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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1918
Page
2
The Weston Leader ad rates outline regular and transient display charges per inch per insertion and locals per line per insertion. The ad sheet lists pricing blocks for regular, transient, and local advertising with unclear typography and embedded spellings.
Ransom Lieuallen born in Kater county Mimcari Amy 1848 departed Weston Oregon September 7 1915 in the 67th year of his age He helped settle Wild Horse area Unw tila county with his family He married Miss Mary Jane Green in 1849 and raised eight children In Weston most of his life he served as Sunday School superintendent and church board member He was a long time Odd Fellows member and survived by seven sisters two brothers four children and several grandchildren His life was marked by faith service and family devotion.
The Oregon State Council of Defense adopts a 1918 resolution urging simplicity and necessity in Christmas giving. It urges the public to purchase for sons now to conserve manpower and align with wartime measures, urging full compliance with these practices.
Lois Lacile Junk, famed Oregon composer and singer, delighted local audiences with her voice and stage presence. The obituary notes her prominence in Oregon, her recent works, and a final publication titled A Lovel Rosary containing three pieces.
Fragmentary OCR text references cash, a 39 day period in October, and a person named Laura Shanks. No clear event, date, or hosting organization is established.
President Hoover praised the American effort in supplying Allied nations with vast shipments of wheat and meat. The year 1917-18 saw exports reach about 141 million bushels of wheat and 99.9 million bushels of other cereals, totaling roughly 1.4 billion dollars in food aid, enabled by conservation and the Food Administration.
New York dispatch reports President Wilson frames peace as impartial, urging nations to earn trust through postwar deeds, not words at the peace table. He warns that parties with untrustworthy premises threaten security and must be confronted in the settlement.
Archangel-American forces fight across northern Russia with British and Russian cooperation. They report villages captured along the Dvina front, an advance exceeding 64 miles in 16 days, plus four ships sunk and about 100 prisoners taken as operations continue.
A fragment reflecting Tolatol's view that love is essential in dealing with humans, contrasting with tasks like cutting trees or hammering iron that can be done without it. The fragment argues love cannot be set aside in human interaction.
A Vermont summer hotel experimented with horo pout on meat provoking strong guest protests. Days later the same fish were served as mountain trout meeting with feverish reception, prompting management to hire additional staff for the season.
Allied forces including French American Belgian and British units launch a broad advance from Verdun toward Meuse and the Aisne. French Gouraud forces break German lines near Rheims and St Quentin as the German retreat deepens with gains by French and American troops across multiple sectors. The Stendenburg line falters and key positions around Betheny and Betheny near Rheims show significant French progress.
American forces with British support assaulted from the Hindenburg outpost line west of the St Quentin canal. After a morning barrage and heavy fighting, infantry and tanks crossed the canal and moved forward amid widespread German casualties, the advancing ground described as littered with the dead and deep progress reported along the front.
Belgians drive between Ypres and Dixmude capture Dixmude and take Zerram, Stadenberg, Masschen dasie, Moorsiedge and part of West Foosebeke. The advance includes Reviers, twelve miles northeast of Ypres, per a Belgian battalion dispatch.
Washington senate refused to pass the woman suffrage resolution as a war measure after five days of bitter debate. The Susan B. Anthony federal amendment failed to reach the required two thirds, falling two votes short on the final roll call.
Plaintiff Frankie Carr sues defiant Carr in Gircuit Court of Oregon for Umatilla County. The defendant must plead within a set period or risk default, with publication per order of Judge Gilbert W. Ha. The notice dates from September 2, 1914, and publication runs for four consecutive weeks in the local newspaper. Attorney for plaintiff is listed.
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