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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1910
Page
2
The store promotes advance plates and samples of new fabrics for the upcoming season. Customers are invited to order to have a suit tailored in the latest fashion by E. C. Moor.
Wallowa reports a good peach crop with about 200 boxes of peaches and 150 boxes of tomatoes expected to be marketed. Obituary notices include Mrs. RB. EB. Finley aged 80 years and the infant daughter Ina Marie Fellman, with services held. local residents and visitors are mentioned in personal notes.
The price tags on these boxes show season prices and a clearance of $3.00 to $4.00 shoes reduced to $1.88. The Golden Rula Co. announces the sale.
Official notice states an ordinance prohibits bicycle riding on all sidewalks in La Grande from April to November 1 each year. Violators will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. J. W. Walden, Chief of Police.
An early medicine advert touts Berlain's remedy as best for colic cholera and diarrhea. It claims to cure griping pains and looseness of bowels for both children and adults and should be taken at first signs of abnormal stools. It promises universal efficacy.
An advertisement by C. E. Suydam offers a McCaskey account register for sale. The text promotes medicines aligned with nature that ease coughs and support health, claiming to loosen phlegm and relieve symptoms.
Many La Grande residents suffer wind gas or constipation not recognizing chronic appendicitis symptoms that may suddenly become acute. The ad suggests Adler-i-ka a German remedy with buckthorn bark glycerine as compounded. A single dose promises relief and A T Hill druggist notes quick action as a constant surprise to readers.
Miss Agnes Milne returns from Scotland after nine months. A P Knox visits. Miss LaRose Bailey comes home from Salem. Miss Bailey, daughter of Elgin School Superintendent Bailey, and Mr and Mrs H Turner with son Carl plan a winter California auto trip visiting sights. Local Elks and George Kreiger funeral attendees travel to La Grande. R L Shoemaker, First National Bank assistant cashier, improving after typhoid and poliomyelitis. Rev Roache to reside at H Turner's whileaway in California.
A dialogue frames a wish to travel versus the barrier of money. The speaker notes that worthwhile plans never seem to add to their bank balance, contrasting free moon gazing with the finite funds to see the world. The exchange questions why opportunities to do good never advance savings.
Dialogue fragment shows a conversation about a husband’s poker playing. One speaker questions, another confirms casual praise as an idle compliment noting the husband loses a lot at poker. The snippet captures a humorous exchange on reputation.
A fast talker proclaims Mrs Brown should be arrested for violating the speed law. The exchange centers on a named person and a cited traffic offense reflecting a heated public moment.
An interview quotes a leading disease expert urging a relentless war on dandruff germs. Parisian Sage is produced in Buffalo and marketed across the United States through Newlin Drug Co in this city with a 50 cent bottle price.
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