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 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1908
Page
8
Peter Matthews taunts a Quaker about a haunted Printz Hall. He agrees to guard the house for five dollars a week and stays as the haunting unfolds. At a grand dance the host rewards the fiddler with a treasure chest of gold, but a sudden scream end the tale.
A Chicago Record-Herald recounts Peter Matthews a bragging fiddler who seeks shelter in a ruined hall during a harsh night. A spectral host named Peter Printz leads him to a revel where bravado ends in danger as his fiddle is shattered and his courage broken. He returns wiser.
An old game called cat in the hole uses six shallow holes arranged in a diamond with a center thrower. Boys guard holes with sticks and swap positions on the shout cat in the hole, while the thrower tries to land the ball before a guard clears his hole.
A playful piece recounts Willy Vite and wife on a voyage to West Windsor and West Windham von Witsun. It riffs on fanciful characters like Bandy legged Boarachio Mustachio Whiskerifascius and announces “He sells seashells” amid a comic maze of alliterative lines and a tongue twister about Washington and his wife.
The court ordered Harry K Thaw committed to Matteawan asylum for the criminally insane until he proves to the state lunacy commission his release will not threaten public safety. The jury found him not guilty on grounds of insanity with a verdict satisfying Thaw and his supporters.
A dispatch from Julfa reports that rebels have seized Tabriz and the situation on the Russo Persian frontier is described as critical. The telegram notes growing unrest in Persia amid revolutionary activity.
Reports describe bands marching through streets looting homes and terrorizing residents. The government appears unable to assert control as European inhabitants seek shelter inside their houses.
Judge M Longan, special examiner, heard testimony from Missouri insurance men about a alleged insurance trust. If warranted, Attorney General Hadley may take action against sixty nine companies. George Kumpt described a 1890 era rate cartel and penalties for undercutting bureau rates. R B Jones said rates were advisory though generally sanctioned by companies.
In Ann Arbor on February 3 a proposed spy scheme was revealed that would have secret sleuths report to parents if a student drank, gambled, or acted poorly. An officer admitted sending 12 to 15 letters using the president and Dean Vaughan names plus those of the mayor and sheriff. One parent forwarded a letter to his son, sparking rumors that university officers spied on students.
Devils Lake N D Feb 3 Former Governor FE C Shortridge is dying of cancer. He was operated on at Rochester Minnesota a few weeks ago but it was too late. He is seventy seven years old and his relatives have been called to his bedside.
Cape Town reports J X Merriman, leader of the African band, accepted the premiership of Cape Colony succeeding K Leander Jameson who resigned after his party’s defeat in the Cape Colony parliamentary elections.
The advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as highly effective for women's suffering and claims widespread testimonials. It notes the Lynn Massachusetts laboratory receives over a million letters from women seeking health and asserts the product can spare surgical operations by restoring the feminine system to normal.
In Kamyshin district a suitor must buy his sweetheart from her father. A pretty girl costs about $100. Drugists sell Preventics Cold Tablets claiming safe, effective quick relief from early cold symptoms and prevention of pneumonia bronchitis flu. 48 tablets 25 cents. Trial boxes 6 cents. Sold by J. H. Stewart.
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.