Iowa's Newsworthy Past

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

May 21 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Kingsley News (Kingsley) 5/21/1896. Local happenings ; An invention for binding grain ; Box social ; To the parents.  Source:  Kingsley Public Library  http://kingsley.advantage-preservation.com/ Music: Blake Shaw Brendan Lee Spengler

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 S...

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

May 5 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Fort Dodge Messenger And Chronicle (Fort Dodge) 5/5/1924. Perfect weather makes it an outdoor Sunday ; Busy session in police court many traffic violators ; Habenicht farm home burns to ground Sunday ; Girls start long hike ; Two day trade tour begins at 7 a.m. Tuesday. Source:  Fort Dodge Public Library http://fortdodge.advantage-preservat...

April 30 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Sioux Center News 4/30/1931. More weird happenings at the Cuperus farm ; Devises all-mash for chicks ; Public library ; Boys paroled ; Fire truck efficiency ; 4-H Club on air ; Classified advertisements. Source:  The Community History Archive of Sioux County Iowa http://siouxcounty.advantage-preservation.com/ Music: Blake Shaw Brendan Le...

April 28 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Evening Times-Republican (Marshalltown) 4/28/1900. Hello system for Tipton ; Nevada's Public Library ; Federation officers ; Mysterious find at Hedrick ; The city in brief. Source:  Chronicling America, Library of Congress. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Music: Blake Shaw Brendan Lee Spengler

April 23 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. The Kalona News (Kalona) 4/23/1908. Local news items ; Salvation meetings ; Amish ; Homestead hints ; Clippers sharpened ; The Well Known Horses ; Pom Pom 5667 ; Keota Picador 19481 ; Why Not II 21027 ;  Kalona Lad 38259 ; King No. 14456 ; Rapin 42924 ; St. Anthony ; Domino No. 65248 Brilliant No. 49454 ; Silver Branch 52118 ; Grelot 278...

April 21 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Iowa Capital Reporter (Iowa City) 4/21/1852. Horace Mann thoughts* ; Failure of Mrs. Forrest ; Lynch law at Dixon ; An incident for history ; Fancy store and millinery ; Steamboats ; The Presbytery of Des Moines ; Farm for sale.  Source:  Iowa City Public Library https://iowacity.advantage-preservation.com/ Music: Blake Shaw Brendan...

April 16 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. The Marcus News 4/16/1914. Firemen's dance success ; Nash receives sentence ; Dr. Cleaves dies ; The onion diet*(1) ; News of Cherokee County ; Catholics choose site ; Y. W. Notes. Source:  Marcus Public Library https://marcus.advantage-preservation.com/ Music: Blake Shaw Brendan Lee Spengler *Originally published elsewhere (1) Ohio Stat...

April 14 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. The Vinton Eagle 4/14/1869. For the Vinton Eagle from the Agricultural College ; A "What is it?" ; Personal ; Big Grove ; Notice. Source:  The Vinton Public Library and The Benton County Historical Society - The Benton County Community History Archive http://bentoncounty.advantage-preservation.com/ Music: Blake Shaw Brendan Lee Spengler

April 9 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. The Silver City Times (Silver City, IA) 4/9/1931. Party for schoolmates ; Silver City Produce Store entered ; "Man of the World" ; Cooperative Creamery business increasing ; Five days' notice of marriage ; Notice to property owners; 4-H Club meetings ; Dates to remember ; Narrow escape ; Parent-Teachers' Ass'n officers elected ; For sale. Sour...

April 7 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Milford Mail 4/7/1898 (Milford, IA). Bring our heroes home ; Reduced freight rate for settlers ; From the county capital [sic] ; On the summer resorts ; Homeopathic graduate ; Wedding at Independence ; A complicated divorce ; No message ; For sale ; Strictly pure seed potatoes ; Wanted ; Pasturing stock ; For sale. Source:  Digital Archives of...

April 2 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Guthrie Times (Guthrie Center) 4/2/1914. Community institute ; Women's work ; Retain the soil moisture : conservation of water is quite important factor in growing large crops of the small fruits ; Gone to rest : Jane Porter passes away. Source:  Guthrie Center Digitized Newspapers http://guthriecenter.advantage-preservation.com/ Music: Blake...

