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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1904
Page
2
The La Grande newspaper notes the season of resolutions and remarks that impeachments, though rare, have a wholesome effect. It reflects on political reflection during the holiday period and references old pricing and mailing details.
A brief item notes efforts to bring happiness to small residents during the Christmas season with community activities and festive cheer across local gatherings and family events.
The excess of men over women nears two million, hinting at a sweethearts shortage. Over one hundred residences were built in the city in the last year, signaling growth and development in La Grande.
Police probe tracks who took the money in the Chadwick case and where the cash ended up. Investigators pursue ledgers, witness accounts, and financial records to locate the funds.
The market commentary notes Wall Street favoring lamb as an investment theme while Mrs Chadwick shows a preference for old bucks and stable dividends. The juxtaposition highlights shifting appetites among investors and notable personalities in finance.
It is reported that United States Steel Corporation has orders totaling 25 000 tons per day above its capacity, signaling strong demand and potential production strain across its mills. The note underscores a booming market for steel amid postwar industrial activity.
Readers are invited to inspect new home builds in their area and tally how many appear on their block. The activity aims to engage residents and reveal housing growth locally.
Reports say miracle workers in Merrie England claim to raise the dead. The foreign tours of Marie Henry and Bennett Hill are offered as explanations for the claims.
The Crop Reporter notes U S winter wheat acreage fell 1.6 percent to 81,155,818 acres in fall 1904 from 1903. Pacific states sowed 3,131,825 acres combined, with Oregon 436,595 Washington 425,805 Idaho 175,752 and California 2,091,173. Visible wheat stocks on Dec 1 1904 amounted to 60,387,000 bushels east of the Rockies, up 3,530,000 from a year earlier, while Pacific Coast stocks stood at 3,733,000 bushels, well above last year’s 8,591,000.
The land fraud case unfolds with new developments each day resembling a headline boxing match. Each day brings a fresh round and a new contender in the legal clash.
A quotation from the East Oregonian notes that opportunity does not arrive once per person but arrives a hundred times in different guises, with the unprepared laggard unaware of its presence until it departs.
An appeal urges readers to share the Weekly Observer with friends in the East. A dollar funds fifty two letters explaining La Grande town and Union County features to prospective newcomers and potential citizens.
Ed OC Nad of Newlinville Sedgwick Co Kansas reports severe affliction with aspiration and crutch dependence. After using Ballard's Snow Liniment three 500 bottles he walked without crutches and could perform light farm labor. he recommends it to others who benefited.
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