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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1908
Page
7
The Model Restaurant advertises a regular dinner for 25 cents and proclaims perfect cooking, faultless food, rapid courteous service, and popular prices, inviting patrons to dine today.
Street Commissioner Matott leads a large crew replacing and constructing cross walks on Washington Avenue. Work progresses under his supervision as several improvements are completed and scarce cross walks are being addressed in an urgent city effort.
An old style advertisement praises ice cream for its pure ingredients and consistent high quality. The copy touts delight and wholesome flavor, urging readers to try a plate and enjoy the reform minded refrain.
An advertisement touts non alcoholic beverages as healthier alternatives to liquor. It argues these drinks taste good and provide only good effects, urging readers to switch from alcoholic beverages to ginger ale root beer Godas and mineral waters.
The body of William Smith was found near the Catholic cemetery on August 22 with a bullet wound in the forehead and a .25 caliber rifle at his feet. Edward Burchtorf, his uncle, discovered the scene and reports Smith failed to return from a hunting trip. Coroner Burger indicates the corpse had lain there since yesterday afternoon, and authorities deem suicide with no foul play suspected.
The FreewaterMilton section 1 will ship about 100 carloads of fruit this season led by Howard Evans of Milton. Last year’s total was 50 carloads less than the Yakima valley’s output, with apples plums and peaches in transit. Most fruit goes to Montana the Dakotas and other western areas. Acreage expanded with over 300 new orchard acres. irrigation projects and hotel expansions also appear in local notes.
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