Local notes and arrivals at La Grande hotels
Local items mention Prof Freenor the magnetic healer at the Savoy hotel room 10 with hours 9 am to 4 pm and available by appointment. Numerous visitors and guests frequent the Foley and Savoy hotels including Miss Kaharine Trevette of Chicago slated for a recital August 5 and social events August 10 at the Episcopal church.
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F. J. Freenor
la Grande
Savoy Hotel
Kahariné‘Trevette
Chicago
Island City Union Church
Alerts
Ed Kiddle
Guild of the Episcopal Church
Elgin Teacher Undergoes Appendicitis Operation in Grande Ronde
Fannie Mayfield a Elgin school teacher was taken to Grande Ronde hospital yesterday afternoon and operated on for appendicitis by Drs Kirby and Richardson. J H W Hughes and family of Weiser are visiting Bert Hughes in the city and plan to return to Idaho tomorrow by automobile. Mr Hughes reports excellent crops and prosperity in his state.
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Fannie Mayfield
Elgin
Grande Ronde Hospital
Dra. Kirby
Richardson
J. HW. Hughes
Weiser
Abandoned Road Case Ends in County Action
Farmers opposed to a disputed road through Palmer Lumber yards won a county court vote to permanently abandon the route after previously securing a supreme court ruling to reopen it. Three petitions were considered and ordered surveyed as county officials prep for further hearings amid a broader irrigation dispute.
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Supreme Court
Henry Young
Palmer Lumber Company
Commercial ‘Club
Palmer
Circuit Court
Petitonners
Cruikshank
Elgin
Joe Wright
Summerville
Gus Binglestoff
Whiskey Creek
Imbler
Chautauqua Board Reviews Finances After Delinquent Subscriptions
Grande Ronde Chautauqua directors met to review the association’s finances. They found a $100 shortfall with about $165 in unsold tickets, all tied to delinquent subscribers. Managers received several checks to cover deficits, though no hat was passed. A membership push will occur at a nearby meeting to fulfill obligations.
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Grande Ronde Chautauqua
No Canada for Them Outing Ends with Return to Oregon
Dr. N. Molitor and Franklin Hess, old schoolmates from Illinois, toured Canada for several weeks early in their trip, assessing commercial conditions from Vancouver to Prince Rupert. They found Canada pleasant but offered Canada as less full of opportunity than Oregon, predicting many would return home. Hess will stay several days as Molitor hosts them in Oregon.
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Canada
Dominion
N. Molitor
Franklin Hess
Hess
Chicago
International Harvester Company
Minois
Vancouver
B. C
Crown
Prince Rupert
Prince Rupert Harbor
Hizelton
Oregon
Br. Molitor
Molitor
Coronation Film At Isis To Screen King Edward Festivities
The Isis theatre in La Grande and Portland will show a Pathe production of King Edward's coronation in London. The authentic film is presented with royal sanction and aims to deliver perfection, with expected extra admissions needed to break even over Friday and Saturday showings.
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Edward
la Grande
Isis Theatre
London
Portland
Oregon
Pathe
Isis
Circumstances Alter Cases In a Writer's Early Voice
Israel Zangwill, a London Jewish schoolteacher, sent a brief poem to an American monthly. It returned by early post. Later, after fame, he sent the same poem again and received a cable offering world rights for a large sum.
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Israel Zangwill
London
Rose Stahl to Return Aug 18 for Maggie Pepper Rehearsals
Rose Stahl, resting in Ireland, will return August 18 and immediately begin rehearsals for the New York production of the Klein play Maggie Pepper, scheduled to open at the Harrie Theatre in the last week of August.
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Rose Stahl
Ireland
New York
Klein
Maggie Pepper
Harrie Theatre
Value dispute over property price in Chicago
A quoted exchange from the Chicago Record-Herald shows a frank price argument as one party recalls a $15,000 valuation a year earlier while the other cites a value under $10,000. The dialogue frames shifting seller and buyer expectations during a potential sale.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Adam’s Grouchy Mood Sparks Peace Outlook
A fragment suggests Adam’s grouchy mood linked to the arrival of a woman undermining plans for universal peace, with a tone implying setback to prior optimistic aims.
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Adam
Ruined by Jesting: Antiochenes Destroy Aduioch in 598
The Antiochenes famed for wit and nicknames mocked the Persians who invaded Syria in 598. In retaliation the Persians completely destroyed the city Aduioch, ancient capital of the Greek kings of Syria.
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Aduioch
Syria
Perssiana
Horroes
Would Do His Own Biting
A British visitor at a cigar counter asks for a cigar but prefers to bite it himself. The clerk’s exchange with the man ends in a humorous miscommunication, reflecting lighthearted miswording in the encounter.
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Clark
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Thelsis
California
Coronation Pictures
Kosmik
Nctual
Eirens Ife
Renson
Fishguard Harbor
Wales
Transatlantic
Anil
Havana
Edison
Country
Mr. C. P. Ferrin
Popu
George
Pathe Freres
A. C. Posey
Eyog
Selder
Silverhorn’s
Silverthorn’s Fountain
Ladies of the Christian Church
Washington and
Depot Streets
Devora
O.W
Pendleton
Stet Sog
Robert Hughes
Wallowa
F. W. Johnson of
Baker
H. Meyer
Spokane
Jack Bates
A R. Emmons
Enterprise
Foley
R. C. Appelgate, Jr
Kansas City
E. A. Hollishead
Albert D Ellot
W. E. Wilcox
National Bank
Topeka
Kansas
Miss Forseth
Palmer Junction
Clyde Kiddle
Opal Barnes
Albert Hunter
Island City
O. C. Tumar
Weston
R. C. Slakely
James Clark
Woodland
Savoy
W. W. Evans
W. E H. Evans
Tootel & Campbell of
St. Joseph, Mo
A. J. Kight
L. A. Bair
Canby, Oregon
Ethel Gulling
City
The
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Palmer Mill Yard
Twain
Chautauqua Board
DR. Molitor
Attorney Hess
North
United States National Bank
Te Bank
United States
England
London Mall
Mall
Wright Drug Co
Kodak Store
Royal Grocery
H. Pattison
Postoffice
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