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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1908
Page
4
The notice lists monthly and periodical pricing for daily and weekly editions with advance payment options and calls for subscribers. It states the paper will not publish articles under pen names and that signed pieces are subject to editor discretion. Readers are asked to send submissions to avoid disappointment.
Display ad rates provided on request. Local reading notices cost ten cents per line for first insertion and five cents per line for each subsequent insertion. Condolence resolutions and cards of thanks billed per line at five cents.
The text argues for a Republican protectionist tariff to raise domestic wages by offsetting foreign production costs. It cites the 1897 Dingley tariff as prosperity, notes some schedules overshoot cost differences, risking monopolies, while others align with Republican profit targets and reflect a tariff review linked to business cycles and policy committees.
An editorial from the East Oregonian discusses Pendleton saving money amid local room and fee concerns, noting community impact and possible effects on surrounding towns. The piece references broader issues such as insurance frauds, railroad rebates, and political centers, with speculation on a circulation of costs tied to a large event.
Spectators from Spoikane packed the immense tent as Barnum's display demonstrated its draw on Presday with up to 50 crowds turning away. Reported donations suggested twenty thousand dollars failed to arrive for roads and libraries, while the panics linger and Jumbo rides persist to entertain.
Eight miles northwest of La Grande George Twead owns a prospect with a shaft down 14 feet and assay of 154 dollars per ton from a ledge less than 200 yards away. The owner, aided by D Hamilton, plans to reach 20 feet and cross the ledge. A past find nearby yielded 117000 per ton. Many seek the mother lode. Union may become a rich mining region in Oregon.
Dalgity grand secretary of the Foresters of America arrives in La Grande to meet Judge Maid Mar. mo No. 22lte and after a reception with County Clerk Ed Weight. He plans to help establish a new court at Union Center and assist in the Baker City visit with a special convention event.
A man was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of aiding to steal $45 from a Klein home. The trial did not proceed yesterday afternoon and the defendant, unable to meet bonds, was turned over to the sheriff's department and remains in county custody.
Six buildings finished and more nearing completion nine months before opening day at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition. Progress covers Agricultural, Manufactures, Machinery, Administration, Fire Station and Hospital with others soon to follow including Oregon California Mines and more. Discovery Day planned for August 16 1900 to mark Klondike gold discovery anniversary with Carmack expected to attend. Pay Streak construction advances with a mile long thoroughfare lined by buildings and about thirty attractions planned for the 1999 fair.
GOES TO NEW YORK Hendricks received notification of a scholarship in the Bl Jotine Military Scholars of Mannys New York. He plans to start in New York in September and take a preparatory course for medical college to become a physician. He is a former La Grande high school graduate and has held a clerical post in Farmers & Traders National Bank. He played in Le Grande Cornet band and was lodge secretary with Foresters. He leaves with many friends’ good wishes.
A large foam bull wandered Hull Betewy area on Poundmaser Black day until a nearby hitching post connected the creature to a tether and bystanders waited for the owner to be found.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a travel or cultural note linking New York and Tokyo with San Francisco mentioned as closer to a ricet, with odd spellings and names like Witt and Robillimg’s List appearing. The readable piece suggests a local column remarking on distance or cultural exchange between places.
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