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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1911
Page
2
Stockholders of the La Grande National Bank of La Grande Oregon are called to meet at the banking house on Tuesday January 10 1911 at 2 o clock p m to elect a board of directors for the ensuing year and to transact any other proper business. Set at La Grande Oregon December 10 1910. Meyers Cashier.
Mrs. Charles Kline of N 8th Street Easton Pa. says Foley's Honey and Tar cured family coughs and colds and she keeps a bottle at home. It soothes throat irritation loosens phlegm and is recommended for la grippe coughs and cold relief for all ages. Contains opiates Hilla Drug Store.
Manager Steward has secured New York impresario Joseph M Weber for the song play The Climax and aims to raise 300 in advance subscriptions to bring the New York Chicago success to the city. The show would travel by special train if the guarantee is met within a week.
Change at Star Today previews a light schedule with White Roses a comedy of a bashful man afraid to propose. The Christmas Carol is a beautiful, contemporary film said to be among the best. The Preacher's Wife is a Vita graph that pleases all with its engaging story.
A mild man with gray hair and glasses is jostled by crowds on Washington street noon. A well dressed woman with a small boy tries to cross. she wrongly seizes the hand of the innocent man, who protests that she wants her son. The scene ends with social embarrassment as the mix up is resolved.
The New and Old Geology split into two schools, one advocating catastrophic epochs and the other asserting uniform natural laws. The uniformity school has largely displaced catastrophism, asserting affairs have always unfolded as they do now.
The Kansas City Journal notes a plan to have one person propose at the ball next week after a sister’s arrangement with a young lady involved. The dialogue also mentions a party gathering tonight.
A Brooklyn Life vignette depicts a busboy waitress asking “Tea or coffee” as a diner grins and utters a playful guess. The pun and casual banter capture a light moment in everyday dining.
The Atlantic Monthly describes white damp as tasteless and odorless and firedamp when mixed with nine parts air. Black damp is heavier and suffocating, extinguishing fire. After damp is a deadly mix of both gases following an explosion.
A New York Sun quip notes two singing birds advertised as belonging to a late rising family. The dealer jokes they can be trained to any hours, warning buyers to inquire into early training to avoid startling neighbors with unmannerly dawn songs.
Horace Hutchinson contrasts American golf culture with European views, noting Americans aim to win yet also play for pleasure. He recalls a judge remark calling golf “the cleanest sport in America,” and reflects on the different attitudes toward the game and enjoyment.
The piece recalls Lady John Russell visiting Paris as a girl in 1890 and noting the staged enthusiasm for Louis Philippe placed on the throne after a revolution. It describes how a boy could cheer from street level to trigger the king’s appearance on the balcony and a bow, a pretense of public zeal.
The article recalls how society dismissed early innovations such as railways electric telegraph sewing machines harvesters typewriters and electric tree lights while later acknowledging the century's overall achievements. It notes public ridicule and warnings against new technologies. Atlantic Monthly is cited as the source.
The narrative traces early dissection from Galen in Alexandria to Bologna and Leonardo da Vinci. It notes Vesalius reviving dissection in the sixteenth century and cites mob attacks on doctors in Philadelphia and New York due to grave robbing fears.
In Windsor Castle's gold pantry lies the gold tiger head from Tippo Sabih's throne captured in 1789. The piece features rock crystal teeth and eyes. a second capture is the jeweled uma bird with a peacock tail. Legend says the holder of the bird will rule India.
A humorous exchange questions how much a goat eats yearly, noting that the amount depends on whether the goat consumes paper covered novela or lead pipe, attributed to Yonkers Statesman.
A wry Andrews note from the Chicago Record-Herald questions if Emerson ever found a best method for wearing shoes that were too small. The remark plays on a universal search for optimal approach in everyday tasks.
The quote from the Louisville Courier Journal contrasts a boss’s demand with personal limits in a sharp exchange about effort and expectations.
A Philadelphia Ledger reflection urges readers to assess whether they lean on others or draw strength from within. It stresses a positive attitude and earnest effort as the sole path to success, warning that passivity undermines any modest gains.
Julius Caesar was assassinated on March 15 44 B C at age 56. He is praised not only as a military genius but as a writer statesman and administrator. He is noted as a mathematician philologist architect and jurist with extraordinary conversational powers.
A Cleveland Leader item quotes a man proposing to a woman who has written she will marry him. The reply notes the match hinges on her father endorsing a promissory note, delaying the union. The quirky exchange reflects social customs of consent and financial backing.
Brief humorous exchange shows a mother resembling her son more than the father. Tommy confesses he takes after his mother in manner, prompting a playful remark about the mother’s surprising habits.
Notice to stockholders of United States National Bank of La Grande Oregon that the annual meeting will be held at the bank in La Grande on Tuesday January 10 between 10 am and 4 pm for electing a board of directors for the coming year and to transact other business. Dated La Grande Oregon December 6 1910 T J Scroggin Cashier December 6 January 10.
An unclear fragment discusses a man seeking a section with a busy ant helper and a desire to get away from a con world, mentioning the telephone as an import. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks concrete facts.
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