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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1910
Page
4
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Dr. Gillilan argues against current near beer licensing in the People's Forum. He cites Kansas Oklahoma and Texas where liquor licenses appear despite purported prohibition, noting drug stores and restaurants as common sources, suggesting broader access to spirits beyond licensed outlets.
A Kansas Texas Oregon discussion argues that near beer and liquor laws are inconsistently enforced while officials shirk duty. The piece lauds Dr. Gillilan as a frontier, honest resident who supports stricter liquor regulation when effective.
From the governor to the coroner and down to local offices, Republicans are expected to win. The piece argues that good men in Republican positions, plus Union County’s longstanding GOP administration, support a strong election outlook this year.
The piece argues a GOP victory in Oregon will empower nominees to accomplish goals in the state. It notes no federal senate race this year but highlights several Union county measures. It predicts Lafferty will win in the Second district by a large margin, praising his youth energy and forestry views.
The Salem Statesman condemns measures 360-361 for proportional representation with a statewide vote, higher legislator pay, and annual sessions. It warns of $75,000 to $100,000 more yearly taxes, loss of rural representation, and potential loss of majority rule, urging readers to vote down the proposal.
Carlisle Indians arrive at Princeton with the aim of showing the Tigers how football is played. The Redskin squad expects to face Cornell, Pennsylvania and Annapolis, viewing the match as their toughest remaining test of the schedule.
October 22 Sam Langford captured the vacant middleweight championship in Kansas City after Ketchel’s death. Langford’s manager Woodman issued a sweeping challenge inviting challengers to come and take the title.
A French paper outlines methods to avoid fatal duels with pistols. Tricks include lead bullets that crumble, smaller calibers, missing wads, wrong powder charges, double charges, and triggers stiffened to misfire. Some devices even eject bullets via a safety valve, leaving only powder.
An East Indian service official recalls an Anglo-Indian delegate presenting a government notice on tiger killings. The crowd tittered as the speaker proclaimed the tiger is a ferocious animal that stalks at midnight wrecking livestock, describing pigs killed in litters as dawn approaches.
A clever cat in a barn mistakes a tail in a hole for a rat's tail and leaps. The tail belongs to a snake that bites her fatally. The moral warns against jumping to conclusions.
A London Truth note says Venice hostels charge guests 25 centimes daily for fire and robbery insurance, covering 1 500 francs, touted as convenient due to frequent thefts in Italy. The item also promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for travel, advising to use it aboard steamers to guard against climate-related diarrhoea.
A mixed notice lists a 10 acre apple orchard in Fruitdale near the school offered for sale or trade for city property with easy terms. contact R. E. Smith at Smit & Greene's. Also advertised is a Thirty-thirty Sas rifle and .38 Colts revolver for sale. An agency job is sought to represent Union and Wallowa counties for a Phelps Carbide Feed Acetylene Generator with inquiry directed to Oregon Acetylene Lighting Co. in Portland. Additional items include dining room table, kitchen range, and a gasoline three burner stove offered cheaply if taken promptly.
Classified line shows a terse request for workers described as ironers and mangle girls, attributed to A. B. C. Laur dry, reflecting a historical labor ad or notice with unclear context. The fragment hints at a job or service listing from an era when mangle operators were employed for laundry tasks.
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