This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
4
A compact advertisement shows table linen prices by the yard ranging from $1.25 to $2.25. Items include various yard amounts with per yard rates tied to fiber or finish differences. The listing reflects a mid century retail catalog style with multiple price points for table linen.
Women can view a vast assortment of neckpieces in lace silk chiffon and net with new shapes and color options including white pink blue navy cream and black. Lace laundered collars and matching bows showcased. Prices from 20 cents to 5 dollars each.
Mrs Mary Dowling of 228 South Ave San Francisco testifies that Electric Bitters cured her acute indigestion and stomach troubles. She praises the tonic as the best remedy for stomach and liver issues and notes it strengthens the system and purifies the blood. 50c at W A Kuykendall's Drug Store.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examination on December 29 230 1890s in this city to fill many vacancies in clerk and teacher positions for the Philippine Service. Salaries range from 900 to 1200 dollars with possible up to 2000 for teachers, promotion to higher posts up to 3000 for division superintendents.
The Cottage Grove Leader reports committees have the district fair in hand for November 19 20 and 21 with a full premium list. Despite limited premiums this year the association aims to build on the inaugural event next year as funds were largely consumed by building and other costs. Entries close by 9 am Thursday the 19th, with no entry fees.
The plan relocates the Washington head office staff of about 400 across Portland San Francisco Missoula Denver Ogden and Albuquerque with Oregon Washington and Alaska forming the district led by Portland. Total forest service employees approach 1200. few remain in Washington DC. Gifford Pinchot praised as policy leader. the 1906 act allows settlers to take up homesteads in forest reserves while living on the land, with no timber felling. In Siuslaw reserve 175 applications exist and some nearby ranches profit from the arrangement.
Oregon Agricultural College records show 960 students by major fields including Agriculture 167 Forestry 22 Domestic Science and Art 164 Civil and Electrical Engineering 114 133 Mining 50 Commerce 122 Pharmacy 88 Music 39 About 30 percent self supported and half partly self supported From Lane County list of registered students includes Creswell Emerson Scarborough Lorane Jackson Deadwood Acheson Coburg Volek Reub en Stoneberg Elmira Taylor Cottage Grove Hawley Hull Morris Junction City Koon Cartwright Hewitt Moffina Dickey Harpole Bringfield Searcy Nickerson Smith Bassett Smith Bassett
Special correspondence from Irving Oregon notes farmers making the most of good weather for fall seeding and orchard care. The piece mentions fruit inspection, spraying plans, and expectations for upcoming entertainment with a likely attendance. Local milling crews transport grain from Eugene to Pearl and volunteers plan winter relocations, while J W Zamwalt prepares family plans.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.