Messenger Service Availability Note
A historical notice states messenger service can be accessed by calling Main 24 or the Western Union on the Home line.
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Main
Western Union
La Grande Evening Observer in La Grande, Oregon
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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1910
Page
3
Notice of Street Improvement District 27 La Grande
Notice states the city will improve N Second Street within Improvement District No 27 by macadam paving. The estimated cost is 13500 dollars with a hearing set November 23, 1910 at 8 pm in the council chamber. The notice notes a ten day wait after service before work may begin and outlines a special assessment on affected property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
City
la Grande
Oregon
N. 2Nd Street
Continent Council
North Second Street
Humor and Philosophy Humors by Duncan M. Shit
A fragmented humorous note by Duncan M. Shit satirizes prosperity and adversity as tests of character while poking fun at social norms. It jumbles topics from old age pension to vanity and bicycle stunts, ending with a quip about a neighbor talking to himself about a stove pipe.
The Big Noice And The Youthful Spirit
A playful sketch captures noisy youths in public spaces calling attention to themselves with sheer exuberance. The piece contrasts their loud displays with a lighthearted family joke about an apple tree and ancestral roots.
No One to Save Him in Odd Territory
A brief dialogue piece features a man lost in thought in a strange land, prompting concern from companions who refuse to enter and rescue him. An oily stranger engages a simple countryman, hinting at prior encounters in New York and a confusing misremembered past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
And He Did A Comic Exchange On A Dark Hair Gag
A witty quarrel centers on a boast of dying hair for affection. One line claims a vow to die for her, another quips about the dye fading to yellow and making hair resemble a calico mop. The playful exchange ends with a comic judgment on vanity.
Ambiguous Remarks Stir Conversation on Wealth and Status
The exchange questions what defines being well off and who can claim it. Probing comments suggest many people have opinions and friends who weigh in on wealth and social standing.
Have to Be Men and Listening in Marriage
A quotation noting differences in men with lines about talkers and listeners. It observes that married men seem to be good listeners or at least appear to be, contrasting talking tendency with listening behavior.
Foley's Honey and Tar Promotes Cough Relief says Green Bay user
A Green Bay Wisconsin parent reports Foley's Honey and Tar keeps children free of colds coughs and croup since infancy and prevents bronchitis pneumonia. The ad also touts Chamberlain's for sprains bruises and rheumatic pains with a claim of reliability for every family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain's
Notice of Fir Street assessment collection in La Grande
The Recorder of La Grande Oregon announces the Fir Street improvement assessment roll for District 14 from Washington Avenue north curb to Monroe Avenue south curb. Assessments may be paid within sixty days. ten annual installments offered upon application within ten days, first due January 21 1911. List of property owners and amounts follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder
City of
la Grande
Oregon
Fir Street
Washington Avenue
Monroe Avenue
Salé City
Property Lot Sales in Chaplin's Addition Ledger
A detailed list of multiple blocks and lots in Chaplin's Addition with buyers and amounts, including Block 112 through Block 126, various Lot numbers, and purchasers such as J H Slater, Lydia Erickson, J C Henry, Lucy C Woods, Elizabeth Burke, G T Fleming, Fred Dutti, Fred Duthi, C E Zuter, Ida Fisher, Laura V McClure, and S A Weagle, plus public works costs like Jefferson Avenue frontage and macadam on crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaplin
J. H. Slater
J Slater
Alice Ladd
J. C. Henry
J.C. Henry
Wm. Erickson
Lydia Erickson
G. Bunte
Julius Roesch
Jullus Roesch
S. A. Gardinier
J. A. Russell
J A. Russell
Lucy C. Woods
John Wilson
Mary Noble
J. L. Mars
Chapins
C. E. Hackman
Elizabeth Burke
Charles Binder
W. H. Pergugon
J. M. Bull
Julis Roesch
Juling Roesch
Ella White
Baker City
Baker City Gro. Co
G. T. Fleming
Fred Dutti
Fred Duthi
G.T. Fleming
Fred Dutll
Louis Wright
John Palmer
Chas. A. Dunn
C. F. Coolidge
FB. Coolidge
H. J. Young
H. J. Youme
Ralph Warner
V. Keltz
Lizzie Gulling
Lizzie Guiling
Wm. M. Day
A.M. Anthony
Ida Fisher
Laura V. McClure
Mary Biggers
Rose Harris
Rose Harrin
Chapl'n
S. A. Weagle
Jefferson Avenue
Madison Avenue
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