Past and Printed

Recent developments from the Great War (both domestic and international), journalists are warned in Henry Thaw's sanity hearings, and local baseball teams have one helluva weekend! All this news and more, as we dive into a paper that's pretty close to home, the Monday, June 28, 1915 edition of the Perth Amboy Evening News from Perth Amboy, New Jersey!

The Prime Minister is on his deathbed, Members of Parliament are being investigated for corruption, and the almost perpetual trade conflicts with the Americans continue! Political crises abound, as we head back up north, looking at the Saturday, May 30, 1891 edition of The Daily Gleaner from Fredericton, New Brunswick!

The newly-inaugurated President Harding lays out his administrations goals, the governor battles one industry to preserve another, and horticultural advice abounds, as we travel to my birth-state of Louisiana, looking at the Saturday, April 23, 1921 edition of The Gonzales Weekly, from Gonzales, Louisiana!

A shootout between rival ranchers, record-level copper output, and a new ice supplier! In this episode of Past & Printed, the March 21, 1907 edition of The Copper Era from Clifton & Morenci, Arizona illustrates how wild (and mundane) the west was, even into the 20th Century!

In our first episode of 2026, we've got news from the gold mines! A local hockey team ends its losing streak! A labor union's commentary on Hitler's economic polices (spoiler alert: they're not a fan)! All this and more, as we head up to the Great White North, and dig into the March 7, 1941 edition of The Whitehorse Star, from Whitehorse, Yukon.

A new carting service skirts regulations and angers the establishment, modern ideas for caring for the poor and homeless, and concerns about the local fire departments driving skills are addressed. All this, and more, as we reach our final episode of the year, looking at the December 27, 1913 edition of The Larchmonter Times from Larchmont, NY!

Where is the rightful seat of Spink County? Was Peter the Great really more like Peter Griffin? What if I want to both improve my physique and get fatter at the same time? Well, the December 17, 1884 edition of the Emmons County Record has opinions on all those topics! In 1884, the Emmons County Record was newly established in the up-and-coming town of Williamsport...which ceased to exist by 1903....

You might think 1904 was well past the days of the "Wild West", but with stories of armed bandits, social scandals, and a brand new restaurant in town, this edition of the Lincoln County Record from Picoche, NV shows that there was still plenty of six-shootin' and rip-roarin' going on! So mosey up and listen in to this episode of Past & Printed!

An apparition appears in a notorious British prison, a specter leads a ship crew to an unexpected discovery, and haunted houses galore! It turns out newspapers of the past were filled with stories of the paranormal, and on this special, spooky episode of Past & Printed, we're taking a look at some stories of spirits, spooks, and phantasms!

Strong feelings about the 1852 Presidential Election, a son gets revenge on his father's killer, and reports of illness near and far! In our first pre-Civil War, US newspaper, we cover all these topics and more in the September 30, 1852 edition of The Fayetteville Courier, from Fayetteville, Tennessee. ***Content Warning***: This episode does discuss slavery, and several violent crimes.

A celebration of the Battle of Baltimore, strong feelings on equine accoutrements, and stories of survival can all be found in this edition of Past & Printed, where we look at the Tuesday, September 17, 1889 edition of the Easton Star, from Easton, Maryland!

A well-attended sendoff to a prominent citizen, new methods for feeding cattle, and several tragic accidents are just some of the happenings around the small town of Bosworth, MO! Hear about it all on this episode of Past & Printed, as told by the Thursday, August 30, 1934 edition of the Bosworth Sentinel!

Does Canada need more highways? How do I keep my concrete mixture strong? Who's hosting that new show after hockey on Saturday nights? The answers to all those questions and more, on this episode of Past & Printed, where we dive into the Thursday, August 2, 1956 edition of The Cardston News from Cardston, Alberta.

In our first Past & Printed episode featuring a Canadian newspaper, we've got river navigation troubles, a suspected murder, and very strong opinions about the state of local theatre, in the Thursday, July 20, 1826 edition of The Montreal Gazette!

After a not-so-brief hiatus, we're back (again) with 4th of July celebration recaps, reports of storm damaged properties, a bitter baseball rivalry, and more riveting local news, courtesy of the Friday, July 10, 1908 edition of The Newtown Bee from Newtown, Connecticut!

A fire at a lumber company boarding house, the death of a founding citizen, a jail breakout, and election results! The April 6, 1900 edition of The Virginia Enterprise from Virginia, MN manages to pack a lot of news (and other stuff) into 4 pages, on this episode of Past & Printed!

Local teams (and local cows) give strong showings, opinions on the relationship between Russia & the US, a report on the state's mental health, and nudist colonies deemed legal in Vermont! All these stories and more, on the longest episode yet, and first post-WWII newspaper on Past & Printed! *Note: This episode contains a summary of an academic study which mentions suicide and sexual assa...

There's a new water company in town, several near-death experiences, and a speeding Governor! All that, and more as we look back at the Saturday, March 8, 1913 edition of The Santa Maria Times from Santa Maria, California.

A hold up just outside town, a fascinatingly patriotic dinner party, and an unfortunate domestic situation turns deadly. On this episode of Past and Printed, the Wednesday, March 2, 1910 edition of the Newark Post (that's Newark, Delaware!) proves to have more news than meets the eye!

A first-of-its-kind expenditure report, a young man struck in the head leaving work, a woman in town for dental work - all of these stories and more are featured on this episode of Past & Printed, as we go back 111 years and look at the Thursday, February 26, 1914 edition of The Blackfoot Optimist!

For the inaugural episode of Yesterday's News, I take a look at the February 21, 1925 edition of The Northwestern Bulletin-Appeal, an African-American community newspaper from Saint Paul, Minnesota.