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 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1912
Page
3
A Boston reader recalls a tropical island visit with a colorfully wary landlady and a sailor Frank Liston under police watch. A fatal girl’s injury, a pistol, and a moral talk force a holiday moral drama amid tropical sights and surveillance. The narrator urges frank talk and responsibility to a hidden river of feeling.
The article recounts the Aug 1862 maneuvers around the Rappahannock during Pope's 1862 campaign. It details Jackson's isolation of Pope, the Bull Run aftermath, Porter's attack, Longstreet's counterstroke, and the pivotal shifts at Manassas, Chantilly, and Richmond with brigade actions and key commanders.
The house voted for one battleship now named the Pennsylvania. Designed last spring, the 31 000 ton vessel will have four fore and aft turrets with three fourteen inch guns each, oil and coal engines, and reach twenty one knots. Bids will be opened about November 1.
Farmers in Kansas report horses at John Heden’s farm south of Me dora wear blue duck overalls year round to deter flies. Heden says the ponies seem to enjoy the garments and the pants keep pests away, drawing amusement from travelers who stop to view the sight.
Stagnant pools beside the Illinois Central will be stocked with goldfish minnows to eat mosquito eggs. Dr. G G Dowdall, chief surgeon, says the goldfish can live in stagnant water and eat larvae, aiming to eradicate malaria related mosquitoes along the railroad.
A Baltimore convention delegate delivered a frenzied speech in the September American Magazine. He introduced a bold gesture with his right hand outstretched and his left hand grabbing his shoulder as his galluses slipped. He quipped to a fellow delegate that he nearly lost his pants.
The verse satirizes the Department of Agriculture declaring that a peanut is not a nut. Joe Cone in New York Sam discusses public belief, nutrition, and the shift in sentiment as society laments the idea and hopes for a wakeful correction. It conveys a humorous, period tone about edible classifications.
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.