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 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1908
Page
3
Fire damaged the residence of W. D. Boyce, a Chicago publisher, in Ottawa costing about $100,000. The house was described as the finest in Illinois outside Chicago.
Major Alan W. Edwards founder of the Fargo Daily Argus in 1879 and later of the Fargo Forum in 1891 has died in Fargo on February 10.
B J Schoninger vice president of the American Chamber of Commerce at Paris named an officer of the Legion of Honor. The report lists the honor as conferred in Paris with no further details. The item also notes other varied happenings from the period.
Three robbers smashed a window at a downtown Pittsburg jewelry store at Liberty and Seventh avenues on February 10. They grabbed about a dozen watches several rings and other valuables before fleeing. The theft was witnessed by several bystanders.
Louisville February 10. The Jefferson County board of tax supervision raised the appraisal of the Southern Pacific company from 500 000 to 10 000 000. The Kentucky incorporated firm maintains an Beechmont Louisville area office.
Jersey City February 10 Enginer John Lyman of Hoboken was killed and 130 passengers shaken when a five car local bound for Dover derailed at the west end of the Bergen tunnel on the Lackawanna railroad.
The text explains how to compute the volume of square timber in cubic feet. It instructs multiplying breadth, depth, and length when all in feet, dividing by 12 if any dimension is in inches, and dividing by 144 if any two dimensions are in inches squared.
Special to The Evening Journal reports Iowa will see probable showers tonight and Wednesday with moderate temperatures.
Roy Y. Stichter reports the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company settled the claim quickly with Will White handling the adjuster. Full settlement occurred within three days after the fire. The business remains The Old Reliable Place and repairs to the Rest Room will close until the 17th to be improved for ladies’ use.
Local notes report Milo Patterson visiting the city and Lambert farm sold near Wellman at 120 dollars per acre. Rev R A Bruce attended M E church meetings. Edith Skinner Esta Smith Shriver trip from West Chester. O Loughlin duo visited Brighton. Rheumatism confines Henry Sanford at home. Friday high school debate urged with ticket sales. Dr A E Craig declined Iowa Wesleyan presidency. A C Piersel to lecture on Savonarola at Ainsworth. Dedicatory day at new Methodist church noted. East side gutter card signals Friday debate. high school basketball praised.
Boston crowds hailed L. T. Cooper of Dayton Ohio after he demonstrated his hearing restoring preparations. Patrick McLaughlin a Cambridge grocer credits his twenty year deafness cured and calls the result wondrous, with others confirming Cooper’s claims. The reports mark a local uproar over the apparent miracle cure.
The ad asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all disease stages and treats it constitutionally by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer 100 dollars for any failure and urge sending for testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The American Newspaper Annual is a 1348 page reference by N W Ayer & Son detailing 23726 newspapers magazines and trade publications with circulation figures and supplementary lists. R S White of Crawfordsville visited the city as a business caller.
Ottumwa Iowa February 11 Albert a renowned violinist formerly of Kee wa is reported recovering from a nervous collapse at a private sanitarium in Pueblo Colorado His recovery will please Ottumwa musicians who recalled his career Recent visitor Mack Moore of Crawfords called in.
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.