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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1910
Page
4
Published daily except fanday Bruce Dennis owner and biller. Entered at the post office of La Grinds as second class matter. Subscription rates listed. Paper states unsigned articles may be revised. Sign your articles and provide contact information.
A reader questions the authenticity of a Abraham Lincoln quotation on prohibition cited by Dr. Seeman in the People's Forum. Collier's Weekly is cited arguing Lincoln had no recorded pro prohibition stance while noting his positions on temperance education and related Illinois legislative votes.
The text discusses Abraham Lincoln as a retail liquor dealer with a town license in New Salem Pike county and comments on Prohibitionist rhetoric. It mentions Dr Seeman and an apology for a mistaken attribution, plus remarks on paving and the Union county exposition with anticipation of a strong fair in Tom county Oregon.
The Observer reports the death of W H Dilworth, prominent editor, who ended his life after months of suffering from the drowning of his two sons near Enterprise. Friends recall his brave, kind nature and the deep sorrow that overwhelmed him as he faced burial in Enterprise Cemetery beside his boys.
Mr. Collier returns from an eastern journey with renewed enthusiasm for the Grande Ronde valley. The article notes travels east broaden perspectives and strengthens local pride in the valley’s prospects.
The report indicates improved conditions and clear skies for the next two weeks, foretelling favorable weather for the upcoming major event. Clear days and absence of dust suggest ample sunshine and pleasant temperatures for attendees and preparations.
Tomorrow afternoon the Neighborhood club holds its first meeting of the year titled Officers' Day. The session will open a year of activities with prominent civic leaders expected to attend.
The piece outlines processes for steel wire needles: cutting, furnace hardening, flattening and eye punching, then grinding and shaping. Finished needles are cleaned with hot water and then dried, bleached with soap, rolled in cloth, and finally sorted and packed after a twelve hour cure.
The American Citizen notes Robert Fulton’s steam boat designed to navigate the Mississippi from New Orleans to the West. Edward Hagaman Hall records the Clermont’s Albany voyage in thirty two hours. The referenced state prison stood on a block in old Greenwich Village bounded by Washington West Tenth West and Charles Streets.
New York police records show that 6S per cent of all persons accused of burglary go free. The city of Hamilton proposes a glass canopy to cover part of its main street and illuminate the interior with powerful electric lights. Glasgow with its suburbs has 1,000,000 inhabitants but no Great White Way, and electric signs are virtually absent there.
Major General Frederick Dent Grant urges federal laws to register automobiles for military use. He argues rapid registration would provide government access to transport for troop movement at minimal cost, noting roads and car production have improved markedly.
Harper's Weekly notes in a Duchess of Aosta piece that south central African natives treat elephant death as sacred. Hunters chant a litany praising the animal and hunter skill while the spirit of the killed elephant is believed to linger.
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