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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1915
Page
2
This fragment from a 1915 issue suggests Gotham’s summer resort appeal and hints at political tensions. It cites a quip from the Oregon Daily Journal about national ideals, including unity, defense, and governance by the people, reflecting wartime era sentiment.
A jumble of wartime dispatches and local tidbits reports German actions, Mexico peace talk, and Dardanelles losses alongside human interest items from Oregon and Washington. Notable notes include a tragedy in Oregon City, a Jacob Goteki arrest in Pa, and local hotel cloakroom chatter in Seattle with a divergent mix of oddities and daily life updates.
Satirical verse targets local laws and corruption with calls to pass a law replace. Phrases reference action against nuisance neighbors, high prices, and chaotic town conditions. Mentions M D findings new diseases and public disorder. Tone critiques governance and civic missteps with comic frustration.
A wide state drive by the Oregon Social Hyxtone society is described. A local source cites alarming figures on blindness, disease, and inherited harm from ignorance and immorality. The speaker links gonorrheal infection to childhood blindness and typhilis-related insanity, noting high state costs and urging taxpayer attention to meetings in Weston today.
Speaking at Salem Oregon Dr Hil lis said Germany began the war to seize iron resources in Belgium and expand German control across Europe. His remarks framed the conflict as an iron driven aggression and urged allied unity and decisive action.
A fragmentary piece discusses revolvers as a nickname for bravery and their impact on frontiers life. It contrasts past dangers with modern youths and references obituaries, policy debates, and social ills, noting a shift from raw peril to manufactured bravado and culture.
A garbled colonial era quip mocks public overconfidence. It says one third think they can outwit a lawyer, one half a doctor, two thirds a minister, and all believe they can beat the editor of a runaway paper, reflecting satirical discourse on expertise and press.
An advertisement touts a single spoonful of a thin Buckthorn based remedy as an instant cure for sour stomach gas and constipation. It claims rapid relief and lists HB Goodwin, a local druggist, as the supplier.
Local lodge notes list STEVENM LODGE NO 49 K OF P Weston Lodge No 08 W O W Weston Camp No 112 RURAKA ASHLY NO 2 M Ind Artinna meets monthly with officers like Turner and Brandt. HIAWATHA REHKKAR meets Tuesdays monthly with N G Oven See, Lottie Brandt. CRICENT notes Fridays each month with Mary Harness W M and Alice F. Mrice.
Notice to heirs and creditors that the administrator will sell real property belonging to the estate located in Weston City Beate, including lots 13 and 18 in block 6 in Town City, with all title and interest the administrator may convey. Sale date and terms to be fixed by the administrator.
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