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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1905
Page
2
The La Grande Evening Observer excerpt shows publication details for July 28 1905, pricing for subscriptions and advertising, and local reading notice rates. It lists rates for one year and six months in advance, plus per line pricing for display and funeral notice sections, with several garbled words reflecting OCR issues.
The passage argues that newborns require state-supported care and structured education through schools and colleges. It defines science as humane experience transformed for youth use, and claims civilization rests on skilled practitioners—the knights of modern civilization—whose expertise justifies social investment.
The speaker credits a figure with knowledge and skill for improving home life for 43,000,000 Americans. He notes the person’s modest actions and expresses universal gratitude for prosperity and abundance, claiming no other land has as many pleasant homes today.
A butcher advertises premium meat and claims consistent beet quality. The note asserts careful selection of the best specimens and promises trial orders to prove the claim.
The writer argues a twenty mile railroad, electric or steam, between La Grande and Cove is feasible with local capital. Citing the successful sugar factory project as a precedent, the piece calls on Union county residents to invest and lead the venture, asserting profit for local investors and regional development.
A testimonial claims Electric Bitters cure malaria and jaundice without quinine aftereffects. The note from Menrietta Texas praises the remedy, with Newlin Drug Co offering the product at a guaranteed price.
A Rat Portage Ontario resident, O Towns, reports Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets helped his stomach trouble and constipation. He notes mild side effects and recommends them to others. For sale by Nowlin Drug Co.
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