Local residents travel and business in region
Mr and Mrs Gary return from Idaho towns while visitors from Walla Walla Mora and La Grande travel for business. A Wallowa manager and George Stoddard head to Baker City for morning tasks. Hot Lake residents Miss Le Tong Miss Ralston Miss Phy and Dr Phy join city guests for an evening. Cove assessor T B Johnson completes duties, and Mrs Julius Roesch with daughter Louise return from Portland visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. H. Mimnaugh
Wallowa
George Stoddard
City
Baker City
Miss le Tong
Miss Ralston
Miss Phy
Dr. Phy
Hot Lake
Julius Roesch
Louise
Portland
Local Officials Meet in Baker City On Energy Matters
Local Manager Charles Gore meets with Eastern Oregon Light and Power head officials in Baker City to discuss regional energy plans. Mr and Mrs R E Smith, who toured the South and East for six weeks, return home Saturday evening. Mrs Sheppard, noted Denver lecturer, praised La Gra de this morning as she traveled from Basore to Wallown County. Howard C Gauntt, architect for the new high school, arrives after a Washington state tour stopping at Yakima and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gore
Baker City
Eastern Oregon Light and Power Company
R. E Smith
United States
Howard C. Gauntt
State of
Washington
Yakima
Will Neill Returns Home From Oregon Track Season
Will Neill, holder of the Northwest intercollegiate record in the javelin throw, returned home this morning after attending the University of Oregon the past year. He will spend the summer vacation with his mother, Mrs Nellia Neff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Neill
Northwestern
University of Oregon
Mra
Nellia
Buckley Family Reunion Trip Heads to St Paul
Assistant Superintendent A Buckley and wife left westbound with relative M J Buckley to attend a Buckley family reunion in St Paul Minnesota. They plan a two week absence. Engineer Henry Henson, back from Detroit where he spoke for the La Grande Brotherhood at a national convention, goes to Baker City for a division engineers meeting then returns tomorrow to resume East end runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Buckley
M. J. Buckley
St. Paul
Minncents
Buckley
Henry Henson
Detriot
Mich
la Grande Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Baker City
Oriental Rugs Attract Attention At Henry and Carr
Oriental rugs of rare fibre and pattern attract attention at the Henry and Carr shop. Two rug experts from the Orient oversee the display and explain the true Oriental rugs to the admiring public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry & Carr Establishment
Orient
Window display tricks to attract trade
The article argues stores fail without lively windows that tell a clear message. It cites a Cleveland grocer who weekly stages a Saturday 6 PM curtain draw and fresh bargains to draw instant attention. A drab window repels customers and hurts trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Witdow
Wune
Uae
Traveling salesman favors home shoppers in local trade
The piece argues traveling salesmen mainly sell to merchants over a wide area but tend to favor their home town. It notes many travelers do little business at home yet still boost their origin city while households often buy most goods locally for convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercia
New Baby Born to Mr and Mrs Fred Pugh in City
Born in this city, June 28, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pugh, a son. The announcement notes the newborn’s birth details and family names as recorded in the local column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Pugh
Boy Wanted to Learn Laundry Work
Help wanted for a bright boy over 16 to learn the laundry business at Cherry's New Laundry. Apply at once for the position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry
The Soldier Ant and the Mighty Yon
In a tale of unbelievable strength the king of beasts is humbled by a single ant. The soldier ant, feared as the most irritable creature, overwhelms foes with swift, grisly efficiency. Barotee natives use grease to doom captives before marching ants, who render victims into skeletons in short order.
Old Laws and Sayings On Food Etiquette
The piece presents archaic maxims about dining and manners. It notes sayings like Meat is much, man ners are more and Cease your chatter and mind your platter, tracing how manners referenced the remains of meals. It remarks that manners once named remnants and comments on social habits.
Great Snake of Carthage Slows Roman Forces
Ancient lore recalls a giant river serpent in Carthaginian wars that halted the Roman army for days at Rugrados. It reportedly swallowed seventy Romans before being killed by a coordinated catapult assault, its skull and 120 foot skin later exhibited in a Roman temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Rugrados
Pliny
Throat Trouble in Nightly Singers Next Door
A man reveals throat trouble as the reason he sounds hoarse and says the neighbor in the next house sings at all hours, disturbing his rest.
Quotations on life and distance from Emerson and Diderot
A compact excerpt presents maxims from Emerson and a witty quip about suburb living. It contrasts finishing daily tasks with lingering mistakes and notes distance as a promoter of admiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diderot
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Towght's Program
Roosevelt
Catra
Vitagraph
Dixie Lee
LOCAL
TEMB
Mrs
Gary
Idaho
W. R. Anderson
Walla Walla
Jt C. Davis
Mora
Williamson Land Office
JL. Parker
Umvitsa
Ben Tease
la Grande Todloy
T. B. Johnson
Cove
Mra. Sheppard
W. “ T Vwe
Denve
Basore
Tremensant
Hears & Carr's
Bell Phone
LA Grande Inv. CO
la Grande
Airdome
Thomas Bruce
Ethel Tucker Stock Co
He’s
The
Zuber
Particu
Banking Home
Oregon
Emerson
Kryptok
M. P. Mendelssohn
Adams Ave
Wandes
LAGEL
Makers
Star Brand Shoes
Roger
Roger Kid
Geande Ronde Cash CO
Wallowa County
Wallowa Lake
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