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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1910
Page
7
The cooperative Observer report for June 1910 notes only 0.46 inches of rainfall and a mean temperature of 61 degrees. The maximum reached 93 degrees on the 25th, the minimum 35 on the 8th, with 21 clear days, four partly cloudy and five cloudy, no frosts, no sleet or thunder, light hail on the 7th, and westerly winds.
A garbled passage claims complexion and temper worsen from a liver issue. It suggests Cones Estomach and Liver Tabtate tablets as a remedy, asserting relief from discomfort though details are unclear.
Tiburon Island in the Gulf of California is described as a harsh, isolated refuge for a small Seria Indian community reputed to be cannibals. The article notes fierce sharks in surrounding waters and mentions a rumored poison used on arrows, highlighting dramatic ethnological lore gathered by explorers.
The oldest extant poem about a dragon fly in Japan dates to 1440 years ago during Emperor Yurika of Yamato times. A gadfly bit his arm while hunting, the dragon fly defeated it, and the emperor had ministers craft praise, eventually composing a poem praising the insect ending with the line praising Yamato, land of the dragon fly. The site of the incident was named Akitsuno, the moor of the dragon fly.
A London Standard blurb about the stubborn husband who resists, while his clever wife devises schemes to steer their life. She remains cheerful and plump, smiling behind doors as she subtly guides him with constant plans, making their union work.
English artist Sidney Cooper faced two critics at the Royal Academy. The younger critic taunted with sheep jokes, prompting Cooper to slide his card and promise a $1,000 donation to the Institute for Decayed Journalists if the machine is completed. A separate notice seeks a lost watch near the depot with a reward offered by P. K. Wright.
Sugar at 6.75 per cwt with beet sugar 6.75. Vegetables include onions 25c for 8 lb, spinach 8 for 25c, peas 10c, rhubarb 3c, head lettuce 10c, radishes 3 bunches for 10c, green onions 8 bunches for 10c, tomatoes 10c lb, new potatoes 25c for 5 lb. Fruits oranges 45c doz, lemons 35c doz, strawberries 15c, cherries 26-86c per gal, black berries 35c for 2 boxes, dewberries 25c per box. Meats hogs 10 cwt, cows 3.5-4c, veal 4-4.5c, mutton 5.5c, poultry and eggs with various local pricing. Barley, wheat and millstuffs listed with 1909 price references. Flour new crop patents 5.15.
LOST Gold rimmed glasses with double lenses. Return to office. WANTED TO HIRE: an attic room house. No objection to a larger house in a desirable location. B. F. Wade. Phone Red 402.
A dialogue notes that Turkish women wear their features openly and that this makes them more intriguing. The man questions and the woman answers, asking if readers wish Turkish women would adopt a similar custom.
The dialogue notes Montmorency has quit society, finding it irritating due to numerous ex-wives. The unnamed speakers speculate on his behavior and ongoing encounters, suggesting his withdrawal from social circles.
Comic exchange about neighborly closeness and borrowing habits ends with a brief poke at reciprocal lending. The cartoonish dialogue hints at social norms and tension in shared living spaces.
M. W. 1 La Grande Camp No 7703 meets every Monday in the month at the I O O F Hall. All visiting neighbors are cordially invited to attend. I. R. Snoot? Clerk.
Local notices list meeting times for Grande Ronde Circle No 47 Crystal Lodge No 40 A F and A M La Grande Lodge No 41 Elk's club and Knights of Pythias Red Cross Lodge No 27. It invites visiting members and names officers such as Chloe Robinson Lizzie Ellsworth Cora Fitzgerald Susan McIlroy John Hodgin A C Williams Dr G L Biggers Hugh McCall Ed Wright R L Lincoln.
The La Grande Lodge No. 16 meets at their hall every Saturday night with visiting brothers cordially invited. GEO, GROUT, N. G. J. R. BNOOK, Rec. Sec. W. A. WORSTELL, Fin. Sec.
The Westminster Gazette reports on the history of female dress noting that gown entered use in the fourteenth century while earlier garments like cotes dominated in the tenth and twelfth centuries. It cites Chaucer and a monkish critique of excess as evidence.
A traveling visitor laments the wind in the Southwest while a local attendee jokes that the breeze varies, saying it sometimes blows harder, capturing a light regional exchange.
A witty remark questions the root vice of civilization as overeating. The trustee promises to curb consumption, implying reform or restraint will come from authority figures. The exchange mirrors cautions about excess and social control in a period tone.
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