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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1916
Page
4
State authority sponsors a large exhibit with a 100 member business group on a special excursion. Tim hopes governors from Montana Idaho Oregon Alaska and British Columbia will attend. Portland plans not to repeat land show this year. Salem fair aims to showcase Oregon opportunities to thousands in Washington metropolis. Louisville Courier quotes mix of humor and social exchange.
The report notes black rust and blight hurting spring wheat in the Northwest lifting Chicago prices by about 4 cents, with a high record rise of 38 cents from normal. Merchants report strong demand for essentials while winter wheat growers savor higher returns as shortages ease.
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s expedition ship was driven back by gales and ice off Glephant Island. The crew, ship badly damaged, waits for the steamer Discovery to arrive from England.
London reports on naval and military matters as Joffre's forces advance and food imports tighten amid hop shortages. Senator Lane opposes a bill amid car shortages in Salem, while Cavalry horses enter U.S. service and harvests begin near Dayton. Cowlitz Fair dates announced by Woodland directors.
Northwest market report lists crop conditions and prices for potatoes onions and hops. Prices shown include potatoes 1.05 1.85 per acre. onions California two dollars per sack. walleye two dollars per sack. greens and seeds noted with various values. sheep yearlings five seventy five. lambs six eight dollars. horse terms and other livestock prices.
A fragmented Baltimore American clipping discusses finance and a routine dealing with a bank and cash flow. The text hints at renewal and cash extraction but lacks clear names or dates.
A partial AP report notes a five cent loaf debate and a six-cent bread item tied to a Chicago event. The text mentions a trip to Salt Lake City Utah for the annual convention of a national association, with unclear details due to damaged OCR.
In Denison Texas a dramatic account tells of a wife recovering from severe illness after medical trials. Her husband described a life saved by his care and devotion as she faced grave health worries two years after childbirth.
Random clipped phrases and misread quotes from newspapers. Mentions Admiral Dewey, Chautauqua booking, Mrs Youngbride, Boston Transcript jokes, and political lines. Disjointed fragments offer no clear event or person action to summarize.
The document cites timber as prime shipbuilding material and notes turpentine industry significance amid wartime strain. It mentions vast wood reserves in the southern states and high land prices, alongside emergency volunteer fire responses to forest alerts and signals. The text also references expressions from London and Baltimore papers and a wartime captain’s remark.
A garbled passage references long usage of a medicine, mentions an apron labeled How did you find ray dager, and includes stray phrases about a mother and a bill of tare. The text is heavily corrupted with misspellings and inconclusive fragments from a Baltimore American context.
A rare comment notes unusual insight in a man who can recite the entire second verse of America, highlighted by the Detroit Free Press as an odd and striking trait.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a limerick style line with garbled phrasing. It references a rhyme about a husband and a playful yet puzzling verse, likely a historical or literary snippet from a Detroit area source. The readable parts point to a humorous poem fragment without clear publication details or date.
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