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 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1918
Page
2
The piece extols the American Red Cross as a steadfast lifeline in disaster. It urges universal participation in the Christmas Roll Call, urging every man woman and child to join as a Dollar Man to support relief efforts at home and abroad.
Myrtle K. McCleary writes from Ebolewoi Cameroon about the rainy season and local foods including peanuts, a purple plum, and passion fruit. She details school reorganizations with 100 students under her care, nursery for 42 babies, and the help of Dr Johnson, Mr Carr, and Mr Emerson, plus a gift of a billy goat to a village headman.
Myrtle W. Coleary writes of neighbors aiding with bread, soap, and soapstone in a coastal village. She praises workers including a French doctor and Mr Hope, notes local laundry efforts, suggests church encouragement for elders changing habits, and mentions June papers arriving with loving greetings. Read the Want Ads.
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.