Local firm wins school furniture contract after bidding war
The La Grande firm Henry & Carr won the school furniture contract for the new building after bids from thirteen firms, including Sears & Roebuck, Northwest School Furniture Portland and Graham Spokane, were compared closely. The board’s decision rested on price and detailed specification scrutiny.
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Henry & Carr
la Grande
Northwest School Furniture Company
Portland
Graham
Spokane
Davis Kaiser
Walla Walla
Sears & Roebuck
Chicago
Steel Furniture Company
Peters & Bol
Fred Ashley
Enterprise
Oo Air
Noisy Trip Sparks Water Change and Health Prep
A rough travel note warns about changes in water and climate during a summer trip. It advises preparation for diarrhoea and related health issues encountered on the road and at destinations.
Fourth Street Building Up Neighborhood Booms
A block on Fourth Street sees three new residences under construction and more ground broken for a fine house on N Avenue. George Lyman plans a new residence off Fourth Street and R Hibberd expands with a bungalow on M Avenue. A new bungalow near the old German church and an upcoming corner bungalow by Hibberd boost the area’s growth after the school improvements.
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Fourth
George Lyman
Fourth Street
N Avenue
Fourth and
M. Avenue
R. Hibberd
Imbler Real Estate
M Avenue
Lincoln man buys Grandview tract in La Grande addition
H. B. Ballance of Lincoln Nebraska completes arrangements with La Grande Investment for tract four in Grandview addition. The parcel lies beyond Gekler lane near the macadam road and will host a new building Ballance plans to erect early next spring.
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H. B. Ballance
Lincoln
Neb
la Grande Investment Company
Grandview
Tract Four
Gekler Lane
Mr. Ballance
What Is an Element in Science History
Sir William A. Tilden defines an element as a substance yielding only one kind of matter under ordinary chemical processes. The text contrasts this with Aristotle's four elements and alchemical trio. It notes modern views shift as atoms are believed to crumble, suggesting a possible gradual return to primal chaos.
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Sir William A. Tilden
Sir William
Defoe and the plague year childhood memories
The passage recalls Daniel Defoe born in 1661 with a Cripplegate father who ran a shop. It notes the 1665 plague year when a four year old Defoe observed unusual practices such as meat being handed from hooks and money placed in vinegar to sanitize.
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Walter Besant
Robinson Crusoe
de Foe
Cripplegate
Three of a Kind between Duprez Baroilhet and Perrot
Duprez the famed but ill favored French tenor walks with Baroilhet toward Paris Grand Opera. Perrot the dancer insults them by declaring ugliness comparisons and seeks a neutral arbiter. A passing gentleman refuses to judge and departs amid laughter.
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Duprez
Grand Opera Houwe
Paris
Baroilhet
Hannasnd
Perrot
Jardin Des Plantes
Dupres
Monsieur
Train mail car mystery on the Toledo Blade note
A cryptic Toledo Blade fragment references a mail car on a train with ambiguous pronouns and a nine ton remark. The brief line hints at an unusual detail or misquote amid a June context.
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Toledo Blade. Rt
Fragmented dialogue hints at wartime street chatter
A garbled passage features two voices discussing Africa, a bell near death, and a crude exchange about an egg. The text then shifts to a cryptic line about love, ending with a note about advertising pay at one cent per word. The overall fragment resembles a fragmented newspaper snippet with unrelated remarks.
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Ourth Street
M. Ave
Lincoln, Neb
Man
C. T. Darley
Darley
Africa
London
Ribbter
Ada
Joint Representative Union
Wallowa Counties
J. A. French
Union and
Farmers Union Enterprise Oregon
Oregon
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