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Original Oregon Daily Journal — January 19, 1928 — Portland, Oregon
Offered is an original Oregon Daily Journal newspaper sheet dated January 19, 1928, from Portland, Oregon.
PLEASE NOTE: This listing is for the 4-page section shown in the photographs only. It is NOT the complete 20-page newspaper edition. The sheet is folded in half, producing four printed pages.
This is an excellent piece of nearly 100-year-old Oregon and Portland history, with wonderful examples of 1920s advertising, fashion, businesses, prices and everyday life.
Highlights include:
• “MICHIGAN FIEND ON WAY TO PRISON” front-page headline
• News concerning Nicaragua and international affairs
• Aviation and transportation stories
• Portland-area business and classified advertisements
• 1920s women’s and men’s clothing advertisements
• Furniture, rugs, cosmetics and household advertisements
• Vintage employment, apartment, business and personal classifieds
• Period illustrations and comic strip
• Advertisements showing actual Portland-area prices from 1928
The advertising is particularly interesting for collectors of Oregon history, Portland memorabilia, vintage advertising, genealogy, historical research and 1920s ephemera.
Date: January 19, 1928
Publication: The Oregon Daily Journal
Place: Portland, Oregon
Pages included: 4 printed pages (one folded sheet)
Condition: Antique/vintage condition with age-related yellowing, discoloration, folds, edge wear and some tears/wear along the edges. Paper remains readable. Please examine all photographs carefully, as they are part of the description.
This is an original 1928 newspaper, not a reproduction.
