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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1905
Page
2
The piece argues that public school funding must yield real returns in developing mental faculties and moral character. It critiques rote cramming and punitive classrooms, warning that such systems stunt thinking, invite deception, and erode virtue while stressing the state’s duty to educate for national strength and home life.
A harsh critique argues that fear and coercion in schools breed servile citizens and empower tyrants. It laments wasted funds on bad conduct systems and warns that corrupted education threatens the republic. The piece calls for vigilance over common schools shaping future citizens and cites dangers to civilizational order.
The Crop Reporter explains a new German tariff effective March 1 1906 listing U S agricultural items and duties. Rates include corn 31 cents per bushel rye 42 cents per bushel wheat 49 cents per bushel wheat four per barrel dried apples 43 cents per 100 pounds green apples 27 cents per 100 pounds beef 4.87 per hundred pounds and bacon 3.89 per net pound.
Having bought the Bock and Thomas shops and the Melt Market, the three outlets promise patrons lower meat prices than a single shop would. The sellers state they do not aim to raise prices but to reduce them to boost trade, inviting a trial order to prove the claim.
A testimonial from a Kentucky resident, D. Mt. Sanders, praises S. S. S. as the only known antidote for Contagious Blood Poison, claiming mercury and potash worsen the disease. The ad asserts S. S. S. purifies blood, rebuilds the body, and cures without minerals, offering free medical advice and a reward for proof.
Sacred Heart Academy in La Grande operated by the sisters of St. Francis offers classical literary and scientific courses with music drawing and painting. It prepares young ladies for teaching. Classes resume September 6. For terms and particulars, address the school.
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