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 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1921
Page
2
The Sciota Sunday school team Christian defeated the Christin Sunday school team 14 to 6 on Litch field. Attendance included about forty people and postgame activities featured a short literary program and visits to nearby towns for events and homecomings.
Joetta e and Frank Meyers hosted Sunday visits with Sam Orton of Elvaston and Mrs. Margaret Ebert of Hamilton. Harley Parker’s family visited the Tippetts of Fountain Green who are ill. Several plan to attend Carthage and Macomb fairs. Mrs. Meyers will host the M C club on September 15. Mrs. Weakley is ill. Irene Johnson and Bessie Denton visit and attend fairs.
Homer Robinson and his family hosted a sizable Sunday gathering with many friends and relatives attending the event.
West Virginia achieved 61 percent automobile registrations in 1920. Test valve springs for strength. A pint of gasoline can evaporate in a day. Grease wheel bearings at intervals. The first New York automobile show occurred in 1900. Gasoline sold for 6 cents a gallon in 1898. The first four cylinder car appeared in 1900. About 5000 automobiles are used by state officials for welfare work. Investigations show average car junked after 60,000 miles. Dirt between brake drums and bands can cause squeak.
Complaints filed with Associated Press indicate unreasonable coal rates by the C. B. & Q. and the Peoria Railway Terminal Co. targeting shipments between LaMarsh Peoria and Gales. The Springfield report notes complaints date from August 30.
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.