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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1906
Page
2
This item notes publication practices and advertising rates from a La Grande Oregon paper, with warnings about signed submissions and a focus on letters to the editor. It references post office class matter, rates, and editorial discretion, plus a discussion of Canadian fisheries terms and English policy.
The Erie Railroad Company orders three locomotives each able to haul two hundred and twenty-five loaded cars on level track. Each engine will feature eight driving wheels on a side.
A daily paper ad reads Wanted A gentleman to undertake the sale of a patent medicine The advertiser guarantees it will be profitable to the undertaker. The Pacific weather contrast to Atlantic storms is noted with Oregon and Willamette Valley conditions described as mostly favorable with some rain and Eastern Oregon snow.
The semi annual statement from Blue Mountain Eagle shows Grant County debt at 105,929.90 with warrants 107,516.57 and interest 19,240. total obligations 126,?77.5. Cash on hand and taxes total 30,645.61 leaving net indebtedness 105,929.90.
Tom Watson, editor of Sas! magazine, resigns amid ownership tensions between Kimble and Cal Maps. The row sparks concerns the publication may lose its edge without Watson, whose blunt truth telling defined the period.
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