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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1906
Page
2
A short ballot listing J B Gilham for Recorder David H Proctor for Treasurer John Frawley for Coroner and J M Hilts as a candidate appears in the printed slate. The page enumerates names without additional biographical details.
A number of major railroads including the New York New Haven Hartford Chicago Rock Island Pacific Lehigh Valley and Burlington have issued orders prohibiting employees from smoking cigarettes while on duty citing safety and discipline concerns.
A guide urges residents to compare mail order prices and terms with local merchants. Check catalogue offers, credit, and municipal tax support, then compare home prices, transportation costs, and potential town improvements. Conclude whether trading at home benefits the community and economy.
Citizens urged to take a day to tidy alleys and yards from lawn to back yards. Neighbors may notice the effort and join in, improving curb appeal and community safety. Local volunteers organize cleanup in the block by block, with mutual support and shared tasks.
The Sugar company wants to employ teams and men. see F. S. Bramwell. Grandy & Russell now have their ice wagon running. Leave or phone orders to their meat market. Phone Main 50.
A 1920s survey shows firms banning smoking among workers with under eighteen. Detroit merchants and Chicago outfits including Montgomery Ward and Marshall Field and Co prohibit cigarettes at work. Lindell Street Railway in St Louis refuses to hire smokers, citing safety. E H Harriman of Union Pacific adds similar views on smoking as a workforce risk.
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