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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1910
Page
3
A tennis talk tournament between Miss Ashby and Miss Blanchard leads to sharp banter and mock insults, with Dick Warren and I prompting lines. The spoof competition ends in playful kissing and a light punishment as the group reflects on manners and friendship.
A playful exchange features lines about happiness and language. A linguist notes “ton” and jokingly links happiness to toothache. A speaker asks what language besides English is spoken, then mentions prizefight and motor as possible phrases.
A playful fragment shows a maid pleading to spare blushes and a nan replying with courteous denial. The odd exchange hints at social courtesies and humorous wordplay in a compact, rustic scene.
The piece notes that grouchy people are overly generous with complaint and that a dimple can bear as much weight as a fortune in marriage markets. It observes that even well meaning men fail to win friends, often only producing a crop of grouches.
House and three lots on Pennesyl vania avenue in splendid repair recently repainted and papered. Priced at 2500 dollars on reasonable terms. Three lots on Main avenue facing north for 360 dollars. Three lots on the beautifil nightly hit aide west of La Grande in 52,990 dollars. Desirable lots and houses in nearly every portion of the city.
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