Folklore: Masters no. 16

Stories obtained from numerous newspaper articles, personal writings, and letters transcribed by various W.P.A. workers. Documents include:

The Liquor Law From the Oregon Spectator, July 9, 1846. Transcribed by Eugene Woods, November 25, 1940. Two pages.

What Can't Hook By Manly M. Banister, no date(s) identified. Seven pages.

Fight Out West From the Oregon Statesman, May 9, 1851. One page.

A Section of Land From the Oregon Weekly Times, November 29, 1851. Two Pages.

Horse Oregon Invention From the Oregonian, April 27, 1883. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 13, 1940. One page.

Blacksnake Baker And King Bolt Jack From the American Mercury, 1928, by James Stevens. One page.

The People Of Wasco County Sing From the Oregonian, volume 12 number 28, December 30, 1872. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 12, 1940. One page.

Lower Rogue Superstitions No author(s) identified, November 15, 1940. Five pages.

An Opium Joint From the Oregonian, March 27, 1883. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 13, 1940. Two pages.

Loggers On A Vacation From the Oregonian, September 22 and October 29, 1900. Transcribed by Manly M. Banister, June 5, 1939. Three pages.

Miner Routs Bear With Matches From the Oregon Statesman, May 2, 1851. Transcribed by G.B. Ingalls. One page.

Miner's Clothes From the Heroes and Heroic Deeds, by Henry L. Talkington, 1929. One page.

Untitled Document From the Oregon Statesmen, February 1, April 5, and May 10, 1859. One page.

An Event Early In Century No author(s) or interviewer(s) identified. One page. A notice left for an individual to witness the execution of August Shevie on July 2, 1902 for the murder conviction of Joseph Shulkowski.

Indian Steamboat From the Oregon Statesman, May 4 and June 22, 1852. One page.

Dorn-Lower Rogue No author(s) or interviewer(s) identified, October 17, 1940. One page.

No! Democrats Of Oregon From the Oregon Weekly Times, June 2, 1855. Transcribed by Eugene Woods, November 13, 1940. One page.

Young Worker From the Oregon Statesman, May 11, 1858. One page.

Fight- St. Helens From the Oregonian, May 22, 1883. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 13, 1940. One page.

Thinner Than His Rifle From the Oregon Statesman, May 29, 1860. Transcribed by G.B. Ingalls. One page.

Weather At Salem, 1860 From the Oregon Statesman, August 28, 1860. Transcribed by G.B. Ingalls. One page.

A Barnyard Yarn From the Dalles Times Mountaineer, April 11, 1891, obtained from the Ft. Dalles Historical Society. Transcribed by Albert L. May. One page.

Animals From the Oregonian, May 26, 1883. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 13, 1940. One page.

The Oregon Bedbug From the Oregon Argus, May 7, 1859. Transcribed by Manly M. Banister. One page.

Babes In Theatres From the Oregonian, July 4, 1883. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 13, 1940. One page.

WPA Survey of State And Historical Record: Necessity The Mother Of Invention. Transcribed by Alfred Segsworth from a record dated from 1868. Two pages.

Local Brevities From the Daily Oregonian, January 24, 1873. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 13, 1940. One page.

Necktie Ball From the East Oregon Herald, January 8, 1893. One page.

New Bonnets From the East Oregon Herald, June 10, 1891. One page.

Six Dresses A Day From the Oregonian, May 27, 1883. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 13, 1940. One page.

WPA Survey of State And Historical Record: Early Legislative Incidents Transcribed by Elva A. Bagley from a record dated August 2, 1885. Two pages.

Folk Tales No author(s), interviewer(s), or date(s) identified. One page.

Six Hours From the Oregon Argus, June 18, 1859. Transcribed by Manly M. Banister. One page.

Superstitions From the Guide to Lower Rogue. Transcribed by Dorn, November 15, 1940. One page

Big Cereal Plant From the Oregon Statesman, June 13, 1851. Transcribed by G.B. Ingalls. One page.

Essay On The Sport Of Wild Flower Culling From the Oregonian, no date(s) identified. Three pages.

A Squash Crawling Through A Knot-hole From the Oregon Statesman, May 4, 1851. Transcribed by G.B. Ingalls. One page.

Broom Corn From the Oregon Statesman, September 28, 1858. One page.

Oats 8 Ft Tall From the Oregon Statesman, June 27, 1851. Transcribed by G.B. Ingalls. One page.

Big Gooseberry From the Oregon Statesman, June 27, 1851. Transcribed by G.B. Ingalls. One page.

