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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1910
Page
4
Classified notice indicates the paper will not publish unsigned articles and requires signees to identify authors. It notes the post office entry at 14 Grande as second class matter and warns that signed articles may be revised at the editor's discretion. United Press Telegraph Service provided the material.
A Saturday meeting signals adoption of the Pierce plan to district the valley for irrigation. The first step toward an expanded water system increases valley valuation and promises an organized effort to complete the project at actual construction cost.
A letter urges landowners to back irrigation efforts, warning that promoters profit from water schemes like Twin Falls while Grande Ronde Valley residents could obtain water at cost. The writer argues irrigation is the valley’s most important current issue and urges active local influence.
Editor Bruce Dennis of the La Grande Observer and Jas Spence visited Joseph and the Lake this week, with praise from BE B Aldrich of the Pendleton East Oregonian. They laud Loc Mernilicell Steuer and predict a bright future for Joseph and surrounding country. The Observer has become the leading daily paper between Salt Lake and Portland under Dennis.
The Walla Walla Union criticizes Rex Beach and Jack London for their Reno Fourth of July accounts of 1910. It mocks Beach telegraphing columns to the Chicago Tribune and questions the prose describing the arena crowd and emotional detail.
A reflective passage critiques how journalism conveys pivotal sports moments and famous writers. It contrasts staged drama with the raw, crowd driven energy of arenas, noting writers like Bedch and London faced misfires in newspaper reporting.
A quirky collection of wordplay and stray phrases appears, pairing puns with brief descriptors. The collage mentions a sidewalk, divorce, ceramics, moth, grass widow, wool operator, and a few whimsical labels like the chronic borrower and coming home from them, all tied to a playful transcript tone.
A playful historical verse about a couple eloping in a horseless wagon and a town car being driven by smokeless powder. The scene notes a tasteless meal of boneless cod and stringless beans, a tobacco pipe, and a wireless telegraph attempt by the girl’s father.
An Atchison woman phoned a friend and after a long talk cried a great secret into the line. The response revealed the caller had mistaken identity as the other party said she would call Mrs. A instead.
The piece notes an odd summer odor of brimstone drifting through homes as a neighbor burns last season’s straw, not a comet or volcano. It frames the scene with vivid urban imagery and a subtle sense of unease in the city environment.
Enthusiastic women who support suffrage claim there is a woman governor in New York state citing Rev. Dr. Richmond, president of Union University, as proof after a dinner with Governor Hughes. A nurse brings Hughes's baby who, when asked who the governor is, responds Ma-roa, with the infant uttering three words: ma-ma papa goo-goo.
A correspondent recalls Mark Twain in Washington seeking a fair copyright law. He was taken to Chevy Chase for an afternoon outing by a representative. Twain declined golf but agreed to walk.
The passage describes a representative playing golf poorly, sending dirt flying as he struggles. He tries to cover his embarrassment by asking his guest, Mr. Clemens, for opinions on the course, while Mark Twain jokingly responds, claiming the links are the best he ever tasted as he wipes dirt from his lips.
A Spokane Spokesman-Review remark notes the risk of placing property in a spouse’s name. The joke implies creditors cannot reach the asset, while the debtor also loses access.
A Philadelphia Ledger note quotes a baker’s oath refusing a copper gift with a jocular exchange about registering to dle a poor map, reflecting early 20th century humor in a short item.
The Houston Post quotes a court ruling that a woman has no right to open her husband's mail, and notes a counterclaim that a wife reversed that decision before it was made, highlighting a sharp legal dispute over spousal mail privacy.
A brief dialogue from Harper's Weekly features Mr Staylate remarking that the church clock striking eleven means little, with another character confirming the sentiment in a concise, quippy exchange.
Report notes a fictional dialogue where Raffles the gentleman burglar boasts of a high level of stealth and an evening out, claiming he returned home at 2 a.m. without waking his wife. The piece appears in Illustrated Sunday Magazine as a narrative fragment.
A reader recalls starting a dictionary and choosing to skip hard words. After finishing A’s and B’s, the writer reaches chaotic and notes how far it is to zymotic, humorously highlighting the challenge of spelling and vocabulary.
In a humorous exchange from a Chicago Tribune item, Tommy invites Clarence to Sunday school while Clarence questions belief in the soul's immortality. Tommy dismisses the doubt, saying belief is not required. The mock dialogue highlights juvenile depravity and credulity.
A compact reflection on a camp meeting period with hopeful tones and references to singing old hymns. The text blends nostalgic religious imagery with a sense of progress toward a promised eternal theme and constitutional ties.
A humorous note from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about a boy who made spending money by renting a hole in a baseball fence to other boys. The punchline: since the team has been losing, his earnings dried up.
A whimsical snippet presents a verse about Clare who speaks French, then shifts to a Yonkers Statesman vignette where a sailor waits near a church doorway to glimpse a wedding exit, answering a police question with a lighthearted reply.
A jumble of quotes and fragments from Detroit Free Press and Princeton Tiger items, noting fading beauty, shuffled promises, and a brief social moment at a card game. The content reads as light gossip and whimsical dialogue with miscellaneous references.
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