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
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
1
The Reliable Jeweler offers better quality with 14k finished pieces and 8k and 10k alloys. Prices are notably lower than comparable dry goods items, and the shop guarantees workmanship. The jeweler also provides guidance to protect customers from fraud.
Bedford resident W D Blakemore has filed official papers to run for state representative. The announcement appears in the newspaper’s political notices column outlining candidacy for the upcoming legislative election.
The notice argues against patronage of rivals and highlights that sending $23.75 east yields far less benefits than trading with the advertiser who processes more money locally. It also claims a discount of 5 to 20 percent off published mail order prices.
The obituary from Gravity notes Mary E Moore born January 7 1868 in Davis County Iowa aged 40 died after illness. She leaves a husband and nine surviving children with a large family and friends mourning. Funeral services were held at the Christian church in Gravity followed by interment at Gravity cemetery led by Modern Woodmen attendees.
A Liscomb Iowa note dated March 28 thanks Rev Sellards for sympathy after the death of the couple’s young son William Paul. The letter mentions plans to travel to Des Moines on Wednesday with their daughter Hazle, then a toddler. Health and family grief framed the brief missive.
The Morning American published in Creston by W H Robb is a Democratic Daily paper with eight pages, strong market reports and telegraph service. It calls itself the sole publication west of the Mississippi with one exception The Waterloo Times and forecasts a landmark year in American politics.
Miss Gertrude Payne returned from Clarinda on Sunday where she had been visiting friends and then returned to her school in Des Moines on Monday.
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.