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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1911
Page
7
Wales Q Brown of Dine Alabama credits Dr King's New Discovery with saving his wife's life from severe bronchial and lung trouble. He describes her recovery after using the remedy, claiming it cured a dangerous cough and prevented hospitalization. The ad touts its use for coughs colds and lung issues with a $1 price and trial bottle offer.
Beekahs lodge No. 1 meets each Tuesday evening in the lodge rooms. Hope Chapter No. 13 holds stated communications the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. Visiting members are cordially invited to attend.
Winter troubles fade with Bucklen's Arnica Salve claims of curing burns boils piles cuts sores bruises and sprains. Also Chamberlain's Tablets offered for chronic constipation with mild gentle effect. Sold by all druggists and dealers.
In an old proverb, a warning about neglecting dental health is linked to overall well being, stressing timely care for teeth as essential to vitality and daily life.
A banquet was held by the Commercial Club at Union to discuss reorganizing the aspirant for mayor of Withycombe II. The event drew commercial representatives and attendees into a broad planning session.
Report notes Robt Withycombe mayoral candidacy tied to experiment station location. Lines traced in the past week show the station is within city limits by about a quarter mile. East city boundary runs near the old electric grit plant Union Republican.
The Commercial club committee members Wm Vogel R H Rohrig and M F Davis arranged an up to date banquet at Union restaurant next Wednesday at 7 30 pm. E F Ayera of the C A C will speak on good roads. Judge Henry and Senator Pierce hoped to attend. Admission for women will be charged. The club promotes civic and business progress amid earnest efforts to serve the city. A theft report notes J W Hitchington overcoat stolen from Centennial hotel.
A Travel Magazine portrait praises Zeeland milkmaids noting Middelburg models with white skin and short tight sleeves. It describes padded skirts, arms reddened by sun, and a wooden yoke with robin blue enamel. The piece links beauty to marriage in the village church.
A cigar dealer in a new office building offered free cigars and cigarettes to every man during a visit four weeks after opening. The tactic cost over $25 in samples but boosted trade dramatically as most office workers became steady patrons, impressed by the enterprise.
The Washington Star recounts Amos Cummings once mistaking neighbors’ homes, then a plan to repaint his own white rowhouse. The next day twelve painters transformed the house with flaming red, prompting neighbor protests but no legal action. Cummings later found it easier to navigate the early morning walk home.
A London Chronicle excerpt notes very English placenames in Cornwall such as Dronkards Aj and London Apprentice, with Grumblasounds and St Eval mispronunciations. The bishop’s quip about canonizing St Eval highlights Cornish linguistic quirks and local saints.
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