This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1911
Page
4
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions Lerande Repseondely and water related activity. The snippet provides no clear event date, organization, or outcome to verify a fuller report.
A reader argues that Oregon reforms neglect free text books for children and cites other states adopting free book policies. The piece criticizes reformers for not prioritizing student welfare and education access.
A reader urges the state to provide free schoolbooks to all children, arguing it would ease the burden on parents facing rising costs and reduce focus on prison reform in Oregon. The appeal questions long book prices and emphasizes equal access to education regardless of parental wealth.
The column defends Jim Hill as a substantial public figure with practical ideas. It contrasts Hill’s common sense approach with demagogic politics and argues against costly public remedies. It cites Hill urging trusts to disclose capital values and warns that taxation and welfare measures harm wealth creators.
Mrs Frederick J Holmes and guests hosted a Thursday afternoon Five Hundred party at the Holmes residence 7102 Fourth street with autumn leaves and chrysanthemums. Prizes went to Mrs F L Meyers first and others, plus a large guest list, and a wedding feature for William Jacob Woodward and Miss Elen Bacon. The Lyle Tuesday Musicale installed officers and featured a program including McDowell and Veill numbers, with a later note on an upcoming Chicago visitor Mrs W A Murdock.
The city council of La Grande Oregon announces improvement district No 7 for Jefferson avenue from Elm street east curb to Chaplin's addition west line. Affected lots 1 through 7 in block 112 will be assessed to cover an estimated cost of 591.60 with a hearing on October 18 1911.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.