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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1910
Page
4
The La Grande Evening Observer discusses the proposed new high school building, noting tax increases on a $75,000 project and the impact of student migration. It argues La Grande could be the valley’s school center if properly equipped, keeping tax money in Union County.
The piece warns of traveling eyeglass peddlers who claim to be from elsewhere and sell first class glasses for four to seven fifty, often higher than established opticians. It notes the risk of overpaying and urges Georgia farmers to adopt new intensive farming methods demonstrated by the State College of Agriculture to boost yields.
In Squedunk a stove explosion at Pete Pillson's place threatened a liquor den. A score of pet snakes restrained leaking barrels, preserving whiskey and wine. Pillson links the hoop snakes to future gold coin age, noting Canadian plans for a five and ten dollar gold coin from Yukon sources.
Agricultural officials predict exceptionally large crops as ground frost reaches unprecedented depths. The frost depth this year exceeds three feet in some pipe excavation areas, a depth rarely seen, suggesting soil breaking and deep root growth for cereals grasses and fruit trees. Minnesota’s wheat reputation hinges on frost reaching five to ten feet, but this season shows unusual thaw and cultivation effects.
Fruit men from all sections say indications point to one of the largest apple crops in county history. They warn those who fail to thin trees will regret it when payment time arrives for their crops.
Franklin and Tilton residents protest a rise from ten to twelve cents a dozen and accuse larger holes in the doughnuts. A government investigation may be sought. A high school debate between Eigin and the local team features Friday evening at the Christian Church.
Examinations are nearly finished and the school expects to resume normal operations next week as classes begin the new term.
A critic warns that continued police raids could make Recorder Cox's office resemble a wholesale liquor house, suggesting a pattern that undermines public confidence in enforcement. The comment frames raids as excessive and potentially damaging to government integrity.
Rental notice seeking tenants for five rooms in a house at 708 Washington Ave. Apply to 1-20136.
The public is warned not to buy black printed B or R T dance tickets. Real tickets print in red and bear the lodge seal. This notice comes from the committee.
Evan Wilder, a self described practical man, marries a practical wife who reads while he adapts to a seaside honeymoon. He seeks tenderness but finds distance until a moonlit walk leads him to admit his misjudgment and acknowledge his wife’s depth beyond his initial plan.
A Boston suburb woman returns from a fortnight away to find large black empty bottles in the cellar covered with ashes. Her husband, home from Boston, declares he never bought an empty bottle in his life, prompting a dignified puzzled exchange.
The speaker urges inner reflection to find nobility not in others but within one's own soul. He asks if earthly stains are found and predicts nobility awakens in others when one's own virtue shines, guiding and illuminating the path.
Denver Post recounts travelers boasting of long stretches without sighting land on the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and a skiff crossing the Kaw river at Topeka where the boat overturned and the speaker sank twice.
An ignorant south Jersey farmer and his son visit a fashionable Philadelphia hotel. The father asks the night clerk about the missing boy at 12 20, 1 20, and again later. After hours of waiting, the clerk tells him not to wait up as the boy has not returned.
A fragmented reminiscence hints at a long courtship finally culminating in a quiet union. The speaker recalls years of pursuit, missed calls, and a decisive moment marking a domestic milestone. Details remain hazy but the theme centers on enduring affection and a remote proposal.
A humorous piece follows a bridegroom’s worry about future evenings in his new home and a brief anecdote about Bernard Shaw tested by a writer guest. The Beckoning bridegroom mutters about gloom while the wedding party grins at the odd reflection of life ahead.
A Harrow headmaster jokingly warns a boy that as justice of the peace he could hang him as honorary colonel he could shoot him and as headmaster he could birch him. The boy quips that being shot would lead to a hang, revealing the humor in the exchange.
A miserly farmer plans to pretend his pig was stolen to dodge debts. His friend instructs him to hang the carcass for proof, then claim theft. The farmer follows the scheme, yet the farmer protests that the pig was real. The punchline has the friend urging to keep lying while the farmer laments.
The quotation portrays Opportunity as a universal force shaping human fate. It asserts Opportunity travels to cities and distant lands, traverses deserts and seas, and visits every gate unbidden, demanding action. It warns that those who doubt or neglect it face failure, want, and misery. John J. Ingalls is cited as the author.
Public land sale announced by the Interior Department at La Grande Oregon. At 10 a m January 13 1916 the land in sections 1 and 2 township 48 range 27 BWM will be offered to the highest bidder. Prospective adverse claimants must file objections before sale. F C Bramwell Register.
The firm of O F Coolidge consisting of O F Coolidge H R Coolidge and O R Coolidge has sold out to O R Coolidge and is dissolved by mutual consent. The business will be continued by O R Coolidge. Creditors and debtors are asked to present claims or call for settlement.
In La Grande Oregon dated January 18 1910 carpenters sign a pact to raise daily wages to four dollars for a nine hour day starting April 1 1910 and vow not to work for less. Signatories include J N Kohl W A Ludiker Joseph Horstman M M Marquis Thomas H Moore F B Houston and others.
Readers with stomach trouble learn that Pape’s Diapepsin digests heavy meals without discomfort in five minutes. The remedy claims to refresh breath by eliminating foul odors and offers the formula printed on each 60 cent can.
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