The More Things Change...

While removing some old walls in my basement this weekend, I came across a wall of old newspapers from the mid-1930's. Shielded, as they were, for more than 75 years from the elements (such as they exist in a drafty old basement), the papers held up remarkably well. What was even more striking is that two of the lead articles on this February 23, 1936 edition of the Oregon Journal come with headlines that could just as easily have been in today's paper:  "Campaign Guns Boom Over U.S." and "Legislative Seats Hold Interest." The latter article is sub-headlined "Democratic Leaders View Situation That May Primary Creates, Oregon Republicans Active." Of course, these headlines are so generic they could probably appear in a February paper during every election year.