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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1911
Page
3
The sale of Robert Hoe’s vast library, 16 000 books and manuscripts, began at Anderson Auction Company in New York. The Gutenberg Bible, two volumes in oak boards, is the collection’s centerpiece and valued today at about 40000 dollars after a London sale 14 years ago for 20000.
Demand for tickets signals Carnegie Hall will be filled to capacity for the tercentenary bible celebration tomorrow night. Bishop Greer will preside as letters from President Taft and King George are read. Noted speakers include Dr. Francis L. Patton Bishop Henry W. Warren and Dr. William Lyon Phelps.
A cold lags behind and pneumonia threat noted. Foley's Honey and Tar is praised as a prompt non narcotic cough medicine that relieves coughs colds lagrippe and lung trouble. J W Kuhn of Princeton Nebraska testifies its quick relief for severe coughs and it is safe for children according to Hill's drug store.
Lloyd Osborne presents four color motoring features. The Spell by N A M Williamson appears as a romantic serial. Grant Carpenter contributes In the Shadow of the Dragon. Descriptive pieces explore San Francisco’s Chinese quarters. April issue on sale for 15 cents.
Advertiser touts Chamberlain's liniment as the best remedy for sprains bruises and rheumatic pains with strong claims of reliability and usefulness, noting it is sold by local merchants.
Meet produced close finishes as La Grande led by Conkey a 14 or 15 year old promising jumper who vaulted nine feet six inches and ran a strong relay leg. Cove and Elgin traded places in events with Bolton Irwin Millering and Johnson among top finishers in sprints hurdles and field events. Relay title went to Cove Motley Williams Roberts and Johnson.
A Hills Drug Store ad touts Rexall Orderlies as a risk free remedy for chronic constipation. It claims the tablets tone nerves and muscles of the large intestine, act without purging, and are suitable for children, offered in 10c and 25c sizes with a store guarantee.
A. T. Hill reports that a single dose of buckthorn bark gly cerine and related compounds in Adleri ka, the new German Appendixitia remedy, relieves stomach and bowel trouble. Many La Grande residents are being helped.
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