Locals Capture First Game in Lincoln Grounds Thriller
La Grande defeats Elgin 12 to 10 as forward passes and fumbles drive the scoring. Reynolds to Peare connected on key gains, Peare and Crawley, Huff, Rush, and Ralston starred for La Grande. Elgin relied on fumbles for its scores and struggled on offense.
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Reynolds
Peare
la Grande
Elgin
Lincoln Grounds
Eigin
Wetatas
Ine
Crawley
Huff
Rush
Ralston
Higin
Women In Golf Tourney Opens In Pleasmore Illinois
Fair devotees of golf gather at the Momewood Country Club Pleasmore Illinois to compete for the national women's championship. The tournament will occupy the entire week starting October 10.
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Chicago
Momewood
Pleasmore
Ill
Notice of Street Improvement in La Grande Oregon
Notice of improvement district No 9 on Fourth Street La Grande Oregon announces Bitulithic pavement to be laid with estimated cost 29745 and a hearing on October 12 1910 at 9 p m for affected property owners. District runs from Adams Avenue north line to south curb of QO street or avenue.
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Common Council
City
la Grande
Oregon
Fourth Street
Adams Avenue
Oldest delivery clerk in town to celebrate 75th birthday
George Jacobea of South La Grande will celebrate his seventy fifth birthday next Wednesday. He has served as the delivery boy for Mrs. Atkinson’s store for many years and still assists when no deliveries are needed. His prompt service and genial manner have made him a familiar figure in Bid Town, possibly the oldest in Oregon’s delivery scene.
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Oregon
la Grande
George Jacobea
Portland to Undergo Major Census Recount
Portland will face a thorough recount of its population after discrepancies in census work. Urban Hester, a census Bureau special agent, must stay a month or more in the city reviewing returns, as many names were added by volunteers without verification. Some enumerators may face consequences, though leniency is possible due to the strain of processing 30 000 plus names.
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la Grande
Oregon
Portland
H. Hester
Census Bureau
Hester
Clever snapshot of King Alfonso sparks royal photo furor
The article notes a highly regarded king Alfonso photographed on the street amid Spain Vatican tensions. It contrasts him as a friendly target for photographers with Emperor William who bans camera crews. It mentions Alfonso after a Shamrock yacht accident and his persistence as a yachtsman.
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Alfonso
Spain
Vatican
Emperor William
Muskogee Harness Races Open At Dan Patch Day
Thousands visit Muskogee Oklahoma for Dan Patch day harness racing at the fair headlined by M W Savage of Minneapolis. Today features the Times-Democrat $1000 stake the Muskogee Townsite $2500 stake and the Patterson $1000 trotting race set to conclude Thursday with a premium list totaling $22000.
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Muskogee
Okla
Dan Patch
Muskogee Fair
Oklahoma
M. W. Savage
Minneapolis
Minn
Times-Democrat
Muskogee-Townsite
Patterson
Apple Show entries to close in Spokane November 6
Spokane announces a special National Apple Show update with $5,800 in prize money, including a $1,000 championship sweepstakes. Entries for $16,200 in premiums will be accepted until November 6 at noon, judging begins November 14, and finishes by November 18. Exhibits must be from a single orchard, with sworn statements accompanying carload entries, and district displays limited to groups rather than individuals.
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Spokane
Washi
Ren. H. Rice
B. F. van Deman
Mr. Rice
Sanitary barns course at Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis Ore Oct 10 a new course in farm structures teaches planning and building sanitary convenient barns granaries silos and houses. Students draw plans for hillside or low ground farms and study concrete use fencing costs road maintenance and rural road construction.
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Corvallia
Ore
Oregon Agricultural College
Home Doctor Advice on Poisoning and Aconite Use
Article discusses treating poisoning by removing poison through cutting and purging. It notes antidotes are important and suggests aconite for fevers inflammations with rapid pulse and dry skin. It mentions aconite can help neuralgia and should be used while sweating begins and then stopped.
To Be Sure Fishing Trip Sparks Tales at Return
A brief exchange captures a seaside moment as an old man responds to a prompt about his destination with plans to go fishing. He implies the trip will furnish a story to tell on his return, hinting at a quiet, reflective purpose behind the voyage.
Fortune telling ads announce low rates at bar
A fragment mentions reduced rates for fortune telling and a bartender offering readings for a nickel. The snippet notes someone saying a fortune can be told for five cents and cites Ritts as a possible source.
Timely Hint Cited In Evening Interaction
A brief dialogue notes a timely hint and a young man being told it nears 11 o'clock. The exchange emphasizes punctuality and the significance of the hour in the moment.
Laundry Tips From a Turn of the Century Household
The article offers practical laundry advice noting never to glare at table linens, using salt with starch to prevent windblown starch, and keeping shirt bosoms smooth with a thin cover. A marble slab is suggested by some. A careful laundress uses lemon on wash day, applying half a lemon to a boiling load of whites to whiten and aid stain removal.
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Elgin Line
D. Be, Cox
City of
George Jacobs
South LA Grande
Alfonso Dogan
Pattison Bros
Depot Street
L. B. Wilson
van Duyn
Real Matate
of the Fraternal Orders
la Grande, Oregon
A. F
A. M
la Grande Lodge No
A. FL
John
Hodgin
W. M
A.C. Williams
la Grande Lodge No. 433
Elk’s Club
Washington Avenue
G. L, Bigghrs
Hugh McCall
Rec
Woodmen OF the World
Ila Grande Lodge No. 169
Neri Ackles
C, J. H. Keeney
M. W. A—La Grande Camp No. 7703
I. R. Bnook, C. D. B. Cox
Rebhkahs—Crystal Lodge No. 60
Anna Alexander
N. G
Jennie M. Smith
Knights OF Pythias—Red Cross Lodge No. 27
Castle Hall
Old Hilk’s Hall
Jhss Paul, C
R. L. Lincoln, M
O. BE
Hope
Mary A. Warnick
Pauline Ederlobe
Women OF Woodcraft—Grande Ronde Circle No. 47
Ohlop Robinson
G. M. Lizzix Ellsworth
U. S. Land Office
Adams Ave
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