Newspaper History

Newspaper History episodes

February 27, 2021 A Long Wait
Poem from The Birmingham Age-Herald, February 27, 1913.
2 min
February 26, 2021 Living Too Long
Poem from the Evening Star, February 26, 1913. By Walt Mason.
3 min
February 25, 2021 Well and Ill
Poem from the Rock Island Argus, February 25, 1913. By S. E. Kiser.
2 min
February 24, 2021 Restraint of Trade
Poem from the Omaha Daily Bee, February 24, 1913. By S. E. Kiser.
2 min
February 23, 2021 When the Tide is Out
Poem from the Omaha Daily Bee, February 23, 1913. By Alexander Blackburn.
2 min
February 22, 2021 'Twas Always Thus
Poem from The Topeka State Journal, February 22, 1913. By Roy K. Moulton.
2 min
February 21, 2021 The Pendulum of Time
Poem from The Topeka State Journal, February 21, 1913. By Roy K. Moulton.
3 min
February 20, 2021 Easy
Poem from The Topeka State Journal, February 20, 1913. By Roy K. Moulton.
2 min
February 19, 2021 Sauerkraut
Poem from the Evening Star, February 19, 1913. By Walt Mason.
2 min
February 18, 2021 A Fantasy of Fresh Eggs
Poem from the New York Tribune, February 18, 1913. By W. J. Lampton.
2 min

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Listen to American newspaper writing from 108 years ago. Poems, essays, and stories from the Library of Congress archive.