New titles from La Grande, Eugene, and Portland now online!

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What better way to stay warm in the coming winter months than to hunker down with Historic Oregon Newspapers online? With over 500,000 pages from 75 titles, you can search and browse to your heart’s delight, especially now that we have added four new keyword-searchable titles from La Grande, Eugene, and Portland! We could have spent hours browsing through these new papers alone, but in order to get this news out in a timely manner, below are just a few examples of content that can be found within the new additions:

  • Eugene, OR. The Eugene City Guard, from February 12, 1876 – April 21, 1900, “Established for the dissemination of Democratic principles, and to earn an honest living by the sweat of our brow:”
Advertisement clipped from The Eugene City Guard reads: "University of Oregon. Eugene. Next session begins on Monday, the 21st day of September, 1891. Tuition, free. Four courses: Classical, Scientific, Literary, and a short English course, in which there is no Latin, Greek, French or German. The English is pre-eminently a Business Course. For catalogue or other information, Address J.W. Johnson, President."
The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) August 15, 1891, Image 4. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn84022653/1891-08-15/ed-1/seq-4/
  • La Grande, OR. La Grande Evening Observer, from December 1, 1904 – December 13, 1911, daily newspaper covering eastern Oregon:
Clipping from the La Grande Evening Observer reads: "To make a newspaper requires many hands and several minds. Metropolitan papers can only be printed in large centers of population because of the enormous expense required. In towns the size of La Grande and other Eastern Oregon points the paper that first gives the telegraph news of the world and then confines itself to state and local news is bound to satisfy and please the people. But to do this requires an outlay of money and labor each week that few people realize. La Grande and Union and Wallowa counties are entitled to a good evening newspaper carrying telegraphic news, and that is what the Observer is today. We invite comparison with papers of other cities of this size with the full realization that no loyal La Grande man will be ashamed of the Observer."
La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) May 10, 1910, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/2006260039/1910-05-10/ed-1/seq-1/
  • Portland, OR. The West Shore, from August 1, 1875 – March 28, 1891 and The Illustrated West Shore, from April 4, 1891 – May 2, 1891, Oregon’s first illustrated journal with roots as a booster magazine for the Pacific Northwest:
Image from The West Shore depicts a very detailed drawing of old city buildings and street, with people, horses, and carriages in the street. Caption reads, "Front Street, Portland, Looking South from Alder."
The west shore. (Portland, Or.) March 01, 1876, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/2012260361/1876-03-01/ed-1/seq-1/
Image from the Illustrated West Shore depicts, in political cartoon fashion, Uncle Sam sleeping under a tree next to the Columbia River, with a stack of grain sacks nearby as if preparing for a flood. Three women standing in the river with shovels are indicated as representing Oregon and Washington. Caption reads: "Girls in chorus - There are no signs of his waking up. We'll have to do this ourselves."
The illustrated west shore. (Portland, Or.) April 25, 1891, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/2012260365/1891-04-25/ed-1/seq-1/

Stay tuned for more announcements and updates to come! Happy Fall, and Happy searching!

Ashland High School’s Rogue News (1929-1973)

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It all started when a mysterious cartridge of microfilm turned up in the possession of history and journalism teacher Bill Gabriel at Ashland High School in southern Oregon. Well, perhaps the cartridge wasn’t so mysterious, since the words “Rogue News” were clearly hand-printed across the front, but having never seen anything like it before, the true contents of the cartridge remained a mystery.

Back of the microfilm cartridge
16mm microfilm cartridge containing images of Ashland High School’s Rogue News.

That is, however, until Gabriel contacted us and delivered the cartridge to the ODNP headquarters at the University of Oregon. Luckily, the UO Libraries has special machines that allow for viewing the contents of all kinds of microfilm reels. We were able to load the film onto one of the machines, and sure enough the cartridge contained images of the Rogue News, Ashland High School’s student newspaper, with issue dates ranging from January 18, 1929 – September 21, 1973.

Thanks to Bill Gabriel, Ashland High School, and the ODNP Advisory Board, these issues of the Rogue News are now included in the keyword-searchable Historic Oregon Newspapers online database. This project is not only exciting for the current students and alumni of Ashland High School, it is also a way for students nationwide and across the globe to connect with peers of the past and get a feel for what high school was like during the mid-20th century. Now that the content is available online, it will be interesting and educational to search and browse through the historic pages and identify the similarities and differences from past to present. Although technology and society continue to transform and shift our culture, it is clear that some traditions will remain in place for years to come.

