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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1905
Page
2
Fragments from the Le Grande Oregon newspaper show office stamps and old rates. It lists six months in advance price and per line charges for notices and reading matter.
A dated passage blames Oregon political forces tied to office brokers for lagging rail access. It notes only about one third of the state is served by rails and claims governors, senators, and local officials were controlled by these interests, leaving fifteen counties without railroad facilities.
Washington Governor Mead sought extradition of a fugitive from Minnesota, but the request was denied. Mead replied with a letter arguing courtesy was not respected. Minnesota Governor Johnson promised a reply to end the dispute and asserted his duty remains to honor valid requisitions without bias.
Local butcher states a commitment to selling only the best meat varieties. A trial order is promised to prove superior quality and proper butchery. Prices are advertised as low while maintaining top-grade standards.
A statesman comments that mesh will probably disappear, likening the situation to a lock and sit down. The remark suggests a passive resolution without further action.
The Sugar Beet Industry reports 40 factories in the United States will process beets from 244000 acres leading to 213462 long tons of sugar or 239078 short tons. Census data for 1899 show 110170 acres and 81729 short tons of sugar produced.
A fragment notes a product named Rocky Mountain Ton marketed to improve children’s health and strength for 63 cents per tablet. The source references Newlin Drag To as a publisher or distributor and mentions childhood troubles and inherited weakness.
United States numbers show 12 000 men at work on the Panama Canal project. May reports list forty cases of yellow fever with two deaths. June records exceed forty cases with four deaths in the region.
Notice from W Macfarlane announcing retirement from the grocery business. He thanks customers for patronage, notes transactions were with Gret order, and states office hours 9 am to 6 pm. Office at John B Houghs or Adams Avenue, no time before August 1.
A reader from Bat Portage Ontario touts Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as gentle and effective for stomach trouble and constipation. The note promotes Newlin Drug Co as a seller and also mentions Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a cure-all from the same supplier.
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