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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1911
Page
6
Contractor George H. Sutherland signed a $41 000 agreement to build seven and a half miles of La Grande sewerage. Work will begin as soon as equipment arrives, with a large labor push planned through the summer. He also holds a $16 000 contract for a water works plant at Haines.
A unique winter service, the Rapide des Fleura, runs eight to ten carriages from Toulon to Paris on the Paris Lyons and Mediterranean line. It transports cut flowers from Nice to Toulon via Brussels Calais and Munich onward to London Manchester markets, with rapid dispatch to various cities. The flower movement, inspired by Alphonse Karr, now showcases Hyeres violets Antibes roses carnations and Narcissus from Toulon to Paris within hours of harvest.
An investigation in Stanfield Oregon into the collision between freight train No 46 and a motor car concluded that conductors Ray and Engineer Crabill of freight train 56 violated rule 87 by not flagging an approaching train. Engineer Carpenter violated rule 504 for passing a block signal though he claimed he was occupied with machinery. A repair motor car will be sent from Portland to replace the damaged car during repairs.
The city passes an emergency ordinance setting a 12 mph limit on streets and 6 mph for turning, requires lights and signals on motorcycles, and imposes fines of 10 to 50 dollars with jail time for nonpayment. The measure was approved May 24, 1911, and to be published in the La Grande Evening Observer.
The record shows C. M. Humphreys, Recorder of La Grande Oregon, attesting a mayoral document on the 27th day of May. The note confirms official action by the city governing body.
A vintage ad promises to cure a cold in one day with laxative chromo quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. E. W. Grove’s signature appears on each box priced at 25 cents.
A Lincoln, Nebraska resident reports relief from chronic stomach and liver trouble after using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. She notes noticeable improvement and recommends the medicine to others. Sold by all dealers.
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