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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1906
Page
5
A large crowd attended a Catholic lawn social last evening raising 73.50 after extensive service by waitresses including Misses Roan Foley Lizzie Ella Gaeck Pullman McGoy Guiling. An arch light and Japanese lanterns lit the lawn while a decorated stand offered drinks. The program featured a piano duet and other numbers for entertainment.
Buffalo July 27 delegates arrive for the annual convention of the American Federation of Catholic Societies. Large attendance expected with extensive preparations for reception and entertainment. Federation seeks worldwide unification of Catholic societies and coordination with federations in Italy Germany France Austria England Belgium and others.
Dr W R Campbell arrived from Cold Springs ranch with new threshed wheat samples that tested 61 pounds to the bushel. He reports threshing just starting in his region of the country and notes farmers are preparing for harvest.
A Geary memory celebration begins in New Cumberland Pennsylvania with a civic and industrial parade led by district merchants and civic groups. Gov Pennypacker and Rep Olmsted are set to speak at the evening program alongside a band concert and choral singing.
Edina Missouri judge Orville Davis Jones, 1896 populist governor candidate, is sued for divorce on an odd ground. Mrs Jones claims he kissed her as if she were their servant girl Katie, a fervor she says exceeded prior salutes. The suit centers on mistaken identity and the act, not passion.
Secretary of State Root arrived in Rio de Janeiro on July 22 and was greeted by civil and military authorities, marking a formal welcome in Brazil.
C W P Ellsworth of Island City returned from Toll Gate where he went as deputy coroner to bury the late Mr Prel found dead about thirty miles from Toll Gate. Union county officials first claimed Umatilla county jurisdiction and later backed Union. Ellsworth found a Umatilla verdict of accidental death by own action but believes the death was at the hands of an enemy.
Greenfield Massachusetts hosts the Old Home celebration with exhibitions of portraits and miniatures led by Augustus Vicent Tack, a flowers talk, displays of old and modern dress, and a program of speeches by prominent speakers. The second day features Lake Pleasant events and addresses by Congressman Lawerence Attorney General Malone and District Attorney Irwin.
Fragmented text discusses aging and weak strength, mentioning Bitters and a person named BH Bruna. It references unknown side effects and a grain remedy. The passage is garbled and lacks clear events or quotes.
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