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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1907
Page
5
Notice of sale under a city lien issued by the Recorder of La Grande Oregon. The fourth street lot two Block thirty one Chaplins addition will be auctioned March 4 1902 at 10 am for cash to satisfy a 2360 dollar lien plus costs. City Marshal L Raysunn signs.
Local Grand Army of the Republic and Women Relief Corps will join the George Washington day program. They meet at 1 p.m. at the 1.0.C. F. hall and march to the school house to assist with the exercises. The high school Literary Society plans an elaborate program that day.
James Wright feeds 8000 head of sheep in the Horse Heaven country on straw hay costing 16 dollars per ton. He hopes winter ends soon and notes heavy snow in the region may yield good wheat with soaked land. Yakima sheep men also feed high priced hay to prevent starvation.
Authorities report 192 warrants issued against Doukhobors who resisted a per capita tax. Women joined men in repelling cattle collectors, and mounted police were summoned to maintain order.
A Missouri man A F Wilson writes about an Osborns Valley resources special edition from La Grande Evening Observer last fall, claiming it has far-reaching effects beyond common credit.
A letter from Stotesbury Missouri dated February 15 1907 requests 25 cents for copies of the La Grande Evening Disgover from September 17 1906 in parts one and two. The sender touts the papers as excellent advertising sheets and aims to use them to improve the country.
Evelyn described in court a dinner with Harry Thaw and White linked to the White sex scandal. She recalled a disturbing pie prank involving a fifteen year old girl, a debauched studio, and live fowls, used to shame and ruin victims.
A short notice announces a reduction sale to clear spring stock. All granite and tin ware and every kitchen furnishing article and light hardware receive a twenty percent discount. The stock is complete now but prices will drop as bargains deplete inventory. A customer tip urges attention.
400 acres of good pasture with ample water and well fenced along the Grande River four miles above Hilgard. Reasonable prices. Prefer to rent to one party. Apply to N D Endrup Hilgard Oregon.
An advertisement-style piece argues many women misattribute symptoms to diverse diseases. It promotes Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a universal cure and tonic for nervous issues, fatigue, and female ailments, claiming it stabilizes the system and offers relief from multiple conditions.
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