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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1908
Page
5
A bold sale advertises boys shirts priced at 50 cents and a mammoth stock of high class merchandise with savings from 20 to 50 percent. The notice urges customers to come early and stay late for the best picks.
Local notes list J. W. Bush on a business trip, several pendleton and Portland visits by residents, and multiple trips between La Grande Baker City Walla Walla and The Dalles. Names include Mrs Grace Toney Mrs Alma Ley Mr J Z Campbell and Mrs Nina Pence.
Andrus Nelson of The Observer fores planned a trip to Portland for the Rose show but paused to take another day’s vacation after a call from Salem. A summons in Circuit Court of Oregon for Union County involves the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company seeking authority to appropriate land in La Grande for wide tracks and facilities, with defendants John Eastlack Susan Eastlack Alonso Crane Ethel Crane Alfred Crane and Christopher Crane required to answer by June 12, 1908.
The text promotes a blood purifier product claiming long standing efficacy for catarrh scrofula ulcers skin diseases and inherited blood disorders. It emphasizes gentle yet thorough cleansing of poisons and humors with no minerals and safety for children and adults. It offers a free hook and physician consultation through The Swift Specific Co. Atlanta GA.
The Curreys and Mrs. Osborne are in Spokane after attending the Methodist general conference adjournment in Baltimore. They plan to leave tonight for La Grande with Mrs. Osborne visiting friends there for a week before returning home. Also notice to creditors for Mertie Aldrich as administratrix of Mary A. Aldrich estate and a mare and foal for sale near Island City Oregon with the ad noting shorthanded days and a driving horse for sale.
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