Observer Editor and Owner Notice
The Observer announces editorial leadership at La Grande with mailing details on file. A brief notice logs ownership and post office entry as second class matter.
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La Grande Evening Observer in La Grande, Oregon
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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1911
Page
4
OFF ON THEIR PLEASURE TRIP TO PORTLAND AND BAN
This evening the Observer's young ladies depart for Portland and Ban Banaue Us with best wishes for pleasant journeys from our citizens. The campaign was spirited and all contestants earned loyal friendship though not all could win. A farewell banquet will be held at Hot Lake with Senator Pierce as toastmaster offering advice to the young people.
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Observer
Portland
Ban
Hot Lake
Hot Lake Grill
Senator Pierce
Senator’s broad view praised amid gala day plans
The senator is described as a man of wide experience who gives only good counsel. Accompanying the girls are Mr and Mrs Nelson Mrs C C Dugger of Joseph and Wilbur F Brock of the Observer circulation department. The group hopes for a memorable time in Portland on gala day with plans for each girl to write a short story about points of interest upon return.
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Nelson
C. C. Dugger
Joseph
Wilbur F. Brock
the Observer
Portland
One Hundred Locomotives Dispatched From La Grande
La Grande sends a hundred brand new locomotives to Harriman system lines in the northwest over the last 30 days. Each engine costs about 20000 dollars, with several new coal burning designs including a Henite furnace. Six engines await setup in La Grande yards as the city serves as the railroad hub for Eastern Oregon.
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Northwest
la Grande
Harriman
Graham
of W. R. & N. Company
Wyoming
Utah
la Grand
Oregon Country
Reasons for trading at home in Des Moines Register
A Des Moines Register booster argues for home commerce on the paper's commercial page. He rails at shopping away from home, citing local interests, community ties, buying from friends, seeing goods, timely delivery, and dollars staying to work locally.
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Des Moiins Register and Leader
Because the man I buy from here lives Des Moines style
Editorial asks why local goods and support for schools churches and families are good for community commerce. It argues that buying locally sustains town tax, schools, and social ties, with the editor noting the value of hometown reciprocity.
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Des Moines
la Grande People
Begin Today to Forget Past Business Lows and Focus on Progress
The text urges readers to drop memories of last month’s weaker business, noting that current demand for products and ongoing employment drive national wealth. It argues that good crops, abundant credit, and active capital keep progress moving, and that starting today beats delaying tomorrow to save interest and spur earnings.
Patronize the Home Merchant Impels Local Trade
An editorial urges residents to favor local merchants over distant stores. It argues money kept in town benefits all, warns that spending in a metropolis drains wealth from small communities, and calls for honest, supportive shopping within the local family of businesses.
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Hudson's Magazine
J. Brown
Brown
Washington society to clean streets in civic campaign
Prominent Washington women led by Mrs. Richard Wainwright plan a street washing campaign. Members include Mrs. Robert M. La Follette and Mrs. David J. Brewer as the civic example for housewives and the broader clean up the city effort.
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Washington
Woman's duties and motherhood as civic cornerstone
The quote emphasizes a woman's primary duty to the state as mothering and shaping healthy citizens. It argues there is no higher national value than raising mentally and physically healthy children and positions homemaking as the essential female vocation.
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Ida M. Tarbell
Deliberate Hat Fit as Wind Test Warns Derby Wearers
A fragment cites a quirky method from a New York Sun item advising hat wearers to test a derby by letting it warm over a gas jet and drop it onto the head for a perfect fit. The passage also notes a quote about wealth and knowledge from Longfellow.
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New York
New York Sun
Cleaning and Pressing Restores Spoiled Garments
The notice invites readers to send waists frocks suits or coats that are spoiled or spotted. The cleaners promise to clean press and remake them so they can be worn again. This service emphasizes restoring usefulness and preserving wearables.
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la Grande National Bank
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Ass’t. Cashier
Fred J. Holmes
Pres
F. L. Meyers
Gashier
la Grande’s
John B. Stetson
COMO
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Panama
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Longfurd
Elite Dyeing & Cleaning Works
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