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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1916
Page
2
A Patchwork of odd notes from Oregon includes a Pendleton normal tale of public payrolls and a man who vows to donate bells for cannon if his sons return from war. It recounts religious zeal and hints at broader national bell donations, with a lone antique bell tied to Ivan the Terrible era.
The analysis notes the Democratic candidate gaining 10 000 votes over 1912 and Republicans dropping 4 000 over 1912. It projects a Wilson victory nationally and comments on suffragists funding and tax changes under a new Revenue bill.
A Claresholm Alberta wheat field yielded 62 bushels per acre from 1000 acres, touted as surpassing Whitman County Washington’s 51 bushels. Meanwhile Weston’s 2 bushels from 240 acres is noted with the caption Quick, David, the Sling. The excerpt also mentions political notes on Taft and Wilson and a teaser about Boston and Brooklyn baseball moves.
Democratic publicity notes in a Maine contest mark the party with gains in a staunch Republican state. The piece assesses the impact of the September 11 1916 election and compares Democratic vote totals to prior presidential results, highlighting Sills as the unsuccessful candidate by a margin larger than Wilson's 1912 vote in the state.
A stream of aphorisms references Balkan chaos modern leadership Lloyd George Germany and Transylvania notes, urging public rights over private interests. It touches on labor, strikes, roads, waterways, and the role of media and education amid shifting power dynamics.
The anniversary of the Chicago conflagration is observed as Fire Prevention Day on October 6. Oregon Insurance Commissioner Harvey Wells urges municipal officers to raise citizen awareness, promote cleanups, safe heating and wiring, and fire drills in schools. He asks insurance agents to cooperate with fire departments to clear dry weeds and reduce fire risk statewide.
A garbled report notes Surbank backing President William Luriwr Bartenk and calls him the greatest statesman. Figures Ar. Harbank and others endorse the position and reference prior supporters Thoms A Edison and Bob Burbank.
Snippet shows a political appeal praising American unity and urging voters to back a department of agriculture after Congress debated measures. It references direct farm benefits and the broader national power, with rhetoric about patriotism and voter resolve.
Fragmentary notice from an Oregon owner in Amity seeks cash patronage for a venture on creek bottom land. It mentions alfalfa garden and farming tasks and asks readers to consider subscriptions and services.
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