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
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1929
Page
7
In late October 1927 Henry Ford bored the first Model A engine. Within under two years the company neared the third million in Model A engine production. No. 2,000,000 left the Rouge plant, with the first million reaching the line in about fifteen minutes and the second million by June 14, 1917.
Oakland Motor Car company completes a large parts depot in Oakland California valued at 1 250 000 to serve all Pacific coast dealers and provide next day telegram delivery for Oak land All American Six and Pontiac parts. The facility features a model service show and a training school for Oakland immediates with plans for Pacific coast dealer training access.
Revised figures show over three million cars purchased in the United States in 1928 with about 1,007000 more bought than junked. Michigan led with 203,600 new passenger cars, followed by California 196,600 and New York 304,800. Connecticut and New Jersey ranked high among states with large volumes of new car purchases.
The program features familiar songs performed on the Firestone Hour with soloists De Leath and the Original Radio Girl. The broadcast includes Love's Old Sweet Song Flowing Sweet Afton Let Me Call You Sweetheart and Sweet Mystery of Life with the Firestone Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hag Mariani in a nostalgic night of vocal selections.
Unclear readable text indicates an electric device installation at a location named Dungeness. The fragment mentions an electric machine and high voltage but lacks verifiable details of people, organizations, dates, or outcomes. Further readable context is needed for a precise two-line record.
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.