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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1906
Page
2
Blurred OCR shows a classified advertisement notice detailing rates for notices and condolence lines. The text references per line pricing and filing details for obituaries and memorials.
The seventeenth annual report shows 680 students the largest total yet with $74,265.66 in disbursements. Wheeler County has no students while Union counts 38. Benton leads with 151 students. The college, open to both sexes, reports 476 boys and 204 girls. The state funding relies on federal land grants under the Morrill and Hatch acts, but the source details of most revenues remain unclear.
An editorial反 explores whether ill gotten wealth pays as the case of John A. McCall former president of New York Life Insurance is cited. It argues dishonest gains ruin reputations and mislead young men about ethics in business and public life.
The speaker argues it is better to be a straightforward day laborer than a corrupt president or high office holder paid with tainted money. They emphasize that honesty pays and dignity comes from humble, honest work rather than elite positions bought with improper gains.
Fragment discusses women’s exhaustion from unfit labor and drinking stimulants. It mentions tears, weakness, fatigue, and use of intoxicants to cope, plus references to laboratory extracts like Prgerine and alcohol. The text appears as a historical anti drink or health-bleed article.
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