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
Nov 22, 1973
Page
4
Loree Roach, a Ottumwa Courier reporter, authored a Thanksgiving prayer in 1961. The editorial note reprints the piece to mark the season and share the writer's words with readers today.
Thanksgiving prayer thanks God for world beauty redbirds roses and snow, loved ones, work, and even troubles. It acknowledges unemployment, heritage, and approaching Christmas with gratitude while noting life could be worse if we got what we deserve. The voice pleads humble thanks for blessings and fellowship.
In a four hearts contract with West dealer and no vulnerability, the defender leads king of spades. By cashing the king queen of trumps and playing the three of diamonds, West cannot rise with the ace, allowing ruffs and discards to avoid any club loser. The article stresses seeking alternatives to the club finesse.
Angela Luers was baptized at Prairie Flower Church and joined a Skunk River canoe trip from McKain's Bridge to Brighton with her parents. The piece recalls McKain's 1871 river events, community birthdays, farm accidents, 4H club notes, wedding visits, and local conservation efforts including hawk protection and reporting.
Federal funding will supply 18 mini-buses for Area Ten and Area Fifteen to serve elderly residents in Benton Linn Jones Cedar Johnson Iowa Washington Mahaska Keokuk Lucas Monroe Wapello Jefferson Van Buren Davis Appanoose Wayne counties. Services run five days weekly with door to door pickup and a small donation model.
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.