Oregon boosting letter heads to sell state industries
Promoters in Oregon plan advertising on letter heads and envelopes for La Grande and the Grande Ronde valley. Front images will show Palmer mill and city landmarks while back copy touts regional vitality and colonist rates driving targeted distribution in the next two months.
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Nat
la Grands
Corviie
Palmer Mill
Wir
Schoola
Grande Ronde Valley
la Grande
Oregon
Povertiers
Port- Jon
Eastball Plea for Local Baseball League Proposed
A plea to organize an Inland Empire fair club league in La Grande calls for Sunday excursions and summer recreation. It argues for a home league with a $750 limit for salaries, organized baseball status, and promotion of local advertising while considering costs and player drafts. The note urges public support and mentions towns in Pendleton and Walla Walla as potential participants.
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Pendleton
Tolae
Cadkdwell
la Grande
Futhermore
Clude
la Grande Baseball Club
Prospective Baseball Manager Seeks Inland Empire Franchise
A letter from a hopeful baseball figure outlines plans to manage La Grande, aims to field a 25 player roster, and pledges salary donations if the team fails to win a pennant. He expresses commitment to La Grande for 1908 and seeks a franchise in the Inland Empire league.
Extra Gang improves Marth yard surfaces at North La Grande
An O R N crew under Roadmaster felyon levels and fills depressions in the yards. Several teams scrape and patch holes from the old round house demolition. The safety hazard for passenger trains will lessen as surface cleanup and track alignment proceed.
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Marth
Felyon
la Grande
Ice unloading halted during Palmer mill repairs
Filgin reports from the Palmer mill that unloading the ice was deemed unsafe while repairs on the rip-tpick are underway. Work crews proceed with temporary safety measures as the project continues.
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Filgin
Palmer Mill
No Use to Die Says New Discovery Cures Lung Trouble
A reader from Jushro, Pa credits Dr King's New Discovery with saving a life from lung trouble. The ad claims it eases coughing quickly and cures lung disease even after prognosis. Sold at Newlin Drug Store with 50 cent and one dollar trial bottles.
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Newlin
Swift Packing to Open Portland Plant Stock Drive in La Grande
ACCOUNTHIERE J. B. Good, Swift Packing superintendent for coast agencies, plans a La Grande visit to open local bank accounts for stock purchases for the Portland plant. He notes Seattle and Portland firms will buy independently and deny sectional territory sales. An advertisement in The Observer promotes business propositions and profiles Zaumann the violinist appearing tonight.
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J. B. Good
Swift Packing Company
Portland
la Grande
Orecon
Swift Company
Seattle
Good
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