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 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Citizen Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1967
Page
3
Classified line offers business cards at 6.59 per 100 with rapid service and quality printing. Reads like a small ad promoting affordable card orders at the Citizen Times office.
A collage of local business ads and light jokes appears. Notices invite readers to contact Watkins Famous Products and nearby Cedar Rapids services, with phone numbers and store hours. A dentist joke ends with a sharp punchline about insurance claims and a wary patient.
Fragmentary OCR item with stray lines about a SLED WANTED ad and assorted odd quotes. Mentions a Minnesota tree pond clue and material on a rock band leader query, plus a fortune card reading, without coherent story or clear identities.
A parachutist dangled from an oak tree while speaking with a farmer. The flyer said he aimed to set a local record, and the farmer quipped that he would be the first to descend a tree without climbing up it.
A series of light quips and misfirings unfolds. A bus driver asks how the preacher moves people to the back pew. A jealous husband mocks stockings and a teacher’s fairness. A mother and son trade a joke about dancing. In boxing, a manager tells a battered fighter not to rise until eight, as the clock seems to mock him.
A joking panel features a retired truck driver crediting not resisting temptation for his long life and a man gag about waking up and shaving. In a crowded lingerie shop, a husband reacts loudly to a risky purchase as a marriage bid leads to a punchline. It was his last trip.
A small child explains to her younger brother that it is wrong to work on Sunday. He asks about firemen who work on Sundays and go to heaven. She says firemen are not needed in heaven.
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.