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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1909
Page
4
La Grande Evening Observer outlines subscription prices and ad rates. It lists single copy, monthly, six months and yearly options and notes post office classification, unsigned pieces policy, and editor discretion for signed articles. Advertising costs are provided on request with local reading notices priced per line.
Samuel Finley Breese Morse pioneer of the electric telegraph born 1791 in Charlestown Massachusetts. He studied art in New York and London and later developed a signaling system with a universal alphabet before securing government support and patents. He died in New York on April 9.
The piece urges Californians to eat a pound of raisins on April 8 to reduce a surplus of several hundred thousand pounds carried by raisin growers. It notes fan interest in a pennant race and contrasts familiar players with strangers in sports.
The passage notes regret over postponing a development league meeting by two weeks but reports relief this morning as the valley benefited from a heavy rain. It highlights the impact of weather on planned activities and the general mood of relief.
The C W Parker show for the La Grande carnival week of May 3 presents the largest animal exhibit yet. It includes Nubian lions, leopards, Patagonian bears, trained elephants, and Arabian horses. A notable act has Nellie Barnes mounting a lion on a galloping pony. Martha Florine handles leopards with fearless skill, and Edwin Kelly brings five African lions in a renowned display. The trained animals are valuable assets, with one act featuring a trainer in a lion's cage described as untamable and unusually daring.
An abstract drawn by us provides a complete accurate history of the parcel detailing every factor that could affect title. Our work is guaranteed and offers the only up to date abstract set for Union county real estate.
County court of Union county appoints J. Peach administrator of the estate of William Peach late of Union county deceased. All persons with claims must present vouchers at eight miles east of La Grande within six months after date. Dated March 22, 1909. Cc. H Finn, Attorney.
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