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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1907
Page
3
A Palmer House listing seeks board and rodmers described as all white help with reasonable rates. The notice emphasizes racial preference for staff and requests domestic workers. It mirrors discriminatory labor practice language from the period.
Judge Tom Crawford of La Grande will preside at his first circuit court trial in Baker Monday with Alex Widdowson charged with murder. An exchange of benches allows Judge Smith to attend the Oregon University board meeting in Eugene, while Crawford begins learning the Baker county bench before returning for the Brown trial. Stillwell and Go advertise market trade.
St Peters Guild will hold a clearance sale on Saturday the 19th at Mr Kilpatrick's machine warehouse. Everything goes at your own price. The event emphasizes buyer control over pricing and notes the exact place and date.
A 19th century reader from East Otisfield Maine urges use of Bucklin's Arnica Salve to prevent chilblains and treat saltrheum and skin lesions. The note claims cures for fever sores indolent ulcers piles burns wounds frost bites and skin diseases and advertises 25 cents at Newlin drug store.
Delivery of building stone along with clean coarse sand and gravel is offered for construction projects. Service covers project needs and orders are fulfilled by local suppliers.
Mr August Sherpe of Fort Madison la endorses Dr King’s New Life Pills as superior to other laxatives for biliousness and constipation. They are guaranteed to cure and are priced 50 cents at Newlin Drug Store.
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