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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1909
Page
3
W P Cullen presents The Burgomaster a Pixley and Luder musical comedy with modern costumes and a strong cast including Ruth White as Willie's. Singers and a jubilee meeting highlight the evening as Anti-Saloon League workers plan to extend their drive to Dixie.
Delinquent tax list scans numerous parcels in Elgin Union and surrounding towns. Names include Rollins W M Walter E Rose Walter E Ringer D S Smith Eligha Estate, Spore Samuel A Steel R M, Sanford D W, Shropshire H A, Stanley Geo A, and many others with lot, block, section details. Page continues with further entries and totals for overdue assessments in Oregon locales.
Mene Wallace, the sole survivor of Peary’s Greenland expedition party, enrolled at Manhattan College to train as a teacher for his people. He is 18, and the fate of the Nakines Woh group remains linked to an earlier Arctic voyage. The text also notes Augustus Hainge facing federal banking charges with a potential mine issue expected to rise in March.
Fifty and twenty five cent tokens are the visible token prices for the Dive finet at the Steward next Thursday night under the direction of the Bargen of this city. The attraction is described as worth more than the cost.
Agnend Los Angeles Charter in Los Angeles dated Feb 2 reports a short legal or civic item. The readable fragment notes a formal action or filing associated with charter provisions and city governance. Further details are not present in the fragment.
Los Angeles voters hold a special election today to decide charter amendments affecting council member selection and city salaries. Annexation of nearby towns to Greater Los Angeles and public music programs are also on the ballot. In Nebraska Ruth Leavin files for divorce from husband Leavitt, custody likely to be contested.
New York February 2 The American General Relief Committee continues orders for memorial ostramis and expects millions of postcards to be distributed in coming months. Alfred Vanderbilt and August Helmont lead the relief effort with several New Yorkers serving as vice chairmen.
A brief livestock alert notes a Jersey cow named For Sala with designation Black 641 Litt is available. Details on origin and price are not provided.
Reisner and Gore present a change of program Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays with character impersonators singers and dancers. Includes the latest New York subceeds and the film My Brother Sylvus. Matinees and evening prices list Adults 15 cents and children 10 cents.
A local seller from Plain Dealing Louisiana endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a top selling medicine for eight years. The notice claims it cures coughs colds and croup in babies and young children and is easy to take. Available from all good dealers.
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