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 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1979
Page
7
Dear Readers I share a moving letter dated Nov 19 1979 about a 17 year old girl who ran away fourteen months earlier after years of trouble and a police advised search ending with hopeful perseverance from her worried parents.
A Christmas column speaker recalls her grandfather living alone in southwest Ohio with a tiny tree and a few cards. She asks readers to consider loneliness, family distance, and the challenge of finding childlike joy amid isolation.
Polly Pook in Minneapolis created miniature bread loaf ornaments inspired by Norwegian Julebakk. Five years of work yielded about 2 000 loaves sold to 10 Twin Cities stores and similar numbers in Vermont and Massachusetts. Each 14 inch loaf is baked, lacquered, and fitted with a hanging hook.
Abigail Van Buren shares a grateful Michigan family story about a runaway daughter who called from Fort Lauderdale after reading Dear Abby. A Texas origin Operation Peace of Mind toll free line 1-800-231-6946 connected them with no lecturing, offering help and safe contact.
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.