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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1909
Page
4
The La Grande paper notes improvements demands for streets, Riverside park near completion for a proposed eastern Oregon hautauqa, and comments on Taft after West Point hazing inquiry. Insurance gains accompany grain insurance up in ten days, with farmers cautious on auto and rail transit threats to horse economy.
In Denver on Ave 20 the Pinechet Ballinger dispute was shown not to be part of the deliberations at the trans Mississippian congress meetings.
A marriage license was issued this afternoon to Charles Beddingfield and Agnes Dove of La Grande. The couple were married this afternoon by County Judge J OC Henry.
A $100 reward offered for the arrest and conviction of the person who took a black pony from a pasture in March. The pony weighs 2000 pounds, has a white hind foot, and bears brands 1 H on the right shoulder and Televy on the left stifle. Contact H. Eichenberger.
The Observer telegraph news service delivers rapid dispatches on events as they unfold. Reporters inside the wire network provide concise updates on politics markets weather and conflicts for city and regional readers.
A vintage advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache kidney trouble and urinary issues. Mrs. Putnam Yeck of Brigin Oregon testifies the pills relieved pain, regulated kidney secretions, and improved daily well being. Sold everywhere 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY agents. Remember the name Doan's.
An advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the instant relief for burns cuts bruises and pains from heated irons doors and accidents. It claims swift inflammation relief and universal healing for sores ulcers eczema and piles with a 25c price at Newlin Drug Co.
A leading Sprintiard merchant recounts two doctors, one a Jung specialist, endorsing Dr King’s New Discovery. After three weeks, a hopeless case improved remarkably, with a father saying he would not trade the boy’s recovery for money. The ad touts coughs, colds, and lung diseases as treatable with 50c to 1 dollar with a free trial bottle.
An advertisement touts harmless fat-reducing tablets claiming to restore Eberson to a normal, well-formed state in 30 days. It warns against carrying excess bulk and lists severe health risks from over-fatness, including heart disease and sudden death.
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