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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1910
Page
3
G. G. Brown and Peter Applegate conducted exhaustive research in the La Grande land office, comparing state indemnity land records with government books. They predict that acting governor Jay Bowerman will carry the Marion delegation at the state assembly.
The piece notes Edwin Gould offering 15000 dollars for a two motor two propeller airplane with independent motor operation. Marshal Abernathy and his sons ride 2000 miles to New York. Abernathy recalls daring feats. Jeffries trains for Johnson fight. he avoids vice and retires wealthy. An actor gains 75000 dollars for moving pictures of a contest.
Captain Jack Abernathy talks about his five children Louis Temple and three girls who rode cow ponies from the ranch to meet Roosevelt in New York. He vows Harvard education for the boys and describes their self reliance learned from ranch life and nature.
A Harvard Monthly poem by J Gordon Gokey explores aviator thoughts during flight. Lines evoke sky scudding above sleeping cities, airships looping the winds, and the thrill of riding steel wings through blue and clouded horizons.
News notes that some travelers may suffer seasickness like discomfort from air travel while aviators joke about whether humans can withstand flight. The Lancet raises questions about the limits of the human body in aviation.
The paper notes airsickness can outweigh seasickness for many people and that unpleasant feelings occur with descent in elevators or swings. It argues aviation remains distant from daily life due to such conditions and implies airship travel is not yet commonplace.
An official urges strict weed control on vacant lots to aid town progress. He cites ordinances against growing weeds and plans police summons for violators, stressing enforcement and a disciplined approach to curb litter, smoke, street noise, and depot-square neglect.
Mrs. Imogene B. Oakley told a Philadelphia audience that reducing poise dirt and smoke would greatly improve a town or city’s beauty and comfort. She argued citizens share responsibility for dirty streets and called for action to make the city cleaner.
Cupid deals the cards in a quirky feature titled Min deals Sillicus Love in the Philadelphia Record. Cynicus asks why he often deals from the bottom of the deck in this playful panel about romance and chance.
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