Iowa's Newsworthy Past

Iowa's Newsworthy Past

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  • February 7 Iowa's Newsworthy Past Highlight: More railroads
    February 7 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Cascade Pioneer 2/7/1879: More railroads; We understand that the illustrious secretary; A heartless scoundrel; Pioneer points; The "Old Man" is not dead yet!; Sale of real estate; Farm for rent; New variety store.
    Music:
    Blake Shaw- "Kickin' out"
    Brendan Lee Spengler- "The Storyteller" and "This Is The Sound"
    16 min
  • February 5 Iowa's Newsworthy Past Highlight: Obituary

    February 5 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Enterprise 2/5/1903: Committees are at work; Miss Zelke resigns; Sunday afternoon some boys found nine pairs of men's shoes; Had no experience; Rural free delivery; Obituary; Lion Coffee advertisement.


    Music:

    Blake Shaw- "Kickin' out"

    Brendan Lee Spengler- "The Storyteller" and "This Is The Sound"

    15 min
  • February 4 Iowa's Newsworthy Past Highlight: The Home Missionary Society

    February 4 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Osceola County Tribune 2/4/1887: Sudden change; The Home Missionary Society; Notice to the ladies of Sibley and vicinity; Injustice corrected: convincing verification of widecast public statements; Iowa State news.


    Music:

    Blake Shaw- "Kickin' out"

    Brendan Lee Spengler- "The Storyteller" and "This Is The Sound"

    20 min
  • February 2 Iowa's Newsworthy Past Highlight: "Music hath charms"

    February 2 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Des Moines Courier 2/2/1854: "Music hath charms"; Whig Convention; Bogus democracy; Cabinet, Chair, & Wheel Making, and Gun-Smithing; Married; Arrival of the Northern Light; The suspension bridge; Still progressing; Estray steer; Melancholy suicide.

    Music:

    Blake Shaw- "Kickin' out"

    Brendan Lee Spengler- "The Storyteller" and "This Is The Sound"

    16 min
  • February 1 Iowa's Newsworthy Past Highlight: Bold attempt to create a panic in New York City

    February 1 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Cresco Times 2/1/1867: Bold attempt to create a panic in New York City; Mr. C. E. Kinkhead of Davenport writing; Explosion. Howard County Times 2/1/1906: The poultry show; Women in men's clothes; Farm for sale; Residence for sale; Maple Leaf stock farm.

    Music:

    Blake Shaw- "Kickin' out"

    Brendan Lee Spengler- "The Storyteller" and "This Is The Sound"

    12 min
  • January 30 Iowa's Newsworthy Past Highlight: My mother's wrinkled hands

    January 30 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Wright County Monitor 1/30/1878: The power of a word; A cat aged thirty-one years; List of patents; Hunger and thirst after local news. Wright County Democrat 1/30/1901: Sham laws; To beer or not to beer; Bell case reversed; School notes; My mother's wrinkled hands.

    Music:

    Blake Shaw- "Kickin' out"

    Brendan Lee Spengler- "The Storyteller" and "This Is The Sound"

    18 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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