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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1910
Page
6
A Bakers City Oregon reader recounts persistent backache traced to kidney issues. After using Dean's Kidney Pills, symptoms eased and kidneys felt stronger, with a plea to buy only Dean's as the genuine remedy.
D B Cox plans departure for California as city recorder duties grow with Bancroft Law sidewalk and pavement payments. He cites extensive minutes, warrants, notices, and annual payments for hundreds of thousands of dollars as creating unprecedented clerical strain unseen five years ago.
The City Council of La Grande Oregon will receive sealed bids until December 7 1910 for macadam pavement 14054 square yards and 6524 linear feet concrete curbing on North Second Street to Lake Street and Lake Street to North Cedar. Bids must include five percent certified check and may be rejected. Col E Cox Recorder. November 23 1910.
Baxter offers cleaning and pressing for ladies and gentlemen with repairs and satisfaction. Ladies' work a specialty at 1704 Hast Adams Avenue.
An elderly patient from Tennessee reports two years of persistent constipation. After trying several physicians without relief, two packages of Chamberlain's Biomeek and one and a quarter tablets reportedly resolved the condition, according to EB Williams Middley.
A collage of biographical blurbs notes Charles Dyer Norton styling for the president’s circle, Vasco Mathewson and Moyers in New York baseball circles, Horace Fletcher’s Venice home and New York hotel life, plus Gordon Russell and Jan Mendrik Hofmeyer’s early achievements. Rhodes scholar prospects, Cape first class honors, and a Rhodes path to Oxford are mentioned alongside Stanley W. Floch’s secret service role and Robert Clayton’s naval printer career. The snippet ends with a note on common cold remedies and wordy sale mentions.
A collage of editorials and quips from multiple papers praising civic progress in Cleveland and Cincinnati while lampooning public works delays. A note on a baby found asleep in a St. Louis church reflects newspaper mood about local life and forgetfulness.
The article profiles Emperor Francis Joseph’s long reign and lists European monarchs. It highlights Grand Duchess Elisabeth’s philanthropy funded by an $800,000 annual income and notes the czar of Bulgaria as a notable aviation pioneer and reformer.
The passage notes Holyoke Massachusetts as the world’s leading paper producer, Pucnon Aires as a major South American city with 20.1 percent of Argentina’s population within twenty miles of the capital, and Nagoya Japan as a populous commercial city of about 270000 with two gold statues including one valued at 1 750 000. It highlights Nagoya’s harbor development and prosperity since 1610.
A clippings style note cites a Knoxville Journal and Tribune quote about politicians being dangerous. It adds a New Bedford Standard remark that some congressmen will build new fences. An Indianapolis News line jokes that the digits of 1012 sum to thirteen making politics unlucky for someone.
A cryptic note from a London Mall references the phrase coining apparatus and a horse with its head eaten. The text mentions the teeth of the wind and broad daylight as examples of rules or measurements.
Notice states the Common Council of La Grande Oregon created Improvement District No 13 on December 15 1909 to improve N Fir street within the district. It records the November 2 1910 resolution expressing intent to proceed with the described street improvement and outlines the planned work.
A directory segment lists physicians surgeons and a veterinary surgeon with offices and telephone numbers. C H Upton Richardson Ho W Zimmerman M Mendelsohn Dora Underwood Dora Underwood P A Charlton provide eye eye ear nose throat and optometry services and veterinary care with street addresses Adams Ave Depot Street Summers Building Foley Hotel La Grande Oregon and Hill’s Drug Store listed for offices and contact numbers.
Positively no hunting allowed on our premises at La Grande National Bank Building La Grande Oregon. Do not ask for permission Blackford Bros. Also mentions attorneys Cochran and Cochran with Baker City mining engineer D W C Nelson.
Lena McReynolds advertises piano and voice culture lessons at 1426 Wason Avenue offering Wednesday and Saturday sessions. Contact via telephone and Red 1129 for dates and rates.
The council orders Bithulithic pavement on N Pir Street from Monroe Ave to 8th Ave and will levy a special assessment of 2529.40 to fund the work. A hearing on the assessment is set for December 7, 1910 at 6 oclock P M in the council chamber, La Grande Oregon. City Recorder D E Cox notes date and notice.
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