Here are a few snippets from the paper to spark your curiosity:

Clipping from the Rogue News says: "Editing the Rogue: Getting out a Rogue News is no picnic. If we print jokes, folks say we are silly; if we don't they say we are too serious. If we publish original stuff they say we lack variety. If we clip from other papers they say we are too lazy to write. If we stay in the office we ought to be out hunting up news. If we hunt up news we are not attending to business in the Rogue office. If we wear old clothes we're stingy. If we wear new clothes they are not paid for. Like as not some one will say we swiped this article from another paper. We did.
Rogue news. (Ashland, Or.) May 02, 1929, GIRLS LEAGUE EDITION, Image 3. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/2013260024/1929-05-02/ed-1/seq-3/
Clipping from the Rogue News says: "Buy Your Rogue: Have you deposited your fifty cents on your 'Rogue'? If you haven't be sure and get it in before Friday. The annual is going to be different this year and you will get a lot of enjoyment out of it. Think of your future life! When you are old and bald-headed you can draw it out and say, 'See how good looking I used to be!' Then when you are a weakling you can turn to your football picture and show it around. The annual is a record of school events. Your school life is not complete without one, and it is necessary to pay fifty cents now and the rest of your two dollars when you get it."
Rogue news. (Ashland, Or.) April 18, 1929, HI-Y EDITION, Image 2. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/2013260024/1929-04-18/ed-1/seq-2/

 

 

New Additions from Oregon City

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In partnership with the Oregon City Public Library, with funding from a Library Services and Technology Act grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Oregon State Library, more historic newspaper content from Oregon City is now available on Historic Oregon Newspapers. The new additions are:

The Oregon Argus (April 21, 1855 – Oct. 26, 1863)

Oregon City Courier (Nov. 23, 1883 and June 13, 1884)

Oregon Courier (Jan. 31, 1890 – July 3, 1896)

Oregon City Enterprise (Now available from Feb. 24, 1893 – July 13, 1917)

Oregon City Courier (July 10, 1896 – Oct. 8, 1897)

Oregon City Press (Feb. 9, 1898 – April 26, 1899)

Clackamas County Record (Jan. 5, 1903 – July 30, 1903)

Oregon City Courier (July 29, 1904 – July 3, 1919)

Masthead from the Oregon Courier
Oregon courier. (Oregon City, Clackamas County, Or.) 188?-1896, November 03, 1893, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn00063695/1893-11-03/ed-1/seq-1/

Other titles already available from Oregon City include:

Oregon Spectator (Feb. 5, 1846 – Feb. 10, 1855)

Oregon Free Press (April 15, 1848 – Nov. 25, 1848)

Oregon City Enterprise (Nov. 15, 1872 – Nov. 7, 1878)

Items in the news 100 years ago today in Oregon City:

Newspaper clipping reads: "Forest Fires Squelched - Rain puts an end to threatening fires about Oregon City. The steady rain all day Sunday quenched once and for all several forest fires that had started about Oregon City during the past two weeks, probably caused by carelessness on the part of slashers or campers. One fire out above the Clackamas Heights section had reached a rather alarming stage and had burned an area of several acres of valuable timber, when the welcome rains ended the conflagration. It is not thought that there will be any further trouble from forest fires from now on.
Oregon City courier. (Oregon City, Or.) 1902-1919, October 02, 1913, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn00063698/1913-10-02/ed-1/seq-1/
Advertisement from the Oregon City Courier announces special trains to the Oregon State Fair, for $1.50 roundtrip from Oregon City to Portland via the Southern Pacific railroad. John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent.
Oregon City courier. (Oregon City, Or.) 1902-1919, October 02, 1913, Page 6, Image 6.http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn00063698/1913-10-02/ed-1/seq-6/

Stay tuned for more updates on new additions to Historic Oregon Newspapers!

Southwest Oregon Recorder now online!

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In partnership with Langlois Public Library, with funding from the Curry County Cultural Coalition and the Oregon Cultural Trust, the Southwest Oregon Recorder is now available for keyword searching and browsing on Historic Oregon Newspapers from September 9, 1884 – February 17, 1885. The Southwest Oregon Recorder was published weekly in Denmark, Oregon, a small community along the southwest Oregon coastline. Around 1887, the publishers moved about 15 miles north on the coast to Bandon, Oregon, changing the paper’s name to the Bandon Recorder, which is also available on Historic Oregon Newspapers from 1890 – 1905, and later the Semi-weekly Bandon Recorder, available online from 1913 – 1915.

