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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1907
Page
5
Directory of local fraternal organizations with meeting nights and halls. Includes Eagles, Elks, Star Encampment, M W A, Foresters, Friendship Tent, Rebekah Cr ystal Lodge, Grand Lodge, Woodmen, Red Cross, Pythians, Rathbone Sisters, and Modern Brotherhood entries.
City Marshal L Rayaurn will auction on March 4 1907 at 10 am the Lot 2 Block 81 Craplins addition La Grande for 23.60 dollars plus costs. The sale follows a city lien for street improvement dated September 1906 and recorded by the Common Council.
This note traces the origin of Valentine’s Day from Roman Lupercalia customs to the 3rd century bishop Saint Valentine of Rome, beheaded for Christianity under Marcus Aurelius. It notes the calendar link with February 14 and the spread of Valentine cards from Rome to Europe, Britain, and America.
A telegram from Okanagan Falls B C to Mr and Mrs W J Snodgrass announced the sudden death of their son John D Snodgrass aged thirty nine. Funeral plans are unsettled as the body is iced pending location and transport. The deceased leaves a wife and one child.
A poetic fragment hints at a woman who hides her tears and gifts a youthful relic as she smiles. She married the man who sent the valentine, and the verse portrays a tender tale of love and peace with an air of distant sorrow.
400 acres of good pasture with ample water and well fenced along the Grande River four miles above Hilgard. Rent to a single party at reasonable prices. Apply to N D Endrup in Hilgard Oregon.
A reflective verse fragment contrasts sorrow with prudent reactions. It contrasts wisdom with folly and suggests a remedy of retreat or regimen as night falls. The line hints at self care and cautious choices in adversity.
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