Do You Want to Sell Your Farm
A garbled advertisement fragment outlines farm dealers and unclear services. It hints at obtaining the best price and terms for property but lacks coherent details, names, dates, or locations.
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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
4
A garbled advertisement fragment outlines farm dealers and unclear services. It hints at obtaining the best price and terms for property but lacks coherent details, names, dates, or locations.
A fragment from a Portland newspaper column notes an odd coincidence that Shakespeare and Cervantes died on April 23, 1916, while detailing various quirky quotes and brief items. It references Hargrove & Sons, a misdated note on coins used as adornments, a divorce case, and odd health plus agricultural notes about grasshoppers and courage as a closing thought.
President Wilson announces the United States will press both Mexican factions to restore order as conditions grow intolerable. The White House states no faction is capable of single handedly stabilizing the country and warns of possible further measures if talks fail. The appeal emphasizes humanitarian needs and urges immediate steps to prevent famine and further suffering.
Arizona pardon board considers delaying executions after William J. Bryan urged mercy for five Mexicans due to Florence prison death row. Board votes to execute separately if continued, with Governor’s delay still possible amid ongoing appeals.
Northwest market reports show varied prices and conditions for crops and livestock. Prices listed include onions 1.85 per sack, cabbage and celery per crate, potatoes at 1.75 per crate, and vegetables like beets and cauliflower with mixed values. Livestock figures cover steers, hogs at 7.60 to 7.75, sheep and lambs with full wool at 1 higher, and poultry notes on broilers and turkeys.
Weather Bureau summaries from Portland show daily showers across Western Oregon and two or more days in the East. Temperatures near normal with no damaging frosts. Fall and spring cereals, legume hay, pastures benefit. fall wheat in boot, some barley beginning to head. Willamette Valley rains yellowing some grain. weeds widespread. insufficient dry weather for cultivation. cool temps hinder corn and spoil strawberries. most fruit in good condition aside from localized apple fungus.
Wool sale efforts failed as buyers and growers could not agree. Seven clips totaling 290000 pounds drew bids from 14.8 to 19 cents for fine wool and 265 for a 20 cent basis. About 100 growers consider pooling and shipping the clip. Eight hundred yearlings sold by J C Hoakina of Echo at 4 dollars each. Local wheat bids rise in Portland but deals stalled amid price disagreements between buyers and shippers.
A jumble of global items notes bank robbery in Spokane, wartime reports from London and Paris, shipping losses, and political moves. Wilson seeks note from Germany on Lusitania sinking. New York population estimates project 5.3 million in NYC, 10.25 million statewide. Miner deaths, air raids, and naval actions feature among turmoil across nations. Local measures include traffic increases and New York census plans.
Fragmentary text references German preparations and medical topics, noting nerve and crown therapy, with garbled names and unclear events. Mentions of doctors, patients, and assistants hint at a medical or clinical discussion, but specifics are unreadable.
Fragmented reminiscences tie Josiah Wedgwood to perfume origins as a story of scent born from smoke. An old eye remedy advertisement and a misdirected drill moment close this odd clipping with a humorous quip about a soldier and his legs.
Two Britian sailora had secured tickets to the dog show and were gazing upon a Skye terrier with so much hair it looked like two wooles rug. They joke about which end is the bark end, deciding to pin the dog to see which end barks.
In Terre Hill Pennsylvania Mrs Avoustos Lyon reports relief from aches and pains after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter praises the remedy as a standard treatment for women's illnesses and notes widespread testimonials from women across the country.
A garbled dialogue references Mrs Carruta and Mrs Gi rota arguing about art acquisitions including Rubens and Rembrandt. A naval setting note mentions a young examiner on the battleship Texas asking about confinement and bread and water as the reply given.
A jumble of letters and stray phrases describes mundane tasks and social quirks. Mentions of a father away on business, a mailman, requests for butter and laundry, and a tailors’ woes hint at a broader column of comic snippets from everyday life.
A fragmentary excerpt quotes John Burroughs urging cheerfulness and self reliance amid harsh talk and impulsive violence. The piece references Burroughs as an enduring figure, noting respect for an ancient citizen who survived through two millennia and survives the era via merit rather than mere opinion.
The note describes that onions can be unpleasant in taste if not prepared well. It suggests steps to improve palatability: slicing, blanching in boiling water, draining, repeating with cold water, and finishing with pepper to preserve crispness and flavor.
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