adapting the line from St Matthew. The anecdote highlights his good nature and light touch with artists seeking a likeness.
The musician Mascagni is noted for bracelets on his arms and decorative bands. He is said to be passionately fond of jewelry and owns numerous rings given to him or purchased with his own funds among his personal effects.
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