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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1911
Page
6
San Francisco reports that the Southern Pacific, via chief surgeon Dr. F. K. Ainsworth, has ordered on baggage cars combination care and cabooses known as first aid packages. The smaller kits replace unwieldy older sets, supplying enough materials for many injuries to boost on-board medical readiness.
At 8:30 in a crowded theater a prospective buyer bought two last seats for two dollars after the treasurer offered a dollar bargain. The man paid a dollar and was directed to the first door on the right where he and a friend entered. The treasurer, noting the man’s word, had sold him two tickets at the reduced price.
The piece traces the sardine's growth from small-boat catches to Breton livelihood after a 1738 police order restricting monopolies. It credits Joseph Cillin with early preparation and notes a 1835 crisis, factory relocation, and 1885 apotheosis at Paris and in London Globe. Also includes ads for Chamberlain remedies and tablets with generic claims.
Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles directed a verdict for Mr. Pierce awarding $1,500 damages from a year old warehouse fire caused by a spark from a branch line engine. The Sun Insurance Company argued nonliability due to a right of way and hay storage policy terms, but witnesses testified the local agent knew of the candor when policy was active. verdict ordered for Pierce.
A brief quotation from C Grahame-White contrasts ambition with complacency stating that a man content with merely well is finished. The line is attributed to B R Haydon and appears as a reflective epitigraph in a historical context.
A compact quote frames life as more governed by fortune than by reason, echoing a gamely reflection on human fate and choice.
City of La Grande Oregon announces improvement district No 1 on Adams avenue to receive cement walks on both sides from Fliat street west to Oak street. Property affected includes several lots in Grandy’s addition. A 461.65 cost will be assessed. October 18 meeting to discuss levy and hear aggrieved owners. City Clerk C M Humphreys signs notice.
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