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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1911
Page
4
The Observer urges keeping children in school, valuing education as foundation of citizenship. It warns against letting youths abandon schooling for immediate earnings, urging economy to ensure all children attend and learn.
The Observer notes the delinquent tax list will be published again after legislative revival. Officials argue publicity prompts payment, as most failures to pay stem from lack of awareness rather than willingness or inability. The measure aims to inform debtors by listing names descriptions and amounts due.
The article urges parents to ready for the coming school year as La Grande schools reopen. It emphasizes letting all children attend, regardless of age or current progress, and encourages continued schooling for both boys and girls to avoid losing instructional opportunities.
The Union council warns against delaying the school building due to cost cuts. They emphasize the long term benefit and durability of the completed structure, noting the school is destined to serve Wild Land for generations unless an accident occurs.
The first alfalfa cutting in Wallowa County this year equals two crops of a normal season. This may explain why Wallowa County sends some of the best hogs to the Portland market. Portland Oregonian.
A reader questions the propriety of an aged Astor marrying an 18 year old, arguing it harms only him and may invite nature to be kind. The writer asks whose business it is for a rich man to spend wealth on a young woman.
The writer notes tragedies like the Mansfield incident in Baker and reflects that such events occur even in small towns. They argue jealousy and rash acts persist while people live. The piece compares Alaska coal prices by water favorably versus Wyoming rail costs for this year.
The caller urges Col Lafferty to spend his remaining time on the promised enlarged homestead program for constituents, and to be adept with his pen.
The item suggests a fictional La Grande shooting story as preferable to yesterday's Baker tragedy, implying a contrast between imagined violence and a real fatal event.
Hermiston has reached the point of size where it is issuing bonds. The move signals the start of significant financing actions and potential fiscal impacts for the city.
An advertisement touts Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets as the top remedy for acute indigestion and chronic dyspepsia. It credits a physician with formulating the tablets, touts their gentle action on stomach membranes, and promises immediate relief with regular use. The ad offers a risk-free trial and three price options, 25 cents, 50 cents, and 1 dollar, at Hill's Drug Store.
Notice to whom it may concern indicating that street improvement actions are authorized under formal proceeding. The document outlines the authority, scope, and procedural steps for public works, with emphasis on regulatory compliance and public interest.
La Grande Oregon city council announces a proposed cement sidewalk project on Fir street from the north line of W R N Co to Monroe Avenue. It lists benefited properties including R N R Co and Chaplin's addition lots and sets an estimated cost of 1010.00 with an August hearing date for assessment.
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