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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1905
Page
3
Seattle grocery firm promotes cash only sales to offer cheaper goods and attract more trade. Crescent Crescent Seattle Grocery Co Zundel and Lawson emphasize quality weight and service in their stock and plan to establish a cash based business promptly.
Notices is hereby given to consumers of City Water that on and after Aug 7 hours for irrigation will be 5 30 pm to 7 30 pm. A L Richardson, 1, D Reavis, committees W H Bosenkamp. Dated at La Grande, Aug 7, 1966. If your paper is not delivered as you think it should be, please notify the flies and the mistake will be rectified.
An OCR fragment shows an old bank or office header with names George Palmer and J M Berry. It includes ad copy touting liver and stomach remedies, chronic illness claims, and a Newlin Drug Company pitch for Chamberlain's products. The legible bits reference Death from consumption or pneumonia and a trial bottle offer.
A reader replies to Mrs Zuber in the Observer amid city water misappropriation accusations. The letter disputes meter placement on a dead pipe and backward readings at property connections, argues charges align with city rates, and questions the motive behind contested water costs.
An advertisement touts S S S as a blood purifier that supposedly cures cancerous ulcers by cleansing the blood, along with testimonials from users in Kentucky and Texas. It also promotes Electric Bitters as a life saver for malaria and jaundice and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a pleasant laxative, sold by Newlin Drug Co.
By order of the County Court of Union County Oregon LM Jenson is appointed administrator of the estate of W R Jack Deceased. Creditors must present claims at the administrator's office in Imbler Oregon within six months from the notice dated August 9 1005.
An advertisement asserts the shop sells only the best kinds of meat, claiming all orders prove the claim. It emphasizes careful selection and proper butchery while promising prices that are low for quality.
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