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 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1897
Page
12
A dense, rhetorical sermon calls Christians to purify social life and resist vice. It condemns uncleanliness and drunkenness, urging men to moral reform, duty on Watchmen on walls, and action against saloons, with personal testimony from Sam Jones and references to social decay.
A man and his crying child story unfolds as baby shoes provoke questions about a wife's death. A drummer vows abstinence after claiming he has a baby. A New York saloon scene prompts reflections on temperance and law. The Cedar Falls Gazette notes 1896 arrests for drunkenness in Cedar Falls and Waterloo, contrasting the presence of multiple saloons in Waterloo with none in Cedar Falls, linking crime and licensing costs to social harm.
City council met Tuesday evening with city clerk absent due to illness and did not dispose of all business. Several items were addressed including a petition against officer Keelan, a water rent rebate for Newtons property, a questioned city map, an electric light at Birch and First, fire department expenses, and minor street and water drainage motions before adjourning to Friday evening.
A 26 member class from Cass County recalls school days, noting seven present at a recent gathering. They span California to Texas with diverse careers and marriages. Highlights include faculty shifts, Miss Austin’s school leadership, and continued teaching work as exhibits of rural education progress are showcased.
A historical excerpt outlines a long list of suffrage milestones from 60 years ago to the present, noting regional votes by state and country. It concludes with a temperance appeal urging ministers and congregations to actively oppose intemperance and organize youth Bands of Hope for monthly temperance essays and brief talks.
President William McKinley has accepted an invitation to attend the 23d O Y S reunion and the 20th anniversary celebration of the city hall corner stone laying in Fremont on September 2. He will deliver the keynote address of the day. The president served in the 8th Ohio regiment.
In Cleveland a man Horace J. Johnson and his daughter Effie were found dead aboard the drifting craft last Monday near Lakewood. Their bodies were lashed together with an anchor rope tied to Johnson and to Effie, the 80 pound stone at the rope end anchoring them to the lake bottom. Authorities deem it a deliberate double drowning by the father.
July 9 report from Chamberlain shows thermometers at 108 in the shade, the warmest day of the season. Crops are in good condition to withstand the heat, offering some relief to farmers despite the extreme temperatures.
A Turco-Greek frontier crisis report states the council of ministers backed the ambassadors’ demands, signaling a possible rupture. The grand vizier opposes signing an agreement on strategic lines, raising rumors of ministerial sacrifices to tempt the sultan into yielding under European pressure. The Galata district shows market strains as Turkish consolidated securities fall amid tension.
Fort Scott Kansas July 7 Professor O W Martin has resigned the presidency of the Kansas normal college to lead Baird college in Clinton Missouri He will be succeeded by Professor K E Hoenzel of St Joseph Missouri a former president of the Holton normal
New York trading resumed after holidays with a generally heavy tone as many shares posted declines. London prices for Americans were notably low, dampening early market spirit and influencing initial quotes in New York.
A cheerful woman suffers persistent female complaints and blues until she seeks advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. After writing, speedy relief and vigor return, with Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound touted as the longtime remedy praised in letters on file in the library.
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.