Iowa's Newsworthy Past

Iowa's Newsworthy Past

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  • August 25 Iowa's Newsworthy Past | Gilmore City | Baby health contest
    August 25 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Gilmore City Enterprise (Gilmore City) 8/25/1921. Baby health contest ; Autoists think cows should carry tail-lights ; Letter from Prudence Jackson* ; Does not pay to burn corn ; Home news ; For sale, wanted, ect. ; Pioneer pick-ups ; Teachers' reception ; Sewer work accidents*.
    Source: Gilmer City Digitized Newspapers
    Made accessible by the Fort Dodge Public Library
    https://gilmorecity.advantage-preservation.com
    * [Originally this item had no title and in its absence was authored by Iowa's Newsworthy Past]
    Music: Brendan Lee Spengler
    11 min
  • August 24 Iowa's Newsworthy Past | Fort Dodge | The social circle
    August 24 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Evening Messenger (Fort Dodge) 8/24/1895. School plans ; Sparks from the wires ; The social circle.
    Source: Fort Dodge Area Digitized Newspapers
    Made accessible by the Fort Dodge Public Library
    http://fortdodge.advantage-preservation.com/
    Music:
    Brendan Lee Spengler
    11 min
  • August 5 Iowa's Newsworthy Past | Iowa City | Candid advertising needed

    August 5 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Iowa City Republican (Iowa City) 8/5/1912. Candid advertising needed ; More trouble in West Lucas ; Coming to Iowa City … ; German Aid Society gives annual picnic ; Fire scorches pop factory ; Wants.


    Source: Historical Iowa City Newspapers

    Made accessible by the Iowa City Public Library

    https://iowacity.advantage-preservation.com/


    Music: Brendan Lee Spengler


    11 min
  • June 4 Iowa's Newsworthy Past | Alton | What candidate?

    June 4 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Alton Democrat (Alton) 6/4/1904. Local news items*. For sale ; Communicated ; Lightning kills local man* ; Hull ; Small farm for sale ; What candidate? ; Judge Hutchinson lately* ; Settlement notice.


    Source: Digital Archives of the Sioux County Library, The Community History Archive of Sioux County Iowa

    https://siouxcounty.advantage-preservation.com/


    Music:

    Blake Shaw

    Brendan Lee Spengler



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

    12 min
  • June 2 Iowa's Newsworthy Past | Oskaloosa

    June 2 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. The Weekly Oskaloosa Herald (Oskaloosa) 6/2/1870. Local news items*.


    Source: Chronicling America, Library of Congress

    https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/


    Music:

    Blake Shaw

    Brendan Lee Spengler



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


    17 min
  • May 28 Iowa's Newsworthy Past | Ellsworth | Many farmers are using war explosives

    May 28 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. The Ellsworth News (Ellsworth) 5/28/1925. Senior class play at Ellsworth hi ends school year ; Leave for Los Angeles aboard The Shriners' festive special train ; Many farmers are using war explosives ; Teachers leaving this week ; Piano tuning.


    Source: Ellsworth Public Library

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


    Music:

    Blake Shaw

    Brendan Lee Spengler

    14 min
  • May 26 Iowa's Newsworthy Past | Council Bluffs | Why was Lincoln nominated?
    May 26 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. The Council Bluffs nonpareil (Council Bluffs) 5/26/1860. Are women naturally polite? ; Proposed new territories ; Why was Lincoln nominated? ; Pie plant ; An attempt to raise the dead.
    Source: Chronicling America, Library of Congress
    https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
    Music:
    Blake Shaw
    Brendan Lee Spengler
    12 min
  • May 19 Iowa's Newsworthy Past | Leon | Good exhibition of wrestling

    May 19 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. The Leon Reporter(Leon) 5/19/1904. Attention comrades ; Will sell electric light plant ; Attention farmers ; Good exhibition of wrestling ; An attempt at suicide ; New horse disease ; Misc town news items*.


    Source:  Chronicling America, Library of Congress.

    https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87057096/


    Music:

    Blake Shaw

    Brendan Lee Spengler



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

    16 min
  • May 7 Iowa's Newsworthy Past | Jesup | Central strike spreads

    May 7 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Citizens Herald (Jesup) 5/7/1908. Lecture course ; Public notice ; Misc town news items ; School law changes asked ; Central strike spreads ; Afton child torn by hog ; That merry widow hat. 


    Source:  Jesup Public Library

    https://jesup.advantage-preservation.com/


    Music:

    Blake Shaw

    Brendan Lee Spengler

    13 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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