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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1911
Page
7
Gearhart Park hosts the Observer Contest with spectators and participants gathered for a community event. Local organizers invite residents to watch demonstrations and prize drawings as cooling temperatures set a lively afternoon mood.
An advertisement promotes Foley Kidney Pills as the right solution to neutralize poisons causing back ache headache nervousness and other kidney and bladder ailments. Hill's Drug Store lists contact at 411-1825.
Quaker City Association promotes transforming vacant lots into family gardens for the poor. In Kansas City the City club plans a spring cleanup and seed distribution through schools. The Philadelphia Vacant Lots Cultivation Association reports 855 family gardens last year, with land loaned by owners and crops shared for home use and income. Gardens target vegetables like radishes lettuce and tomatoes, with guidance on soil and preparation.
Notices announce proposed improvements in La Grande Oregon Franklin district including Greenwood street and Monroe avenue. Details specify district boundaries, affected properties in Chaplin's addition, estimated costs 5615.40 and 2128.35, and a public hearing May 17 1911 and council meetings at 8 pm.
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