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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1905
Page
2
The Farmers and Traders National Bank urges customers to open a savings account for good fortune. The Savings Department promotes Bowler luck and the benefits of starting an account now.
Notice to property owners in La Grande Oregon that Adams Avenue will be improved with a six foot sidewalk from Spruce Street to Balmatrest. Improvements to be completed within 30 days. a lien may be filed for costs. Signed TLC REAVIS Chairman Arrest Committee.
The piece discusses how political rivals have labeled Western figures with scornful epithets like Sockless Jerry and Old Hickory. It argues such derisive branding underestimated Western civilization, noting Lincoln and Lee as examples of misperceived power and the West’s cultural rise.
The prospect of near empty European granaries is praised by Western farmers as likely to lift wheat prices at home. Yet scarcity anywhere signals hardship and extended suffering, even while it may push up domestic prices.
Sacred Heart Academy La Grande Oregon run by St Francis Sisters offers classical literary and scientific courses plus music drawing and painting. It prepares young ladies for teaching as a specialty with classes resuming September 5. For terms and other particulars, address.
A vintage ad promotes a free delivery service inviting customers to order by phone. It emphasizes convenient home delivery for first time shoppers and assurances of satisfactory goods and prices. The message ends with a mis-typed store name, suggesting a local merchant pitch.
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