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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1905
Page
3
Nanale Gibson an 11 year old girl from Asheville receives a college education pledge from the Southern railway after she flagged a train to avert a wreck. She signaled while a rock slide fractured the mountain, a train halted ten feet from the collapse above an abyss.
President Howard Elliott, visiting the Lewis and Clark exposition in Portland, denies any link to the sale of the Columbia River & Northern. The line from Lyle to Golden Dale, Washington, was sold to a secret buyer amid rumors that the Northern Pacific orchestrated the deal.
John Leo Mahlin told a Chicago audience that truth is essential in advertising. He warned that dishonest ads erode consumer trust and likened false promises to confidence games, saying delivering the goods is the best salesman a firm can hire.
In Portland 16 public school teachers reportedly failed to apply for their old positions amid Washington state and city policy changes. The Northwest clubs in Portland hosted a whist tournament won by a Portland team, and Masamay of Portland plans its 12th annual Mt Rainier climb celebration.
John Richards pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree for the shooting death of Sanford and his wife in Mohawk Valley. Judge L T Harris sentenced Richards to life imprisonment after a grand jury recommended replacing the original murder in the first degree indictment with murder in the second degree due to hot blood without premeditation. The public was surprised by the lenient outcome.
The jury returns a guilty verdict against Moses Taylor, described as a wealthy man accused of setting fire to a barn and other belongings in June Sanseter. Sentencing awaits a decision on potential new trial.
An old advertisement promotes Ballard's Horehound Syrup to ease coughs and colds. It also notes Herbine and Horehound Nior as remedies to aid sleep and throat relief.
The Elgin branch now operates daily bringing eight to ten carloads of wool. The entire wool supply originates in Wallowa county and is sent from Elgin to various destinations.
The program lists a half dozen classical works including Beethoven and Wieniawski pieces along with salon melodies and studies. It notes the recital will occur Friday at the Presbyterian church and features a Prelude in B flat major and a fantasy piece titled Gavotte fantastique for a classical piano evening.
Advert placed seeking a girl to perform general house work for a small family. No children. Apply at 1710 2nd Street.
An ad from 8 D Kinney at 1433 Adams Ave La Grande Oregon promotes interior wood finishing. It claims cheaper painting alternatives and offers grianing to make old painted rooms resemble fine quartered oak furniture with egg shell and velvet glass finishes.
Westmoreland Kansas May 5 1902 Ballard Snow Liniment Co says their Snow Liniment cured an old sore on the chin described as coppered to be cancer. The writer claims quick results and notes a sister in Allensville Pennsylvania may also need a 500 bottle offer.
An advertisement claims Ballard's Snow Liniment cures acute rheumatism and joint pain quickly, listing symptoms like sore limbs and backache worsened by cold and damp weather. It promotes the product as effective relief.
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