Oregon Argus, February 11, 1860 VALENTINES – Next Tuesday, Feb. 14, is Valentine Day, and valentines, sentimental and comic, of all sorts and sizes can be had at Post’s Bookstore, and also at the Post Office. Mr. Fleming requests us to state that all of these tender missives dropped into the Post Office had better…
Oregon Argus, July 30, 1859 A FIRE – Yesterday morning, a little before two o’clock, fire was seen issuing from the roof of the building occupied by “Titus” as a boarding-house, opposite Mr. Harvey’s residence. The whole building was soon enveloped in flames, and for a while it seemed as though the ‘devouring element’ intended…
Oregon Spectator, October 29, 1846 THE EMIGRATION Those of the emigrants who came by the way of the Mount Hood road, have all safely reached the valley of the Willamette, and a large portion of them are already on their claims, busily engaged in promotion their comfort and welfare. Mr. J. W. Ladd’s wagon was…
Cage Makes 488 Trips in 17 Hours, Total of 16 Miles Over Hundred Thousand Gallons of Water Used in Day Heaviest Traffic is in Second Shift, or from 2:30 to 11 P. M. By actual count 2869 persons rode on the new Seventh street elevator Saturday from 6 o’clock in the morning to 11…
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