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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1915
Page
3
Local Weston district notes report visits by townsfolk, crop yields, and agricultural concerns. Mentions include Frank and Graham moving to Water Street, deaths and obituaries, a bridge of farm workers, and preparations for harvest with wheat yields and market prices across nearby counties.
Mra M. J. Maybee and relatives gathered in Weston this week for a reunion their first in 17 years. Guests included Mrs Clara Turner of Grangeville Idaho and Charles K. Maybee city clerk of North Bend Oregon. The group enjoyed a bountiful chicken dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs W B Price followed by a square dance. The out of town visitors were hosted by Mrs W B Price and Mrs Geo W Maglire with Mrs Turner and her husband A F P Turner connected to local drug stores and Mabton mercantile. Weston was the family’s former home and the gathering revived old friendships as they left.
North Carolina faces a surge in a home brewed substitute called Meat Beer or Rip Giszard. The brew uses meal sugar dried fruit and water to create a strong intoxicant nicknamed lick er, with recipes circulating among African American workers. Anti-Saloon League and W C T U push strong action as private consumption and sale rise.
Proposals due to Frank Price school clerk by 2 pm for furnishing 0 ton of lump coal and 20 cords of cord wood to Behoo District No 19 Normal School building by September 1 1915. Proposals labeled Bid and submitted in sealed envelope. School board reserves right to reject any or all bids.
Readable bits report a lightning strike, a farmhouse roof collapse near Mint Nancy Logan and Mel, an Georgia editorial on liquor, a Christmas greeting misdelivery in New York, a Pa farm lad managing livestock, a bicycle accident in Philadelphia ending with hospital care.
A local notice touts a remedy called Adier ka made from buckthorn bark and glycerine claimed to prevent appendicitis. The vendor promises one spoonful relieves sour stomach, gas, and constipation at once and invites customers to repair harness at the Weston shoe and harness shop in Wheeler block run by W. L. Cooper.
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