First Families at the Mouth of the Chehalem Mill Site
The article traces Solomon Smith and Ewing Young settling at the Chehalem mouth in the mid 1800s, noting dam sites and mills, mastodon and elephant bones found nearby, and debate about early geology and zoology research. It hints at mystery around their activities and the valley’s settlement pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.A. Clarke
Solomon Smith
Occane Oregon
Wyeth
C River
Willamette
Edwards Brick Factory
Mt. Hood
Vancouver
Ewing Young
Sugar Creek
Parke County
Indiana
England
P. C
Stuents
Farmers End Year With Record Profits Despite Earlier Crop Fears
The year started with fears of a crop failure but ended as the most profitable for U S farmers in history. Exports in 1907 exceeded imports by 444 million dollars, keeping the agricultural balance favorable and fueling national wealth. Durum wheat alone surged to a thirty million dollar value, underscoring the department of agriculture's impact. A later reminiscence recalls farm life and the hard work of haying, calving, and building memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
Department
Boyhood’s Happy Days On The Farm
A reminiscence recalls Iowa winters and farm life. The piece describes sleeping in an unfinished loft with breath freezing to bedding and waking before dawn to tend the herd, thaw the pump, and start daily chores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Blair
Iowa
Willamette Valley
New Steamer for Willamette
Albany iron works to build a sixty horsepower engine for R J Galbraith. He will install the engine in a boat at his farm near Corvallis, light enough to reach Eugene. The seventy by sixteen foot craft will run between Portland and upriver points and start service after completion. Galbraith, new to Oregon, formerly ran a Canadian coal mine and twelve years on the Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Iron Works
R. J. Galbraith
Corvallis
Portland
Eugene
Chicago
Galbreath
Oregon
Alberta
Canada
Pinkerton Place
Linn County
Great Lakes
Albany Herald
Ballard's Snow Liniment Promises Cure for Aches
Claim that disease and crippling can be prevented or cured by Ballard's Snow Liniment sold at Moore's drug store. Advertising language asserts nightly and morning relief for sufferers and compares to ruism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
Moore
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Eman
Chicago News
Hodson Bros
Rogers
Elgin
Waltham
Newberg Jewelerell Phone Store
Wright & White
East First St
Kodabery
Japan
Nash & Finley
the New Home Bakery
G. F. Herriott
Edwards St
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