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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1909
Page
4
The La Grande Observer notes February imports exceeding last year with $19 million in goods and $3 million in precious stones. It previews new local businesses Smith & Green fashion store and Bramwell Moale piano shop, and mentions a cockfighting ban moving toward abolition, plus regional population growth and economic optimism.
The fragment reflects a line about loving for character not deeds and notes the existence of fair weather friends amid a brief note “Seltzer, 7 %.”
The administration pushes toward final action on tariff revisions amid optimism that key schedules, including sugar and iron, will remain stable while lumber faces major changes. Congress and the executive aim for rapid passage to restore business confidence and spur industrial activity. Immigrant trends shift as prosperity grows and more arrivals occur.
Regular services Sunday at Central Christian Church with morning and evening worship. Bible school at 8 45, communion at 11, preaching at 11 90, and junior endeavor at 6 80. Morning topic The World for Christ, evening The Face Die guise of Sin. Public welcome. Reverend Pord Elds, minister.
Sunday programs at Corner Sisth and Spring include morning worship at 11 with sermon Enduring Monuments and an evening service at 8 featuring That Neg lected Remembered Kept Vows. Mus ilic by chorus choir, led by Wig dlesworth, plus a cordial welcome from Pastor Gibson and other church leaders.
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