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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1911
Page
4
Bruce Dennis, editor and owner of The Observer, is listed with post office entry and rates showing a periodical mailing imprint. The piece notes La Grande location and a monthly fee, indicating local newspaper distribution details.
The Evening Observer lauds the contest girls for their Seaside trip and Rose Show visit, praising their conduct and broader view of Oregon. It urges more school excursions to surface country history and notes favorable outlooks in Union and Wallowa counties, with Baker hail and Grande Ronde thunder.
The George Palmer Lumber company prints on every check a slogan saying You get this money because Oregon has timber Promote forest protection and share the gain. The piece argues timber underpins local mills and payrolls in La Grande and Perry and warns without forest resources the county’s economy would suffer. It urges citizens to protect forests to keep wealth circulating locally.
Three steam rollers work on La Grande streets shaping improvements described as coming quickly, with a bustling scene at a short order lunch counter nearby mentioning the phrase ham and.
Another season of baseball unfolds with hopes that Hastern regan will attract devoted observers and grow interest among fans.
Timelines of notable events include Sir Harry Vane beheaded in 1662 for high treason in London, 1777 adoption of the Stars and Stripes by the American Congress, Marengo in 1800 Napoleon’s victory over Austria, Friedland in 1807 Napoleon defeats Prussia and Russia, Harriet Beecher Stowe born 1811, Merrimac launched 1814, Lee’s invasion of Maryland 1863, Earl of Derby died 1908.
Simon J. McLean famed transportation economist was born June 14 1841 in Quebec. He studied at the University of Toronto and the University of Chicago and later taught economics at the University of Arkansas before leading Stanford's economics department. He served as special agent for the U S census and Interstate Commerce Commission and led railway rate grievance investigations in Canada prompting the Canadian board of railways commissioners formation.
A humorous Toledo Blade caption notes relief after a patient fears a dentist visit. The cartoonish dialogue suggests the patient’s anxiety and the dentist’s absence adds a twist, delivering a light note on dental woes.
A rustic exchange elicits humor as Uncle Jackson debates naming a mule with a sharp retort about fitting the animal to the man. Ruffalo Expresa captures a folksy moment of wit in a regional voice.
An enigmatic report notes moonlight intensities causing varied responses in Cuba with references to unusual terms and reactions. The text outlines speculative effects and mentions umbrella and paratuna in passing, without clear events or outcomes.
A fragmentary colonial-era text describes San Salvador charging lighthouse fees for a volcanic beacon near Acajutla, claiming seven minute eruptions and constant visibility. It notes no upkeep cost and that every visiting vessel pays, while comparing the beacon to dangerous artillery. The rest of the excerpt shifts to literary vignettes about Beranger and a tale of Afghan intrigue.
For sale a new four room house with basement barn and other outbuildings on a one acre lot in Pleasant Home addition priced at 1350. Terms include rent option. Black and Pratt at 111 Depot Street advertise this sale.
A brief health note advises keeping alert and applying Chamberlain's Liniment promptly to sprains to prevent soreness from festering and to hasten recovery. sold by all dealers.
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