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 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Heppner Weekly Gazette
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1890
Page
3
An item from The Gazette notes a local canoe event on November 4 with three entries and a time around 75 minutes. Details appear incomplete but indicate a small regional race under Union Pacific Railway sponsorship.
Stage leaves Canyon City daily except Sunday at 6 30 a m and arrives daily except Sunday at 5 am or pm. Route saves 16 hours time and $10 east. W Leming Co 429 Fifth St Portland Oregon offers to make agency contracts for the Gazettes and collect for this paper.
Pendleton printing featured at Gagerre office with a wide range of goods. E J Sloenn's drug store markets gold pens and pencils. Mat Lichtenthal promotes boots and shoes claiming best prices in Portland. Gilliam & Bisbee offer Newton wagons and housing furnishings with tin roofing at low rates. Lichtenthal’s sells Lud low ladies’ echoes and Fargo shoes. J W Matlock & Co. stock dried venison and groceries. Coffin & McFarland offer bound volumes on $25 purchases. Services include repair and blacksmithing by Roberts & Simons and the Standard Mower line by Gilliam & Bisbee. Van Duyn as Osborne agent for mowers. Eldorado oils, Hale engines, and more advertised. Osbornes, local names, and town figures noted.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure priced to sell and cites endorsements from local pharmacists. The notice also mentions the sale of the Jones stable in Heppner with inquiries directed to M. Rosendorf of Wortland or Wm. Morrow in Heppner.
A list of names for advertised letters includes Elmer Bosworth William Barnard Will Beard R L Canson Joseph Cannon TJ 2 Dale D A Frost Merritt Gilfillan Thomas Glaspey Dorn Hall Wu Hughs Seam Hunt WW Hert Mrs E J Ingalls King Hail Letellier Mounts Mise RL Merrill Myers C 8 Means William Morris Nelson Oaks Kennedy Rich Shaw St John Swaggart Etta Travis Vaughn Miller Varney Reynolds and others. In calling for any of these letters please notify advertised. A Mancory Postmaster.
Salem's expansion fuels a booming building sector and enhances value of Sunnyside 10 acre fruit farms four miles south of Salem. Oregon Land Co. of Salem and Portland lists properties for sale as demand rises for interested buyers in farming ventures.
A parade forms at ten and moves to the grounds for a program including a glee club, reading of the Declaration of Independence, more songs, a J N Brown solo, dinner, and amusements such as sack and foot races under an ancient committee. The grounds are shaded by an arbor with a swing nearby and baskets should be well filled. Real estate activity in Astoria is strong with demand for inside and outside property as the Huntington deal near, and Oregon Land Co. listings at North Pacific adding to the momentum.
Local notices report J. M. Fincher starting events at Thabo Walla Walla with races kicking off today. Other items list visitors, shipments, and residents including Miss Lewis from Lexington and Joe Williams heading to Greenhorn mines. Rain expected with calls for more.
An English tonic labeled as a liver regulator claims to treat liver trouble with improved digestion and appetite. It promises relief from morning sickness, headaches, dizziness, and fatigue, and urges purchase from druggists for $1 with directions.
J W Ambrose and J A Powell visited Ritver residents urging a direct Heppner to Ritter road. County court surveyed and ordered opening three years ago. Grant county residents pledged 300 days work for the route, now facing funding and completion challenges to boost Heppner trade against Piedmont.
A multi item notice lists redemption details for Morrow County scrip, announcing money on hand to pay warrants registered before October 1, 1885, with no interest after January 15. It includes county officers elected, church service notices from Pendleton, and a testimonial for Syrup of Figs as a laxative.
The column reports on post election activity in Arlington and nearby areas including vote tallies: 247 votes cast with 214 for Allington and 1 for Condon, noting the election’s fair and orderly appearance. It mentions residents traveling, bar repairs, river work, and various townsfolk including Dr. Gilman and Mr. Presley, with social items and minor incidents such as a reported bar fight and legal settlement.
The text notes equal price and attentive service as if customers were at counters and claims lower prices overall than competitors. It asserts no underselling allowed, implying strict price integrity by the retailer.
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.