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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1906
Page
2
Pendleton Commercial club endorses raising $10,000 more for Pendleton academy. Roseburg city council passes a resolution capping saloons at fifteen. La Grande seeks residents seeking good schools good society and ideal climate.
In Pennsylvania a Chinese laundryman was stopped at a hospital after attempting to iron a pair of overalls containing four railroad torpedoes. Athena and Weston had been paying four dollars per hundred for old fence rails used as firewood.
A joking remark attributes 90 percent of army problems to bad whisky while the remaining 10 percent arise from difficulties in obtaining the whisky.
This year proves ideal for farmers with nearly all seeding in the valley completed and fall acreage reported larger than usual.
A playful snippet notes seedless watermelons in season and cheers for wormless cherries. It adds a humorous aside about boneless hams from Chicago and the bone in ham being more common.
The poultry business shows robust demand in Union County with buyers eager for birds and eggs. Prices for packed eggs from the East range 30 to 38 cents per dozen, reflecting a steady market this season.
The piece sketches various luminaries including General Funston a botanist expert on Northwest grasses and a wealthy Illinois congressman. It notes Bryan’s financial rebound after global travel and cites Klaw & Erlanger as contrasting theatrical magnates while mentioning Conreid’s spouted German during excitement.
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