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Vintage Original January 23, 1928 Oregon Daily Journal Newspaper – Portland, Oregon – 1920s History & Ephemera
Original vintage Oregon Daily Journal newspaper dated Monday, January 23, 1928, published in Portland, Oregon. A genuine nearly 100-year-old newspaper with fascinating news stories, vintage advertising, classifieds and artwork from the Roaring Twenties.
The dramatic front-page headline reads:
“MAIL PILOT CRASHES IN SNOWSTORM”
Other prominent front-page stories include:
• “Urge Woman Be Held on Fund Theft”
• “Here’s ‘Cinderella Girl’” – large photograph and feature story
• “F. J. Kelley Is Named Head of Idaho”
• “Car Thieves Flee Rink on Skates”
• “Borah Hits War Talk of Navy Chief”
• “New Snow Hinders But Gorge Open”
• “Veteran of Pat Airmen Badly Hurt”
• “Railroads Plan Airway Decks at Terminals to Augment Speedy Trains”
• Stories concerning Oregon, Portland and national events
The interior pages contain additional national and regional news, political and community stories, Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh’s “WE” column, transportation news, Oregon developments and numerous period advertisements.
The newspaper also contains extensive 1928 classified advertising, offering a wonderful snapshot of everyday life in Portland nearly a century ago — including employment, real estate, apartments, hotels, automobiles, furniture, livestock, pets, radios, musical instruments, coal and wood, services and more.
The final illustrated page features a wonderful collection of vintage newspaper comic strips, including Bringing Up Father, Mutt and Jeff, The Nebbs, Little Orphan Annie, Tillie the Toiler, Jerry on the Job and others.
Condition: Antique newspaper with expected age-related yellowing, discoloration, creasing, edge wear, small tears and other signs of nearly 100 years of age. Please examine all photographs carefully for the exact condition. The newspaper remains highly readable and contains an exceptional amount of original 1928 content and advertising.
A wonderful collectible for anyone interested in Oregon and Portland history, aviation history, vintage newspapers, journalism, 1920s Americana, transportation history, vintage advertising, fashion, comics or historical ephemera.
You will receive the original newspaper shown in the photographs.
