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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1910
Page
5
Locals advertise a vacuum carpet cleaner with guaranteed work and low prices. Also promotes Cu-Sem Cream for cold effects and lists Red phone numbers. New lin Drug Co offers hotel rule cards and trespassing notices, houses for rent, and sale notices printed in red and black at The Observer office.
A fragmented notice lists Haradon’s Tru-Fruit Chocolates, dress making by Mrs. McCarter in 2005 Greenwood, and a trade option for an 18 horsepower Franklin in city property. It mentions The Lady Meccabees serving at Russell Meat Market, October dry mealy potatoes, Geddes delivery, and rye from Bros. It promotes cold creams from Newlin Drug Co with 25c jars.
People seeking gear can obtain it by calling Red-922 for arrangements and pickup.
Union attorney L. J. Davis was in La Grande this morning. Bigin lawyer L. B. Denham transacted business here last evening. H. M. Adams of Omaha was a business visitor in La Grande this morning and a guest at the Summer. Miss Nora Casey daughter of J. D. Casey of Hilgard is registered at the Foley today. Victor A. Townsend of Elgin stopped at the Foley last night while in the city.
A. F. Gunther of Salt Lake and G. W. Williams from Spokane were in La Grande last night. Both stopped at the Sommer during their travels to conduct business here.
J C Nall and family of Armemers stop at the Bommer hotel in the city while H H Weatherspoon of Elgin, an orchardist and potato grower, is in La Grande on business and visiting friends. Union residents W A McMasters and L B Eaton stay at the Summer. About seventy five business men join an excursion to Enterprise as guests of the Wallowa county fair. O E Silverthorne expects a first class druggist from Clear Lake Iowa to make his home here. Mr and Mrs Fred Duth return from an East tour including Oberammergau Passion Play. David Cox of Terra Haute Indiana visits his son City Recorder D B Cox and his daughter Mrs Munroe.
The Flora district fair held on Thursday and Friday drew strong praise for its horticultural display and agriculture. Sweet potatoes from the Grande Ronde river matched California's Turlock region, with hogs and other produce shown. Rentals, visits, and local news followed, including property sales and lodge events as Flora residents spoke of a thriving community.
A large apple tree from the Imbler district will be transplanted to the county fair building for display. George L. Cleaver oversees the move from the Imbler orchard, showcasing the quality of Imbler orchards to fairgoers.
Notice lists four animals impounded by G. W. Ferries Poundmaster: an old brown mare branded 8 with left shoulder marking and bell, a white pony branded lasy H on high hip with shoes, an old boree brandea P on left shoulder with halter and a scar on hind foot, and a three-year-old bay mare with inverted 7 on right shoulder.
A promotional piece touts Parisian Sage as a quick acting hair tonic that keeps hair luxuriant like Parisian women. It claims strong sales in America, offers a 50 cent bottle from Newlin Drug Co with a two week trial and a money back guarantee, and notes benefits against dandruff and itching. The Auburn haired girl is featured on the bottle.
Government offers examinations for railway mail clerk post office clerk customs clerks and department clerks with salaries from 880 to 1400 yearly. Free scholarships are available this month and thousands of appointments are expected. Prepare now with Central Schools Dept 945 Rochester NY.
A real estate notice by L B Wilson promotes a modern five room cottage in a splendid location with a very reasonable price and terms. It invites buyers to see him before purchasing and mentions other bargains. The office is at 220 Depot St La Grande Oregon, successor to Van Duyn.
La Grande readers can learn how appendicitis starts and how to prevent it. A free Appendicitis book is available at A. T. Hill's drug store for interested residents.
In Paris the official picture hanger at the Parle Salon faced protests from jurors and artists when Vollon’s grand pumpkin painting was shown. Critics argued it damaged other works, shifting the pumpkin through rooms until finally placed in the entrance hall as the “Chamber of Horrors,” turning Vollon into the hanger’s foe.
In 1859 George Wainwright and Ben Spencer led freight wagons toward the Missouri River near Colorado. An unseen Indian archer struck Wainwright in the neck, pinning him to a tree, but Spencer’s men freed him. He recovered fully after the trip.
A brief item notes a remark from the Buffalo Express about a man saying a woman's face resembles Browning’s poetry for its hard lines.
The passage lists long lived figures and notable leaders. It mentions De Charles W. Blot of Orvrond, the 92 year old Doughty in Great Britain receiving 1615 from the king, Lord Strathcona in Canada marking his 90th birthday, Luther C. Emerson predicting thirty more years, Gustav Mahler aged fifty dominating orchestral conductors, and Johnny Nikisch sharing top honors with him in Carnegie Hall. It also notes R. B. Angus chosen to succeed Sir George G. Drummond as head of the Bank of Montreal with a long tenure linked to railway interests.
A butter cutting machine for restaurants and hotels splits a pound into twenty four equal pieces in one motion. A shoe salesman uses mirrored side views to show fit and privacy as customers try on footwear. A pyrometer measures high temperatures with a spiral of two metals that unrolls as heat alters expansion rates.
Canada has twenty nine banks with about two thousand branches under the Bankers association. The Bank of France is governed by its governor and two deputies appointed by state chiefs. Britain’s Bank requires two good British names before discounting any paper and seldom holds over 150 million in bills and securities.
English etchings recount brine springs near Norwich used for salt since before the Christian era. The Derby 1972 closed, with Abd sentries and twenty seven made in New York. The Oaks 1972 drew 260 entrants including twelve from New York. Miriam of the Cave, a 92 year old woman from Carnarvonshire, has long lived in a sea cave and raised thirteen children.
Pittsburg Pirates star Babe Adams, hero of the 1900 World Series, has suffered a complete breakdown and will be out for the rest of the season. Fans note his long absence as the team faces lineup challenges without him.
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