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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1911
Page
5
Mrs Williams, a Cleveland and Toledo trained milliner, returns to La Grande with an extensive stock. Mrs Lame has just arrived from Portland to debut a full line of women's hats, promising the latest fashions.
A garbled notice touts a chest of cash and a simple path to wealth in Grande or, inviting readers to join and bring their children. The rest of the text is a stream of local social notes about residents visiting, traveling, or moving to new homes, with names like Rosenbaum, Balthezor, and Garn, plus hotel stays at the Savoy and various errands around La Grande.
Notices announce water rent payments, new hires at Gelbel's clothing and La Grande stores, and appointments including Lee Wernick joining Gelbel's department. It mentions Dr Posey eye ear nose and throat services, Charley Christy selling Black Marble Lime to Dr J A Flednor, Crystal cafe now Delmonico under Joe Woods, and Pendleton and Silverthorne drug store promos.
Bradley and Co perform plumbing work per the city plumbing ordinance. Consult our records for details. Phones: Shop B. S71 Bee B. B4662.
In La Grande visitors frequent the Foley and local guests arrive for short stays. Longtime residents and travelers, including Richins and Dr. P A Chariton, head to Portland or Salem fairs. City warrants payment is announced as fund balance covers up to No 9729 with interest cease date noted.
London September 1 The Jack Johnson Bombardier Wellabout promotes a 20 round bout tomorrow night pitting Frank Moran the Pittsburgh fighter against English heavyweight Fred Drummond. A Moran victory could lead to a match with Georges Carpentier or Fred Storbeck at the National Sporting Club.
Dr Owen Ryan 60, in a mental health crisis, shot his wife at the breakfast table in their Los Angeles home. The couple's two sons were upstairs dressing when the incident occurred. The wife had consulted another doctor about her husband’s condition amid fears he would be committed.
A large group of senators and representatives, many with families, have assembled in San Francisco to sail aboard the Sierra for Honolulu. The party will spend September in the Hawaiian Islands as guests of the Hawaiian government.
Excavations are nearly finished with plans to template the trenches this evening or tomorrow forenoon. The cut is about five feet deep and the base mat will rise five feet above ground level.
The readable text is garbled with partial phrases in French about selling items. It mentions Chambery and Col Cholere with stray words like For sale. No clear event or names beyond place references can be confirmed.
The Coquille Herald reports ongoing practical and permanent road work in the state. It notes the machinist dance and Labor Day events, with Hall Tickets listed as 100 8-1-3t and reference to hay le Coce county.
A pharmacy advertises that reliable druggists and physicians respect a patient’s right to choose. It asserts they fill prescriptions according to true scientific methods and will fill any properly written prescription from any physician anywhere.
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