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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
3
800 acres of level black wheat land in Franklin county Idaho to be summer fallowed and seeded to fall wheat. Expected yield about 35 bushels per acre. Crop and land priced at 35 dollars per acre. First crop will pay for land. Property located four miles from town and depot.
A patchwork of brief items covers bake sales, school meetings, and local happenings. Mentions include The Werton hotel chicken dinner, a library meeting, Crisp updates on residents visiting kin, a Pioneer reunion, and preparations for shipyard timber needs. Indiana and Oregon connections appear among families and delegations.
A historically styled appeal urges citizens to purchase Liberty Loan Bonds as necessary war funding. It extols Uncle Sam’s promise, outlines denominations from 1 to 10000, notes options for early payment, and stresses oversubscription to demonstrate national resolve. The text includes a treasury message signed by W. G. McAdoo and mentions local figures and a land sale notice from the U.S. General Land Office in Oregon with bids and filing instructions.
Pianos tuned and repaired at reasonable prices. First class work agreed. A W Lundell, Music.
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