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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1906
Page
2
A fragment from the Pacific Odd Fellow notes old age pensions tied to the Civil War era. The text describes monthly payments at ages 60 70 and 75, with $5 $8 and $12 respectively. It also reflects on enduring human brotherhood amid Western civilization's changes.
Across the nation last week most cities saw clearings rise with substantial gains, while New York’s 2.2 percent dip offset a large portion of gains. New York alone handled 1,758,660,000 dollars of the 2,793,350,000 total for the Ninety One clearing houses, about two thirds of all countrywide bank settlements.
A Washington public library has adopted a simple device to counteract the overwhelming demand for fiction. Reports from London and Washington note fiction’s dominance in library circulation, prompting action to restore balance with non fiction and other genres.
Notice invites sealed bids for one hundred cords of yellow pine or red fir wood cut four feet long and corded. Wood to be delivered by September 5, 1906, and bids filed before ten o'clock a.m. on April 15, 1906. County Clerk J. S. Gittas and Union County Oregon officials note sale terms. Also lost spectacles reward offered for return near Christian church and National Bank, Obser ver owner Min Jox Souncen.
A Woodford Tennessee woman Mollia Holt faced near death after severe coughing. Doctors feared the end, but after a request for Dr King’s New Discovery the cough eased and she recovered fully becoming a healthy woman again. Priced at 50 cents and 1.00.
Notice warns all debtors that overdue accounts must be settled by April 10 or be handed to an attorney for collection. It emphasizes the intent to pursue legal means to recover owed sums and names Fruo Jacoss as the attorney or governing party.
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