March 31 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. The Anamosa Eureka (Anamosa) 3/31/1887. Notice to idiots. Anamosa public schools : some observations on oratorical contests and their primary purposes ; For sale. Source:  Jones County Genealogical Society http://jonescounty.advantage-preservation.com/ Music: Blake Shaw Brendan Lee Spengler

March 26 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Iowa State Bystander (Des Moines) 3/26/1897. Old lovers elope ; Musical entertainment ; Dolliver's grand speech in behalf of protection ; Expects a big crop ; Murder near Eddyville ; On trial for murder ; Tragedy at Laddsdale ; The Fred Douglass-Portrait committee*. Source:  Chronicling America History American Newspapers https://chronic...

March 24 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. New Hampton Tribune (New Hampton) 3/24/1880. A Letter* ; Resolution* ; A sore-head and its trouble ; Grand Grove Camp Meeting* ; Artistic women in France*. Source:  Chickisaw County Digitized Newspapers https://chickasawcounty.advantage-preservation.com/ Music: Blake Shaw Brendan Lee Spengler [Originally this item had no title and in its...

March 19 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Cascade Pioneer (Cascade, Iowa) 3/19/1908. Veteran soldier and physician Dr. D. M. Finley passes away at eastside residence ; Misc town news item* ; Notice. Source:  Jones County Digitized Newspapers http://jonescounty.advantage-preservation.com/ Musicians: Blake Shaw Brendan Lee Spengler *[Originally this item had no title and in its ab...

March 17 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Cascade Pioneer (Cascade, Iowa) 3/17/1927. The roads were evidently muddy ; A postmortem ; Another shooting affair ; Lessons on children's clothing ; Senator Lange of Dubuque... ; Cooks prove Iowa spuds best ; An old fiddlers contest... ; In the West Cascade school district... ; Wanted and for sale. Source:  Jones County Digitized Newspa...

February 22 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. The Parkersburg Eclipse (Parkersburg, IA) 2/22/1934. New Hartford County champs : defeated Green in an overtime championship game Saturday evening. ; Beloved pastor called home : Rev. Geo. Shnucker dies at his home in Dumont. ; CWS Project in Butler County ; Redwing, bison flax good ; Outdoor Iowa : Flying squirrels reported : Game area im...

February 21 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. The Reveille (Rolfe, IA) 2/21/1895. Factional fights fumigated ; Rolfe wants it ; Republican Caucus;  Snow flakes ; A kind of a kuriosity [sic] ; Hay there, haymen ; Public sales. Source:  Rolfe Public Library http://rolfe.advantage-preservation.com/ Music: Blake Shaw- "Kickin' out" Brendan Lee Spengler- "The Storyteller" and "Th...

February 20 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Tama Free Press (Tama, IA) 2/20/1902. Special train for Kubelik ; County Normal Institute ; Timely topics ; Town and country ; Remembered whole books ; Possibly the Chelsea Murderers. Source:  Digital Archives of Tama County http://tamacounty.advantage-preservation.com/ Music: Blake Shaw- "Kickin' out" Brendan Lee Spengler- "The Story...

February 19 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Tingley Vindicator (Tingley, IA) 2/19/1942. Correction ; Pay-Program tonight ; Get horses and mules ready for work ; Two properties sold ; Five Mile Conference Benefit Jamboree ;  School news ; Food for freedom ; Girl wanted ; For sale ; Notice. Source:  Digital Archives of the Tingley Vindicator https://tingley.advantage-preservation.com/...

February 18 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Wapello Republican (Wapello, IA) 2/18/1932. Instructor offer to take salary cut ; John Hale to speak at court of honor : scouts gather here on Wednesday, Feb. 24 ; The opening of the bicentennial celebration ; Decentralize wealth by higher taxes ; Lewis Jennings faces arson charge ; Local news. Source:  Digital Archives of Wapello htt...

February 17 on Iowa's Newsworthy Past unravels as follows. Washington Press (Washington, IA) 2/17/1858. An incident in church ; The Stay Law ; The great library offer ; Size of our Great Lakes ; A warning ; Public lands for sale ; Estray notices. Source:  Digital Archives of Southeast Iowa http://seiowa.advantage-preservation.com/ Music: Blake Shaw- "Kickin' out" Brendan Lee Spengler- "The St...