A Banker And Produce From the Oregonian, April 17, 1886. One page.

Bad Brandy From the Oregon Statesman, October 21, 1851. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 4, 1940. One page.

Portland Fakir At Work From the Oregonian, July 6, 1883. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 13, 1940. One page.

Fourth Of July, 1859 From the Oregon Statesman, August 9, 1859. Two pages.

Give Us Some Songs From the Oregonian, May 26, 1883. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 13, 1940. One page.

Debatable Questions From the Oregon Statesman, April 9, 1853 and October 31, 1854. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 8, 1940. One page.

Green Valley, French Prairie From the Oregon Statesman, July 11 and November 21, 1854. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 8, 1940. One page.

Erysipelas From the Oregon Weekly Times, April 9, 1853. Transcribed by Eugene Woods, November 12, 1940. One page.

Fever And Ague From the Oregon Weekly Times, July 8, 1854. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 12, 1940. One page.

Orful State Of Health From the Oregon Statesman, September 30, 1851. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 4, 1940. One page.

Rather A Bad Fix From the Oregon Weekly Times, June 2, 1855. Transcribed by Eugene Woods, November 13, 1940. One page.

Story Of The "Red Pepper" School Transcribed by Sara Wrenn. No date(s) identified. Five pages.

Tall Tales - Gold From the Oregon Statesman, March 20, 1860. Transcribed by G. B. Ingalls. One page.

Oh Tis The Miner From the Oregon Weekly Times, December 22, 1854. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 12, 1940. Two pages.

Carpet Weaving From the Oregon Argus, September 14, 1861. Transcribed by Manly M. Bannister. One page.

Coal Oil Lamps From the Oregon Argus, October 15, 1859. Transcribed by Manly M. Bannister. One page.

Lincoln Quilt From the Oregon Argus, October 5, 1861. Transcribed by Manly M. Bannister. One page.

Perfectly Awful From the Sunday Oregonian, May 27, 1883. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 13, 1940. Two pages.

Mail Boxes From the Oregonian, July 14, 1883. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 13, 1940. One page.

Excepts From The Recollections Of My Boyhood By Jesse Applegate. No date(s) identified. Transcribed by Manly M. Bannister. Two pages.

Coal In Southern Oregon From the Oregon Argus, March 17, 1860. Transcribed by Manly M. Bannister. One page.

Oregon From the Oregon Statesman, 1852. Two pages.

Nehalem Beeswax From the Daily Oregon, April 6, 1900. Transcribed by Manly M. Bannister, June 1, 1939. One page.

Editorial Free Speech From the Oregon Statesman, January 5, 1858. One page.

Jewish Peddlers From the Western Star, January 30, 1851. Transcribed by Manly M. Bannister. One page.

WPA Survey of State And Historical Record: Reminiscences Of A Pioneer Transcribed by Alfred Segsworth from a record of date of 1852. Two pages.

An Invitation To From the Oregon Weekly Times, August 11, 1855. Transcribed by Eugene Woods, November 13, 1940. Two pages.

Know Nothing Crew From the Oregon Weekly Times, June 2, 1855. Transcribed by Eugene Woods, November 13, 1940. One page.

The Last Battle From the Oregon Weekly Times, June 21, 1856. By Spherical Case, Esquire. Two pages.

Cost Of Sweeping A Street The Oregonian, May 25, 1883. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 13, 1940. One page.

Styles From the Oregonian, January 31, 1873. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 13, 1940. One page.

Freak Accidents - Combustion Of Human Body Through Excessive Alcoholism From the Corvallis Gazette, February 14, 1895. Transcribed by Mark Phinney. One page.

A New Way Of Catching Rats From the Oregon Weekly Times, September 1, 1855. Transcribed by Eugene Woods, November 13, 1940. One page.

All About The New Era Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 12, 1940. One page.

A Mouthful From the Oregon Statesman, July 17, 1860. Transcribed by G. B. Ingalls. One page.

Bob White Pair Pets From the Oregonian or Journal, 1939. One page.

Burial And Funeral Ceremonies No author(s) or interviewer(s) identified. Burial practices around the Umatilla Reservation, 1877. Two pages.

Chilblains From the Oregon Weekly Times, June 11, 1853. One page.

Complimentary Ball From the Oregon Statesman, May 2, 1851. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 4, 1940. One page.

Coos Bay Items From the Oregonian, January 16, 1873. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 12, 1940. One page.

