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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1910
Page
6
Advert says when you have a cold to take Chamberlain’s Remedy. It claims to ease coughing quickly, ward off pneumonia, and contains no opium or narcotics. Dealers offer it with confidence for cold relief.
Miss Bell Honan donates 50000 dollars to Cork University to found free scholarships. Other notes mention Miss Fola La Follette’s magnetism as a suffragist, Mrs. Arthur Hamilton’s Solent swim record, pianist Pannie Bloomfeld Zeisler’s birth in Silesia, Ina Shepherd as a rare female clearinghouse secretary, and Belle Greene’s stewardship of J P Morgan's private art library.
In Mie Port a bystander notes Miss Black wearing a hobble skirt. The exchange captures the crowd’s taunts with a shouted nickname. The moment reflects rowdy public behavior surrounding a female student.
An informal portrait of Uncle Pete with shabby clothes and faded hair, praised for his genial smile and sage remarks. The speaker notes the rag man’s interest in his garments but urges judgment by his warmth and wisdom rather than appearance.
Unley high and Baker highs second team battled to a hard luck tied score Saturday afternoon. Baker nearly scored twice on near misses and forward passes, while Union relied on old style line smashing. The locals favored the new ball and punting was even as nerves caused a few bad plays. A fair crowd enjoyed the contest.
Enormous profits cited in a Baker County mining deal. Adjoining the Mormon Basin mine, valued at about 3 million, sold for 750000 to a New York group led by Thomas Nevins & Sons of Wall Street. Investment returned 450000 in two years on 300000 invested. Purchasers near finalizing a sale to an English syndicate for 1500000, promising 750000 profit. Former owners include the Matlock family and T W Ayers.
Poem by FR. and L. Hansen extols Grande Ronde valley as a healthful, fertile Eden like landscape. Describes turquoise skies, mountains, abundant resources, welcoming travelers, and Indian Summer scenes with rhythmic, nature filled imagery and nostalgic homeward yearning.
An advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe cough remedy for all coughs and colds. It warns that some may push substitutes but urges buyers to choose the genuine product in a yellow carton with black lettering, noting it contains no opiates or harmful drugs.
Several city grocers will close all day Thanksgiving including Pat tison Bros City Grocery and Bakery Geddes Bros Snodgrass Grocery Thorne Grocery Harris Market and White Grocery. On Wednesday evening the stores will keep open 1 in local hours.
A fragmented chunk cites lines from Tom Campbell and others with echoes of grief and loss. It references Ben King and a Chicago ode, weaving mournful phrases about return, forgiveness, and a fallen figure described as great and good. The Cleveland mention hints at source origin.
A Spokane Spokesman-Review quotation humorously frames women as theatrical types. It lists archetypes from bachelor girl to old maid and married woman, likening them to farce, tragedy, and musical comedy. The snippet captures the paper's witty social观察.
A garbled excerpt hints at Thanksgiving preparations with mentions of taters turkey and coffee. The fragment notes days until the holiday, with suggestions of cooking plans and shifting moods as families ready feasts.
A Chicago Record-Herald quotation discusses Marcus Aurelius and a lesson on living each day as if it were the last. The speaker contrasts quoting philosophy to a son who treats life as if every day were payday.
A verse fragment recounts a blind man who idolizes a woman from a distance then finds solace at a bar. A character named Greene introduces himself with a boastful display and claims wizardry with ties. A Farmer's Wife questions her son’s singing while comments from Byles appear in a New Haven Register context.
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer recalls a girl in a hobble skirt that proved tight and shrank during a sunny hour. The terse verse highlights fashion woes and a comic sense of misfit attire.
Local readers weigh how electric light affects plant growth. The Yonkers Statesman notes curiosity about whether electric illumination can boost plants, reflecting early exploration of artificial lighting in horticulture.
A fragmentary tale shows a man attempting to motorcar stunts amid taunts while pursuing law. A court drama follows as Joe forms an attachment and a lien arises, two years later leading to a conveyance and a brief domestic turn in a judge's note.
The New York Times recounts a playful modern variant where Jack Spratt eats no fat and his wife indulges, with a bird's wing embellishment on her hat and Jack behind the bill in a whimsical reference.
A Baltimore American quip contrasts words with deeds as it notes sudden, decisive action when family pressures arise. The piece references a line about thunder and lightning to illustrate rapid responses to urging marriage within a family.
List of uncalled letters in the post office for the week ending November 18 1910. Names include Mrs Bertha Brown and others. letters to be sent to the dead letter office on December and 1910 if undelivered. Inquiries should include date of list and pay at one cent a word. G M Richey P M.
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