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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1905
Page
2
A short, incomplete line notes that something from the United States was worked into usable form by foreign labor, then brought back and presented as cold to the American people. The fragment hints at a cycle of labor and import but lacks concrete details or names.
The acting Secretary of War awards the first canal segment contract on the Columbia river around the Celilo narrows to Smyth and Jones of Portland Oregon for 29426170 dollars. Completion is required by December 31 1906 and work will start soon.
Danville testimonial claims Ballard's Snow Liniment cured rheumatic pain after four years of illness. Patient writes 1901 12 02 praising relief and recommends the product to others with similar afflictions. Newlin Drug Co listing present.
The piece compares import value of woolen goods in eleven months of 1905 to domestic production. It calculates that replacing imports with American woolen fabric would require about 9,375 to 10,227 wage earners for a year, yielding over 3.7 million dollars in wages and boosting domestic employment. It notes wool and other raw materials are shipped abroad.
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