Southwest Oregon Recorder masthead
Southwest Oregon recorder. (Denmark, Curry County, Or.) 188?-18??, October 07, 1884, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn96088349/1884-10-07/ed-1/seq-1/

The Southwest Oregon Recorder contains intimate notes on the activities of local people and visitors, reports on court proceedings, local announcements, county and statewide news, letters to the editor, topics of interest from other states, poems, advice, stories, jokes, birth and death notices, advertisements, and countless other interesting items. We could really spend all day perusing through this title! Here are just a few examples of the content that can be found in the pages of the Southwest Oregon Recorder:

Selections from the latest news:

Clipping reads: "The Latest News: Ohio State election comes off today. There are 273 patients in the Insane Asylum at Salem. Prohibitionists claim that they will poll 100 votes in Yamhill County. Bancroft, the historian, celebrated his 84th birthday on the 4th at his home in New York. Mormons are leaving Tennessee, in compliance with the vigorous demands of the people. The procession at the Cleveland demonstration at Buffalo on the 5th, was eight miles long. Mr. J.A. Stratton has been appointed Clerk of the Supreme Court, vice T. B. Odeneal, resigned. The steamer Texan made the trip from Liverpool to New York in six days and ten hours, the fastest time on record. Washinton Bartlett has been nominated by the Democrats and W.C. Merry by the Republicans for mayor of San Francisco."
Southwest Oregon recorder. (Denmark, Curry County, Or.) 188?-18??, October 14, 1884, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn96088349/1884-10-14/ed-1/seq-1/

Local happenings of note:

Clipping reads: "A Big Egg - Mr. J.E. Hawkins brought to this office last week a hen's egg, which for the size beats anything ever produced in these parts. It measures six inches in circumference the short way and eight inches lengthwise."
Southwest Oregon recorder. (Denmark, Curry County, Or.) 188?-18??, September 23, 1884, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn96088349/1884-09-23/ed-1/seq-1/

Advertisements for local businesses:

Advertisement reads: "Reduction in Blacksmith work! Langlois & Nelson. From and after this date we will Shoe Horses all round for $1.50 each. Maul Rings made of best Swedish Iron for 50 cents per pair. All other work neatly done and warranted at corresponding rates. We do no botch work, and don't you forget it. Langlois & Nelson."
Southwest Oregon recorder. (Denmark, Curry County, Or.) 188?-18??, January 20, 1885, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn96088349/1885-01-20/ed-1/seq-1/

Detailed updates on local people and events:

Clipping reads: "Brevities: Mr. Frank Langlois has accepted a position at Parkersburg. A Blaine and Logan club has been organized at Marshfield. Jack Frost made his appearnce across the river last week. Mr. Geo. Bensen and wife were up from Port Orford Saturday. The steamer Coos Bay stopped at Port Orford on her last trip up. Curless's horse will contest for the first prize at the Coquille fair. Miss Alice Hughes returned to her home on the Sixes river last Thursday."
Southwest Oregon recorder. (Denmark, Curry County, Or.) 188?-18??, October 07, 1884, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn96088349/1884-10-07/ed-1/seq-1/

Health Hints:

Clipping reads: "Health Hints: It is said that yellow dock, root or leaves, steeped in vinegar, will cure the worst case of ringworm. Linseed poultice: take four ounces of powdered linseed and gradually sprinkle it into a half pint of hot water. When putting glycerine on chapped hands, first wash them thouroughly in soap and water, and when not quite dry, rub in the glycerine. This process will be found much better than the old one. To make a bread poultice take stale bread crumbs, pour over them boiling water and boil until soft, stirring well; take from the fire and gradually stir in a little glycerine or sweet oil, so as to render the poultice pliable when applied. Oil of wintergreen, mixed with an equal quantity of olive oil, when applied externally to inflamed joints affected by acute rheumatism, is maintained to be, on high therapeutic authority, a means of instant relief from pain. At any rate, its introduction to the sick chamber is unobjectionable, if only for the agreeable odor it imparts to the atmosphere."
Southwest Oregon recorder. (Denmark, Curry County, Or.) 188?-18??, January 22, 1885, Image 2. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn96088349/1885-01-22/ed-1/seq-2/

And other interesting speculations:

Clipping reads: "Crater Lake, Oregon, is inhabited by a dreadful monster. It is said to be as large as a man's body, and swimming with about two or three feet out of water, and going at a rapid rate, as fast as a man could row a skiff, leaving a similar wave behind it."
Southwest Oregon recorder. (Denmark, Curry County, Or.) 188?-18??, November 18, 1884, Image 7. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn96088349/1884-11-18/ed-1/seq-7/

What kinds of fun and educational articles will you find in the Southwest Oregon Recorder and other titles in Historic Oregon Newspapers? Happy searching!

