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 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1934
Page
6
A witty party exchange centers on a Brigadier General Blazer mentioned by a young reporter. The next day the editor questions the remark as the reporter defends noting the subject was present. A landlady jokes about her husband’s art inspiring her cooking, prompting a quip about a sculptor.
Tour group in Paris views Napoleon’s tomb as the guide notes an immense sarcophagus weighing 40 tons containing a 12 ton receptacle and a sealed leaden casket over two tons. A American observer jokes about the tomb’s containment and potential escape.
A fragmented report notes a marriage to a magazine cover figure and a later expectation that the spouse would contribute to a Luke Cook cookbook. The text reflects a media satire tone and hints at gender role assumptions surrounding a public figure.
Crescendo musician pitches a Divorce March as a breakthrough akin to Mendelssohn in a banter with Cowboy Art and Cactus. The exchange hints at artistic ambitions and movie fame while joking about saddle style and cattle punching.
A quoted exchange features a guest pressuring Mr Brown to sing while another guest taunts him about practice, highlighting a tense social moment with witty barbs and implied rivalry among attendees.
An amusing exchange from Punch Magazine comments on marriage and wit. A husband boasts about forty years of work while his wife retorts she has made him turn the grindstone. A writer muses why widows remarry, hinting at clever explanations without being unkind.
In a heated exchange Mr Battlecery accuses Mrs Battleary of shirking voting duties after years of advocacy for suffrage. She retorts she sought the right to vote, not the act itself, highlighting the distinction between desire for enfranchisement and casting ballots.
A terse exchange unfolds as the surgeon questions preparedness after a severe beating, while the patient maintains resolve that recovery is underway and ongoing repairs are necessary.
An old clothes man says many former pity boys buy back discarded garments they once sold cheaply during better times, noting surprising consumer return in tighter markets.
A Hollywood star breaks down crying during a tense domestic confrontation. She confirms a rocky marriage with her husband and asks for a photographer to document the moment, signaling a public fallout.
Sally crafts a gray satin gown from a sofa pillow and shines at a grand ball with bead trials. A bead mishap reveals a potential treasure as a mysterious man learns her string may be priceless. Jim, an aspiring artist, hides his love while Sally weighs risk and romance with a sudden supper invitation.
The fragment recalls roller skating roots after the Civil War with New York inventor Plimpton credited for a 1865 patent. It mentions an 1819 French wheel skate and traces ice skating history to earlier records. The text notes bone goats or animal bones used as runners and a skater using a four-pole propulsion method on ice.
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.