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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1911
Page
5
Chicago performer Miss Katharine Trevette will present a recital at Island City Union Church on Saturday August 5 under the Alerts auspices. A lawn social will follow at Ed Kiddle's home with ice cream sherbet and cake available.
City of Elgin invites sealed bids for a brick and stone city hall. Bids due by 8 p m Saturday August 19 1911. Plans obtainable from architect J L Slater of La Grande or the city recorder in Elgin Oregon. Council may reject any bid. JESSE CRUM, City Recorder.
Local notes show visitors and residents in La Grande and nearby towns. F Tilson of Umatilla and J M Kemp of Grant's Pass travel. Miss Winnie China visits Duluth guest of Robson family. editor George Selbird and other officials conduct business in the city. Travelers discuss land claims, conventions, and forthcoming trips to Minnesota, Alaska, and North Dakota, with numerous hotel stays and transportation updates.
A set of proverbs contrasts humor with expense and storytelling with mortality. It suggests that those who cannot tell a tale face stiffer realities while self made pride and caution shape public perception, and that some push to balance with the world without ever being exposed.
Mrs. W. D. Grandy of La Grande died at 5:30 this morning after two weeks of critical illness linked to a hip abscess following a runaway accident two years earlier. She leaves her husband W. D. Grandy a son an sister Mrs. Haworth of Portland and two brothers in Welser and Payette. Funeral at 2 30 this afternoon from the Grandy residence corner Second and Grandy avenue.
United States District Attorney Wise denounces Federal Judge Archibald for nominal fines on wire pool members accused of anti trust violations. Wise says the lenient penalties undermine justice and threaten widespread contempt for the law, and he heads to Washington to pursue the matter.
A brief exchange portrays a man asking where the vacation will be spent and his wife initially resisting. He explains the reason for her change of mind by noting the location's high cost and then states she agreed.
A fragmentary dialogue shows Fielio telling Jones he must see Jim who will buy a drink. The speaker mentions knowing Jim will provide a drink and alludes to meeting Jim's wife in her hut last year, suggesting changes seen as if new.
Jinks heads overseas as his wife begins a cooking term and his daughter pursues opera studies. The move reflects a family focus on arts and service opportunities abroad.
A brief, fraught exchange hints at a man’s pride and a wife’s possible awareness. The dialogue suggests underlying marital strain and potential consequences if truth emerges.
A brief quip contrasts a man dubbed a regular tombstone for his calculation of lies, with the question of why he earns that label. The line hints at a moral judgment within a wry remark. The source uses sharp, period-appropriate wit to describe duplicity.
A fragment notes a back and forth about vacation plans with a witty exchange. The tone hints at preparation or anticipation without detailing dates or destinations. Names or organizations are not provided in readable text.
A brief scene shows a buyer selecting an apple at a street stand while a dealer named Uehtly dusts the fruit with a fine Italian hand dusting.
In New York on August 6 Judge DeLacy promotes a new "love wave" method for divorce cures. The waves are described as extramaterial and highly sensitized, distinct from known scientific waves, offered as an approach in marital dissolution.
In a non support case Judge De Lacy ex plored a theory that a man can win back his wife and a wife can compel affection. The judge advised steady kindness and repeating the desire for love to trigger “love waves” to restore feelings. The ruling notes this method worked in the record and could influence future cases.
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