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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1911
Page
2
A bold guaranteed claim states Rexall Orderlies provide immediate relief from constipation. The remedy is described as gentle, safe, effective for all ages, including children and the elderly, and offered in two sizes at 10 and 25 cents with a money back promise if unsatisfied. Sold at The Rexal Store and Hill Drug Store.
Union county Oregon school district offers a fifty dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of anyone breaking a schoolhouse window. By order of the school board Clerk Arthur C Williams. July 18 1961.
Alice Phebe Eldridge recounts a Catskills legend about ugly dwarf-forging gnomes who brew magical wine. Hendrick Hudson and his men allegedly fell to their mischief, transforming into dwarfs, and the gnomes are said to reappear every twenty years with a 1920 return hinted.
A large quantity of terra cotta pipe suitable for well curbs and drains from 18 to 20 inches is offered for sale at low prices. The seller, B. 8. Davis, Foley Hotel, La Grande, announces cleanup of work and invites inquiries.
Nathan P. Bryan, brother of William J. Bryan, is elected to Florida’s U S Senate seat succeeding the late Napoleon Broward. Declared Progressive, he secured a clear win after two primaries with W A Blount eliminated in the second round.
President Joseph F. Smith heads a Salt Lake City delegation touring the Pacific Northwest. The group of about 24 includes John Henry Smith W Nibley and Dr. Seymore B Young. They attended a La Grande stake conference and plan to visit Wallowa county before Portland and other northwest cities.
A Pearson’s Weekly report notes a law obliging subjects to break underweight coins tendered in payment, with the issuer bearing the loss. It cites a shop dispute over a coin tested and broken, then restored by court, and observes that coins wear down rapidly with up to 70,000 pounds worth of gold and silver turning to dust annually in active circulation.
John Wesley established Kingswood school in 1748 with strict rules requiring parental agreement to observe all conduct guidelines. No holidays or playdays were allowed and no child could be removed for a day, as discipline dictated constant study and work. Every Friday students labored until 8 pm after fasting, per a Loudon Chronicle remark.
An elderly man aged eighty five seeks life insurance from a general agent who doubts the risk. The agent explains the company avoids policies for those over eighty, while the man quips about mortality rates and the agent's foot injury in a brief courtroom style exchange.
Directory style notice lists N Molitor M v and Dr H L Underwood as physicians and surgeons with office and residence addresses on Adams Avenue Depot Street and Main Street. Includes telephone numbers and office hours for a period, plus notes on other doctors Richards and Loughlin with residences.
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