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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1911
Page
3
Rooms with heat and board priced at 25 dollars and 30 dollars respectively or board-only option available. Location cited as Oregon Boarding House Depot Street.
The State Veterinarian Dr W H Lytle will visit Wallowa County Tuesday and assume temporary command of extermination forces to curb mad coyotes biting dogs sheep and cattle. The Bureau of Animal Industry will send seven rangers with experts and more to follow as the campaign formally begins. Centered on Union County residents fear the menace will spread northward.
The New York Sun notes that private piano owners with mechanical skill often buy piano hardware for home repairs. Small items like casters hinges screws can be replaced by individuals. Some perform ambitious work such as replacing wires keys or hammers, including buying a full set of hammers for a worn secondhand piano.
Descriptions describe sticky mud forming bubblies five or six feet across that rise and are carried by wind before exploding loudly. A vast snow lake is visible from Hispar pass in the Karakoram, spanning more than 300 square tiles. In Switzerland the sea of ice appears more like snow due to solar heating causing fissures in the ice.
An English paper printed a purse find notice asking the finder to forward funds to the loser. Days later a reply appeared from the recognized gentleman who picked up the purse asking the loser to visit his house.
A Cleveland Leader excerpt records a social clash over culture with a line about Ibsen and a remark on conventional views. The dialogue centers on assumptions about refinement and artistic taste in public discourse.
Goldwin Smith remarks on Charles Dickens and his wife noting a common pattern where the writer marries beneath him and the spouse does not rise with him. He compares the marital history of imaginative writers to the creation of angelic women who remain, in fact, women.
Two contrasting freaks of nature are the Island of Vire and the Lake of Snow. The Island of Fire is called the Home of Hot Devils. It is actuat ed in the midst of a large lake of boiling mud in the Island of Java. The steam and gases which arise from the.
The coy maid asks about love as a worldly youth recalls past flings. He admits shameful limits with a chaperon, two small brothers, and a pet bulldog. The scene shifts to a suggestion of a starry trip down the old road in Chicago News voice.
A Pittsburg Post humor item notes a quip about persuading daughters to do kitchen work by calling it domestic science. The piece reflects mid century attitudes toward female roles and education.
A brief exchange shows Bessie admitting a kiss to Mr Snuggle as her mother questions the act. The dialogue cites a “judicious reader” who gets more than his money’s worth from advertisements in the Florida Times Union.
The City Council of La Grande Oregon in December 1910 adopted Improvement District No 29 designating X Avenue for sidewalk work. A ten day notice to owners follows before work starts with a proposed district boundary on KX Avenue from Second Street west to First Street and a special assessment to cover estimated cost of 66 dollars. A public hearing on January 18 1911 at 8 PM in the council chamber will consider the cost levy and any aggrieved parties may speak.
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