East Oregonian: E.O. online through September 1914

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Historic newspaper pages from the Pendleton East Oregonian: E.O. are now available on Historic Oregon Newspapers online from March 1, 1888 through Oct. 1, 1914!

Image from the East Oregonian newspaper depicts a woman in rodeo dress riding a horse. Caption says "Greetings."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Or.) 1888-current, September 24, 1914, 2, Image 1. http://tinyurl.com/mps4nqo

Officially incorporated in 1880, Pendleton is located in Umatilla County, adjacent to the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and is the home of the famous annual Pendleton Round-Up Rodeo, which began in 1910. A keyword search for the words “Pendleton Round Up” within 5 words of each other on the Historic Oregon Newspapers “Search” page turns up over 1500 result pages!

Masthead from the East Oregonian depicts a parade of Native Americans and horses behind the words East Oregonian.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Or.) 1888-current, September 25, 1914, 2, Image 1. http://tinyurl.com/ll4mbnz

The E.O. began as a daily publication in 1888 and has continued to provide news coverage for the citizens of eastern Oregon to the present day. Learn more about the E.O. on our Historic Oregon Newspapers “History” page, which contains historic essays about the E.O. and other early Oregon newspaper titles.

An image of a cowboy riding a bucking bronco with caption that states: "The most remarkable ride ever made at the round-up."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Or.) 1888-current, September 24, 1914, 2, Page PAGE FIVE, Image 5. http://tinyurl.com/lebn586

Content from the E.O. and other Oregon titles is also available via the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America website, along with historic newspapers from several other states!

Stay tuned for more new content, and happy searching!

Newspaper Search Tutorials and Informational Videos

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We’ve all been there before – so excited to search and browse through historic newspapers online, but not quite sure how to use the search function, zoom in and out, or print an article. Well, we’ve got some good news! The National Digital Newspaper Program in Ohio at the Ohio Historical Society has created a series of podcasts explaining the basic functions of the Library of Congress’ and National Endowment for the Humanities’ Chronicling America historic newspaper site, as well as two new videos that focus on how to perform an efficient keyword search in Chronicling America. For those specifically interested in Oregon history, the Historic Oregon Newspapers website newspaper viewer and search page are modeled after Chronicling America, so the podcasts and video tutorials will help users of both websites.

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“Using Chronicling America” podcast series:

Keyword search tutorial videos:

Searching and browsing through historic newspaper archives such as Historic Oregon Newspapers and Chronicling America can be fun, interesting, and educational, but have you ever wondered about the history of American newspapers? Although Oregon was the first state on the West Coast to produce a newspaper (Oregon City’s Oregon Spectator, first published on February 5, 1846), states on the East Coast, such as New York and Pennsylvania, had already been printing the news for decades!

Masthead from Volume 1 Issue 1 of the Oregon Spectator newspaper published in Oregon City on February 5, 1846. Slogan beneath title reads: "Westward the Star of Empire takes its way."
Oregon spectator. (Oregon City, O.T. [i.e. Or.]) 1846-1855, February 05, 1846, Image 1. http://tinyurl.com/mjb2bx7
The University of Illinois’ History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library has created several short videos focusing on the history of newspapers in the United States before the Civil War. The newest videos, each roughly 20 minutes long, are entitled:  “Introduction to American Newspapers, 1800-1860,” “American Newspapers, 1800-1860: City Papers,” and “American Newspapers, 1800-1860: Country Papers.” These and other informational videos are available online through the library’s guide on Antebellum American Newspapers (http://uiuc.libguides.com/content.php?pid=240860) or via YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/HPNLuiuc).

Oregon City Enterprise!

