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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1910
Page
4
Bruce Dennis listed as biter owner and entry noted at La Grande post office as second class matter. Subscription rates shown for weekly and monthly daily editions with scattered pricing details.
A newspaper notes it will not publish unsigned pieces and requires revisions to submissions. Names and signatures are requested to determine eligibility and maintain editorial standards.
The piece discusses Taft’s stance against drinking and frames it as a temperance sermon rather than an outright prohibition. It argues responsible citizens should avoid liquor, opposes agitation, and weighs regulation over total ban while questioning current prohibition effectiveness and proposing rigid licensing controls.
A brief column notes shifts in editorial stance as readers challenge prevailing views. It highlights responses from local voices, urging deeper debate on community concerns and policy directions.
For the first time in months the city jail cells stood empty this morning. Typically the cells fill in the afternoon and night, and by morning the jail is crowded with drunks and disorderly persons.
Up to date only one taxpayer has filed an exception to the current year’s assessed taxation. The county board of equalization, with County Judge Henry, County Clerk Ed Wright, and County Assessor Rinehart, will hear complaints this week before Saturday night ends the taxpayer privilege. The panel may stay into next week but not for new appeals. Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is praised for dysentery, with successful use in nine epidemics and suitability for both children and adults.
A Walla Walla special reports six surveyor crews, led by unknown backers, head into the Blue Mountains to locate potential power sites. Destinations include Alpona beyond Pomeroy, Patit, Tucanon, Walla River, Mill Creek above La Grande, Looking Glass and Salmon across the range. No clear purpose or sponsors are identified. Also notice to contractors for 1500 linear feet of sewer in La Grande Oregon with bids due October 26.
Belfast reports the White Star liner Olympic was launched at Harlan and Wolff shipyards. Countess Aberdeen, wife of the Viceroy of Ireland, christened the vessel as the largest ship in the world.
Property owner warns trespassers that hunting is strictly forbidden on site and that no permission will be granted.
A Philadelphia minister and physician tried to corner a Christian Scientist who boasted faith could do anything. The man claimed faith moves mountains, yet showed up with a swollen jaw from a toothache. The doctor joked asking about faith, and the reply noted a cavity proved faith cannot replace dental care.
An anecdote shows the Moroccan sultan reacting to a piano piece titled the March on Cadiz. The dentist explains it commemorates Spaniards driving the French from Spain, prompting the sultan to ask how many French were there, then request another playing.
For sale seven room modern house with barn on corner 60x120 at 1108 Penn Ave contact R. E. Smith of Smith and Green's. Also for sale or trade a ten acre apple orchard near Fruitdale a quarter mile from school trees 12 years old could trade for other property with easy terms. Inquiries directed to R. B. Smith at Smith and Greene's. Also sale of thirty thirty Sacramento and 38 caliber Colts revolvers phone Black 272. Front porch and floor furnished. Address Red 8763.
Must be above suspicion. Kidney and bladder ailments are serious and can be fatal if unchecked. Foley's Kidney Pills are advertised as safe with no harmful drugs and are claimed to have passed a long thorough test. Hill's Drug Store.
The advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar delivers good results across the family, aiding elderly chronic coughs as well as children and adults. It promotes reliability for persistent throat and chest symptoms with no exclusions.
A reader from Waukesha Wisconsin attests Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy cures coughs and lung ailments. He recounts a stubborn cough, tried ordinary treatments, and saw a complete cure after two small bottles, calling it the greatest cough remedy.
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