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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1906
Page
2
The page lists advertising rates and urges signed articles. It comments on global events and political figures, noting Gannon and Roosevelt possibilities. It mentions Mexican labor wages and a La Grande contract with Grands Ronde Electric, while criticizing city oversight and inspections.
The article extols a college training center to improve morals and knowledge, urging effort to obtain an education, self discipline, and growth. It condemns idle labor and stresses moral purpose, self respect, independence, and full engagement with rudiments of higher education.
A fragmented listing shows multiple denominations including Episcopal and Presbyterian churches with notices of morning and evening services, Sunday school, union services, prayer meetings, and missionary activities. It invites all worshippers to attend and notes preaching by named pastors and church personalities amid scattered garbled lines.
The notice outlines Oregon State Fair travel from Salem with the R and N line offering one and one third fare to Portland plus 2.25 for travel to Salem. Sale dates are September 6 8 and 13. Continuous passage allowed to final limit September 17 with no stopovers. Children half fare. Return validation by Southern Pacific agent at Salem or the Fairgrounds. tickets not valid for return from Portland.
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