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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1905
Page
5
A partial list offers numerous undeveloped lots in Romig’s Addition and Predmore’s Addition to La Grande Oregon with water rights. Properties include blocks 1 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 friendly purchasers may view and financing options allow building homes with installment payments.
An advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as beneficial for the stomach and entire system. It promises positive effects by cleansing and balancing the body and promoting general well being.
Two notable vessels were reported as Coronat a renowned crack echooner yacht sailed from Brooklyn to be used by the Holy Ghost and Us Society as a gospel ship. The Coronat, once to compete in the Kaiser’s Cup, carries a proud national flag before conversion to a plage ship, to spread teachings abroad to distant lands.
Carrie Nation closed the sale of her Topeka property on April 18 and departed for Chicago to oversee her Home Defender publication. She will then tour Alabama for two weeks and continue with a western lecture series before making Shawnee, Oklahoma her future home.
A Portland steamer loads 3000 tons of Oregon hay for China. Gilliam county expects a 1.5 million pound wool clip with prices from 15 to 17 cents per pound. Washington reports Major Langfite will soon advertise for hides for the first rock of the Dalles Celilo Canal.
In Trenton Tennessee on April 18 three men were killed and three injured when a quantity of powder exploded in a storehouse behind a hardware store. The dead include Robert Phelan proprietor of the store and Dr Parker of Trenton. John K Pearse was fatally injured. Phelan was testing a target gun when he thought a ball penetrated a powder can. The blast damaged nearly every business building in the district.
Foreign nations have mapped U S coast defense searchlights locating them on charts. The lights, valuable for range and aiming, were found marked on maps, highlighting potential security risks to coastal defense systems.
Women of Dayton and vicinity organized an auxiliary to the board of trade to arrange exhibits for the Lewis and Clark fair and for civic improvement on a Saturday.
Chairman Elkins opened a Senate Committee inquiry into the railroad rate bill. Seven members attended as the panel began an executive session to determine methods for the probe.
The Blue Mountain Grange held its regular meeting with a lively program. Roll call prompted responses from members as Pearl Parkes led a recitation and Roy Gekeler et al presented papers on Sacsjawen and the Lewis and Clark journey.
The United States Government formally took over the Panama Road property from the railroad company and elected a new board headed by Shantz as president. Directors announced include Theodore P Shoots and John F Wallace among others.
An ad claims a patent remedy named to relieve coughs and colds and cure throat and lung issues, promising instant relief. The dubious claims target sufferers seeking quick cures, with a free trial bottle offer from a drug company.
A midwestern ad copy touts Dr Pans Snow Liniment as a trusty remedy for barn injuries and accidental cuts on farms. The seller claims quick healing and recommends keeping a bottle at home for household emergencies.
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