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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1906
Page
4
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe, opiate free cure that not only stops coughs but strengthens lungs and prevents pneumonia. It cites Pastor E. H. Jones of Grove Maryland praising the remedy after a severe cold, with sizes 25c 50c and 1.00.
Prominent figures attended the New York event including Grover Cleveland who presided and delivered the eulogy. Notables such as Joseph Choate, Booker T. Washington, Charles Eliot, and Eugene Kuhnemann participated in addresses and poems with music from Frank Damrosch and a 60 member Symphony Orchestra. National memorial committees were formed across Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Boston to raise a fund.
Fred Housch of the Grande Rondel Electric Company reports inquiries from Ox Bow Power Company Idaho for 6000 electric light poles. Contract value estimated between 18000 and 20000 dollars. Poles to be Tammerach or black pine available locally. Interested parties may interview Mr. Housch for more information.
J J Hill and twenty business men arrive to testify as the Interstate Commerce Commission prepares to hear charges that railroad men own stock in grain firms harming competition.
The Circuit Court of Oregon Union County issues a sheriff sale to satisfy a judgment of 567 dollars plus interest and costs against T J Millspaugh Belle Millspaugh and John Anthony. The sale on December 27, 1906 at 2 pm will cover the north half of lots 1 and 2 in Block 9 Honans Addition La Grande.
Z. F. Hendricks and Chas Chamberlain return from Grande Ronce River mines with promising claims. Hendricks reports a twenty foot tunnel and a defined ledge. More work is expected in spring as silver prices rise reviving dormant properties.
School tickets for the Popular Course are transferable to persons who would be granted school rates or may be used by other people to pay half their admission. For example John Smith may, tonight use little John's ticket by paying 50 cents. All the regular $2 tickets are transfer able.
Detroit on November 21 reports financier Geo J Gould has ordered 6,000,000 railway ties annually for the Gould lines notably the Missouri Pacific. To fulfill the contract 22,000 acres of timber land will be acquired.
L. S. Cork former superintendent of the portage road at Celilo was arrested on forgery charges. He is held on $500 bond.
An old advertisement touts the Oliver Typewriter highlighting features such as fewer keys, visible writing, durable construction, 28 keys for 34 characters, anti friction carriage, automatic line spacing, color writing with same ribbon, and interchangeable parts made by Daus Co.
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