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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1910
Page
8
Hon Sidney Story, noted Southern lecturer, speaks at Steward opera house on Prohibition is not Temperance. The talk starts at 8 o clock as the local option campaign opens with a large crowd likely. Story will outline pros and cons of licensing versus sale on the blind pig basis and may answer opponents in a future debate.
Col. Roosevelt is set to explain the Vatican controversy at a Knights of Columbus Columbus Day event in Peoria. He will speak at the Coliseum with Archbishop Boalding hosting and Burke Cochran Robert Hmmett Kane and Robert Henry Little among the speakers. After Peoria he moves to Indianapolis to support Senator Beveridge.
Local optionists praise Mr. Wilson as lecturer and preacher Clarence True Wilson of Chicago arrives in La Grande to argue in the 1910 campaign. Rev J D Gillilan urges all sides hear both voices tonight and tomorrow as Wilson answers Sidney Storey.
Charles Smith was found guilty of larceny for stealing clothes from Will Emmons at Union and sentenced to thirty days in the county jail. He was captured here two days prior and tried yesterday. A separate note mentions a statutory charge against a city woman and a police banner day for fines.
Dittebrandt Auto Co offers a Chalmers "30" priced at 1500 dollars. The ad touts value and urges buyers to choose the affordable classic.
The La Grande high school first and second football teams meet at the ball park next Saturday in an annual contest that draws large crowds. The series shows growing parity with the second team now rivaling the first in skill and weight, promising an unusually lively game as both sides bring strong local support.
Last Chance plea urges residents of La Grande to register this week. Registration books are open each evening from seven to ten in the rear of the United States National Bank building.
Spokane happenings report new prizes for the National Apple Show to be held mid November. Sweepstakes offer $1000 in gold as world championship, $300 second and a silver banner. Varieties include Winesap Rome Beauty Wagener McIntosh Jonathan Spitzenburg Yellow Newtown with first prizes of $250 and gold banners, plus second prizes of $100 and silver banners. Best mixed carload prize $250 and banner, with a $500 solid silver trophy cup from the Chicago Association of Commerce for top pack scores.
Devout Hebrews worldwide begin the Yom Kippur fast at sundown and will abstain from food and drink for 24 hours.
Birmingham October 12 The State Good Roads Association opens a convention to make Alabama highways the best in the South. Officials and members discuss plans to improve roads and promote better transportation for the state.
A nostalgic poem recalls school days from distant heights to graduation night. It reflects on memories of lectures, the say of four and three equaling nine, and the playful lure of romance as students gaze back with mixed feelings.
If your liver feels dull and constipated tonight, take a dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets before bed and you will feel all right in the morning.
Duncan M. Smith offers parable style observations on thinking and opinion. The excerpt contrasts those who judge others with those who stay silent and those who seek attention from disturbance. It reflects a reflective, aphoristic tone about self awareness and social behavior.
Fragmentary dialogue features a speaker claiming to make people happy by shuffling, contrasted with another remark dismissing the plan as unserious. The exchange hints at a twist of intention and the speaker's fixation on an ultimate act.
A short wry dialogue between Ethel and Maud about unhappy marriages. Ethel laments domestic unhappiness and Maud asks about her own, revealing hers is foreign rather than domestic.
An inquisitive woman jokes about someone failing. The muscular person replies he never fell over them, and she suggests an easier way by swimming up them. The banter plays on physical prowess and a humorous misperception.
A brief chat at the shore turns dark as a man jokes about his dead relative when asked about summer plans. The other replies with a sardonic quip about aristocratic lineage, then shrugs off the macabre exchange with a lighthearted remark about the beach scene.
The speaker notes the price paid by the storeman is high and expresses cautious optimism about not losing. A figurative phrase “a million on a cake of soap” implies a risky or extravagant expenditure.
A brief comic interchange questions a man’s religion with pointed wit about where he keeps it. The punch line reveals he stores faith at the church, delivering a light ironic moment.
A local member of the Japanese colony had eye removal surgery at the hospital last evening performed by Doctor Hall. The patient had been ill for some time and the procedure was deemed necessary. The case is not connected to the accreture of the lecel colony. Sale o
The Interstate Commerce Commission opened a preliminary hearing on proposed railroad freight rate increases in the classification territory east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio. Washington observers noted advances being considered during the session held today.
Multiple short items list real estate for sale and trade with contact R. E. Smith at Smith and Green's, plus a baby carriage, dining table, furnishings, firearms, a found silver watch, and a bookkeeper position seeker's note. Also urges readers to register this week.
Representatives of the railroads and their opponents in New York City clashed over proposed rate hikes. Railroad employes unions back the increase as essential to financial stability, while shippers argue watered stock and dividend responsibilities drive the moves.
When digestion is right, bowels are regular and appetite returns. A dose of pean socatod Liver strengthens digestive organs improves appetite and regulates the bowels.
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