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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1911
Page
3
An old advertisement copy touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm as the superior remedy for sprains bruises muscle soreness and rheumatic pain saying it is trusted by every family and available through all dealers.
An advertisement extols a Havana cigar priced at six to ten cents, claiming strong flavor and enjoyment without high cost. It notes the FamS Kink cigar comes in three shapes all with the same high Havana flavor.
Numerous conveyances were filed with the assessor showing mortgages and deeds. Transactions include Chas Wisdom estate to Burt Hughes mortgage of 250 dollars on Chaplin's addition lots, and other deeds and chattel mortgages involving Mills Foley Waters Stanch field Produce and Maggie Mahaffey among several parcels and balances.
Notice by the U S Land Office at La Grande Oregon that John Somers of Meacham Oregon has filed for final proof to establish a land claim in Umatius Cash Entry No 812 and Willamette Meridian sections 33 and 35 with witnesses Henry Charlton William Adams Isaac Hamlin and J M Morgan listed. The proof is to be heard April 6 1911 before the Register and Receiver. The notice includes witness details and dates for publication in Whig.
Eyewitness account in Allen McLane Hamiltons Intimate Life of Alexander Hamilton recounts Mrs. Alexander Hamilton refusing to forgive James Monroe for past slanders about her husband. Monroe visits years later. she confronts him, refuses forgiveness, and he departs. The Albany steamboat Burr meeting tale is deemed fiction, linked to this incident.
The notice lists witnesses B. T. Peebler Fred W. Braden Harvey Leavengood and Rex Cona way all of La Grande Oregon with dates March 3 10 17 24 31 and April 7 14 for the claim action. An unrelated testimonial to medicines Foley Kidney Pills and a cough remedy are mentioned from Hill's drug store and Waverly Va.
Samuel Braden of La Grande Oregon filed notice of intention to make final commutation proof to establish his homestead claim on the land described in Section 14 Township 4 South Range 88 East Willamette meridian. The proof will be submitted before the Register and Receiver at the United States Land Office in La Grande Oregon.
Geo E Bell of Fort Wayne Indiana a former Nickel Plate conductor warns railroad workers of kidney and bladder problems from years on the rails. He describes back and hip pain and distress in kidney function after twenty years in service citing his personal experience.
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