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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1911
Page
4
The notice advertises single copy and weekly rates for the Daily Ledger and a monthly price option. It highlights per week and per month pricing for a daily newspaper subscription service.
The paper states it will not publish unsigned work and requires signed articles. Signed pieces may be revised at the editor's discretion. Authors are urged to sign their submissions and keep a dated appointment with the editors at il MARCH MIT IW.
La Grande reports a lively start to spring with commerce and real estate activity rising. Merchants describe unprecedented optimism and confidence in the city, claiming La Grande leads Eastern Oregon as a modern metropolis with solid, conservative growth.
Twenty five western railroads decide not to appeal the Interstate Commerce Commission decision. The move reflects prudent judgment, easing potential re adjustment burdens and aligning rail interests with the public, who are believed to prefer avoiding hardships and to correct any caused problems.
Portland prepares a dollar banquet to fund a new commercial organ. The event aims to raise funds through a community gathering featuring musicians and local sponsors in the city.
The Portland commercial club offers dollar dinners, recalling the famed dollar dinner for W J Bryan. The item notes that a dollar meal was once extravagant yet now seems economical, reflecting shifting norms in local dining costs.
George Vanderbilt, captain of company L, Tenth New York Cavalry, learns a note says the 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry will baptize twenty five soldiers at 2 pm. He responds with a brass style order to lead a detail of thirty men to river baptisms at 1 pm to outdo them, reflecting his practical joke nature and brave leadership near Warrenton.
Senator Lorimer is proclaimed pure by the United States senate but remains perceived as guilty by the people, a conviction that outweighs any court verdict in the public mind.
The Lincoln Star notes a quarrel among educators about ideal family size. Roosevelt favored large families. Eliot advocated a six to eight child average. Carver proposes limiting births to what a father can support, viewing marriage as a tool to curb birth rates.
The passage mocks efforts to regulate family life and parental conduct. It argues against formal codes governing parental guidance, noting people prefer money to fuss and ridiculing those who push a code for domestic behavior. It frames the issue as a clash between busy, self appointed reformers and common sense.
A Grande Ronde youth Wilbur Shaw signs a verse in The Observer praising readers and noting age theories adventures and thought. The poem reflects local pride and the paper’s value among readers in the Grande Ronde community.
Oregon State University will host competitive exams for West Point cadet hopefuls from the state. Candidates aged 17 to 22 meeting height and fitness standards must sit algebra, geometry, English, geography, history, and US-focused content on May 6 and 7. A top candidate may need to travel to the Presidio for a second May test before June academy entry.
Foley's Honey and Tar is recommended as a reliable family medicine for all coughs and colds including croup and laryngitis. It acts quickly, contains no opiates, and Hill's Drug Store is noted as the supplier.
An advertisement claims PAZO OINTMENT cures itching bleeding and protruding piles in six to fourteen days or money back. The ad emphasizes a guaranteed result and refunds if not cured.
Mr B W L Hall of Waverly endorses Chamberlain's Comedy as the fastest remedy for colds and other illnesses. He says he has recommended it to friends who all agree. For sale by all dealers.
Furnished rooms available for light housekeeping inquire at the Kings Cigar factory location.
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