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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1906
Page
3
A cheerful appearance praises a joyous soul and celebrates wall paper as a source of home comfort. It notes a note due tomorrow and cash not yet available, inviting readers to see wallpaper in all its ways to brighten life despite money matters.
A brief note from a shop emphasizes handling only fresh meats. It advertises high turnover in beef, mutton, lamb, pork, and poultry and invites customers to place orders to avoid stale stock.
London reports new Egyptian finds now on view at the British Museum. Foremost are three gray granite statues of Usertsen II in youth, middle age, and old age. A colossal limestone statue of Amenophis I as Osiris, crowned, completes the display with an inscription reading Amenhotep beloved of Amen.
London reports that Britain currently has six battleships ten armored cruisers eighteen destroyers and fifteen submarines under construction. The 1906 07 program will begin four armored vessels seventeen destroyers and twelve submarines with total liability around 40 million dollars and a 5 million dollar provision for that year.
Theta Sigma Sorority meets at Schenectady High School Auditorium inviting chapters from Albany Binghamton Syracuse Cobleskill Rochester. The program includes social events a big reception dance and a banquet with a Teo Eyck venue on Saturday.
A new American hymn adapted from My Country Tis of Thee by Prof Giacomo Quintano will be performed by a children's chorus at the Waldorf Astoria this evening. The composition marks its first public rendition and is praised for its stirring melody aligned with the anthem’s words.
Property owners are ordered to clean alleys and repair sidewalks at once. Notice of Restoration to Settlement and Land Entry for the former Baker City Forest Reserve Oregon issued by the Interior Department in Washington DC with La Grande Oregon land office actions and township range details.
Washington May 3 The Senate privileges and elections committee votes seven to six on whether Reed Smoot Utah is unfit for the seat. Burrows Depaw Dubois Pottus Baily Overman and Frazier align against Smoot while Foraker Beveridge Dillingham Hopkins Knox and Dolliver support him. A second report is expected after Friday meeting.
Several hundred hardwood lumbermen from across the nation attend the opening of the National Hardwood Association in Memphis. The local Hardwood Lumbermen’s Club prepared a warm welcome and an engaging program for visitors. Key topics include securing enough railroad cars to transport lumber when needed.
State Superintendent Ackerman informs assistant managers in Oregon that the National Education Association will not hold a session this year due to the San Francisco calamity. He advises notifying local press and members promptly.
A car load of Early Rural Yorkers seed potatoes, a heavy yielder, arrived after transit delay. The supplier promotes very low prices to move the stock quickly. Onscon Proouca C.
A dark brown mare branded W on the left shoulder was taken up. Owner may recover by paying expenses and inquiring of George W. Powell, proprietor, La Grande nursery.
The text promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for heart valvular disease and other heart affections. It cites authorities and testimonials to claim toning, strengthening, and permanent relief, mentioning Stone root and Collinsonia as ingredients and referencing doctors Hale and Ellingwood.
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