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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
4
Daily newspaper notice from Li Grande Evening Observer outlines publication days rates and policies. It lists pricing for ads and classifieds, mentions United Press Telegraph Service, and notes signatures must be real names not pen names. editors reserve discretion on submissions.
Ray Listoard Baker lauds Booker T. Washington in a May American Magazine piece calling him a nation changing figure. The article notes Washington’s influence among Black communities, his emphasis on work and service, and his enduring impact despite some opposition.
The Spokane Chronicle notes rising western rail traffic since January and reports Northern Pacific will spend 1,560,000 over 60 days to buy freight cars. It contrasts western gains with slower eastern growth and cites Governor Chamberlain in his campaign tour in La Grande. The city council adopts a street naming plan adding new plates at street corners where old markers are worn.
The new carpet cleaning machine operated by Scott & Althelile proves increasingly popular as it cleans carpets without removal. Baker City residents Mrs Lois M Blume Arthur I Carter and Mr Carter Jr had business at the land office today.
County School Superintendent Bragg visited the Ladd Canyon school and urged students to look for flowers and the bright side of life. Community updates include visits, travel plans, illness recovery, a proposed baseball game with Grange hall boys, a birthday party for an 18 year old, and local social ties among residents.
A reader seeks to exchange second hand goods for team work and poles. Mention is made of Hendricks the reliable piano tuner as a contact.
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