Cristin Noonan

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. Access to these newspapers has been acquired digitally through the University of Northern Iowa's Iowa Historical Newspapers index. Many thanks to the folks who put in the work and manage the collection. These readings create a window back in time and are perfect for listening intently or as background, and hopefully stir the imagination!

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Cristin Noonan

Episodes

This day in history in 1879, 1918, 1935, and 1963 featuring Starts WPA Project in Dubuque 19.12.2020 30:52

Today’s Day in History: Old Iowa Newspaper Edition of December 19 unravels as follows. Cascade Pioneer 12/19/1879: Business boom; A Merry Christmas to our patrons; History of Dubuque Co.; A daughter of Mrs. Stanton suffocated by the flames; Free lecture; Poultry! Poultry!! To the farmers. Cascade Pioneer 12/19/1918: Cascade wins from Epworth; Established 25 years: local mutual insurance associatio...

This day in history in 1891, 1913, 1924, 1941, and 1969 featuring Radio program here Saturday 18.12.2020 40:58

Today's day in history December 18 unravels as follows. Cascade Pioneer 12/18/1891: Additional local; Cascaders in luck. Cascade Pioneer 12/18/1913: Trouble at Bernard; (The following story contains an extreme racial slur which I am bleeping out within the following episode details and which I am also replacing during my read) Indicted for *'s death; Restaurant for sale. Cascade Pioneer 12/18/1924...

This day in history in 1886, 1925, 1936, and 1964 featuring Baldwin favors amendment 17.12.2020 51:56

Today's day in history on December 17 unravels as follows. Cascade Pioneer 12/17/1886: The farmers profits: who gets them?; The city meat market; Iowa patents; Death of Bartly Clancy. Cascade Pioneer 12/17/1925: Big highway program; Misc. local news; Radio; How the radio helps weather forecasting. Cascade Pioneer 12/17/1936: Trade at home, Baldwin favors amendment; Menster in choir; Strike ends; M...

This day in history in 1887, 1915, 1937, and 1971 featuring Guess who’s coming to town Saturday. 16.12.2020 42:00

Today's day in history unravels as follows. Cascade Pioneer 12/16/1887: The roman catholic emigration company of Kansas and Iowa, The Cascade Road, Misc. local news. Cascade Pioneer 12/16/1915: Notice of application for the permit to sell intoxicating liquors, Death claimed aged and respected citizen last Thursday Dec. 9th, Christmas bazaar. Cascade Pioneer 12/16/1937: Cascade bank sells assets, W...

This day in history in 1893, 1927, 1955, and 1967 featuring Suit against Hotel Julien 15.12.2020 28:47

Today’s day in history unravels as follows. Cascade Pioneer 12/15/1893: The Hotel Fabre, Destruction of fish, A year of success, Local laconics here and there, Announcement. Cascade Pioneer 12/15/1927: Suit against Hotel Julien, Win classic from Coaches. Cascade Pioneer-Advertiser 12/15/1955: Goerdt’s Holstein tops November D.H.I.A. Butterfat test. Cascade Pioneer-Advertiser 12/15/1966: School bon...

This day in history in 1894, 1922, 1950, and 1972 featuring A helpless traveler 14.12.2020 26:31

Today’s day in history unravels as follows. Cascade Pioneer 12/14/1894: A helpless traveler, Misc local news. Cascade Pioneer 12/14/1922: Mrs. Reuben Hawkins, Notice, Who’s the thief?, Denatured alcohol 50 cents a gallon. Cascade Pioneer-Advertiser 12/14/1950: Brevities. Cascade Pioneer-Advertiser 12/14/1972: Explorers club to meet December 18, Girl Scout news, County takes over parts of old 151,...

This day in history in 1878, 1917, 1934, and 1956 featuring The deer slayer 13.12.2020 34:03

Today’s day in history December 13 unravels as follows. Cascade Pioneer 12/13/1878: Railroad racket, Farley Correspondence. Cascade Pioneer 12/13/1917: A letter to Santa Claus, The deer slayer. Cascade Pioneer 12/13/1934: St. Martin’s engage spider kurth, Cascade boy assist at ordination in Rome. Cascade Pioneer-Advertiser 12/13/1956: Brevities, Want Ads.

This day in history in 1884, 1918, 1946, 1957, and 1968 featuring Monumental liar abroad 12.12.2020 42:27

Today’s day in history unravels as follows. Cascade Pioneer 12/12/1884: Monumental liar abroad: The Cascade Narrow Gauge Road not much use. Cascade Pioneer 12/12/1918: Letters from soldiers, Misc local news items, Public notice. Cascade Pioneer 12/12/1946: Packed house,l bags of candy please a host of kiddies, Cascade boy is on USS Merrick for polar expedition, Speaking of basketball, Fillmore new...

