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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1911
Page
2
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The article argues that La Grandé with a population under 5,000 risks being ignored in federal planning and funding. It notes towns of under 5,000 rarely gain recognition and suggests the city may need to challenge the census figures to avoid being overlooked.
In the state legislature, a resolution pledging loyalty to the present system sparked contention. The assembly, drawn from all Republican factions with occasional Democrat, shows more concern with results of the system than the framework itself.
The author argues Oregon has long sent mediocre or inferior leaders to national offices due to a flawed system and voters not engaging public affairs. He notes many capable Oregonians choose wealth over office and fears the legislature will struggle to produce an honest assessment of the problem.
The article argues rising medical information improves home first aid use and reduces drug dependence while defending physicians ethics. It critiques political efforts to break a convict labor contract for store work, insisting the contract should be fulfilled and critiquing pressure to alter state labor practices.
Judge Lionel R. Webster of Portland takes occasion to pick apart issues in a convict labor case. He weighs legal questions surrounding prison labor and state authority as testimony and briefs unfold. The article outlines arguments about rights, contracts, and the role of the judiciary in enforcing penal labor statutes.
Comment questions Oregon missing a U S senator this session and drolls on the chance the current lawmakers must choose a man to represent Oregon at the national capital, hinting at political maneuvering around the Willamette hotel.
The valley wind blows hard for a time but ceases as usual. George L. Cleaver notes no grasshopper pest in Colorado. Last night's council meeting saw paving resolutions introduced, with La Grande’s improvement pace continuing.
Observers report rapid growth in commercial orchards across the Grande Ronde valley. The expansion promises more jobs and income for local residents as new plantings take root and fruit production rises.
Voters should not assume an Eastern Oregon insane asylum will be built as promised. The discrepancy between taxpayers' mandates and politician actions fuels uncertainty about the project.
Portland residents discuss cars and mobility as signs that spring is approaching, reflecting a shift in daily life and the season’s nearby arrival.
In the Circuit Court of Oregon Union County Joseph Palmer Julius Roesch Platoujffe ve John Harris Susan Harris and others are notified to appear and answer the amended complaint within six weeks of first publication. Plaintiffs seek a decree that they own in fee various described parcels in sections 19 28 34 township 31 south range 40 east Willamette Meridian.
The ad touts a two week sale on hats caps hosiery underwear suits and overcoats with Benjamin and Sincerity Sulta and Kenyon Overcoats marked down a quarter to a third below regular price. It markets this as the year’s one big bargain event and urges immediate purchases to avoid higher prices later.
Summons in a quiet title suit filed in the circuit court of Oregon state Union County directs service in La Grande. The case targets a property described as south of range 9 east of the Willamette meridian. Publication spans consecutive weeks beginning January 1 1911 with attorney J D Slater representing the plaintiff.
Mrs. M. E. Maxfield reports taking Mi-o-na after a December stomach episode and claims the tablets ended pain by the next day. The ad touts Mi-o-na as the best indigestion prescription, noting quick relief from postmeal distress and belching. Filled by Newlin Drug Co. and widely available, 50 cents per box. Trial samples offered by Booth's Mi-o-na. Jan 17-26 Feb 7.
H. M. Beatty of Little Rock Arkansas testifies kidney pills relieve severe back and hip pains after two years of illness. He credits Foley Kidney Pills with restoring health and recommends them, noting prior remedies failed. Hilts Drug Store carries the product.
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