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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1911
Page
8
A faded quiz style item asks for names and locations of local shops and professionals. It lists a wide variety store, a harness shop, a drug store, a land information man, and a long-tenured dentist, each prompting to give its name and locale based on traits and history.
The advert lists men's brands Johnstay and Murphy Howard and Foster and Kelley Buckley in work shoes and Holland's and Winebure's. women's Krippendorf Ditman's C P Ford Guptili's. school Iris. Describes the store as price makers with family footwear and Onyx hosiery plus a modern repair shop with electric machinery promising quick satisfactory service.
A popular, fast-growing amusement hall on a corner offers pool tables and no pin billiards. It features leading imported and domestic flours and tobacco brands. The hall turns idle hours into busy minutes and is named after the Old State of the Union, with its exact location on a corner city block.
A fragmented line from a drug store notice references an advertised liniment or liniment line. It appears as a brief ad snippet lacking full details or branding. The readable portion suggests a generic pharmaceutical retail context with product claiming pain relief.
The current management, eight months in place, has earned a strong reputation for prompt and accurate filing of physician prescriptions. The advertisement hints at a broader curiosity around a peculiar story and its appeal in confectionery and kodaks, urging readers to name and locate the business, with a minor letter omission allowed.
An old advertisement highlights Chase and Sanborn coffees at a premier grocery store with electric scales and mills. It promotes the store as a representative of high-class groceries and notes its citywide delivery. It also markets an electrical merchandise shop offering motors fixtures lamps and farm lighting installations with contractor services.
The article highlights a local beverage concern with a wide range of carbonated drinks and foods. It notes their strong season preparation, in-city delivery by wagon, freight and express to nearby points, and their role in advertising La Grande's industry.
A skilled lens maker emphasizes in office service and precise diagnosis. He grinds his own lenses and is thoroughly competent to meet any emergency with accurate fitting and tailored eyewear.
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