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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1911
Page
6
The Salem Statesman protests cheap cement paving on Twelfth Street saying it risks future double assessments if it breaks up in rain. The writer recalls a past macadam cost and argues hard surface paving is cheaper long term and more sensible for Salem residents and the post office route.
Lay members over 21 in Caldwell Methodist congregations vote to elect delegates for the Quadrennial lay conference. Polls open at 8 tonight at the church with G. H. Currey as presiding judge and W. H. Stanchfield and Mrs. Olive Bolton as tellers. The annual conference meets in Caldwell in August to select a delegate for the Minneapolis 1912 general conference.
The D D D prescription, hailed as a remedy for eczema psoriasis and other skin diseases, is praised as superior to beauty washes for cleansing pimples blackheads and rashes. A 25 cent bottle is advertised to prove its merits, with claims of leaving skin smooth and clear. The Newlin Drug Company promotes keeping a bottle at home.
Baker City face specialist Mrs C H Whitney will be in La Grande for a few days offering her own line of toilet articles. She will call on the Indies and remove moles and other facial blemishes with an electric needle. She may be found at 1407 Tavogue and can be reached by phone Black 591.
The Steward hosts a May 15 performance by the Juvenile Bostonians in The Ransom a musical comedy starring Patsie Henry a vaudeville standout now with the Boston company The cast includes Miss Hellen a German trained soprano and Little Dors Canfield a noted juvenile comedienne praised for her wit and stage presence
The article describes a man shaping and stamping bogus coins, polishing edges for 15 minutes, pressing the unfinished piece under a weight, and striking the die. He succeeds on three of five attempts, with the weight dropped by lifting it to the ceiling and releasing a catch.
An advertisement asserts PAZO OINTMENT can cure piles in six to fourteen days, promising fast relief and guaranteed results with topical treatment.
Chicago authorities halted a nickel counterfeiting operation led by Andrew Barto. Secret Service Captain Porter testified it took about ninety minutes to strike three lead nickels, implying a cost of a quarter per coin, with machinery and tools used to stamp forge and trim the coins.
An ad offers a cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles with a six to fourteen day guarantee and a 60 cent price. It also promotes Chamberisin’s Zzponre ake as a cold warding remedy with hot foot baths before bed, claiming strong preventive effects.
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