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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1906
Page
2
A dense OCR fragment notes advertising rates and postal status for a La Grande newspaper. It mentions forest fire impacts on tannery bark supply, transport disruptions, and potential winter inconveniences, followed by political commentary on Roosevelt and his ascendancy amid a Republican campaign.
Scientific American notes recent rise in doctored sugar fed to cattle. From 50,000 pounds in December 1905 to 200,000 pounds in January 1906, with estimates that 500,000 tons yearly could be consumed if widespread. Mix includes salt and oilcake or approved powders, sold at 20 to 22 francs per 100 kilos, and oats mixed in at about 20 percent sugar for fattening.
Fragment references President Roosevelts push for peace between Carania and Russia and stalled progress as his star waned, suggesting a preface to his late era foreign policy stance.
Louis Whitman 16 son of a local minister vanished near Sagebrush Prairie north of Pocatello while riding last night. Organized search parties extended across the country as rescue efforts continued this afternoon with several volunteers reported missing or exhausted as efforts to locate him persisted.
Fragmentary line references a product price and company name with garbled branding. The readable portion mentions Toa st Tablets at 35 cents and ties to Hillister and Newsin Deva Cox PANY, suggesting a small retailer or ad snippet rather than a full article. The tone indicates an advertisement or notice about a tablet product.
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