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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1911
Page
6
Treasurer states funds are on hand to pay all outstanding warrants issued on the General Fund up to No 8313 and warrants on the Water Fund up to the stated end date. Interest on warrants accrues from the date shown. Public notice confirms available funds for settlement.
City Treasurer Ray W. Logan announces interest on warrants ceases from the date of call. Water fund figures adjusted from 9,594 to 9,598 dollars for La Grande Oregon. Endorsed August 18, 1910.
A Sedalia Missouri ad claims MI-O-NA relieves belching heaviness sour taste and nausea by aiding digestion and strengthening the stomach. It notes availability at Newlin's Drug Company and druggists for 60 cents a large box with a money back guarantee if indigestion or stomach distress is not cured.
The London Tatler notes a moment where a tearful gentleman left the room, identified as the composer, after a heartfelt performance. The remark arrives amid lively discussion of the song and its reception.
Powell denies being a dark horse and instead claims blond hair as part of his persona. The exchange hints at campaign dynamics and personal styling during the convention.
A partial readable fragment from a newspaper page mentions generic notes and stray letters without clear events or named entities detectable in the text. No concrete people places organizations or dates are identifiable from the fragment.
Notice to stockholders announces the annual stockholders meeting of the Grande Ronde Reservoir Company at its La Grande Oregon office in the M and M Company building April 10 1911 at 2 o'clock p m for electing a board of directors and other business. W J Church secretary March 21 April 10
La Grande residents missed a Steward Theatre showing of Father and the Boys last evening. The play depicts an indulgent father whose sons drift away before he reenters the scene to regain control. It portrays a wholesome, refreshing and clean narrative with a strong moral arc.
The Observer notes Isis presents a Pathe drama Legally Dead with a twisty plot. Arthur Stanley marries, is buried in a quarry blast, loses memory, and after rescue he remarries. A music motif haunts the film as legal ties force a dramatic homecoming.
A short comedy number from the Biograph Company titled Nut gad. It features the song Just a Dream of You sung by Mr. Cowan in a light musical sketch.
A Paris court issued a divorce decree mixing up a petitioner's and an advocate's names due to clerical error, effectively separating a lawyer from his wife. A similar mix up occurred in England where the wrong party with the same surname faced a severe contempt order before the mistake was found.
In Augustan Rome publishing houses used trained slave copyists to produce vast numbers of books cheaply. Horace notes publishers shipped works to provinces if an author faltered and salvaged misses to sell elsewhere. A major firm boasted 2 000 copyists and could prepare a thousand Epigrams in one hour at ten cents each. Atticus employed modern methods, Caesara Commentaries reached frontier posts quickly, showing a well organized distribution and publicity system.
Union County Oregon treasurer John Frawley announces funds on hand to pay all county and scalp warrants issued prior to March 26 1911. No interest will accrue after May 25 1911. La Grande Oregon March 26 1911.
Local medical directory lists N. Molitor M D with offices at Adama Ave and Depot Street and residence 69. Dr Loughlin at Main 57 residence. C H Upton Ph G M G physician and surgeon with ENT emphasis at La Grande National Bank Building offices Main 2 residence Main 32. Wi. Zimmerman osteopath Summer Building rooms 7 8 9 and 10 with office and home numbers 1232 Pacific Main 63. Dr H L Underwood and Dr Dora J Underwood eye specialty at Wright Drug Store with offices Main 62 residence Main 728. J C Pruich D M D dentist Room 23 La Grande National Bank Building Black 399.
The first successful Swedish dialect play Ole Olson will be presented Thursday March 30. The work depicts the immigrant Jad becoming a prosperous Swedish American in the northwest as the cast performs songs yodels and fables with up to date specialties.
A dramatic early film review praising Miss Gene Gander’s performance in Grandmothers War Story-a Kalem and noting the strong wartime theme. Also mentions The Price of Victory Edison and Carnegie promoting peace propaganda and a Biograph comedy Poor Sick Man as other offerings.
In a court clash with a judge over conflicting witness testimony from a carpenter and a saloon keeper, Sir Edward Carson remarked That’s so my lord. Yet another case of difference between bench and bar. The quip shows his ready Irish wit in legal sparring.
In a light exchange, Mr Cotter Turter asks if a trip is a wedding tour while Mrs C. T. asserts it is indeed their wedding tour. They joke about mistaking it for a lecture tour as they temper the moment with humor.
Mrs Cross explains a potato cooking method to the new cook Delian with approval. Delian confirms understanding but insists in a firm tone that boiled potatoes will be eaten.
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