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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1910
Page
7
Mrs. I. A. Palmer announces a ten day sale on a new line of hair switches at her store in Paris ending November 5. Main phone number listed as 731. Store宣传 emphasizes “Store 99 First” and contact details.
A mixed listing shows a physician surgeon with office hours and phones, an attorney practicing in Oregon, a mining engineer in Baker City, and private elocution and English studies. Local ads promote Foley's Honey and Tar as best for coughs and colds and Chamberlain's Colic for stomach issues with claims of quick relief.
In Joseph, under revised rules, Joseph High School beat Wallows High School in a well played football game. Joseph showed more speed and heavier line, with Hays scoring four touchdowns and West two, plus a field goal and additional points.
Corvallis November 1 Oregon Agricultural College regiment staged its first dress parade this week. Cadets impressed with a splendid band and full field staff. Commandant McAlexander ordered every male student to participate in military work with noncombatants assigned to clerical duties army service or hospital corps as needed.
A west side woman explains she stopped hosting her niece's children to end imposition. The niece, a lively widowed socialite, relied on the aunt for child care while pursuing outings. The children were taught verses before not returning, revealing a simple family boundary.
The Washington Herald recounts how John Jacob Astor tore down his Broad Street house in New York in 1830 to create the Astor Block and the Astor House hotel. After admiring the building William Astor joked about owning it, and the father playfully took a dollar to transfer the deed, marking his only real estate sale in his life.
A Rhode Island justice settles a turkey dispute between two farm owners, each claiming a brood of fifteen youngsters cared for by a white hen and a bronze hen. A witness testifies a dog chased the flock, sending the bronze hen to cover while the white hen defended the birds, leading the judge to rule the white hen’s owner rightful owner.
The husband of Lydia Childs was long an invalid and poor by worldly means. Much support came from his wife and her wit, who joked that he was Croesus and king of Lydis in their unit.
A New York Tribune excerpt discusses hysterical patients and imaginary pains. A physician notes that delusions feel real to sufferers and pain is perceived through the brain’s pathways, whether caused by fear, sympathy, or misfired nerves.
A Washington Star item notes Senator Sorghum engaging in light banter with an opponent, who is described as lacking a broad vocabulary. The exchange emphasizes humor over conflict in a political setting.
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