Snooze to Old News

We get pretty local in this episode with two obituaries and a long list of premiums for the upcoming county fair. If this doesn't help you off to dreamland, I'm not sure what will get you there. Library of Congress source link: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85042757/1916-09-20/ed-1/?sp=1&st=image&r=0.011,1.263,0.847,0.379,0 Contributed by the University of Tennesee https://lib.utk...

In this issue we get a lot of articles from the Associated Press. Starting off with a bang and the arrest of alleged members of bomb plots then moving into other politics. We get some oppinions on London architectural preferences versus space needs, some Italian land changing hands, an airplane race and some other little tidbits. We also get some post Great War cleanup and some pre WWII warnings....

Today we are taking a peak at life in 1906 in Randolph, Vermont and environs. We have some national political reporting, international updates, and the breakup of a paper racket, as well as town comings and goings. You'll also get a taste of baseball and some information on a new church building plan. Surely this will put you right to sleep! Library of Congress source link: https://www.loc.gov...

This week we're visiting a small town with big ambitions! Several stories of social gatherings, the likes of which we, in our modern modes, could only imagine; speaches, and music, and delightful refreshments at social clubs and wedding anniversary celebrations. We also get some insight on the struggles of the local public school and how a town manages to avoid costly road repairs by a clever...

Today we have stories about a small city in south eastern Missouri. They're really trying to get people to participate in their subscriptions contest with coaxing, shaming, and bribery. We also have news about local crime, happenings on the street, and the local school board race. We hope you enjoy! Library of Congress source link: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn89066594/1914-04-03/ed-1/?sp=1&...

Today we're reading lots of little stories on legislative passes and failures, some building and real estate deals and some notes on comings and goings in and around Cottonwood Idaho. Source found through the Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn88056165/1907-02-22/ed-1/?sp=1&r=0.008,0.338,1.293,0.579,0 Contributed by the Idaho State Historical Society https://history.idaho.gov/

This week we have our oldest newspaper yet! With this we have a renewed call for a new war against Britain, as well as pro and anti views on the French Revolution. This episode was a fun and frustrating one to record with some slight spelling and print differences from what we're used to. I would also ask you to excuse my French and my attempts at pronouncing a few names and phrases. Source fo...

We've got some small town beef between a preacher and the Chief of Police as well as some crop reports. We also get some gossip on a woman who gets married the same day she finalizes a divorce, some advice on aging, and reports of dogs barking keeping a local official awake. Source found through the Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn89053283/1904-07-06/ed-1/?dl=page&q=wyom...

This week we see a few land disputes, warnings of an uprising, and reporting on a religious conference as well as a meeting with the Pope. Source found through the Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82015679/1895-07-22/ed-1/?sp=1&st=image&r=0.597,0.029,0.539,0.278,0 Contributed by the Indiana State Library https://www.in.gov/library/

Today we've got some midwestern farming news on wheat and grasshoppers. There are notes on the richest men of the era, as well as little bites of local Minnesota news. Source found through the Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85033526/1874-06-04/ed-1/?sp=1&st=image&r=-0.075,0.869,1.596,0.823,0 Contributed by the Minnesota Historical Society; Saint Paul, MN https://www...

Today we run a gammut from local corruption trials, to a shunned daughter trying to say her goodbyes to her ailling father, to a bit of musings on community and growth. Hopefully this variety doesn't keep you too engaged. Happy Napping. Source found through the Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85042400/1907-04-10/ed-1/?sp=1&r=-0.318,0.133,1.628,0.481,0 Contributed by the Univ...

Today we have descriptions of a few court cases involving everything from underhanded political actions to family squabbles. I hope you don't find that interesting enough to keep you awake to find out the results of the legal procedings and instead, the nuances float past as you drift off. Source found through the Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82016014/1908-11-07/ed-1/?sp=...

Lots of old advertisements on the first page of this publication but when we get into the articles there is a marked shift into the politics of the time where property rights are debated in the Senate. Source found through the Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82014248/1870-12-16/ed-1/?dl=page&q=daily+kennebec+journal+december&sp=1&st=image&r=-0.149,0.073,1.37,0.40...

Join us for some news that may just put you to sleep. This is a recording of a few pages of the very first issue of the Ajo Copper News paper for the inaugural episode of this podcast. We get a peak into the establishment of a small mining community in Arizona along with some personal stories and prose. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn95060771/1916-04-29/ed-1/?st=gallery Source available through th...