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Masthead reads: "Oregon City Enterprise, devoted to news, literature, and the best interests of Oregon."
“Devoted to news, literature, and the best interests of Oregon.” Oregon City enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) August 08, 1878, Image 1, Page 1. http://tinyurl.com/l5kppua

Exciting news! Two new historic newspapers (with the same title!) from Oregon City, covering the late 19th/early 20th century, are now available online at the Historic Oregon Newspapers website:

  1. Oregon City Enterprise, Nov. 15, 1872-Nov. 7, 1878
  2. Oregon City Enterprise, Feb. 24-1893-March 3, 1911

Click the “Calendar View” button/calendar icon to browse issues or look for specific issue dates, or use the “Search” page to do a keyword search.

Established in 1829, Oregon City was the first city to be incorporated west of the Rocky Mountains, playing a significant role in the history of Oregon and the American West. Not only is Oregon City historically known to mark the end of the Oregon Trail, it was also the birthplace of the very first newspaper to be published in Oregon and on the West Coast – the Oregon Spectator, published in Oregon City from Feb. 5, 1846-March 10, 1855. Located just south of Portland, Oregon City is the home of the Willamette Falls and serves as the county seat of Clackamas County.

Here are just a few examples of the interesting clips that can be found in these Oregon City newspapers: precisely 112 years ago today in Oregon City:

Image of a bridge over a river with caption that reads: "Oregon City's Free Suspension Bridge spanning the Willamette river."
Oregon City enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) August 09, 1901, Image 1, Page 1. http://tinyurl.com/mn6ngew
Photograph looking down on the Willamette river valley and several industrail buildings with caption that reads: "Oregon City Manufacturing Company's Mill - showing two paper mills, flour mills, electric station and Willamette falls."
Oregon City enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) August 09, 1901, Image 1, Page 1. http://tinyurl.com/mn6ngew

This new content is available through funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Oregon State Library with a Library Services and Technology Act grant in partnership with the Oregon City Public Library. More historic newspaper content from Oregon City will be coming soon, so stay tuned! Happy searching!

Over 92,000 pages added to Historic Oregon Newspapers online!

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Get ready for some serious keyword searching and browsing! Historic Oregon Newspapers online has just added over 92,000 pages of historic newspaper content from Ashland, Enterprise, Grants Pass, St. Helens, Pendleton, Portland, Salem, The Dalles, and Toledo! See links below for specific titles and date ranges, and use our Search page to quickly scan the content for names, places, and events of interest. Happy researching, and Happy 4th of July!

Independence Day
Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907, June 29, 1900, Image 6. http://tinyurl.com/l9j649c

Ashland, Oregon:

Ashland Tidings
Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, May 30, 1912, Image 1. http://tinyurl.com/kcsygzh


Enterprise, Oregon:

NewsRecord
The News=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910, August 31, 1907, Image 1. http://tinyurl.com/lvssdym
Wallowa Chieftain
Wallowa chieftain. (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, January 02, 1902, Image 1. http://tinyurl.com/n8jcyls

Grants Pass, Oregon:

Rogue River Courier
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, September 27, 1900, Image 1. http://tinyurl.com/lfeohe7

St. Helens, Oregon:

St. Helens Mist
St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933, June 19, 1914, Image 1. http://tinyurl.com/pyvshvb

Pendleton, Oregon:

East Oregonian
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Or.) 1888-current, March 01, 1888, Image 1. http://tinyurl.com/mhoognz

Portland, Oregon:

Oregon Daily Journal
The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, July 01, 1904, Image 1. http://tinyurl.com/ky9ecny

Salem, Oregon:

Daily Capital Journal
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, December 08, 1916, Image 1. http://tinyurl.com/lxdxplw

The Dalles, Oregon:

The Daily Mountaineer
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, February 20, 1864, Image 1. http://tinyurl.com/l4apm8m

 

Toledo, Oregon:

Lincoln County Leader
Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, March 16, 1893, Image 1. http://tinyurl.com/mql467q

St. Helens newspaper content now online!

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We are pleased to announce that three historic St. Helens newspaper titles have just been added to the Historic Oregon Newspapers website! The following titles are now available for keyword searching and browsing online:

St. Helens Mist (St. Helens, Or.) 1914-1921, digitized through funding from the Library of Congress’ and National Endowment for the Humanities’ National Digital Newspaper Program.

St. Helens Mist
St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933, June 19, 1914, Image 1. http://tinyurl.com/pyvshvb

The Columbia Register (Houlton, Or.) 1904-1906, digitized in partnership with the St. Helens Public Library, with a grant from the Columbia County Cultural Coalition.

