Iowa's Newsworthy Past

Iowa's Newsworthy Past

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  • September 27 Iowa's Newsworthy Past | Riverside | Our summer vacation trip

    September 27 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. The Rockford Register (Riverside) 9/27/1928. County to improve East River Road ; Veterinarians say acorns harm cattle ; Rural libraries* ; Our summer vacation trip.


    Source: Digital Archives of Southeast Iowa


    seiowa.advantage-preservation.com


    Music: Brendan Lee Spengler



    * [Originally this item had no title and in its absence was authored by Iowa's Newsworthy Past]

    11 min
  • September 26 Iowa's Newsworthy Past | Mt. Ayr | Tall corn

    September 26 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. The Ringgold Record (Mt. Ayr) 9/26/1872. "Our candidates" ; Tall corn ; Mormonism unfolded* ; Lost ; The great campaign work ; Wanted ; Hogs! Hogs!!.


    Source: Mount Ayr Preservation


    ringgoldcounty.advantage-preservation.com


    Music: Brendan Lee Spengler

    11 min
  • September 25 Iowa's Newsworthy Past | Schleswig | Compulsory attendance

    September 25 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Schleswig Leader

    (Schleswig) 9/25/1913. Amanda Mathilde Schmidt ; Compulsory attendance ; Of local interest ; An economic question ; Iowa man finds lost cameos ; Strayed ; For sale; Card of thanks.


    Source: Digital Archives of Schleswig

    Made accessible by: Schleswig Public Library.

    schleswig.advantage-preservation.com


    Music: Brendan Lee Spengler

    11 min
  • September 24 Iowa's Newsworthy Past | Tipton | Singular freak

    September 24 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. The Tipton Advertiser (Tipton) 9/24/1859. Ten paragraphs about letters and their writers ; Singular freak ; Mysterious disappearances of a young lady ; Chicago fire* ; F. P. & W. Dean ; Henry Clay Dean* ; Court house meeting*.


    Source: Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers

    Made accessible by: Library of Congress

    https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/

    Music: Brendan Lee Spengler

    * [Originally this item had no title and in its absence was authored by Iowa's Newsworthy Past]

    11 min
  • September 23 Iowa's Newsworthy Past | Villisca | Falls 75 feet, still lives


    September 23 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. The Villisca Review

    (Villisca) 9/23/1916. Dies while doing chores ; New floors at stock yards ; Superintendents organize ; Falls 75 feet, still lives ; Should be fired ; Review want ads ; Cozy programs ; Real estate transfers. 


    Source: Villisca County Digitized Newspapers.

    Made accessible by: Villisca Public Library


    http://villisca.advantage-preservation.com/


    Music: Brendan Lee Spengler

    11 min
  • September 22 Iowa's Newsworthy Past | Indianola | About those hunter's licenses

    September 22 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Indianola Herald (Indianola) 9/22/1910. Of interest to book lovers ; Some tuberculosis news ; City news ; The Woman's Club ; County school notes ; About those hunter's licenses ; A car load of apples ; Lost.


    Source: Warren County Digitized Newspapers.

    Made accessible by: Warren County Historical Society.


    http://warrencounty.advantage-preservation.com/

    Music: Brendan Lee Spengler

    11 min
  • September 20 Iowa's Newsworthy Past | Cherokee | To the temperance people of Cherokee County


    September 20 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. The Cherokee Times (Cherokee) 9/20/1877. Ignorant foreigners ; To the temperance people of Cherokee county ; About sheriff ; Local gossip ; A jack for sale.


    Source: Digital Archives of the Cherokee Public Library - The Community History Archive of the Cherokee Public Library 


    http://cherokee.advantage-preservation.com/


    Music: Brendan Lee Spengler

    11 min
  • September 19 Iowa's Newsworthy Past | Parkersburg | A populist meeting
    September 19 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Parkersburg Eclipse
    (Parkersburg) 9/19/1901. A populist meeting ; Local eyetems [sic] ; Crop bulletin ; Iowa State news: Placed in jail - Killed his wife - Train derailed - Brothers indicted ; A choice farm to rent.
    Source: Parkersburg Digitized Newspapers 
    http://parkersburg.advantage-preservation.com/
    Music: Brendan Lee Spengler
    11 min
  • September 18 Iowa's Newsworthy Past | Monroe | Youth pleads guilty to liquor charge

    September 18 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Monroe Mirror

    (Monroe) 9/8/1930. Lois Le Grand comes in contact with enraged bovine and is scared [sic] ; A tom cat sits astride of highline near P. C. and looses its nine lives ; Former Newton man is wanted ; Monroe houses went under the hammer at auction sale ; Newton woman captured burglar ; Survey shows many handicapped children in Marion county ; Moving pictures Saturday night ; Local and personal ; Youth pleads guilty to liquor charge.


    Source: Monroe Digitized Newspapers 


    http://monroe.advantage-preservation.com/


    Music: Brendan Lee Spengler

    11 min

About Iowa's Newsworthy Past

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No bells or whistles, just a read through select columns in historical Iowa newspapers on this day in history. Some readings may be shaky due to the quality of the scan and verbiage of the time.…

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