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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1906
Page
3
A directory of fraternal groups listing meeting schedules and officers. Includes ENCAMPMENT No. 31, EASTERN STAR, M W A Grande Cass No. 1708, ROYAL ORDER OF MOOSE and WOODMEN OF THE WORLD chapters with notes on hall locations, meeting days, and key officers such as WMs, Secretaries, and Record Keepers.
A 70 year old woman from Haynesville Me reports Miletric Bitters cured twenty years of chronic indigestion and debility. The advertisement claims Stomach and Liver disorders and general weakness improve with the product priced at 50 cents, plus a pitch for Rocky Mountain Tea by Newdow Davo Company.
Miss Alice Stephens of La Grande and Georgia Wade of Summerville visit local homes while John Nevilla of Portland stays a few days. The M W A held a successful basket social at Russell's Hall raising over fifty dollars with entertainment by Carrie and Pearl Hunter and recitations by Jase Kwho and Lovie Clues. Prof W L Tucker aids teacher exams in Union as Blanche Kealer attends. Intermediate pupils present a Valentine program with songs recitations and dialogues followed by Valentine box openings.
A Milwaukee fad features photographs of young women posing with dead subjects or in deathly scenes. The images provoke nerves among sensitive viewers, with one set showing a dying figure, a coffin, and a grieving group, sparking debate over artistic merit.
Advertises juicy cured beef with cabbage or sauerkraut as a standby. Offers whole or half rounds of well fed beef tender and tasty wholesome meat in claimed ready quantity. Encourages placing order for quick delivery nationwide.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for weak digestion and related ailments in women. It asserts the medicine strengthens stomach function, improves nutrition, and supports blood activity, promising free medical advice by letter from Buffalo, N.Y. The copy touts no alcohol and no opium, urging readers to request the medical adviser booklet or the full volume by mail.
Gr Gray traveling passenger agent from Portland meets editors to present a illustrated booklet on railroad improvements and and the Northwestern Line. A second pamphlet highlights scenic Illinois Iowa for spring and summer travel enticing readers to the middle west. Also lists recent book offers at Books Stationery department with prices.
Mrs Katharine Joan McDonald announces dressmaking rooms on the Corpe building’s first floor and invites local ladies to visit. Envelopes offered in the display window until Wednesday the 2 for 6 conte, a limited chance emphasized by Onuo Company Stationery Department.
A 1900s technical note discusses building a dam at Niagara River mouth to add power without draining the cataract. It argues water levels below Lewiston would not be raised, preserves existing plants, and envisions a 100 foot rise near Lewiston with smoother water and preserved grandeur upstream.
Auction set for 1906 February 25 at 10 a.m. at the seller's place two and a half miles north and half mile east of Island City. Property includes mares and foals cattle calves sheep hogs machinery hay seed oats and harness terms 10 dollars or less cash over 10 dollars six months on approved security at 8 percent.
A drug store advertisement describes a store that aims to satisfy every customer so they will not seek drug store goods elsewhere. It highlights service and refers to A. T. Hitt as the prescription drug supplier.
The annual stockholders meeting will be held at Turnor Oliver's office at 2 p.m. February 19, 1906 to elect a five member board and transact other business as needed. J. E. Revwotns, Sec.
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