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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1911
Page
4
Incomplete note from the Observer Bruce Denni? editor mentions a location La Gradde and a weekly salary rate. References land owned by a company with water access and a man on an amount of land, but many words are garbled leaving unclear exact figures and parties.
Mr Harmon plans a water mining experiment on a large land tract in Iola. He has sought input from several scientists and aims to sink wells to test irrigation potential and mine prospects aligned with local soil needs.
The fragmented text notes concerns about a baseball team’s conduct and management changes. It references loyalty to America, the diamond, and reputational risk, while debating how a new direction might affect winning and prizes.
Snippets discuss Vancouver independence in journalism, a Dumas anecdote about a costly tip and a returned note, and a misread Shakespeare line in French. The text includes scattered references to biographers and authors like Strauss and Mehmed, with garbled phrases and partial quotations overall.
A Washington Herald item riffs on a compliment exchange about hair and a humorous reference to a peculiar fashion shift. The brief cartoonish dialogue plays on flattery and social mores with light humor.
Furnished room for light housekeeping in Golden Rule area. Inquiries directed to Clint Van Fleet. Also ads: For sale three quarter bed with good mattress and springs at 1101 L Ave phone Red 881. tf May 16.
A telegram style notice lists regular meeting times for Masons Woodmen and Ebekahs along with inviting words for visitors. It includes Grande Lodge No 433 meetings Thursdays at 8 pm and Crystal Lodge No 60 Tuesdays, with names of officers and invites.
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