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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1918
Page
2
A clipped item from the Weston Leader notes a post office and publishing role for Clark Wood in Weston Oregon and cites a quirky anecdote about legal phrasing for gifts such as oranges. The piece also references a national commentary on lynching and a public call to conserve food.
In Weston Oregon the Leader editor Clark Wood is praised for his distinctive local editorial page. The piece argues weekly editorials should blend individuality with home topics and national issues, noting Wood's squibs as a valuable circulation asset.
The piece rails at Russia’s soap and ruble values while mocking Tsarist leaders as rodent like. It questions sugar allowances of three pounds per person per month and notes future penalties for excess. it also praises Woodrow Wilson as a future great statesman.
Fragmentary opinion piece quotes Herbert Hoover praising thrift and simple living during wartime. It references Go back to the simple life and urges work, thrift stamps, and national effort. Mentions Uncle Sam and woman suffrage in a patriotic frame.
A verbose wartime column notes counterpoints in bread prices and public sentiment while reporting on legal matters in Umatilla County. The piece includes a court summons for Loune Rudenkireh vs Clinton Rudenkireh, filed in Oregon, with a six week publication requirement and details of the filing judge Albert Wo Whelps. It also mentions local civic meetings and church notices through Weston and Pendleton.
Washington report from the provost marshal general compares 10 city and 10 rural counties in draft records. It finds a near tie in rejection rates with city bears 21.2 percent and rural hay 27.6 percent, challenging the notion that country boys are physically superior. General Crowder notes rural workers may be sturdier from labor, but not more sound for military entry.
London reports a French assault near St Mihiel penetrated German defenses along about a mile front. The war office says 17 percent of prisoners and several machine guns were captured. French efforts in Mont Tetton Champagne and Verdun area also noted amid ongoing artillery duels and trench actions near Ypres.
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