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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1911
Page
5
Mixed notices describe eye ear nose throat service by Dr A C Posey at Selders store and Valley Creamery ice cream sales. Local visitors and residents including J H Mathey Edwin Mason and F W Toman shown at Foley and Savoy hotels. suspicious weather missing mail car on No 17. sale ad for a 12 foot Deering header and binder.
Chet Bicwell and Henry D Alien from Baker report morning outings to Joseph lake. Waldo Geddes, Mr. and Mrs. Franc Wilhelm, County Treasurer John Frawny and family, Lee Zundell, and La Grande residents also returned today from Joseph or nearby camping trips. The Empress of China passengers and crew were brought to Yokohama today by the Japanese cruisers Aso and Soya.
An advertisement touts Parisian Sage as a desirable hair conditioner for women and men alike. It claims rapid hair growth, dandruff banishment, and relief from itching scalp within two weeks with a money back guarantee. Sold in 50 cent bottles at Newlin Drug Store and by druggists everywhere.
A young woman dominates salespeople and service staff, browbeating a milliner, taxi chauffeurs, and a streetcar conductor. Two women discuss her hiring at an employment agency, debating how guarding valuables reflects on her suitability and security habits.
Dialog about a rumored romance involving Mrs Blonder and Teresa Filrell, with characters Jonesey and Witherell discussing signals of interest and age, implying mutual awareness without explicit details. The fragment highlights social guessing and evasive remarks in a light period tone.
The first lighthouse stood at Pharos near Alexandria in Egypt, built around 285 B.C. It reached a height of 530 feet and its beacon reportedly shone up to forty one miles. The tower endured for about 1,600 years before an earthquake destroyed it.
A Toledo Blade snippet references a provocative phrase about marriage and mortality, set amid a broader discussion. The remark hints at social norms and potential intrigue surrounding relationships and aging, reflecting midcentury urban discourse.
A quoted exchange between Freddy and Pa discusses a social scale and defines it as a place where money is weighed. The remark carries a wry tone and an oblique reproof, echoing Steele’s style about social judgment.
A critical look at Japan railways describes filthy trains and dirty platforms. Observers note grime on carriages and garbage near doors while porters sweep only to relocate rubbish. The piece questions national cleanliness standards versus the railway experience.
In a Harper's Magazine account Major Ranson recalls General Lee in a snowbound camp scene. Lee examines a row of turkeys, designates the largest for himself, then directs that his be sent to the hospital in Petersburg for convalescents. He departs on his horse.
Witty remarks about W S Gilbert and Rutland Barrington highlight their roles in Pinafore. Barrington, the Captain, recalls Gilbert’s autocratic direction at rehearsal. A skylight collapse moment produced the quip That’s an expensive attitude.
A historical note on the publication of Utopia, describing it as a political romance about a perfect visionary republic imagined near the Atlantic. It mentions misreading as genuine history and missionary interest in converting its people, with reference to Granger and Budseus.
A reflective quotation frames men as luminous beacons guiding or misguiding travelers, likening every man to a center of perpetual radiance that could lure a ship toward rocks or steer it to safety at port.
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