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Newspaper

La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1911

Page

6

Fraternal Order Notices From La Grande Area Lodges

Local fraternal groups announce regular meetings and visit invites for F A M-La Grande Lodge 41 43 2A M Woodmen of the World La Grande Lodge 169 Freemasons Crystal Lodge Knights of Pythias Red Cross Lodge 27 with meeting nights at various halls in La Grande area. Descriptions invite visiting members to attend and include lodge officers.

Woodmen OF the World la Grande Lodge No K. P. Hall D. Fitzgerald C. C. J. H. Kemnbey

M W A-La Grande Camp Meeting Notice

The M W A La Grande Camp meets each Monday in the month at the I C C F hall. Visiting neighbors are invited to attend. B E Daniels Ed Heath Clerk

Incoherent OCR Item From Maritime Trade Notice

An unclear OCR fragment mentions Derbee Brewery and references to ships, dealers, and steamships. It lacks concrete names, dates, places, or outcomes to form a full news card.

Hope Chapter No 13 Masonic Communications Schedule

The text lists Hope Chapter No 13 C B C hollow stated communications on the second and fourth Wednesdays each month with visiting members invited. Officers Carrier Hunter W M and Mary A Warwick Sec, and Woodcraft-Cieac Ronde Circle No 47 meets first and third Thursdays. visiting members welcome. Names Carrier Robbs G M Lizzie Blusworth listed.

C. B Hope C. B C Holé Carrier Hunter W. M Mary A. Warwick Wusinh Ur Woodcratt Cieac Ronde Circle No Ubers Carrien Robbs G. M Lizzie Blusworth Jierz

Longest Indian Word Reported in 1661 Bible

The longest Indian word printed in a 1661 Indian Bible is cited as Wot appealttukqussunnoohwehtunk h, with Tt meaning kneeling down to him. Rev Cotton Mather at Boston finds this consolidated phrase amusing, remarking the language may have evolved since Babel.

Cotton Mather Boston Babel New York Telegram

Proved Himself Great in Magazine Remark

A Western Christian Advocate passage notes a woman presenting Daniel O'Connell with a magazine article. She sighs that the day of great men is gone, then jokes about the day of beautiful women being hot. He responds with a light retort as she blushes.

Daniel O'Connell O'Connell Covent Garden London John Coleman Auver

Too Late Says Trochester Herald on Education

The Trochester Herald laments that many men regret leaving school too soon, noting they discovered later that extra years of study could have changed life outcomes.

Trochester Herald

His Mistake What cured him of flirting

A Louisville Courier Journal item notes a man pursued a flirtation with a woman who turned out to be selling an encyclopedia set priced at $200, illustrating a cautionary tale about courting strangers.

Louisville Courier-Tournal

Pinkham Defies Commodore Aboard Potomac During Pacific Voyage

Reuben Pinkham, Nantucket native and third lieutenant on the ship Potomac, defied the commodore to brace for wind near sunset in the north Pacific. He ordered men to man the weather braces as the wind abruptly shifted, saving the vessel from disaster. The commodore later admitted he was indebted to Pinkham for their lives.

Reuben Pinkham Nantucket Potomac North Pacific Pinkham Island of Leutenant

Boundary Line Description Draws Witty Critique

Rufus Choate argued over a 1847 boundary between Massachusetts and Rhode Island describing a line from Watuppa pond to rocks and a buttonwood tree in Fall River. He mocked the text by comparing it to a blue jay and bees with foxes, highlighting the oddity of such geographic markers.

Rufus Choate Massachusetts Rhode Island Watuppa Pond Sald Pond Fall River Mr. Choate Minneapolis Journal

Cassaday Must Be Brought Home From State Penitentiary

Grant County officials plan to bring J. H. Cassaday back from the state penitentiary to re sentence him locally after his admission to aiding the murder of Ollie Snyder near Canyon City. Sheriff Calder and deputies accompany the transfer, with Cassaday to be resentenced per supreme court ruling. The article also recalls Daniel O Connell and a humorous anecdote about Strickland Jones and a Baltimore revival.

Charles Collier Grant County Salem J. H. Cassaday Ollie Snyder Canyon City Baker Democrat Supreme Court Cassaday Snyder Calder Frank Dunton D. C Harlan Hayes

Invincible Logic from London Punch

Dialogue mocks financial restraint as Donald asks for a drink on a journey while cousin Wullie refuses, claiming all spare shillings go to his mother. Donald counters that Wullie’s mother supposedly gets nothing. the exchange questions luck and obligation in a humorous Scottish context.

Donald Wullie London

Medicine free trial offer for Rexall Mucu-Tone claims

An advertisement urges hope and early treatment for consumption and catarrh, promising free trial if the medicine fails. It touts Rexall Mucu-Tone as a blood purifier and mucous support, sold at Hill's Drug Store in two sizes, 5 cents and 1.00, backed by the seller's reputation.

Caturrh Hill's Drug Store

Rock hauling contract invites bids on Second Street

Bids requested to haul crushed rock from a bin to Second Street. State price per ton. The bidder supplies the dump, boxes, and performs the entire hauling contract on Second Street. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved.

Second Street

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the Fraternal Orders la Grande Oregon P.O. H—La Grande Lodge Élock Elk’s Club Depot Street Washington Avenue H. J. Ritter H. B. Coolidge Frebekahs—Crystal Lodge No LO. O. F Xatie Arbucele N. G. Mirs Anna Alexander Knighte OF Red Crom Lodge No Castle Hall Old Elk’s Hall Jess Paul, C. C, R. L. Lincoln B. E. Daniels Heath B. B. Nutter Commodore Grand View LA Grande Investment CO Foley Hotel Aga Strickland Jones Aed Peda E Hiber Baltimore Sistter Ibel Uieimier Jones Catarah Robert Pattison Cersetiere Eastern Oregon Light & Power Co Mr. Working
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