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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1911
Page
3
Advertisement urges use of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy during the first signs of illness to shorten time lost in a busy season. Sold by all dealers.
Dr Frederick Howard Wines urged national reform at the conference, calling county jails a school for crime and a center of political graft. He advocated replacing county jails with state controlled prisons and ending local political control over confinement and punishment. The call emphasized state supervision of crime and removal of petty local interests.
The General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church of the United States gathers at Luther Place Memorial in Washington DC for its 45th biennial convention. Delegates from 300,000 members attend as sessions run for a week or more. Talks will seek closer affiliations with other denominations and missions, with final steps expected on a new common Lutheran hymnal.
Prof B L Potter of Oregon Agricultural College predicts the new stallion license law will save Oregon horsemen tens of thousands of dollars by preventing bogus pedigrees and improving stock quality. About 400 applications show breeder trust, with Wallowa, Marion, Douglas counties among early filers as licenses await issuance.
The verse deems honesty steadfast and not swayed by wind or glittering appearance. It contrasts a person who keeps his gate and trots with the world that moves past, shifting between pace and lag.
The passage quotes Dickens as it reflects on injustice felt by children, self belief in public view, and two types of misanthropes who despise mankind. It cites Great Expectations David Copperfield Barnaby Rudge and comments on merit and flattery.
Delegates representing French speaking Catholics and parts of Canada meet in Biddeford Maine to discuss excommunications by Bishop Walsh over church property management. Protestants may seek Rome or civil courts for an accounting in Portland diocese as veterans and supporters arrive ahead of proceedings.
Wisconsin G A R encampment details noted for Green Bay on June 7. An advertisement urges use of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with castor oil for summer diarrhoea in children, claiming a speedy cure and listing sale by all drugs.
The Darby Coal Company of Darby Ville Virginia plans electric haulage and coal cutting machines after years of mule haulage. It orders five six ton locomotives from General Electric and will power operations from its own plant to raise output and cut production costs.
The notice touts Adlerika as a German remedy for appendicitis and bowel complaints in La Grande. It claims a single dose relieves wind gas sour stomach constipation, citing A T Hill and urging use for chronic appendicitis among locals.
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