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Newspaper

La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1911

Page

3

Campaign booster to visit La Grande and Pendleton

Field Manager passes through La Grande on the way to Baker and Pendleton. James J. Saver, field secretary for the Oxygen Development League, aims to meet Commercial Club members and business leaders in La Grande and Baker. Sayer's mission covers every Eastern Oregon city to attract new residents and farmland development.

James J. Saver Oxegen Development Jague la Grén Comercial Club la Grand Baker Commercial Club Pendleton Umatilla Air Sayer Oregon Portland Commercial Club C. C. Chapman

Summit Towns to Have Police and Timber Trade

Kamela notes mention road conditions hamper wood hauling as timber land near Walla Walla is inspected by visitors including Mr. Childers and Mr. Weaver of Freewater. John Thompson named road commissioner will start work at once. Kamela prepares to appoint a constable and justice of the peace to address local needs.

Kamela Stanley Walla Walla Childers Weaver Freewater John Thompson Nelson Pomroy Wash

C W R N Opens Yakima Branch with Through Walla Walla Service

The C W R N opens a new Attalia to North Yakima branch Friday March 24 with a daily through train between Walla Walla and North Yakima departing Walla Walla 9 15 am arriving North Yakima 3 09 pm The return leaves North Yakima 8 45 am arriving Walla Walla 2 30 pm Motor cars run between Kennewick Grand View North Yakima and Midvale Sunneyside with westbound connections at Walla Walla and other lines for eastbound service Inquiries directed to WM McMurray General Passenger Agent

Yakima Attallia North Yakima Walla Walla Kennewick Grand View Midvale Sunneyside Washington Division Main Lin 0.W. R. & N. WM. McMurray

The Confederate Soldier Incidents of Private Command

A passage from the American Review discusses the Confederate army’s independence and initiative. It cites an incident where a Texas private halted a major attack, asserting leadership until General Gordon acknowledged the private’s authority, illustrating individual agency in battle.

American Review of Randulph EH McKim Gordon Grant Petersburg Generge

Pongee Silk Won’t Match Exactly

The New York Sun explains pongee silk comes from one lot of raw silk and varies in weight quality and color. Each pongee cloth piece is tied to a specific jet of silk making uniform matching nearly impossible for clothing firms.

New York Sun

Absentminded bishop meets travel snafu in Ontario

A western Ontario bishop, famed for his abstraction, forgets his destination while riding from London. At the first stop he telegraphs his wife for help, learning to “get off there.” He eases the conductor and says such minor issues always resolve satisfactorily.

Hie Ontario London Peter Argonaut

German Pedigrees Book Charts Bourgeois Lineages in Germany

A Berlin correspondent notes the Deutsches Geschlechternbuch records bourgeois ancestry rather than noble blood. The editor says many middle and working class families have preserved blood purity and the book fosters pride to curb envy of the nobility.

Germany

Fragmented Reflection On Freedom And Life In Motion

A garbled meditation contrasts self awareness with themes of freedom and life. The text muses on perception, time, and the idea that inner realization holds greater value than external pursuits, hinting at a personal, reflective voice from a reader or author.

Sham n e cough Remedy claims to cure colds and pneumonia risk

An ad text touts Sham n e cough Remedy as a cold cure that prevents pneumonia risk. It claims the medicine contains no opium or narcotics and can be given to both babies and adults. Availability is urged from all dealers.

Reasons You Should Enter The Observer Contest

The notice extols benefits of entry including educational prizes and opportunities to visit Portland for the Rose Festival San Francisco for a National Educational Association meeting and journeys along the Columbia River It urges learning music reconnaissance social tourism and home study plus gaining skills to recruit supporters and organize a campaign The piece promotes competitive work and social networking within the contest context.

Portland San Francisco National Educational Association Columbia River Ocean

Doan's Kidney Pills Proven To Cure Kidney Ailments

A Baker City Oregon resident H P Swisher reports kidney relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He cites back pain from horseback riding and other kidney symptoms as cured with lasting results. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, sole US agents. Apr 8 May 1 29 Jun 25 Jul 17 Aug 14.

Dean H. P. Swisher Madison Street Baker City Oregon Doan Owihht Aebon Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo New York United States Doak

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