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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1911
Page
3
In Burper's Weekly a jab mixes jargon and humor as Little Blake claims a talk about Harlow misses the point and Jinkinson counters that a deputy sheriff now heads the car. The quip plays on status shifts in a small-town scene.
Eighteen thousand two hundred dollars buys 130 acres of Alicel wheat land at 140 acres total orchard development. Asa Taylor of Red Oak Iowa will relocate to Alicel to plant and supervise a 140 acre orchard on the land purchased from P. AlicDonald via Frank R. Bridges. The deal signals rising land values in Alicel and Imbler districts. C R Buell of Seattle buys 20 acres of Mt Emily district orchard for Cleaver Bridges firm. L J Price purchases 15 acres at Imbler for $500 per acre.
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for colds with laxative bromo quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. H. W. Grove signs each box and the product is priced at 25 cents.
N. Molitor M D physician and surgeon at Adams Ave and Depot street with office and residence numbers 68 and 69. Richardson and Loughlin physicians at Black 1362 Ind 353 with varied office hours and home addresses. C H Upton Ph G M 5 physician and surgeon with eye ear nose and throat specialty in La Grande National Bank Building. office Main 2 residence Main 32.
An ad touts blue or black serges at 20 dollars with fine close woven fabric. It promises guaranteed quality and splendid labor across the making, noting perfect shaping and proportions.
The text argues that many stores lack knowledge of coffee origins as merchants buy from random jobbers. It claims Chase and Sanborns roast beans the day of shipment and seal them in airtight packages and cans to deliver fresh coffee to consumers.
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