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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1906
Page
3
A local advertisement touts a new Grande School of Music offering two departments for beginners and advanced pupils. The first division teaches from ages five and up with daily one hour lessons, while the second offers grades from B to 15 with two lessons weekly. People are urged to enroll to access the latest teaching methods.
The October term items include opening and paying for Mary E Childers road petition. continuations for D. McDonald county road and Goned for T. J. Mantle road repairs. continuations on tax adjustments for Jesse B Paul and Mrs Wilkinson Little. grant of liquor licence to George W Donnelly. rebate awards for Judd Geer and La Grande Investment. audit orders for prisoners’ board. and a $2890 contract to P S Esterday & Co. for a 100 foot steel bridge near Palmer Lumber mill.
Blue Mountain Grange No. 345 plans a State Grange prize contest entry starting October 15 1906 after discussion. The October 8 regular session features a Lecture program with readings songs essays discussions by Mrs Huffman Mrs Golden and others and a full program for October 20 including vocal solos essays recitations and talks on rural high schools rivers and highway trash dumping.
La Grande will host a new Spokane linked business college led by Miss Slattery. The Standard Shorthand School expands into Spokane Street Columbia Building, promising rapid, thorough training in stenography and bookkeeping with guaranteed job placement. The move aims to offer comprehensive commercial education and strong faculty to local students.
Miss Slattery promotes early training for stenography and aims to place capable young women as teachers. The Standard Commercial College opens on Depo Street October 22 with a large enrollment expected and a special scholarship discount for those who enroll that day. Free catalogs available. Miss Slattery at the Foley Hotel for inquiries. Local citizens urged to boost attendance for community benefit.
Two cases of nerve exhaustion labeled nerve tire show similar spinal lesions affecting different systems. A business man with headaches and digestive issues improved after vacation and treatment. a socialite with amenorrhea recovered with spinal adjustments and ongoing care. The author, an osteopath, warns of overwork and urges moderation and machine-like adjustment.
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