Messenger service lines listed for contact
The notice directs readers to request messenger service by calling Main 24 or the Western Union on the Home line.
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Western Union
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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1910
Page
3
Notice to Contractors for Bitulithic Pavement Project
Bids will be received at the Recorder's office in La Grande Oregon until 8 PM on November 22 1910 for 863 square yards of bitulithic pavement with excavation drainage and curbing at the intersection of Monroe Avenue North Fir and S streets. A 5 percent certified check accompanies each bid. The City Council reserves the right to reject any or all bids. November 16 1910 D Ercox Recorder of the City of La Grande.
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City of
la Grande
Fite
Monroe Avenue
North Fir
S” Streets
L Grande
Oregon
Sunset Magazine Offers Three Month Sample Plan
Sunset Magazine announces a major feature program costing 25 cents for three months. It promotes four color printing and upcoming series on the Pacific Coast with cities including Oregon San Francisco Los Angeles. Includes a serial California novel The Spell by Williamson and a special subscription offer with payment by stamps or coin.
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Ulus
Lelfic Coast
Los Angeles
Homeland
California
C.N
A. M. Williamson
Sunset Magazine
Battery St
San Francisco
Calif
Sunset
Grout and Fenton Clash at Oregon Practice
In Eugene at the University of Oregon Thursday a practice collision left Ben Grout with a dented head and Carl Fenton wearing a surprised look. An altercation occurred as Fenton moved one way while Grout charged in the opposite direction, a collision described with comic exaggeration. Only Fenton’s eye suffered a serious impact according to the report.
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University of Oregon
Eugene
Ben Grout
Carl Fenton
Ron
Fenton
Ben
Portland
Core of the Earth Examined as an Unsolved Enigma
A historical remark argues humans know only a thin surface of the earth while the globe spans 8,000 miles. It claims no oxygen likely below thirty miles, speculates a dense core of heavy elements at the center, and notes our knowledge relies on inference rather than direct evidence.
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Globe
Helter Skelter Phrase Etymology Debated
A historical note examines the expression helter skelter arguing its roots in helter meaning hang and kelter meaning order. It cites Barrow Reno Johnson and Shakespeare to illustrate the phrase used for rush and disorder.
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Barrow
Reno Jonson
Horseradish as a Vegetable in German Cookery
A suburbanite notes a German method for preparing horseradish as a vegetable. Grate and stew in butter until tender, then mix with Parker House rolls in a ratio of three to one, reheat with sugar, and serve with jelly made from currant jelly scooped into oval shapes around the horseradish mound.
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Germany
Parker House
The Attraction Tourist I Must Confess
The innkeeper jokes that visitors come only for the grand label on luggage, citing lack of scenery amusements or meals as the draw. A humorous exchange highlights tourist misperceptions versus a small town's appeal.
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Signor
Mexican Herald
Civilization and the tide of human progress
A reflective quotation by B. O. Flower likening civilization to the incoming tide that rises and falls. It describes repeated advances carrying humanity to higher altitudes than before.
Toledo Blade Humorist Ridiculed in Brief Exchange
A brief exchange in Toledo mocks a humorist asking if the joke was written by him. The remark “Did you write this joke” echoes in a humorous confrontation with a tug hat remark prompting laughs.
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Toledo Blade
Unclear fragment hints at a Detroit Free Press note
The readable text contains disjointed phrases about discomfort, posture, and an admission related to a chair and underwear, all in a chaotic, incomplete fragment from the Detroit Free Press.
Starkey Turkey Shoot Draws Large Crowds and Prizes
Starkey on November 22 reports Ralph Sullivan promoted a two day turkey shoot. Thomas Alberson the Starkey cowboy and top sharpshooter won the largest prize while Jesse Stiles Leader Buckner and Lawrence and Dick Burnett captured other prizes. The best score was 20 of 25 for a goblet.
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Ralph Sullivan
Thomas Alberson
Jesse Stiles
Buckner
Lawrence
Dick Burnett
Notice of Fir Street improvement assessments in La Grande
The Recorder of La Grande Oregon announces assessments for Fir Street from Washington Avenue to Monroe Avenue in Improvement District No 14 under Ordinance 493 Series 1910. The roll lists numerous lot block entries with amounts due and installment options.
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E. O. L. & Power Co
R. Haworth
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A. C. Huntington
Julius Roesch
Chapin
A. A. Fisher
May White
Yakima Val. Imp. Co
C. la Mackey
la Reun
S. R. Haworth
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