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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1910
Page
5
Local items advertise second hand school wares at Book and Stationery Co. and New'n Hook. cheap general goods at The Ob server office. a cooked food sale by St Peters Guild. a wagon shop business for sale in Wallowa. WCTU meeting at Para Thornton residence.
Demand for trained telegraphers grows after hour law. beginners earn 70 to 90 dollars monthly with room to advance. National Telegraph Institute runs six official institutes under A A and Wireless supervision and places graduates nationwide. Write for details in Cincinnati Philadelphia Memphis Davenport Columbia or Portland.
Henry Spence Wal lows city marshal guests Foley A Achtert chemist Warren Construction Co stops at the Foley. Mr and Mrs Fred Gaskel return from Portland with daughter to St Helens hall. Dector O Conners back from Baker City for La Grande tract matters. Fred B Currey Eastern Oregon Agricultural secretary attends fair regggers luncheon. Frank Howe Ammunition man who won high score at Elgin shoot stays at the Summer then to Walla Walla. George S Craig stock man VP Wallowa National Bank en route home from Walla Walla. N A Sheffler Pendleton merchant tailor and wife at Foley after Wallowa Lake outing. Miss Lucrose Wood leaves for Eugene state university. Sydney Makin of Cove recovering from electric burn at Grande Ronde hospital. Mrs Alice Proctor Elgin guest of Mansee on way to Northwestern University Evanston Ill. Nelson Waldron Willamette visiting en route to Parma. Oliver Geddis Ellensburg and J W Keungier Boise guests at Sommer. Clyde Evans Portland guest at Sommer for business. George W Stevenson Carlsbad NM guest at Summer. T V Larsen La Center WA due this afternoon guest of Scemmer hotel.
Suits produced by highly paid designers and expertly tailored from fine foreign and domestic wools. No radical style shift this season but many tailoring details improve the garments' appearance.
The note highlights suit pricing from 12.50 to 30. It invites customers who have been shopping elsewhere to visit and compare offerings. The message emphasizes the store’s readiness to show what has been missed by not coming in first.
Instructions describe instant relief for cramps by cold water immersion and rubbing under the knee or applying glycerin to a scald, with olive oil as substitute. Sore throat relief calls for barley water boiled with gum arabic, stirred until dissolved, served as a soothing drink.
The text notes Pennsylvania's sheep raising dating to about 1683. It places New Mexico third in wool production and cites Massachusetts as leading in shoes and leather, with Illinois first in Internal Revenue collections and New York second.
A Nevada inventor patents a power driven rotary boot parer for horseshoers. A New York inventor patents a machine to deal cards from a pack without misdeals. A laundry marking machine uses a keyboard to set type before goods pass through for printing.
Notice states the La Grande Meat company is dissolved by mutual consent. M. J. Hally withdraws from the firm. Outstanding bills will be collected and the firm managed by Fred Boch and Paul Rohr. M Hally and Paul Rohr.
The text reflects on attitudes toward money and clothing costs and the varying judgments people hold. It contrasts pride in spending with pride in not spending and notes differing social dynamics in relations among people.
The article credits Congressman Ellis with securing three federal building appropriations for Oregon, earning a place on the Ways and Means Committee, and aiding veterans pensions. It notes his decade in Congress, 26 years in the district, and the Second Oregon district’s strong river and harbor funding at $1.8 million. Paid advertisement.
A Washington Herald wire quote contrasts Chicago and Boston spirits in a terse remark about cultural manners. It notes some people simplify others, and mentions a line about sterilizing a trap when criticizing their offspring.
A fragmented note mocks a proverb about the early bird and the worm. The garbled text suggests a humorous aside about indigestion and wit, attributed to Lippincott.
A brief, wry observation notes that a man facing drowning recalls his life’s worst deeds while Blobbs comments on seeking office, reflecting a civic and moral foreground from the Philadelphia Record.
A fragmentary note depicts a solemn southpaw and a famed curve as observers weigh outcomes near conflict. The text hints at observing victories and the idea of balance between war and peace with a lean toward pitching mastery.
A rambling excerpt from the Princeton Tiger recalls a seafaring tale where a captain named Jonea forces a marriage, a ship, and a confession of danger as the couple’s bond frays. The narrative presents conflict, danger at sea, and a dramatic escape or tragedy hinted in dialogue.
A fragment cites humorous remarks about China seeking a billion dollar loan. The quip notes reluctance to lend and potential repayment via laundry work, attributed to a Baltimore American and a Cleveland Plain Denier comparison.
A playful, dated urging about voting on Guffrags Days. The note frames social expectations with lines about being on the rolls, wearing a nice hat and coat, and avoiding a place called the pally. It preserves a humorous tone and local color from the era.
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