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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1906
Page
2
Colonel Bryan will deliver a Fourth of July speech in London, La Grande will certainly be well represented at Elgin on Fioneer Day. The paper notes local readers and advertisers, with ad rates and submission guidance, urging signed articles and reporting conformity.
The article highlights a robust year for La Grande with a large saw mill and higher O. R. & N. payroll, bumper crops in fruit hay and grain, and a Fourth of July celebration promising ample water and seating. It also notes public figures and developments including Frank L. Merrick leading publicity for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle and a survey of French navy cruiser builds.
The piece argues the president can move without Congress and credits Theodore Roosevelt with breaking the congressional deadlock. It praises his reform stance and suggests continued leadership would reshape Congress into a more disciplined body.
A historical ad touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a trusted remedy for female ailments. It cites endorsements from professors and doctors, explains its ingredients are public knowledge, and invites sick women to consult by letter free. It also promotes the doctor’s health and beauty advice and offers mail order copies of health guides.
A compact directory lists lodge meetings in La Grande including Eagles Elk Lodge visits Fridays at 8:15 pm, La Grande Lodge No. 16 Saturdays, Star Encampment No. 31 Thursdays, M.W.A. No. 7703 Wednesdays, and other bodies like Foresters Maid Marion No. 22, Friendship Tent No. 41, Hive No. 27, La Grande Lodge No. 455 and Woodmen No. 159 with weekly or biweekly meetings and cordial invitations to visiting members. Includes cemetery plat viewing at Model Restaurant and key officers names.
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