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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1905
Page
2
Daily newspaper announces advertising rates and terms. Display ad rates furnished on application. Rates 50 per line for first insertion and per line for each subsequent insertion. Resolutions of condolence and curt of thanks priced per line. Publication on Tuesday July 25, 1905.
The piece reports on a potential Chinese boycott and the resulting impact on U S commerce. It cites a telegraph rollout across Chinese provinces, large lumber shipments to China from Portland, and detailed 1903 to 1908 trade figures showing substantial U S exports to China and overall trade activity.
Professor F G Young of Oregon State University reports after surveying 10 000 farmers that national hauls cost about 3.02 dollars a ton locally and 5.12 dollars a ton in Pacific and Rocky Mountain states. He notes the nationwide average is 25 cents per ton per mile, with costs rising threefold per mile.
Farmers cite high hauling costs on county roads averaging four times higher than the best foreign roads. They estimate national farm transport costs at about 900 million dollars yearly, with 60 million potential savings if roads were improved, framing a heavy tax on counties per sunset.
Notice from W Macfarlane J dated 16 2 requests acknowledgment for patronage during grocery years. He states hours from 9am to 6pm and that he can be found at John Bilcagh's office on Adame Avenues before August 1.
Local resident O Towns of Bat Portage Ontario Canada reports relief from stomach trouble and constipation using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. The text notes mild side effects and recommends the remedy to others. Available for sale by Nowlin Drug Co.
Advertisement notes that Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea cures headaches constipation and kidney or liver troubles with claims of restoration of health, promoted by Nowlin Drug Co.
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