Adams Avenue Improvement District No 1 Hearing Notice
The city of La Grande Oregon announces a planned improvement on Adams Avenue from Alder Street north to 200 feet north of Alder Street. The Grande Ronde Hospital property is affected. Estimated cost 651 90 with a September 20 1911 hearing for assessment and plan details.
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Couneil
Lai
Adame Avenue
Adams Avenue
Pal
Gald
Alder Street
Festewem
Grande Ronde Hospital
Block 14
Grandy
la Grande
Oregon
O'Cloc
Dp. m
Bound Over Case From Elgin Brings Witness to La Grande
Frank Force held as a witness and Raymond accused of stealing a watch from Mrs. Gilmore at Elgin were brought to La Grande by Officer McLaughlin. They remain jailed pending grand jury action after a hearing in Elgin yesterday.
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Frank Force
Elgin
Raymond
A Simple Ironing Aid From Newspaper Floor Pads
A floor pad made of newspapers about two inches high serves as a handy aid for trowers. One pad covered with floor linen for summer use, another with carpet for winter relief for tired feet, as noted by the Philadelphia North American.
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Philadelphia
No Time to Think Father Debts Questioned
A brief exchange between father and son on meeting debts is quoted, with the father asking if thinking about the debt has occurred and the son replying with extensive wondering. The item appears as a humorous or reflective caption from a periodical.
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Father
Puck
Hetty Green Takes New House on West Ninetieth Street
RS Hetty Green famed as the world’s richest woman has leased No 5 West Ninetieth Street New York a brownstone front overlooking Central Park West Her long noted thrift persists despite wealth and she plans a quieter life after turning business affairs to her son in law and moving from Hoboken and Madison Avenue to this permanent home
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RS. Hetty Green
Weat Ninetieth Street
New York
N. J
Hoboken
Sylvia
Matthew Astor Wilks
Wilkses
Madison Avenue
J. Pierpont Morgan
West Ninetieth Street
Central Park
Park
Business Side of Farming Second Edition Issued
Oregon Agricultural College announces the second edition of Dean J A Bexell’s The Business Side of Farming. The book covers production costs, household accounts, special records, and double entry bookkeeping with illustrations and a frontispiece showing an ideal farmer’s desk and a safe for pedigrees certificates and insurance papers.
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Oregon. Agricultural College
Gorvallis
Ore
J. A. Bexell
Commerce Department
Oregon Agricultural College
Oregon establishes first U.S. college entomology lab
The Oregon Agricultural College in Corvallis creates the first dedicated economic entomology laboratory in an American college. Victor I Safro is named assistant professor in charge while Dr H E Ewing of Cornell serves as assistant. Lab aims to study insect pests and insecticide issues through close investigations.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Ore
Victor I. Safro
H. £. Ewing
Cornell
Bulldogs Guard Westminster Cathedral Alms Box
London reports dogs installed to guard alms boxes in Westminster Cathedral after multiple robberies at night. Bulldogs patrol after dark to deter thieves and protect donations.
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London
Westminster Cathedral
Mountain Bear Roams Above 8000 Feet A Tale From Gilgit
A red bear in Asian mountains lives mostly as a vegetarian, but in spring becomes dangerous. Gul Sher recalls a Gilgit stalker tale where a hunter hesitated to shoot a fierce bear facing a precipice, fearing the bear would choose the cliff edge if spared. The scene ends with the edge of a 2000 foot pine treetop lawn below.
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Asia
Rimnnayas
R. I. Kennion
Gilgit
Rakhiot Glen
Min
Gul Sher
Get Out Doors Walk Daily and Take Chamberlains Tablets
An old advertisement claim suggests a woman should walk outdoors daily and take Chamberlains Tablets to improve digestion and regulate bowels, stating that domestic chores alone will not make a woman healthy or beautiful. Sold by all dealers.
Wolf Argued of Desertion in Coast to Portland Return
W H Wolf formerly of Cove faces trial for desertion after a Portland letter denies his marriage to a woman he lived with for years. An officer witnessed the wedding by ex Justices of the Peace John B Hough. Paulk proceeds to Portland to arrest Wolf and bring him to La Grande. Family remains at Cove with no support.
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W. H. Wolf
Cove
Portland
la Grande
Ofcer I. W. Faulk
John B. Hough
Paulk
Wolf
Mr. Wolf
Tia
Gossard Corsets Promoted for Front Lacing Fit
The Gossard corsets lace in front without belts or buckles and mold like a surgical band. They gently support organs improve posture and breathing both seated and standing with artistic lines. Prices range from $3.50 to $5.50. Mrs Robt Paxton Corsetiere Black 1481.
Flora and shrubs conceal arms among Gibraltar plants
Descriptions of flowering plants such as cantor oil, daturas, daphnes, gerdnitum and hedges are noted. Snakes are rare and harmless while some tall growths resemble trees. Livarta inches high are occasionally seen in the area.
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Gibraltar
Lonesome Hostess Child and Father Dispute Echoed
Fragmentary snippet from the Houston Post notes a hostess's son described as ugly and a tense exchange about paternity. The text shifts to endorsing Chamberlain's Liniment for back soreness sprains and rheumatic pains with dealer availability.
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Chamberlain
What Pa Says About Lights and Electric Lamps
A speaker recalls preferring real electric light over smoky lamps. He worries about oil lamps in a breezy home with lively kids and notes his wife initially balked at electrics for cost. She finds electricity cheaper and cleaner, and an electric stove offers savings, persuading her to stay with modern lighting.
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Jimmy Pips
Electric Weht Offers Safe Inexpensive Service
Electric Weht promotes safety convenience and low rates with a call to action for pricing. Malin 34 appears as a contact detail in the outreach.
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Malin
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Xorice
C. M. Humphreys
City of
Fraternal Orders
L. M. Hoyt
W. M
la Grande Lodge No. 433
Elk's Club
Depottreet and
Washington Avenue
Walting Brothers
H. J. Ritther
H. BE. Coolidge
Woodmen OF the World
la Grande Lodge No
K. P. Ball
D. Fitzgerald
C. C. J. H. Keengy
la Grande Camp No
E. E. Daniels
Heath
Rebekahs
Crystal Lodge
Helen McLaughlin
N. G
Knights OF Pythias
Red Cros Lodge
Castle Hall
Old Elk’s Hall
Jess Paul
R. L. Lincoln
M. of
Hope
Carrie & Hunter
Mary A. Warmick
Antmond
Bytt
Thomas Faller
Hack and Ambulance
Uptown
E. L. Bussey
Wenaha Lumber CO
Greenwood & Madison
Bell
Hetty Green
American Press Association
Bexell
O. A. C. Tusues
Agricultural College
Bulldogs Guard Cathedral
Cove Man
Mrs. Robt.“Pa
Ison, Corsetiere
Eastern
Pendleton
Washington
Igation CO
Wm. McMurray
General Passenger Agt
Ummeruggestions
Houston Post
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