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 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1911
Page
8
Train of short items shows sales at Crone Forgey and The Asher Co with 183 phone, auctions for RK Keller residence, hotel moves at Eldorado, and a rich mix of shop promos, meals, and local visits highlighting community commerce and social events.
The Highland Park Nursery offers a special proposition on evergreen stock and apples praised as the finest grown. The message emphasizes quality evergreens and superior apples available for customers.
Winks Sort of hardwood finish eh The fragment notes a claim of death by police club and a wooden finish remark in a conversational squib style with perhaps light satire
A middle aged spinster berates a hansom driver for a late pickup. She demands his name and threatens fault for missing a train. The driver deflects, promising to give numbers she likes but refuses to share his name, noting it is promised to another young lady.
Thomas Hoskinson, a striking but ton cutter, pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the shooting of Patrolman Theodore Gerischer during a labor dispute. The court set December 26 for sentencing after evidence established the degree, with Hoskinson admitting liquor influenced his actions.
The funeral service for Mrs. Rebecca Dean was held yesterday at 11 a.m. at Pleasant Hill church with Rev. Pettit of Albia officiating. Burial followed in Pleasant Hill cemetery. Pallbearers were John Putman Kilmer Kephart Ben Miller Will Saville Perry Davidson and Charles Davidson.
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.