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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1915
Page
4
A jumble of brief excerpts touches on business retirements and office duties, a large valua ble timber tree ranking among the rarest, notes on deer horn shedding patterns, Russian peasant family sizes, and a wry Dallas News remark about Latin usage.
A reader from Eldon Missouri recounts sudden illness with disorientation and weakness after two beers, noting purple face, restlessness, insomnia, and melancholy. She mentions attempting a medicine promoted by an advert for relief, reflecting period skepticism and reliance on patent remedies.
El Paso reports General Victoriano Huerta of Mexico was held briefly on charges of inciting rebellion and piracy, then released on a $15,000 bond. Federal officials here moved after recent Cientifico party activity, warehouse seizures, and border tensions.
Reports say Romania is poised to join the Allies in the approaching conflict. The move, if confirmed, could depress Berlin and Vienna and alter the balance as Roumanian demands press Autro-Hungary and the Allied powers for decisive action.
A garbled column notes ancient steam concepts in Egypt and a Greek adaptation, then shifts to comic poems and reflections on precocity. It cites J. F. Gloom and Tennyson, with an aside on a Kansas City Star fragment and a Houston Post remark on precocity in a child.
On a trolley ride Mrs Jiggies and Jirglen discuss a conductor who resembles someone familiar. Mee Jiggles identifies the figure as their “ecoldifieh.” A separate church hiring scene shows Deacon Klutchpesny seeking a pastorate at Hardecrabble, with the candidate offered seven hundred dollars a year without donations.
The National Weather and Crop bulletin reports the record-breaking crop was slowed by unfavorably wet weather last week. Central and northern regions saw top growth and lodging, while hail, wind and floods caused heavy local damage in parts of Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. Corn states also faced generally unfavorable conditions.
A fragmentary dialogue shows Mrs White and Judge debating creed and cooking, with Paralysia and Pear Waddlea weighing in. The exchange centers on whether a lady’s religion should affect her cooking ability. The odd interchange suggests a humorous, era-specific courtroom anecdote.
A fragment explains coin dimensions: a silver quarter spans three quarters of an inch in diameter, a half dollar is one inch, and the dollar coin from earlier times measures one and a half inches across, illustrating older monetary sizes.
Paris reports that cent kilos or 220 pound men, previously exempt from military duty, may now be summoned for service to revise the auxiliary forces. A fierce battle rages in Paris as the front lines shift amid the ongoing conflict.
A neighbor remarks on the new children next door noting they are not troublesome or disobedient but do everything that goes unspoken about their conduct. The remark suggests quiet mischief born from unspoken rules and expectations.
Diverse items report Archbishop Chri Carlet's long celebration, Oregon cows winning, Utah dry counties, Missouri wedding invitations, Washington wine prizes, and a rumored 90 million florin war fund. Notes cover Huerta arrest, Mexican peace measures, Hoquiam customs seizure, Portland Indian veterans, Wilson on peace, Galicia front, Gettysburg accident, Harvard business professorship, Uxianoma labor needs, and global shipping delays.
Eastern Oregon hay and vegetables prices mixed with apple market update from Tacoma. Reports note large poultry receipts but steady demand. flour prices slide 20 cents a barrel in Portland. various grain and fruit yields discussed including Oregon rye wheat barley and Walla Walla apples. Also notes Wallowa horse market plans and alfalfa delays in Pendleton.
A philosophical reflection on resisting internal human forces and urges. The speaker argues that societal unrest stems from primal, brutal, animal impulses within the mind and must be confronted and overcome through inner control and restraint. The piece urges self-command to reduce destructive influence.
A collage of quips and anecdotes reflects on brains versus money, motherhood’s reverence, and odds and ends of humorous lore. It contrasts wit with wisdom while noting age, humor, and human foibles across brief, scattered vignettes.
Fragmentary trim of prose and captions discuss The Sabbath as a joyous weekly day, a witty note on a timid suitor seeking a sign from a coy woman, a brief line on notaries public requiring ordinary intelligence, and a zoological aside about an ant in the Malay peninsula. It also recalls a historical Spanish title for Los Angeles.
An event near the Big Shell produces a twelve inch abel strike that sends a splash higher than a battleship mast. The water column weighs about 2000 tons and could submerge a small ship.
A letter recalls a decade of suffering from skin disease in Hoberts Weatherford Oklahoma. The writer describes recurring pain and failed remedies before finally finding relief after a long trial. The ad cites widespread use of a popular ointment prescribed by doctors and sold by druggists.
A collage of quotes and fragments shows Frances restless on a rainy day as she vows to leave or return home. Other snippets hint at conversations about courage, prayer, a day at Sunday school, a prisoner, and a weary sense of fate, all filtered through a Chicago Herald style montage.
The article states captain salaries for larger transatlantic voyages range from £400 to £1,200 yearly or $4,000 to $9,000 in American money. It discusses compensation scales for captains aboard long sea crossings.
A new compact electric oven by Garian getent tet heats and dries objects on a microscope stage. The device, described in the Columbus Journal, enables quick preparation of samples for inspection.
Fragmentary line from Becloslasten noting the laboring man sleeps despite the rich's abundance, reflecting social contrast between labor and wealth.
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