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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1905
Page
2
The notice appears to present advertising rates and a catalog of card and polka related items with pricing in advance. It references per year and monthly pricing options and includes garbled lines suggesting a rate schedule for advertising space and miscellaneous offerings.
The Philadelphia Press cites presidential fortunes, noting values from Adams to McKinley and others, with Cleveland possibly large. It also reports Philadelphia school data: about 20 000 boys in public schools smoke cigarettes, based on 6 000 cases, suggesting many will quit as adults. It cites Indiana’s new law banning cigarettes and argues boys should avoid tobacco for their future.
Citizens urged to organize local committees to find missed census residents. The idea is to raise the city’s count from 2991 toward 4000 by adding a handful of names. Officials note whole numbers determine class, not fractions, and slight gains could push the city into a higher ranking.
The Chicago strike flares again with renewed interest as Mayor Matlock of Pendleton spends time in the city visiting relatives and friends and attending a baseball game.
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