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 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1881
Page
2
A vivid description of the church tower features a gold cat on the weather vane and St. Peter standing with evs in his two hands, all bathed in sunshine, conveying a sense that all is well.
In a late summer visit to Linwood, Miss Bradford and Claire Gordon recount a haunted room tale and a midnight burglary scare. The intruders, revealed as Charlie Gordon and a hired gardener, trigger a comic rescue and reveal Claire's protective circle and Max Gordon's swift reactions.
The item lists gifts including Samuel Williston's rumored 350000 endowment to Easthampton Seminary. It also reports 1880 public schools in Tennessee with 5522 schools and 6954 teachers, compares 1875 figures, notes Johns Hopkins practical political economy work, Harvard Chinese professor and two pupils, and praise for Rev. Brooks by Rev. Conway. Additional gifts include Barbara Scott endowing civil engineering at McGill and scholarships, Windham MA aging minister, Texas county academies funds, and a sermon on gospel authority by Bishop Peck.
A collage of humorous and critical snippets from various papers. Jests on knowledge and vanity mix with a libel fine in Sharon Pennsylvania and mock medical lore from Vermont springs. The collection closes with a Burlington Hawkeye satire on old settlers enduring harsh winters.
A pastor in a Southern city recounts a service disrupted when the organist German musician failed to arrive and the key was misplaced. The minister and congregation wait in silence as the organist finally announces the problem in a muddled and humorous whispered confession.
SoLomON MicutAcn sues Williamsburg and Flatbush Railroad Company in Circuit Court before Judge Cullen for damages after claiming he was thrown from a moving car on January 18 1879 breaking his leg. Defense alleges rider fault and moving car. Jury returns verdict for defendant.
The text compiles practical guidance on farming, livestock care, pruning seasons, and kitchen recipes. It includes notes on feeding cows with ground flaxseed and corn meal, cleaning frosted silverware, pruning trees in summer, and preparing stewed chicken. It also covers horse digestion, apple varieties, potato cooking, and layered fig paste cake recipes.
A snippet explains a weight estimation method for live cattle using girth and length measurements and a formula with pounds per square foot. It provides example figures for various girth ranges and notes adjustments for fattened animals and cows with calves. It also includes unrelated anecdotes about telephone use and an electrical curiosity in Kingston New York.
Bripert Mureny born in Ireland died in Buffalo aged 101. She hid money in a bog during the 1798 rebellion at seventeen, dodged British soldiers, and the hoard was found two years later. She arrived in Buffalo in 1844 and leaves seven children and sixteen great grandchildren. Other items briefly note ad pitches and notices from various vendors and newspapers.
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.