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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1911
Page
3
George Pierce reports the last loss among three valuable mares killed by careless gun use in a pasture south of the city. Two other men suffered heavy losses as the incidents spread, and the apparently valuable animals were killed by hunters who were careless with firearms.
A fragmentary report describes a chaotic scene where horses suffered losses due to carelessness. The text mentions mask like protection and owners concerned over destruction, hinting at a broader incident affecting stock and property.
Mrs. Charles Grandy hosted a Thursday afternoon gathering from noon to 6 pm in Canyon to honor spinal meningitis patient Helen Peebler. Seventeen children aged four to eleven attended and Luncheon followed the activities with guests including Etta Banton Belle Counsell Mayrel Mulholand Mildred Conaway Sybil Mulholland Dorothy Krouse Willie Banton Evan Perber Raymond Counsell Arthur Coraway Frankie Counsell Francis Kroute Walter Peebler and young visitors from La Grande Mabel Oosterl ing Mabel Bates and Thelma Oosterl ing.
An ornate exchange unfolds as a haughty Frenchman and an American trade threats over honor. He declares a fight and brandishing of cowardice follows, with one party vowing to punch if provoked while a warning of a deadly response lingers.
A quip about training a wife for an ideal husband spans a humorous exchange. A man cites ten years of marriage, joking that his wife is not yet trained. The dialogue satirizes notions of control and domestic expectations in a light, period voice.
Dialogue presents a humorous quip about strength and fitness. One speaker suggests walking five miles daily, the other replies with a pun about swatting flies as the new exercise. The exchange underscores a playful take on unconventional fitness ideas.
The Gould family fortune grows as Frank J Gould, son of Jay Gould, consolidates power in Virginia and North Carolina. He leads a new Virginia Carolina Power company with William C Whitner as president and Frits Sitterding as treasurer. The Richmond and Chesapeake railroad gains investment while Helen Gould backs related projects.
The article outlines barley classifications two four and six rowed with six rowed favored for malting in the United States. Wisconsin trials show six rowed barley yields outsell other types and justify farmer adoption. about 9 percent of Wisconsin barley is six rowed. It notes barleys shown at a 1911 Chicago exhibition will likely be six rowed and that two rowed barley produces lower returns due to frail straw and lodging.
Notice announces sealed bids for cement walks on Second Street from Jefferson to Main, Third Street from Jefferson to Main, and Fourth Street from Jefferson to O Avenue. Plans on file. bids due by 5 pm September 6 1911 with 5 percent certified check. Council may reject all bids.
Medicines have found unform success from Chamberlain's Colle Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It has effected cures of cholera and diarrhoea in almost every neighborhood and gained wide reputation. For sale by all dealers.
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