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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1905
Page
2
The notice lists advertising rates dated Wednesday July 19 1905. Rates include 100 per line for display ads and 50 per line for subsequent insertions. Resolutions of condolence and cards of thanks are priced per line. Local readers are instructed to apply for full rates.
Union County in 1900 spans 3 146 square miles with 16 070 people. It will reach 168 592 residents if as densely settled as Ohio, yet Oregon must maintain contact with older states to attract newcomers beyond the Lewis and Clark Fair. The piece argues for continued outreach to convert fair interest into steady population growth for Union and Oregon.
The county will inform actual homeseekers about opportunities to establish and maintain pleasant homes, highlighting practical steps and local resources to aid settlement and home ownership.
A historical note contrasts past Oregon senatorial campaigns with current ethics, citing old habits of cigars and liquor in and around hotel rooms, and applauding a shift toward pledges of right doing and a square deal as voters rate Roosevelt and Gov Talk of Missouri.
The article criticizes Oregon leaders for 25 years of mismanagement of the state school fund and notes the state’s poor rail infrastructure for its size and age, arguing these failures contrast with claimed achievements.
Mrs Hattie R McDonald announces latest piano teaching methods for beginners to build a strong musical foundation and seeks public patronage. July 20 notices promote a Rocky Mountain Tea selling by Newlin Drag Co, appealing to readers.
A claim from Henrietta Texas says Electric Bitters cured a brother's malaria and jaundice after other remedies failed. The ad asserts no quinine after effects and promotes the Newlin Drug Co as the selling outlet with a guaranteed price.
An 19th century advertisement describes Ballard’s Horehound Syrup for croup a dangerous infant illness. It notes nightly dosing and external throat application with Ballard’s Liniment and lists prices 250 600 and 1.00 from Newlin Drug Co.
Danville Illinois resident Highbee writes on December 2 1901 that two years of rheumatism left him laid up for four years until one bottle of Ballard's Snow Liniment cured him. He cheerfully recommends it to others suffering from the same affliction. Newlin Drug Co lists price 81 00 and 250 600.
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