The Columbia Register
The Columbia register. (Houlton, Columbia County, Or.) 1904-1906, April 29, 1904, Image 1. http://tinyurl.com/pjx372o

The Columbian (St. Helens, Or.) 1882-1886, digitized in partnership with the St. Helens Public Library, with a grant from the Columbia County Cultural Coalition.

The Columbian
The Columbian. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 1880-1886, March 10, 1882, Image 1. http://tinyurl.com/oqqfahq

St. Helens, Oregon is the county seat of Columbia County, located 30 miles north of Portland along the Columbia River with a gorgeous view of Mount St. Helens. These historic newspaper pages are now freely available to the public for searching and browsing online; a great primary resource to learn more about the history and culture of Oregon and the city of St. Helens. Happy Searching!

 

 

Portland Oregonian online through January 1922!

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Historic issues of the Portland Morning Oregonian and The Sunday Oregonian, from the late 19th century through the end of January 1922, are available for keyword-searching and browsing through Historic Oregon Newspapers online! Learn about the early history of the Oregonian newspaper and other titles online by clicking on the History tab at the top of the Historic Oregon Newspapers website. Browsing through the historic pages of the Oregonian alone can turn up countless interesting clips, advertisements, and images, like these for example:

1) What kind of music would be considered “toe-tickling dance music” today?

Drawing of a woman and man dancing together with caption that reads, "Toe-tickling dance music."
Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) June 06, 1919, Page 11, Image 11. http://tinyurl.com/d67xcbe

2) Medical masks may not be very fashionable, but they have survived over the years for their usefulness in preventing the spread of illness as well as showing off “civic patriotism!”

Image of a man wearing a medical mask with text that reads, "We appeal to your civis patriotism to cooperate with us in our efforts to stamp out the Spanish Influenza or 'Flu' plague in Portland by wearing a mask."
The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, January 12, 1919, Section One, Page 23, Image 23. http://tinyurl.com/czbtf73

3) The changes we have made with cars in less than 100 years will always be fascinating…

Image of a car from 1920 with text that reads: "New Scripps-Booth Six one of handsomest of all the 1920 models."
The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, July 04, 1920, SECTION SIX, Page 9, Image 65. http://tinyurl.com/cujffkg

4) Women’s fashion: will 1920s style (especially these hats) make a comeback in the 21st century?

Two photographs of women wearing hats in 1920s fashion. Text reads: "Parisians now tie face veil on top and let it hang gracefully over head."
The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, September 18, 1921, SECTION FIVE, Page 5, Image 71. http://tinyurl.com/bnlnypn

5) Although some ailments had different names back then (for example, “catarrh” was used to refer to nasal congestion, and “rheumatism” refers to arthritis symptoms), it appears that alternative medicine might have been just as popular back then as it is today:

Advertisement for C. Gee Wo Chinese Medicine Co.
The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, October 24, 1920, Section One, Page 9, Image 9. http://tinyurl.com/butt3xp

6) Men’s fashion: the clothes may not have changed much, but the prices sure have! (Note the use of the 1920s Candlestick Telephone!)

Advertisement depicting three men in suits reads, "Largest Display of Men's and Young Men's Fall Clothing in Northwest at $10.00 or less"
The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, September 12, 1920, Section One, Page 9, Image 9. http://tinyurl.com/cdowko2

7) In politics, government, and economics, many of the same issues still plague our society today, judging from this political cartoon:

Political cartoon depicts a man standing on a dock holding two crying babies that represent "current taxes," while a woman school teacher in a sinking boat labeled "salary" is calling for help. The water into which the boat is sinking represents the "cost of living." The man holding the babies is shocked and troubled and doesn't know what to do. Caption reads, "The taxpayer's dilemma."
Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, May 10, 1919, Image 1. http://tinyurl.com/cn4d5eo

8) There are just some things that will probably never change:

Advertisement for coffee shows a drawing of a man holding a coffee cup with wings coming out of it. Text reads, "Wings of the morning! That's just what good coffee is - wings of the morning. The delicious fragrance steals up into your nostrils, the rich smooth flavor enchants your palate; the wholesome invigorating effect sets you up for the day's work."
The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, May 09, 1920, SECTION THREE, Page 6, Image 54. http://tinyurl.com/borb3sn

What kinds of interesting clips will you find? Happy Searching!