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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1910
Page
5
Local notices advertise cleaning services with guaranteed work and right prices. Red phone numbers and pink tea ticket redemption appear at Granite Union Tea Store. Multiple small ads promote real estate, job seekers, hand crafted goods, and a Silverthorn drug store demonstration featuring Cherry Blossoms marshmallows and cherries.
Haradon announces Tru Fralt Chocolates with a new seat sale starting Monday morning at the Van Buren store. Dr Gillilan will speak in the Methodist pulpit tomorrow at 11 o clock on the enduring topic of Education.
Doctor Mendelsohn will be at the office every evening from seven to eight for those who cannot see him during the day. The Ladies of the Presbyterian church will serve a chicken dinner on Union and Wallowa Day fair west. Mention of place will be made.
A string of visitors and residents are listed as staying at the Sommer hotel or traveling to nearby cities. J.8. Kenyon of Boise E. F. Bell from Portland S. R. Fansled and wife of Portland L. Coblents of Portland George Baumont the Standard Oil man and others are noted guests and travelers with several leaving for Baker City or Portland.
E C Phillips and Ino Morris of Mescham are staying at the Summer while transacting business in La Grande. J F Anderson of Prairie City is a Foley guest today while transacting business in La Grande. G C Hopper, Baker City resident, is a guest at the Foley. C M McAllister of Portland is stopping at the Foley for business matters. T McAubery and S M Helland of Kettswright N are stopping at the Foley for city business.
Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity schedule lists Holy Communion at 8 a m, Sunday School at 1 a m, Morning Service at 11 a m, and Evening Service at 7 30 p m. Upton H. Gibbs serves as Rector.
Pearson's Weekly notes Liberia and Haiti as rare examples where black rulers govern both themselves and white residents. It claims Liberia's history is dominated by brutal intertribal and civil wars, but portrays Liberian battlefields as unusually safe for soldiers.
Permanent optical practice located at 1105 Adams Ave Foley Hotel. Doctor Mendelsohn has 29 years of experience fitting glasses with professional equipment and a focus on skill, reputation, honesty and customer satisfaction. Broken glasses replaced while you wait. office hours 8:30 to 12 and 1 to 5 p.m. Evenings by appointment.
Mrs Charles Clements and her aged mother Mrs A Whitney arrived in the city last evening from Roseburg where Mrs Whitney rests at home. Mrs Clements went to Roseburg to be with her mother but Mrs Whitney has improved enough to make the trip to La Grande.
This shop offers fully satisfying suits with attention to fit and style. They crafted garments with special regard to the wearer’s comfort and appearance, promising a flattering result for discerning customers.
A four month old Gordon setter pup is lost with a reward offered for its return to the post office. The notice seeks the dog’s safe return and promises compensation upon recovery.
Textiles, leather, feathers and other porous goods gain strength and value with higher humidity and warmth. Dry air causes weight loss, fiber shortening, and finish damage in textiles, tobacco, leather, and wooden items. controlled moist rooms improve storage and production outcomes.
A desertion case notes the husband’s final words to his wife, where he begs her to stay quiet. The Sheffield Union reports the exchange as a dramatic, brief testimony in the context of a troubled marriage.
The Wide World Magazine account describes Montenegrin harassment of Bulgarians as vendetta raids across the frontier. It highlights private, small scale ambushes, the code of honor among hosts, and the clash between old customs and modern expectations. The piece notes Montenegrins raid in twos or threes, kill swiftly, and retreat, while hosts show hospitality to guests.
An English captain mistakes Montrond, not General Mouton, for a high ranking French prisoner. Montrond denies deception with wit about pistols and rank. The captain harshly mistreats him at table, then Montrond quips that while English are gentlemen they make exceptions.
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