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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1904
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered numbers and phrases about costs per month and single copy price but no coherent event or names. Unable to determine any identifiable persons, organizations, places, or dates from readable text.
A 1904 newspaper piece presents a reflective verse about enduring friendship. Lines celebrate steadfast friends as a shelter after long days, noting there is always rest at day’s close and praising loyal companionship. The poem conveys quiet moral solace amid daily toil.
The article argues vast unused water power in Union County will become a major economic element with electricity. It compares steam and coal history to future hydropower, noting running waters will soon dominate mechanical energy and shape wealth. AA Campbell Swinton is cited.
The British Association for the Advancement of Science reports accurate statistics from professor Bingham showing less than 1.5 million horsepower from waterfalls worldwide, with the real total near 2 million and the United States contributing about a third. It posits coal consumption of 8 million tons to generate 1.5 million horsepower and forecasts riverside valleys and Niagara as central to industrial growth in a coming generation.
A quotation notes that a man with nothing to boast of except illustrious ancestors is like a potato whose only good belongs to the ground. The speaker, Sir T Overbary, emphasizes lineage over material wealth.
The text notes daily telephon e extension and electric power plant installations in Oregon as signs of modern progress, alongside irrigation projects. It contrasts these developments with wartime or sports tragedies and Wisconsin deer hunting deaths noted in prior seasons.
The State Board of Agriculture requests an appropriation of 38600 to wipe out a mortgage of 19000 and other indebtedness and to finance the State Fair for the coming season. It suggests the annual show was not as financially successful as hoped.
Public notice announces sale action under an act of Congress dated June and August. Leonard Mani, Wintera, and M Loomba are listed in the filing. entries reference Davis, Reginter, and Waikah. The notice directs filing of unele in this Office on or said date.
A fragmented notice referencing bed linens and a beghd linen line appears, with unclear details on party names or dates. The readable fragments suggest a notice about linen goods, possible sale or approval, but key specifics are missing.
Timber Land Act notice for publication appears, listing public claim actions under the 1878 act. The fragment references United States Land Office procedures and a claim process related to timber lands. The readable text is partial and obscured.
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