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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1915
Page
4
A garbled snippet mentions regatable Leather and a Japanese crow plant tied to a vegetable leather, plus a shrub called the mit wumeta. It hints at water, useless hope, and a question about quantum sufficiency at the Smiths' Inscheon. Joshua Business Master retires and a dawn wake up is requested.
The article reports broad optimism after a prodding note to Germany, with officials viewing Gerard as friendly and open to a dignified solution. It notes possible German replies since the Lusitania sinking and confidence that Britain and the United States will accept several avenues for a friendly settlement.
Ex president Theodore Roosevelt, writing from Breton Island La, endorses President Wilson over Secretary Bryan in the United States Germany dispute. Roosevelt says Wilson refuses to suspend action for a year pending neutral arbitration and pledges support to uphold republican honor and democratic liberty.
An official Petrograd statement dated June 12 reports night actions on June 10 at Samsun on the Black Sea. Russian torpedo boats destroyed buildings, sank many Turkish boats, and damaged the ex German cruiser Breslau. Separately in Philadelphia the destroyer Wainwright, built by New York Shipbuilding, was launched with sponsor Evelyn Wainwright Turpin. The vessel, 315 feet long, aims for 20 knots and mounts rapid-fire guns and four 21 inch torpedo tubes.
An official Austrian statement denies a warship loss near the Gulf of Drina on the 9th. The note says the vessel remained under control and was returned to a naval base at a moderate speed of 17 knots.
General Villa through his representatives urged General Carranza to convene a conference to restore peace and constitutional government in Mexico. President Wilson warned factions to reconcile or face possible U.S. intervention, while Villa and Zapata advocates sought reunification of the constitutionalist forces.
National Security League hosts a two day peace and preparation conference with 25 states present at Carnegie Hall. Speakers include former wartime leaders Jacob M. Dickinson Henry L. Stimson ex attorney general Charles J. Bonparte Judge Allen B. Parker and Dr. Lyman Abbott. Parker pending remarks call for a strong army and navy to defend national rights despite fears of militarism.
New York and San Francisco dispatches describe New York resident O Shaughnessy, once U S representative in Mexico during Vera Cruz events and later at Vienna, returning aboard the Ordu ne. He declined to comment on recall significance. Oregon exhibitor awards advance as the state’s soil products compete strongly in the Agricultural Palace. Villa pledges cooperation with U S authorities to aid food distribution efforts in Texas.
Northwest market reports detail mixed crop prices and conditions for hay timothy beans artichokes cabbage lettuce rhubarb and root vegetables. It lists grain and livestock values including cattle hogs sheep and wool along with Oregon exhibit prize results and shipping losses from the Inkum steamer torpedo and local industry updates.
An article reviews ultraviolet rays as a sterilization method using a quartz crystal filter to maximize penetration. Field tests in Marseilles, Morocco, the Philippines, and Austrian troops show bacteria, amoebae, and typhoid reduction in water. A typical unit costs about $200, handles 150 gallons per hour, and requires modest electrical power. Potential applications include swimming pools, peppermint ice water, and industrial water purification.
A new wheel caster mounts in a furniture leg with an inverted U side guide. The wheel slides from one side to the other as moved, centering under the leg when at rest. The article also notes historical exile uses of Marmora and recounts Senator Burleigh of Maine facing a Civil War pension decision after a joking claim about a heart.
A collage of disjointed phrases touches on ancient spectacle remedies for constipation, a wedding anecdote with a minister, a barge fuel mixing invention, and a quip about advice from Uncle Khee. The source reads as fragmented OCR from a historical page with many garbled names and sentences.
Fragmentary text speaks of a “flee for Marveat” and a tale world described as an orchard and garden. It asserts an internal principle born from habit that guides easy, natural, and certain actions through repeated behavior.
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