Curiosities Of Our Coast From the Oregon Statesman, December 6, 1860. Transcribed by G. B. Ingalls. One page.

Dog-on Hair From the Oregonian, March 3, 1875. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 12, 1940. One page.

Dropped Her Switch From the Daily Oregonian, December 21, 1872. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 12, 1940. One page.

Excursion - Lot Whitcomb From the Oregon Statesman, July 8, 1851. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 4, 1940. One page.

For A Weak Back From the Oregonian, January 16, 1873, Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 12, 1940. One page.

Old Gun Barrel Explodes From the Oregon Statesman, December 31, 1860. Transcribed by G. B. Ingalls. One page.

Here And There From the Oregon Weekly Times, June 19, 1852. One page.

Ice Caves Near Prineville From the Oregonian, July 19, 1900. Transcribed by Manly M. Banister, June 2, 1939. One page.

Our Jargon From the Oregon Statesman, no date identified. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 4, 1940. One page.

Ike Jones Transcribed by Dorn, October 29, 1940. Three Pages.

Joke Was On The Whites From the Oregonian, February 28, 1873. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 12, 1940. One page.

Klamath Outfit From the Oregon Statesman, April 18, 1851. Transcribed by G. B. Ingalls. One page.

Ladies Reception From the Oregon Statesman, February 11, 1861. Transcribed by G. B. Ingalls. One page.

Looking From 1851 To 1960 From the Oregon Statesman, May 9, 1851. Transcribed by G. B. Ingalls. One page.

Local Brevities From the Oregonian, January 15, 1873. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 12, 1940. One page.

Matters In Yamhill Co. From the Oregon Statesman, September 30, 1851. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 4, 1940. One page.

Mansard Bonnet From the Oregonian, December 28, 1872. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 12, 1940. One page.

Oregon Ranks High From the Oregon Statesman, September 9, 1851. Transcribed by G. B. Ingalls. One page.

Oregon And Washington Boundary From the Oregon Statesman, December 24, 1860. Transcribed by G. B. Ingalls. One page.

Plank Streets Go From the Oregonian or Journal, 1938. One page.

"Typos" Complain Of "Ratting" By Spectator From the Oregon Statesman, September 2, 1851. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 4, 1940. One page.

Camp Meeting For February From the Dalles Times-Mountaineer, September and October 1893. Transcribed by Manly M. Banister, June 7, 1939. Two pages.

Bad Flue By Andrew C. Sherbert, July 5, 1938. One page. A synopsis of Japanese laborers consisting within a sawmill town, with descriptions of 'picture brides' which the laborers would travel back to Japan to obtain a wife.

Fog Thick Enough To "Kick A Hole" In At Astoria From either the Oregonian or Journal, 1938. One page An Ungrateful Siwash From the Dalles Times-Mountaineer, November 4, 1893. One page.

Wanted From the Oregon Statesman, April 17, 1851. Transcribed by G. B. Ingalls. One page. Was It A Bussle From the Oregonian, December 12, 1872. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 12, 1940. One page.

Bustles From the Oregon Weekly Times, December 13, 1851. One page.

Wrecked Next Cape Horn and Champoeg County From John Minto's Reminiscences and T.T. Geer's Organization Of Provisional Government. Transcribed by Eugene Woods, one page.

Election, 1860 From the Oregon Statesman, November 12, 1860. Transcribed by G. B. Ingalls. One page.

Poetry As Is Poetry From the Oregon Statesman, November 18, 1854. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 8, 1940. One page.

Steamer Idaho From the Oregon Statesman, June 19, 1860. Transcribed by G. B. Ingalls. One page.

Schnebly's Last From the Milwaukie Star, October 30, 1851. One page.

Thad Welch From the Overland Monthly and Out Door West, March, 1924. Transcribed by Eugene Woods. One page.

How To Write A Splendiferous Poem From the Oregon Weekly Times, July 2, 1853. One page.

Street Commissioner In Poetical Battle With Poultry Woman From the East Oregonian, October 16, 1883. Transcribed by Sophia Robertson. Two pages.

Abner Robbins No author(s) or interviewer(s) identified. Four pages. Synopsis of Abner Robbins, an eccentric resident of Drewsey in Harney Country, Oregon.

Sons Of New England In Oregon From the Oregon Weekly Times, December 10 and 24, 1853. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 12, 1940. Two pages.

Squealing For The Belt From the Oregonian, December 25, 1872. Transcribed by Lydia Littell, November 12, 1940. One page.