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!
Diverse oddities and local curiosities from a century ago
A compilation of quirky items from a historical newspaper: unusual claims about frogs, onions, coroner candidates, bootblacking, temperance, novelty acts, city projects, and assorted incidents. Notable mentions include a 400 foot Iowa Capitol hall, a cider keg explosion injuring bystanders, and a paper noting Ireland’s templar population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Iowa
New Orleans
Henry Clay
Augusta
Niblo
Corpy Bees
New Iowa
John Mitchell
Ireland
Virginia
Des Moines
New Jersey
Natchez
John Revolver
Tilton
Florida
Arkansas
Tittle Rock
Iceland
Forney
Charles Reade
Danbury Ideas
Max Adeler
Drew Theological Seminary
Boston
Simmons
Oregon
Elmira
Hol
Pittsburg
Deacon Rush
Melhcod County
Minn
Stewart
Pennsylvania
Jerusalem
Damascus
Orient
Babylon
Nineveh
Morest
Rooklyn
J. G. Shepard
West Hartford
Connecticut
Kimba CN
Woodlawn Cemetery
California
St. Paul
Kullmin
Bismarck
Manterville
Waterloo Society of Mennonites of Canada
Manitoba
C. Ilesac
Waterloo
Jefferson County
Wis
Juarez
Mexico
Tt Ia
Illinois
Oshkosh
Plotina
Trajan
Rome
Capitol Museum
Burlington