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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1949
Page
7
Washington officials weigh relaxation of export limits to the Soviet Union to keep manganese shipments flowing to U S steel mills. Talks consider permitting more non war goods, possibly altering the war potential goods list as Moscow signals reduced exports and stockpiles of manganese run low.
In Salt Lake City a thunder storm triggered a lightning strike that energized abroken radio, which had not worked for five months. The J Shore family awoke at 3 30 am to the revived radio and it has operated since without further breakdown.
J Kiesselbach Mason City president of Iowa Life Underwriters Association will speak at the Cedar Rapids Life Underwriters Association January meeting Friday noon at the Montrose hotel. He will discuss state and national association activities and selling rural prospect needs. Kiesselbach a University of Nebraska law school graduate practiced law six years before entering life insurance in 1942 in Mason City where he is district manager for State Farm.
A Seaboard railway streamliner the Orange Blossom Special derailed Tuesday night for the second time in two days near Leesburg Florida and plunged into a swamp injuring 21. Twelve of the 16 Pullman sleepers left the track as cars toppled downslope into the swamp. An investigation followed into the cause of the derailment and the condition of the track and equipment.
A nostalgic poem about sharing family photo memories on a stormy night. Children laugh at old fashions while parents recall youthful style and social norms, joking about hats bathing dresses stockings and the worth of past costumes. The verse celebrates family affection and enduring bonds.
Tacoma police arrested 38 year old Thomas A Paige on a charge of stealing a truckload of lead ingots from a local firm and selling them to a Seattle company in what authorities call the year’s heaviest heist.
Norman Bakehouse of Sigourney trumpet virtuoso and Coe band principal will headline the Post 788 VFW band concert to support the Coe band's trip to Truman’s inauguration. The 8 p m Sunday show at Memorial Coliseum is open to the public with proceeds aiding the Coe organization. Bakehouse, a Coe senior and Phi Mu Alpha president, will perform Phenomenal, a trumpet solo by Innes.
Scientists unveiled a plastic nose device at the American Medical Association convention in St Louis that fits over the nose and mouth and can be attached to an iron lung to perform life saving breathing functions. The device was shown to perform many inhalation and exhalation tasks once reserved for the iron lung.
The device called nose oneophore provides artificial respiration. Developed for miners, it has broader use in treating infantile paralysis drowning asthma and other respiratory impairments.
An advertisement touts 888 Tonic as a cure for bloating sour stomach and indigestion. It asserts the product increases gastric juice flow, aids non organic stomach distress, and improves blood nutrition boosting energy, sleep, and strength. It encourages readers to buy now from drug stores.
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.