Iowa's Newsworthy Past

Iowa's Newsworthy Past

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  • January 29 Iowa's Newsworthy Past Highlight: From The Capitol


    January 29 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Cedar Falls Gazette 1/29/1864: State Orphan Asylum; Capital letter; From The Capitol. Cedar Falls Gazette 1/29/1869: Visit to the home; Conjugal love; Cornell College. 

    Music:

    Blake Shaw- "Kickin' out"

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

    20 min
  • January 28 Iowa's Newsworthy Past Highlight: Shall we have a poor house?

    January 28 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Chariton Democrat 1/29/1869: Shall we have a poor house?; Another frightful casuality. Chariton Leader 1/28/1915: County teachers' meeting at Russell, February 20; Against opening caskets; Fire in public schools.

    Music:

    Blake Shaw- "Kickin' out"

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

    13 min
  • 1/27 Iowa's Newsworthy Past Highlight: The cost of a school

    January 27 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. "Whittemore Champion" 1/27/1905: The cost of a school; Jim Brenton is fired. Bancroft Register 1/27/1938: Amazon Valley natives first users of rubber; Roosevelt Ball is set for January 31; Winter is here with wind, cold; Barn sold auction Monday.

    Music:

    Blake Shaw- "Kickin' out"

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

    14 min
  • 1/26 Iowa's Newsworthy Past Highlight: It don't pay

    January 26 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. The Buchanan County Guardian 1/26/1860: The donation party; Large fish; The Waterloo Courier of the 17th; Religious. Buchanan County Bulletin 1/26/1877: It don't pay; Pastoral change; W. S. Richmond; The value of advertising; Last Saturday afternoon; The session of the Grand Lodge A O U W; A man from Dubuque; Mr H. Trebon a German farmer; The sociabe at Firemen's Hall; Champion farm for sale; Horses! Horses! For sale or exchange for land; Chance for a market gardener; For sale at a bargain.

    Music:

    Blake Shaw- "Kickin' out"

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

    16 min
  • 1/25 Iowa's Newsworthy Past Highlight: The Herrin Massacre

     January 25 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. O'Brien County Bell 1/25/1906: Little Bell taps; Two petty thieves caught. Obrien County Bell 1/25/1923: The Herrin Massacre; Where are we at?; Teachers meet here.


    Music:

    Blake Shaw- "Kickin' out"

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

    16 min
  • 1/24 Iowa's Newsworthy Past Highlight: Today is Chicken Day

     January 24 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. The Perry Daily Chief 1/24/1895: To hold onto the $1,000; Knotty legal problem decided. The Perry Daily Chief 1/24/1907: There's a women in the case; Today is Chicken Day; A big pay day sale; Want ads.


    Music:

    Blake Shaw- "Kickin' out"

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

    14 min
  • 1/23 Iowa's Newsworthy Past Highlight: Is for drainage

     January 23 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Monona County Gazette 1/23/1875: School lands for sale; St. Nicholas for 1874; St. Nicholas for 1875; Special notices; Estray pony. Onawa Weekly Democrat 1/23/1896: Is for drainage; For sale.


    Music:

    Blake Shaw- "Kickin' out"

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

    19 min
  • 1/22 Iowa's Newsworthy Past Highlight: Watch for your expiration date

    January 22 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Solon Economist 1/22/1903: Two enjoyable parties; Damages asked; Eat poisons at every meal; Preachers should learn trades. Solon Economist 1/22/1942: Watch for your expiration date; Miscellany; Storing no cause for corn becoming harder; Iowa theatre news; Social calendar. 


    Music:

    Blake Shaw- "Kickin' out"

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

    14 min
  • 1/20 Iowa's Newsworthy Past Highlight: Iowa Electoral College meets

    January 20 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. The Mount Vernon Hawk-Eye 1/20/1871: The Cornell College pledges; Bad Habits; Sudden Death; Anti-Masonic Meeting; A queer subject. Mount Vernon Hawk-Eye 1/20/1905: Mischievous agitators; Library for consumptives; Iowa rate is high; Iowa Electoral College meets; For sale.


    Music:

    Blake Shaw- "Kickin' out"

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

    15 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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