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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1911
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text references post office placement at La Grande and mentions second class matter and daily terms. details unclear but indicates a local postal notice or filing. No clear names, dates, or events beyond generic postal designation.
The Observer defends bitulithic paving as the city’s best hard surface, citing a Kansas City study and urging continued improvements. It argues the heavy cost benefits long term value and cautions taxpayers to support progress for La Grande.
The piece discusses Madero's rise to govern Mexico and fears of unrest amid limited public education. It questions whether self government can take hold and compares potential outcomes to Diaz's rule, noting uncertainty about U S policy and Taft's perceived restraint versus action.
President Lewis of Grande Ronde Cash leads a free will drive to fund four months of open air band concerts in La Grande. He urges business people to subscribe, arguing music strengthens community ties and offers weekly public gatherings.
Judge Pinckney links delinquent girls to parental neglect, bad environment, and temptation after reviewing 475 court cases. He cites low wages and callous employers as factors in a deteriorating social problem, calling delinquent girls the most neglected group needing attention.
A Strand Magazine piece describes Wall Street attitudes toward women as prone to emotion and unsuitable for handling money. Brokers often refuse women accounts, citing friendliness as a reason to avoid broader access while fearing tears over losses.
Blarpoer's Weekly reports a comical scene as carabao, stubborn and slow, aims to plunge nose and horns into a stream while soldiers behind guard them. The herd advances awkwardly and the crowd labors to move the animal, another failed attempt leaves the group frustrated.
The ad promotes hand tailored spring suits for young men from Ederheimer-Stein. It emphasizes comfort, fit, and style with form fitting coats, full chested lines, and peg top trousers, claiming the clothes conform as if always worn.
A dialogue fragment shows a beggar asking for alms and not removing his hat while a policeman watches from across the street. The beggar urges pardon as the officer’s stance could lead to arrest if the hat is removed, implying tension between deference and law.
A brief ponder of wit and misdirection from the Cleveland Plain Dealer noting the ease of parting with money and questioning how the fool earned or obtained it in the first place.
Atchison Globe notes Ifo Wan is reliable and not needing much time to exploit virtue while people are watched closely, whether acknowledged or not.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer features cheeky dialogue about overdrawn accounts and making a fictitious check for zero dollars. Aims to tease readers with a humorous exchange linked to a bridge game and shopping bag imagery.
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum calling his own hardest task the effort to resemble his photograph and to sound like his speeches when returning to his hometown. He remarks on public image and perception.
Spokane plans for a year long American Egg Laying contest beginning next November open to the world. Two six chicken entries from each state territory and Dominion of Canada anticipated. Goal is educational research with diplomas not prizes and records kept for owner profits.
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