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La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1910

Page

3

Notice to Contractors for City Sidewalk and Curb Work

Sealed bids will be received by the City Recorder for 7930 square feet of cement sidewalk and 1586 lineal feet of artificial stone curb on Fourth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Bids due by 4 p.m. May 25, 1910 with 5 percent certified check. Council may reject any bid. D. B. Cox Recorder.

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Weston’s Great Hike Ends. Pedestrian Tells Tales

Edward Payson Weston, the famed pedestrian who walked from Los Angeles to New York in under ninety days, finished thirteen days ahead of schedule. He recalls hospitality along the route, with strongest warmth in New York state, and notes calm reactions from Santa Fe officials and conductors as he rode the rails, all while describing travels across 2,500 miles and moments of hunger and rain.

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Old Transgressor Declares Victory in Long Walk

A speaker celebrates finishing a long walk praising walking as the finest exercise and declaring the American people were shown its value. He bets the transgressor will try to break the lantern on his head and notes the run is over with the walk’s success.

Morristown Professor Proclaims Blue Rose Breakthrough

Horticulturists claim a genuine blue rose has been produced by Professor Elwyn Waller of Franklin Place Morristown New Jersey. The bloom opened recently showing a purplish pink hue that develops into a steel blue. The seedling of the Crimson Rambler carries many traits seen in the blue rose.

Morristown N. J Elwyn Waller Franklin Place Profeasor Waller

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