This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1908
Page
7
A seven year old girl Bessie Green amuses relatives with malapropisms. While in hospital she references a crisis past and convalescence in a letter from Auntie. A later reply from Bessie says she is convulsive with infection, revealing playful misspellings.
A stranger on a bicycle asks for a good meal and is directed to a restaurant by a man rubbing sand from his eye. The man then reveals his plan to share misery, noting he sent the traveler to a poor meal because the traveler rushed the directions.
An old gypsy woman visits a doctor in Place Pierriere and requests his serpent cure for her daughter in a nearby caravan. She offers to pay in advance with a $100 note, then releases six snakes to terrify him, flees with the snakes and all the money from his safe, which proves to be forged. The incident ends with the doctor realizing the theft and forgery.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.