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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1918
Page
4
The text shows garbled passages mentioning Germany, Finland, Italy, Turkey, and a reference to a list of famous women over ninety. It reads as a broken historical cut with no clear events, dates, or identifiable figures.
Weston residents host visits from Watts, Brutesher moves to Broad street home, and May family wintering on Broad. Weston school plans home study after flu closure. Probate notes value the Bade estate at 2400 and 1100 acres offering at 15000. Wells, books, and millwork updates, plus local wheat yield of 8.646 million bushels. Inland Empire reclamation plan eyed for 3 million acres at 250 million with 40000 new homes. Christmas Roll Call aims for 500 Weston members.
Have you kept your pledge to buy War Savings stamps and baby bonds this year. If not, purchase as many as you can now as Umatilla County has not reached its yearly quota and time to fill the deficiency is short. Fulfill your pledge today. R T Bishop County War Savings Chair, Chalridan.
A handwritten appeal addressed to Santa Claus was found in the Leader's item box. The sender, Hugh Greer of Weaton Oregon, asks for a sled with rings and a rope and pleads for delivery at Watts and Roger.
The author argues the Kaiser should be made foreman of a Hun chain gang to repair Belgium, claiming Germany’s power has seized control and that America could be targeted in the long run. The tone suggests imperial critique and a provocative, satirical stance on wartime leadership.
Dr McKinney treated about one hundred influenza patients in Weston with only one death, due to complications rather than flu. Convalescents leave hospital as epidemic improves. Quarantine lifts for Marion O'Hara and likely for William Gould and J F Snider residents. two houses remain under quarantine Hedrick and Sowers. In Hedrick home three patients. in Sowers family one patient, Ray Sowers. G H Sames country household had over ten patients under care, all convalescing. Emergency hospital in Adan cleared. town hall restored to normal.
Portland realty ad offers a seven room house with hardwood floors French doors shower bath den two fireplaces sleeping porch and mirrors in bedroom doors plus terrace cement front in Laurel area valued at 4500. Also a nearly modern five room cottage with fireplace cement collar near Montgomery Portland line to Vas valued at 2000. Listings include Vancouver Portland Oregon Wins Weston Oregon.
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