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
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1882
Page
6
A Century Magazine vignette recounts a man's memory of his wife and his own feet resting on a fender. The scene features a Japanese lady clock, ormolu mantelpiece, and velvet slippers stitched with love. The poem ends with two lonely old feet on the fender, echoing lost happiness.
In a July tale a city boy Tom and Silas carry a basket to deliver medicine for his sick granpa. A pursuing gypsy threat splits the pair as a pantherlike chase ends at home with a baby recovered from a basket. The gypsies flee toward the Ohio River and are later traced to a Memphis-bound ship.
A mid afternoon stumble at the post office draws a crowd who comment on the fall. five onlookers react with humor, curiosity, or sympathy as the injured man limps away, smiling despite skinned elbows and torn coat. The anecdote, attributed to the Detroit Free Press, offers humorous social commentary on male behavior.
A miscellany of quotations and quips appears, from General Howard’s hat style to Paraguay travel dreams and Garibaldi waists. The clipping notes satirical comments on fashion, illness, debt, and piano tuning with brief asides from various papers and voices.
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.