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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1910
Page
4
Dennis Race editor owner notes second class mail status at La Grenade post office. The paper will not publish unsigned items or submissions under a nom de plume. Signed articles may be revised by the editor. contributors should sign their pieces.
The article laments the attempted killing of New York Mayor Gaynor by a crank and condemns the perpetrators and the broader danger of individuals who seek to ruin reputations. It compares the assault to the nation’s past assassinations and praises Gaynor as a leader of great stature.
The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company issued a booklet on walnut growing full of data and profit outlooks. It promotes walnuts as a growing national industry and cites individuals who achieved success with modest effort. The publication notes that many areas not suitable for other crops can still support walnut orchards and invites inquiries to William McMurray of the passenger department.
The report notes the death of Harvey W. Scott at Johns Hopkins reflecting the fragile nature of life and marking the end of a prominent figure associated with the institution.
An eminent medical figure died after a brief relapse in heart action, despite signs of recovery. The obituary notes the fragility of life and the eminent care he received from leading physicians and surgeons.
A local appeal urges candidates to circulate petitions and supporters to register, warning that registrations are too few for a vigorous shucking bee.
The Oregonian recalls Harvey W. Scott on his death at seventy two, noting his powerful intellect and steady health. It describes his desk relics, long service, and how his death surprises colleagues while his editorial legacy remains the paper’s greatest monument.
The article notes Gaynor remains in unchanged condition at 1:30 PM as Dr. Lederle reports. By 3:00 PM the mayor is described as satisfactory and an X ray expert works to locate the bullet in his body.
Gaynor was born in Whitestown New York in 1851. He studied at Whitestown seminary and in Boston then moved to Brooklyn to study law while working for newspapers. Admitted to the bar in 1875 he built a legal practice and gained rapid recognition as a lawyer. In 1893 he became a supreme justice of New York and later served as Mayor, with talk of a presidential nomination.
A brief advertisement from Newlin Drug Co. invites travelers to obtain drugstore goods during vacations with confident pricing and prompt mail-order attention.
For sale town lots close in with cement sidewalks and streets on city grade. Cash buyers only. Phone Red 1141.
A West Philadelphia bachelor, fond of children, entertained a crying baby on a Chestnut Street trolley. He smiled and whispered artifacts about a pie, provoking laughter and a sharp retort from the mother who said the child wears because he made faces.
A reader explains that not cutting a starling’s tongue makes no difference to talking, debunking a popular trick where sellers claimed a bird with a cut tongue would talk. The piece notes starlings naturally have a unique tongue shape that resembles a cut tongue, a misconception spread by dealers.
A New York Sun item recalls an old acquaintance named crested screamer seen at the zoo. The bird, as large as a turkey with wing spurs, fascinates locals as a spirited fighter tamed by natives in Brazil and shown in fights against hawks and other poultry threats.
An immigration official on Billie Island recounts a tale of a wise young immigrant girl who identified her father. The man doubts and is asked to judge if the child is Mary, but cannot tell. He finally asks, and the girl affirmatively answers, confirming the reunion.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt uses a rail incident to urge self control during trouble. It highlights staying calm, avoiding anger, and keeping one’s earning position and job stability during business or personal crises. The message favors resilience and hopeful steadiness.
The London Chronicle cites a belief that dream hints may forewarn. It recounts Lord Dufferin’s dream of a hearse and his later brush with fate in a hotel elevator, where the driver’s double and a fatal malfunction spared him briefly.
A historical account describes the orca as the most voracious marine predator. It notes lengths up to twenty five feet and jaws with four to six inch teeth. A specimen reportedly contained thirteen porpoises and fourteen seals in its stomach.
In Athena Oregon F Wilson and C A Barrett announce candidacy for joint senator seats in the district covering Union Umatilla and Morrow counties. Both pledge support for the direct primary law tax economy and the people’s right to nominate and elect their officers. Barrett emphasizes primary law and public choice while Wilson highlights square deal and progress.
A long past Persian hotel trial along Persia’s two busy roads featured odd items in every room such as a light cup a hairbrush and a toothbrush. An American missionary was delayed at departure as staff questioned a hairbrush incident with a hotel cat, the brush allegedly hidden under a bed.
Report from London shows two horses weighing 1,600 pounds each pulling 3,750 pounds, 550 pounds above their combined weight. An elephant pulled 3,250 pounds less than its own weight. Fifty men weighing 7,500 pounds pulled 4,750 pounds equal to the elephant and more than their weight. One hundred men pulled 12,000 pounds.
A simple explanation distinguishes visit from visitation. A visitation implies a longer or more formal call, as when a relative comes to see us for an extended period.
A distressed widow with eight children pleads for clothes from a charitable woman. The claimant is offered only a husband's coat, with the widow remarking she might remarry as another man shows interest.
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