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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1905
Page
2
The notice outlines daily publication with Sunday exclusion and annual or semiannual advance periods. Rates include per month 56.50 and per line pricing for obituaries and thanks. It warns against unsigned or nom de plume articles and invites signed submissions subject to editors’ discretion.
The article traces the origin of free public schools to 1642 Hartford and notes colonial and national expenditures on common schools. It discusses definitions of education, the role of mass schooling, and urges widening the curriculum to include nature and natural forces shaping work in farms, factories, and mines.
The East Oregonian commentary argues for restricting poor reproductive output by focusing on fit couples and warns that idleness burdens society, especially cities. It notes Mr. Armour losing 5 million on wheat, foreshadowing higher prices for meat consumers.
The Newim Dave Co advertises home delivery of drug store goods at no extra cost. It promotes convenience, first class quality, and a money back guarantee if customers are unsatisfied.
Notice of stockholders meeting at La Grande Oregon in Union County to elect board of directors. Meeting set for Tuesday January 9 1906 at two o clock, with routine business to be transacted. F L Meyers cashier dated December 11 196.
A Belle Plaine resident reports a friend nearly dying from a hand swelling blamed on blood poisoning. J. E. Stearns credits Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with drawing out the poison, healing the wound, and saving the man’s life. The ad touts the product as the best for burns and sores at 25 cents in Newlin's Drug Store.
A stark meditation on London’s quarter million poor trapped in idleness and misery. The voice laments the suffering of those crying for work not charity and the unrelenting nails of fate that keep them trapped, urging action.
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