Local items from La Grande and nearby towns
Roberts of Cove returns from Portland on business. Mrs. Rutherford leaves for Los Angeles after a month’s visit with her sister. Ruth erford once lived in La Grande. Ray Broughton, formerly in the local garage trade, now with Twohey Brothers, Pendleton, returns to work after a visit. C. W. Reilly leaves for Los Angeles to join family after visiting Doctor Reilly and California points. Col. F. S. Ivanhoe receives a birthday gift card cage from the BPOE lodge. Mrs. M. H. Kirtley chaperones four La Grande girls to Joseph for a two week Lake Joseph visit.
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Mrs. Rutherford
Los Angeles
Delile Green
la Grande
Ray Broughton
Twohey Brothers
Pendleton
C. W. Reilly
Mr Reilly
Doctor Reilly
California
Middlewest
M. H. Kirtley
Joseph
Re, Kirtley
Naomi Kirtley
Nora Arbuckle
Bessie Beuhler
Boise
Florence Happerset
Local visitors and travelers spend day in La Grande
W J Phillips and wife of Portland register at the Foley J L Gabbney of Utica N Y attends to business H B Brown of Portland in La Grande on business R W Watts of Burlington IA visits La Grande J I Kimball P T T employee is here on business Christ M Stackland of Cove transacts business and stays at the Poley J J Caldwell Keystone type foundryman from San Francisco calls on users of type Lonnie Lonergan assistant superintendent for O R N spends last night in the city E B Edwin traveling agent for San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake visits La Grande Conductor Jack Kerr arrives for Portland on business Sheriff Margin and Deputy Al Huge of Enterprise return home from Salem James Craig Silverton booster at the lake for treatment booster button reads Silverton the heart of the Willamette valley Mrs Cheater P Newlin returns home from Baker City Ada B Copeland of Grand Junction CO transacts business in La Grande P L Dyer of Walla Walla and H W Black of Portland registered at the Summer.
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Jack Kerr
Portland
Margin
al Huge
Enterprise
Wallowa County
Salem
Two Earthquakes Felt in San Francisco Morning Shock
Two light earthquake shocks were felt at 6 40 this morning in San Francisco with no damage reported. The events were recorded as minor seismic activity and caused no disturbances or injuries.
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San Francisco
Mendelssohn Optics Offers Guaranteed Satisfaction
Dr Mendelssohn, optician, declares over 2000 satisfied patients back his guarantee of high quality service. Permanently located at 1105 Adams Ave opposite the post office with office hours 8:30 to 12 and 1 to 6, evenings by appointment.
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Adams Ave
Post Office
The High Fliers Aerial Patter From Newspapers
A trio of quotes contrasts aviation with birds in early press humor. The Atlanta Constitution notes aviators chasing goods not to be confused with higher ups. The Chicago News jokes the aeroplane ends the mollycoddle’s dream of dove wings. The St Louis Globe-Democrat mocks planes as they cannot float and must roost when landing.
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Atlanta Constitution
Chicago News
Rt. Louie
Inventions and Society Snippets From Past Newspapers
A batch of brief items notes new inventions such as an adjustable door closet and an all rubber automobile wheel, plus a sledlike road recorder. Also contains light society comedy lines from Buffalo Express and Louisville Courier‑Journal on dramatic style and shop humor, with a counterfeit coin anecdote from Boston Transcript.
Blue Mountain Liver Pills Ad
A promotional item touts Blue Mountain liver pills as the best on earth and directs readers to obtain them at Red Cross Drug.
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Dizgy
Blue Mountain
Red Cross Drug Store
Inheritance reshapes college sports legacy
A college received a one million dollar inheritance altering its athletic program. Heirs reacted bitterly as the school acquired key players, including a catcher, a pitball teacher, and a pinch hitter, reshaping the team’s fortunes.
Time to Escape Misspoken Promise Rumor
A C hicago Record Herald fragment reports a man promising wealth as motive for an escape attempt. The quoted exchange hints at a plan tied to sudden riches and flight from danger. The short excerpt lacks full context or names.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Revenge and tipping mix in cheeky verse
A fragmentary humor piece references a disgruntled walter tipping a plate after a failed tip, with phrases drawn from era periodicals like Woman's Home Companion and New York Sun. The playful lines juxtapose modern slang with classic newspaper voice to evoke vintage quips.
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Walter
Varying Motives. A hero’s praise and different cheers
A brief dispatch notes how different men offer praise to a hero, some from genuine admiration and others to gain favor, reflecting mixed motives behind public tributes as reported by Ramada and the Washington Star.
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Ramada
Washington Star
North La Grande Home with Easy Terms
Attractive North La Grande property offering a two story house on three lots on Fir Street at $1,100 with favorable terms. Also listed is twelve acres with a two story house in South La Grande for $4,000 featuring fruit trees and livestock potential and a commanding Grande Ronde view. A new seven room house on East Adams Avenue with basement and finish is priced at $3,500. Additional three lots on the west side of La Grande are $1,000 with many desirable locations throughout the city.
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Stone Foundation
East Adams Avenue
Act
Pennsylvania Avenue
North
la Grande
Fir Street
Altoras
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Ivanhoe
W. J. Phillips
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J. L. Gabbney
Utica
H. 8. Brown
L Grande Todéy
R. W. Watts
Burlington, Iowa
Is & la Grande
Kimball
P. T. & T. Company
Christ M. Stackland
Poley
J. J. Caldwell
Keystone Type
CG. A. Lonregan
Lonnie
E. B. Edwin
San Pedro
Salt Lake
James Craig
Good Roads
Silverton
Craig
Willamette Valley
Mra. Cheater P. Newlin
Baker City
Ada B. Copeland
Grand Junction, Col
P. L. Dyer
Walla Walla
H. W. Black
Science
DR. Mendelssohn
M. P. Mendelssohn
Optics
Bir
Abe
Caieus Saan
Nt Dame Hon
Wy Robrella
Buffalo Express
Hama
Louisville Courier-Journal
Boston Transcript
New York Sun
Fruit Farms
Sandridge
Imbler
Sand Ridge Farm
Lower Cove
Timothy
Telecaset
Summerville
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Main Avenue
Desirabel
Geo. H. Carey
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