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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1918
Page
2
Postmark notice shows Weston Leader Clark Wood entered for mailing at Wetton. Addressed as second class mail matter with classification indicating nonprofit or community publication status.
The piece lauds American mobilization in World War I, noting rapid shipbuilding, railroad expansion, and supply efforts that halted German advances. It urges a three week completion of a Fourth Liberty Loan, powered by national unity. It closes by critiquing Bolshevik actions and the fate of Trotzky and Lenine.
Wartime report urges readers to do their share as battles persist against the enemy.шәа
A rousing World War I era appeal urges readers to purchase Liberty Bonds or German bonds to fund defense. The call stresses billions needed for victory, market phrases about lending money to support Foch and freedom, and frames bond buyers as patriots while critics of bonds are labeled as Kaiser's allies.
Six attorneys employed in a Pendleton unit discuss the 80 cent Sunday bill and the high cost of Uncle Sam's war bill. The piece notes a 36 billion estimate for next year and argues the price is worth it if the Hun is trimmed. It cites President Wilson's note on Austria Hungary peace offers and praises improved diplomacy since the Lusitania tragedy.
The Weston Leader seeks subscribers as the Boy Scout Subscription Contest ends Thursday September 26 at 10am. Gail Williams leads a close race with rivals Jimmie Nelson Leonard Snider Arden Lucas still in contention. Subscriptions must be prepaid. renewal and extra gifts encouraged as the price rises to 2.00 yearly on October 1.
The Weston Leader receives official praise from Oregon Red Cross publicity manager and the U S Food Administration in Washington for August public notices on food conservation. The piece notes support for the Fourth Liberty Loan and mentions a New York editor's admission of killing his wife with unclear details. Berlin is cited as a rare peace-table hopeful among allies.
The Weston Schools begin the new term with higher enrollment in both grade and high schools. High school adds courses in French and Bookkeeping. The staff includes Miss Louise Rintoul, Miss Vera Tipton, Miss Mabel Colvin, Mrs Ella Pinkerton, Miss Elza E Love, Miss Larline Brown, Miss Edna Hollenbeck, Miss Florence Simmons, and Superintendent F C Fitzpatrick, all returning from last year.
The text presents garbled phrases and stray fragments likely from an old newspaper page. It mentions love and battle imagery with unclear subjects and missing context, offering no coherent event or identifiable persons to confirm a headline or concrete summary.
Several hundred Wageny residents gathered around a bonfire made of Hearst publications published by W R Mearm to celebrate the 11 offensive launched Friday by American forces. Newspapers had been unopened since month start due to a wartime sales agreement by city news dealers.
In Umatilla County Oregon heirs of Jos Anton Federer deceased are summoned in two court actions before the County Court of Oregon to show cause why Lena Federer and Jacob Federer estates administrators should be authorized to sell property for cash or credit. Notices specify undivided one fifth interests in NW SE quarters and NW quarters in Willamette Meridian, with publication August to September 1918 in Weston Leader.
The Circuit Court of Oregon in Umatilla County issues a summons to Frankie Care defendant regarding a divorce case filed by Gla 1 Care. The notice requires appearance within weeks and warns that failure to answer will lead to the plaintiff obtaining a final decree dissolving the marriage. Publication runs weekly from September to October in the Weston Leader.
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