This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
2
A Weston Oregon column discusses financial discipline and the curtailment of credit as a national shift affecting farms and rural communities. It argues taxation, bonds, and wartime measures reshape credit, urging prompt settlements and cash use while noting broad wartime changes and local publications with wide circulation.
Trade shows banks and manufacturers cutting terms as retailers switch to cash. The piece asserts universal economy benefits consumers by tighter spending control while noting ongoing political and social tensions including musings on Tom Mooney and a violent reaction by Wilhelm's observation.
Sergeant Earl G. Olsen of the Twelfth Balloon Company writes of a long convoy trip to France that felt like a vacation despite delays. He describes peculiar rail cars, wooden shoes, two century old clothing, and a rural life with communal washing before noting clean cities, brick and concrete houses, and gardens as they rest in a provisional camp awaiting transport to a training camp.
Sidney Murphy, a student aviator at Mather Field near Sacramento California, writes of daily routines from 5 AM calisthenics through 9 16 PM curfew. He describes flights of about an hour, staged training from first duel to night flying, frequent dives and spins, speeds of 90 to 100 mph, and reassurance that flying is safe if steady.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.