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Getting started
When issues are prepared for display online, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software is used to generate searchable text. OCR enables searching of large quantities of full-text data, but it is never 100% accurate. The level of accuracy depends on the print quality of the original issue, its condition at the time of microfilming, the level of detail captured by the microfilm scanner, and the quality of the OCR software. Issues with poor quality paper, small print, mixed fonts, multiple column layouts, or damaged pages may have poor OCR accuracy.
OCR text correction allows members of the public to help improve the searchability of this collection by correcting errors in the text of the digitized newspapers. Saving these corrections to the collection database improves the accuracy of the text, which enables better search results and a richer experience for all users.
We welcome new contributors to our OCR text correction community. Anyone can participate as long as they have created an account and logged in.
OCR text corrections are saved to the database and will improve the service for all users by increasing the accuracy of search results.
There are two ways you can begin to correct text. From the document viewer:
- Select the article or page you want to correct. This will display the text in the left pane of the document viewer. Click on the "Correct this text" link that appears above this text.
- Right-click on the article or page image and select "Correct article text" or "Correct page text" from the options pop-up window.
The text correction interface is split into two parts: the right side shows the page images that make up the document, and the left side is used for editing the lines of text.
When you move your mouse over the page images in the right pane, the blocks making up the pages will highlight. You can scroll this view by dragging with the mouse, or zoom in/out using the buttons above the viewer. Clicking a highlighted block will select it and load a form for editing that block into the left pane.
Correct the text line by line. A red box is displayed in the right pane to help you determine what text should be included in the line. Once you have finished correcting text, click "Save". The changes you make will take effect immediately.
You can then make further corrections to the same block, move onto the next block by clicking the "Save & next" or "Next" button, select another block in the right pane, or exit the text correction view by clicking the "Return to viewing mode" link.
Clicking "Save & exit" instead of "Save" will save the changes and then return you to the normal viewing mode automatically.
Hint: Many web browsers include spell checking functionality and this can assist with your text correction by identifying misspelt words. If your web browser does not have this functionality, it's likely there is a spell checking add-on available (see your web browser's help for information on how to install add-ons).
For recommendations about topics such as punctuation, misspellings and illegible text, see General guidelines for text correction.
These are the items in the collection that are the most complete — please help to finish them.
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1.WEEKLY AMERICAN: ANACORTES. WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1905 /Anacortes American 13 July 190591%
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2.COL. HATHAWAY’S ELOQUENCEAnacortes American 9 May 190785%
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3.MastheadAnacortes American 21 March 199085%
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4.Ives left varied marks on popular and local culturesAnacortes American 19 April 199585%
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5.Anacortes native receives posthumous Medal of HonorAnacortes American 6 September 200085%
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6.The boy who had music inside himThe Catholic Northwest Progress 20 September 198485%
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7.Ives and friends ‘On the old front porch’Anacortes American 20 January 199384%
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8.Death Summons Mrs. Wm. DesmondThe Catholic Northwest Progress 5 May 192283%
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9.SISTER M. EUNICE DIES, DAUGHTER 0F PIONEER FAMILYThe Catholic Northwest Progress 1 August 194183%
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10.M 9!!! FINEST mum M 333!“ . IN “I!!! VALLEYThe Catholic Northwest Progress 28 May 194883%
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11.ORDINATIQNS TOMORROW AT ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL Four Willße ' Raised To The PriesthoodThe Catholic Northwest Progress 28 May 194883%
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12.Father Gill To Be Speaker Al ‘ A.C.O.W. MeetThe Catholic Northwest Progress 8 January 195483%
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13.STEPS TOWARD THE LIBRARYAnacortes American 9 July 190883%
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14.ALBERT Z. PALMERAnacortes American 19 March 191483%
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15.NEW HARBOR IS ASSURED LET US PAVE OUR HIGHWAYS PROTEST IS WELL TAKEN ARMY POST BONDS CARRY MILLIONAIRES BACK NEW FISH CONCERNAnacortes American 11 January 191783%
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16.REED’S SHIPYARD TO BE MOVEDAnacortes American 9 May 190783%
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17.A NOTABLE GATHERING OF THE G. A. R. OF THE SEA AND ITS RICHES. SKAGIT'S SCENIC HIGHWAY. KEEP THE MONEY AT HOME. LADY MACCABEES HOLD INSTALLATION OF OFFICERSAnacortes American 23 September 191583%
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18.GET TOGETHER GET BUSY THE FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN PREPARING FOR TENANTS TEACHERS ARE TRANSFERREDAnacortes American 19 September 191883%
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19.LEND YOUR SUPPORT TO YOUR PARTY PROVING OUR WILL TO WIN DARK NEWS FOR THE HUN SHOOTINO DOLLARS AT THE HUN DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES WITHDRAW FROM TICKETAnacortes American 26 September 191883%
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20.THE OLD JOB FOR THE RETURNED SOLDIER CONVICTED OF SLEEPING ON POST THE RED CROSS ROLL CALL MAKE YOUR PRESENTS SING Horse SenseAnacortes American 12 December 191883%
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1.Page 1Anacortes American 12 June 189096%
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2.Page 7White Bluffs Spokesman 18 June 193196%
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3.Page 1The Vancouver Independent 25 September 187594%
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4.Page 2The Ranch 15 June 191294%
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5.Page 7The Tacoma Times 18 July 191493%
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6.Page 3Puget Sound Argus 31 January 188993%
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7.Page 9The Catholic Northwest Progress 21 December 190093%
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8.Page 4Ranche And Range 1 July 189792%
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9.Page 1Puget Sound Argus 1 January 188092%
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10.Page 1The Islander 6 March 189191%
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11.Page 2Pioneer And Democrat 3 February 186091%
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12.Page 1The Catholic Northwest Progress 28 May 194891%
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13.Page 1Anacortes American 5 June 189090%
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14.Page 6The Colville Examiner 9 November 190790%
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15.Page 1The Colville Examiner 21 May 191089%
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16.Page 3Puget Sound Argus 14 June 188887%
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17.Page 2Ranche And Range 8 April 189786%
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18.Page 3Puget Sound Argus 24 January 188986%
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19.Page 3Puget Sound Argus 10 January 188986%
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20.Page 3Puget Sound Argus 21 June 188885%
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Help us improve search results for everyone by contributing to our Text Correction feature!
Torn pages, dark shadows, pencil marks and other damage to the original newspaper page can make it difficult for our OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software to read the fine print accurately.
By registering on our website you can vie to be our Top Text Correction Champion (TTCC) and help prove humans are better than computers.
With registration you can also save your search history to work later on larger research projects.
See “How to correct text” for more information on how to do this.