This day in history 1919, 1930, and 1947 featuring Local fuel situation 11.12.2020 21:00

Today’s episode marks the first big turn since my podcasts beginnings. All clips come from the Cascade Pioneer published in Cascade, Iowa (my hometown) and unravel to the listeners as follows. 1919: Local fur situation, Winter starts briskly. 1930: Boxing-Basketball holiday card, Seek missing girl, Cascade-Whitewater have joint meeting, What a woman 39-years-old should weigh, Wanted, For sale, 194...

This day in history in 1842, 1883, 1892, 1912, 1918, and 1920 featuring Iowa’s “grid” wins repute 10.12.2020 27:56

Today’s episode unravels as follows. Iowa Capital Reporter 12/10/1842: Miner’s Bank of Dubuque. Iowa City Republican 12/10/1883: Iowa City in brief. Daily Citizen 12/10/1892: The city in brief. Iowa City Republican 12/10/1912: Farmer victim of peculiar delusion, Gets a bullet into his thigh, John DeHaan well known east of city. Iowa City Daily Citizen 12/10/1918: The city. Iowa City Press Citizen...

This day in history in 1843, 1865, 1872, 1903, and 1920 featuring The Non Voters 09.12.2020 29:07

Today’s day in history unravels as follows. Iowa Capital Reporter 12/9/1843: Mechanics academy. Iowa City Daily Bulletin 12/9/1865: Local matters. Daily Press 12/9/1872: The non voters, Farmers bit. Daily Iowa State Press 12/9/1903: Local news items, A horse buyer wanted by Iowa county farmers. Iowa City Press Citizen 12/9/1920: Morse news, Mustard gas burns heroes, Wanted, Lost, For sale miscella...

This day in history in 1847, 1873, 1883, 1892, 1905, 1910, and 1923 featuring Out on strike 08.12.2020 43:21

This day in history unravels as follows. Iowa Capital Reporter 12/8/1847: Cabinet making and undertaking, A national convention. Daily Press 12/8/1873: Iowa City business directory. Iowa City Daily Republican 12/8/1883: Petitions, Call for the W.C.T.U. Convention. Daily Citizen 12/8/1892: Out on strike, Death at a banquet. Daily Iowan 12/8/1905: Help the girls. Iowa City Republican 12/8/1910: Coun...

This day in history in 1853, 1872, 1883, 1908, 1911, and 1918 featuring Some Christmas “Don’ts” 07.12.2020 42:31

On this day in history reports across several local news publications and years unravel in the following order. Iowa City Capital Reporter 12/7/1853: Editors note on medicine, Miscellaneous news, Home. Iowa City Republican 12/7/1883: Iowa City in brief. Daily Press 12/7/1872: Local department. Daily Iowa State Press 12/7/1908: To those interested in art and art studies, They were our’s are world’s...

This day in history 1876, 1880, 1895, 1910, and 1918 feat. Second Degree Murder is Guy Baker’s Fate 06.12.2020 1:02:06

This episode includes articles from publications in the following order. Iowa City Daily Republican 12/6/1880: Artificial teeth-take notice, Chewing gum, An Arabian night, Late local news, Restaurant for sale, Items of interest. Iowa Citizen 12/6/1895: Results of “booming,” Hawkeye briefs, Personal. Iowa City Republican 12/6/1910: Second degree murder is Guy Baker’s fate, Bijou theatre advertiseme...

This day in history in 1866, 1876, 1905, and 1918 featuring The People To Blame. 05.12.2020 33:30

On this day in history, a look at four different years and three different publications in the following order. Iowa City Republican 12/5/1918, Iowa City Republican 12/5/1866, Iowa City Daily Republican 12/5/1876, and Iowa City Daily Press 12/5/1905. This episode’s content is broad and includes comings and goings, farmers advertisements, want ads, and Hawkeye basketball news. The featured story is...

This day in history 1878, 1891, and 1918 featuring Three Young Men Drink Poison. 04.12.2020 19:47

On this day in history, a look at three different years and publications in the following order. Iowa City Daily Republican 12/4/1878 issue’s Three Young Men Drink Poison and Squibs. Iowa Citizen 12/4/1891 issue’s The City. Iowa City Citizen Daily 12/4/1918 issue’s For Sale, For Rent, Wanted, and Lost. All are short snips with the exception of the first story’s Three Boy’s Drink poison, which was...

This day in history in 1904 and 1920: Country And Town column and the Want Ad page. 03.12.2020 16:18

The first ~10 minutes of this episode is taken from the Iowa City Republican’s 12/3/1904 issue, underneath “Country And Town.” The last part of the segment is from 12/3/1920 Iowa Press Citizen underneath “Want Ads.” These two pieces spliced together allows modern listeners to understand a bit about the comings and goings of Johnson County. Instead of scrolling social media, Iowa Citians would give...

A reading of Hawkeye Briefs from the Iowa Citizen newspaper published in Iowa City, IA, 12/2/1898 03.12.2020 13:28

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