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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1909
Page
4
United Press Telegraph Service lists daily and weekly rates with monthly, six month, and yearly advance options. The notice also cites La Grande post office filing, editor discretion, signed articles policy, and advertising rates for local notices and condolences.
Under F S Bramwell the sugar factory set a new yield record with higher beet quality and lower field costs. Fifteen hundred acres were secured in Wallowa county as officials eye future sugar industry growth. Spokane battles with street speak setbacks while Grande Ronde valley wheat moves to market rapidly.
La Grande’s newly formed orchestra debuted to strong applause and showed promise in operatic and stage music. Miss Bertha Young on violin and Mrs. George Bernie on piano lead a group featuring I. S. Selack clarinet, Hood flute, Guy F McCully cornet, A. Prewitt trombone, and Carl Clogston on double bass.
Readers not receiving subscriptions will notify the office. Timely delivery is essential and the paper should not dry out. The text urges subscribers to report unsatisfactory service to ensure proper delivery.
Rain slows progress on macadamizing East Adama Avenue. Contractor Mara limits excavation to street sides to avoid center collapse during mud season as farmers haul goods. Crews await better weather. rock and machinery are on site. eight teams haul rock while Booth Lane county work proceeds.
The Scene presented a ribald comedy lineup led by Will Crockett as Simonkles Swanhopper and Ed Strong as Laurance Lavander with a strong supporting cast. The program also showcased the picture drama Brother Against Brother, and previews All in a Fog and Happy Hooligan arriving Thursday.
A short line from a local notice shows an auctioneer referencing a guarantee by Batistaccion and no extra charge for distance. It includes a garbled place name La Grande and Route No 9 with unclear date or additional identifiers.
The text advocates using Chamberlains Cough Remedy for colds. It claims the medicine has a worldwide reputation for treating the common cold and relieves coughing, soothes the lungs, eases irritation, and helps restore the body to good health.
The Pastime showcases a rural comedy tonight and tomorrow with a big cast led by Abner Mayne Harrington Du Puy and Jim Mayne in a realistic Virginia reel. Cast includes Kate Mayne Lucretia Mayne Oro Wolf Hetty Kingsbridge and Marjorie Mandville with acts spanning the Mayne Farm Yard Homestead and Tom Mayne’s New York Home.
Union and Cove boosters prepare the first consignments of apples to Spokane with 30 boxes at La Grande and a total 100 boxes from Blain La Grande Union and Cove to be shipped by tomorrow night. Fred B. Currey and Robert Withrcombe of the Union experimental farm depart for Spokane tomorrow night. For rent a furnished room with board at Cor Washington and Sixth through Mrs C Halston, Black 1041.
A Cleveland Ohio company advertises an asthma remedy that provides prompt relief in every case. The product sells at 1.00 dollars through druggists with a trial package by mail for 10 cents. William's Mfg Co Proprietors. A T Hill Druggist.
J C Jenkins of Glasgow praises Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy as effective for fifteen years in his family and for many traveling men. He reports always finding relief for ailments it is recommended for and notes it is sold by reputable dealers.
Law firm listing states Chas E Cochran Geo T Cochran and partners at Cochran & Cochran in La Grande Oregon with offices in La Grande National Bank Building. H H Lloyd and William M Ramsey also listed as attorneys practicing in all state and federal courts.
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