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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1916
Page
3
Readable fragments recount visits to Weston from Walla Walla and Athena, local auctions, church events, garden shows, and school news. Mentions Mrs A Kinnear, Mrs H Walker, Miss Fay Warren, J J Price, and the Ladies Guild meeting with food service and a future gathering planned.
A Nyssa Journal excerpt reports Pendleton pushing to relocate the Eastern Oregon State Normal School to its city. It notes public support and a proposed $128,000 for new building costs while criticizing prior investments and noting regional rivalry with Salem and Weston.
Weston farmers celebrate rising wheat prices with rapid sales totaling about 100 000 bushels at 11 to 148 cents. Pacific Coast Elevator agent A Barnes and Weston Warehouse manager Frank Price move major lots while others like H H Collins Co. buy large quantities as buyers anticipate a strong crop with No 1 grades likely.
A fragmented column discusses Pendieton's tax plans and opposition to higher levies. It contrasts local governance with broader national politics and offers a brief digression on how different cultures express love, ending with a garbled phonetic line.
The article recounts a distant feud between the Cutters and the Sheathers who faced allegations of inferior knife sheath supply. The Sheathers accused the Cutters of defaming them while accusing the Cutters of manipulating inner foretem blades, reflecting a long standing guild conflict noted by the English London Spectator.
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