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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1911
Page
5
A program at Thelsis Theatre features A Boy of the Revolution Days and The Arrow Head with Lubin and Vitagraph selections. The bill includes Queer Folks and The Wrong Patient with laughs from Misa Garrick and Mr Ferrin in Love Is Like a Red Red Rose.
Dr Posty offers eye ear nose and throat care over Seldner's store with hours 9 to 11 30 and 1 80 to 7 8 p m students invited to cohrsit at La Grande business college remodeling heating and plumbing advertised by Bradley Co with first class plumbers and steam fitters available at Elm Street phone Black 71
Local notices advertise Snow Flake Bakery open all hours and lunchtime specials. Promotions include groceries, a new clerk at Savoy hotel, St Peters Gulla bake sale, sewing services, and theater invitations. Community tidbits mention a magnetic healer, a piano sale, and theater openings in Portland with remarks on the Wright Drug Company and The Girl in the Taxi.
Sheriff Childers battles illness at home while EB M Howard visits Foley Boise. M B Leavens arrives from Portland and registers at Foley with local plans. Walden travels to Portland on business. Mrs. W A Black and Mrs. Porter visit La Grande friends. Bramwell of Amalgamated Sugar in Wallowa on business. Anton Kleese and son L N Kleese from Summerville visit La Grande and stay at Foley. Dr Willis Coyle and wife, IOOF organizer, learn of sister Mrs Courteny’s death in Walla Walla. Attorney Dill and Dan Sheahan travel Pendleton and Enterprise. H Thorp of the forest service passes supreme court entry and plans Portland exam for government law examiner.
The city adopts a new light police alarm system already widely used by the public. Red lights flash instantly across districts when officers or firefighters are needed, enabling rapid response from officers on beats. The central office coordinates calls for both police and fire alerts at night.
The Marine Journal cautions that seasickness is not beneficial and can be fatal in rare cases. It explains old beliefs about its benefit are exploded, notes that larger ships and faster travel slightly lessen risk, but warns against underestimating the disorder and urges precautions for travelers.
Mrs. Anna Pelzer of 2526 Jefferson St So Omaha endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a reliable cough and cold remedy. She cites its effectiveness for her daughter and a neighbor's child, noting longstanding use for coughs colds croup and bronchitis.
Italian publication titles display regional flair with vivid imagery. Examples include Bollente in Gerace, Second Lightning in Monrecelli, and New Marionettes in Catania. Humorous papers feature Contropelo in Naples, Two of Spades in Turin, Slap in the Face in Bologna, Pif Paf in Palermo, Brush in Cattanisvetta, and Mosquito in Savigliano.
Scattered through space are numerous dark stars that emit little light or heat. Some never shone brightly, while others cooled over eons as their internal heat radiated away, leaving them as dark remnants in the vast cosmos.
The passage highlights Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a trusted cough remedy and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a gentle, effective treatment for stomach ailments in children. Hill's Drug Store is cited as the local supplier.
Fragmentary note states that for sae by all Gealera remains in effect with end of day and wholesale terms.
An old advertising note touts Bucklen Arnich Salve as a perfect healer for cuts burns sores and more. It claims supreme soothing power for many ailments including piles and chapped hands, priced at 25 cents at all druggists with COD and delivery.
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