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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1911
Page
5
Local merchants offer various sale items including display tables slashed to 50 cents per foot. A Great Northern vacuum cleaner is priced at 7.50. Ladies shoes and hand painted china and brassware are advertised as must be sold regardless of cost at Wright Drug Company and Dalton’s.
The W. C. T. U. meeting scheduled for Thursday has been postponed until Saturday at 2 30 in the afternoon at the same hour. A new electric mixer of drinks claimed to be the first in Eastern Oregon was installed by G A Lincoln in his Depot street saloon. Huge posters promote the Union horse show with races and events on the program. Le Grande Heldenrichs are noted. Harmon and Finklinburs of Baker visit Grande Ronde reclamation prospects.
A stream of guests and travelers check in at the Sommer and Savoy hotels in La Grande. Names include Albert Geiser, G Jaeger, Fd G Quirk, Rich Hill, from Spokane and Portland, with many others visiting for business or convention travel.
The four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Flower North Greenwood and Monroe grocery dealers suffered severe effects after eating bread laced with strychnine found in the yard. Two physicians saved her life but she remains in pain and danger as investigations continue the poison was likely placed to kill animals in the area.
Madrid May 17 reports national rejoicings for Alphonso XIII on his 25th birthday. Te deums echoed nationwide as military reviews occurred and municipal and village dinners were hosted for the poor.
More than 200 delegates from 30 grand jurisdictions of the United States and Canada attend the supreme council of the Royal Arcanum for a nine day meeting. Opening session reviews officers and committees as total membership reaches about 25,000 and affairs are in satisfactory condition.
The Miller and Broad real estate firm urges buyers to secure Riverside Addition lots now with low prices and easy terms. Potential buyers are asked to act quickly to take advantage of the May 13 offer.
New York officials test a motor driven street cleaner from Emerson Contracting. The machine sweeps or flushes without water, cleaning noiselessly and dustlessly. The city would lease the units, with Emerson paying operation and maintenance, and two workers needed per machine.
Fragmentary text mentions a region and conveyance sweep, but readable details are insufficient to identify people places or dates.
The machines, holding five and ten cable yards, promise dustless cleaning to curb germ spread. They can be driven to dumps, emptied, and used again with minimal downtime. One model reportedly cleans 1000 esquire yards with 40 gallons of water, far more efficient than rivals, while wet sweepings are captured in the unit rather than washed into gutters or sewers.
Oklahoma City is hosting the three day annual state encampment of the Grant Army of the Republic along with meetings of the Women's Relief Corps and other auxiliary bodies. Visitors from all parts of Oklahoma are in attendance.
Owner describes a first class set of tradesmen tools and primebrs tools for sale in Joseph Oregon. Health issues cited as the reason for selling with contact by J. 8. HOUCK.
Advertisement copy touts Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets as a pleasant remedy for indigestion and stomach discomfort. Claims soothing of an irritable stomach, strengthens digestion, promotes nutrition, and offers a money back guarantee after a reasonable trial. Sold at Hills Drug Store, Rexall Store.
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