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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1918
Page
2
Advertising copy urges holding Liberty Heads with surplus cash amid war era rhetoric. It stresses soldiers' duties and national task, urging citizens to support the effort at home and abroad with financial restraint and commitment.
The article warns against promoter scams diverting war bond and stamp funds. It notes billions invested in worthless securities, urges purchases only of war bonds, and cites examples like hypothetical promotions and mispriced stocks. It advises investor diligence and licensing checks before buying any promotion stock.
The message urges Gail Williams Jimmie Nelson Leonard Snider and 150 participants to support national production and conservation to free material and labor for government needs. It appeals to Americans with loved ones in France to back the war effort through energy, efficiency, and savings.
The article outlines Liberty Loan subscribers by issue numbers and dates, citing totals of funds raised and allocations to allies. It comments on rising newspaper printing costs, sugar rationing implications, Henry Ford’s political stance, Lenine death reports, and a cautious view of Germany’s prospects for peace.
OCR reads as a compilation of court notices from Oregon, including a divorce petition citing dissolution of marriage and a probate citation for the estate of Jos. Anton Federer. It lists recipients Lena Federer and heirs, with details on administration and sale of estate assets, requiring publication and court hearing set for the Cross House in Pendleton.
The text details bond purchases funding varied wartime equipment including blankets for soldiers, bayonets, pistols, ammunition, aircraft bombs and incendiaries, flares, helmets, rations, entrenching tools, artillery and machine gun defenses. It lists specific bond amounts and corresponding items for troops, aircraft support, and trench defense.
Public notice from Umatilla County Oregon listing an order of sale for the estate of Jocut Federer. It commands the appearance of any objecting party at the county court on October th at 10 o'clock AM and references the NW quarter of Section Thirty four East of the Willamette Meridian in Umatilla County.
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