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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1910
Page
5
Locals A T Haynes and B Barton Broe are noted at the Foley Hotel. References to rule cards and trespassing cards printed in red and black. For sale cheap at The Observer office.
Readings by the famous clairvoyant and healer will be offered during the Fair October 8 to 11 at the Keefer Hotel. Special reduced fees apply for fair week.
When your meat is ready for smoking come in and let us tell you what a saving can be made by using our Liquid Meat Smoke.
Ground oyster shells from Chesapeake Bay sold by Newlin Drug store. 6 pounds for 25 cents. Helps hens lay eggs and stay productive.
H. B. Young, a plate glass salesman, and Tom Duncan of Wodams Co stop at Foley and Summer fairs. Duncan arranges with fair management to demonstrate Deamon D. Steel cut coffee, described as chaffless and dustless. Mies Murdock will run the booth.
L J Davis Union attorney is at the Foley. C A Bruner Union spent Sunday in the city. Mr and Mrs Parker Walla Walla visited La Grande and stayed at the Foley. A Y Garrison and O J Skaggs Payette Idaho were at the Foley yesterday. L A Stover and Mrs A G Gunther Portland are stopping at the Foley while visiting. W J Russell Madison Wisconsin, home of Senator La Follette, is in La Grande today at the Foley. John H Nice and T B Marlen Medical Springs residents are Sunday visitors, guests at the Foley.
W. W. Kerkhoff of Imbler George Baird and wife of Union and C EB Dudley in Rigin are registered at Loe Foley.
W D Newcomer of Chicago visiting the Foley with Whittaker and Co. cutting machine supplies. He represents the Chicago firm and plans to meet customers in the area.
Mrs McCraig of Helper Utah returns home this morning following a several day visit at the home of Mr and Mrs Andrews.
Wm. Ladd and Mr. Graham, officials of the O. R. & N., are visiting the local shops to inspect the mechanical end of the railroad’s facilities. The excursion emphasizes maintenance and efficiency efforts at the shops.
Mr Kirkpatrick arrived last evening from Illinois to make his future home here. He is father to Carl and Hugh Kirkpatrick prominent members of the local band. Miss Irene Murphy and her mother, touring the cast from New York, says on September 28 they are enjoying their trip immensely.
A. E. Tunnecliff and his wife and son from Baker City were in the city yesterday visiting friends. They traveled in their Hudson car. Tunnecliff is the manager of the Western Union office in Baker City.
Mrs S D Vandecar will be in La Grande next week from Tuesday through Saturday to take orders for switches and related items. She will also buy combings and has a large selection of switches, puffs and other goods at the Foley hotel in the room next to the parlor.
Mr and Mrs A Hugg of Bikin stay at the Bavoy while Mrs Stella Anthony of Rondowa is in the city at the Bavoy. Paul Henderson of Spokane is at the Savoy and is overseeing timber interests in the Grande Ronde valley. Mr F W Wood of Coos Bay left for Weiser to visit relatives and will return to spend a few days with her son J C Carr.
Mr and Mrs George Leffel of North Manchester Indiana concluded a Northwest tour and visits with their son A W Leffel in this city before returning home after an extended absence.
C M Perry of Brookville PA, R EB Emery of Du Bois PA, Paul Weaver of Falls Creek PA, and A B Ray of Massachusetts join D C Brischaux at the Savoy today. They plan to depart tomorrow to inspect timber holdings in the John Day country.
General Manager J P O'Brien and Assistant General Manager Stack of the Harriman lines in Oregon traveled to Eastern Oregon to visit Huntington and inspect the branch line to Joseph. They returned to the Washington division this morning.
David Eccles president and Judge Rolapp secretary of Amalgamated Sugar arrived from Hood River this morning and visited the branch line to inspect the beet industry in Wallowa county. Field Manager F. S. Bramwell accompanied them.
The Spirit of Idaho by Arthur W. North and Greater Than Gold by Clayton M. Jones are published in October Sunset Magazine and now available at all newsstands for 15 cents.
Dr. Mendelsohn explains obstruction of the lacrimal duct and tear drainage as a cause of eye strain headaches and nervous disorders. He warns that nasal-duct stricture can lead to a lachrymal fistula and cheek swelling, with symptoms often misattributed to other ailments. Pterygium, or web-eye, is also noted as a related condition.
The article notes a common eye condition called pteryguim or visceral scum that grows from the inner eye corner. It begins as a slight mucous thickening but can advance to cover the light and cause partial blindness if untreated, though removal is not a severe operation.
Gilbert Barron receives promotion after four years as ticket clerk with O R N Keeney. He will move to Hot Lake to take the new O R N agent and telegraph operator post. The Hot Lake Sanatorium adds its own express freight post and telegraph offices in a unique station setup.
Germany exported nearly 2000 tons of lead pencils in 1909. Noiseless paper for theater programs is noted as a German novelty. The Berlin police use an extensive typewriting telegraph system. Berlin boxing officials disqualify an overzealous fighter for a hard knockdown in a bout.
Notice lists four animals: a brown mare branded 8 on left shoulder with bell, a white pony branded lazy H on right hip with shoes, a sorrel work horse branded P on left shoulder with a halter and scarred left hind foot, and a light bay mare with inverted 7 on right shoulder about three years old.
A veteran soldier named Billy directs a green recruit to sneaking into the regimental laundry under cover of sentry duty. The plan hinges on timing as the recruit follows the three tents on the knoll and Billy’s warning about red tape.
In a guarded camp scene Billy Olcott is taunted for washing clothes as he slips past a sentry into a general’s tent. He is ordered to launder a recruit’s garments at a creek under guard, sparking ridicule that fuels his resolve. He later rises from lieutenant to colonel.
A crust of bread prevents sticking when cleaning bread or cake pans. Do not use a knife to avoid surface damage. A cork with thumb tacks helps cut patterns without wrinkling fabric. Keep two egg beaters on hand, one regular and one larger for beating cream or egg whites.
A New York dispatch notes the hobble skirt fad is vanishing quickly, with commentary that such garments should not vanish so fast. The remark appears in clippings from Philadelphia Inquirer and Kansas City Star via Clayton records.
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