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Vintage Newspapers- Unveiling The Unknown From News That’s Sown
Sometimes we come across some interesting news articles from the past in our research. We really enjoy sharing them and a little background with you! Enjoy! The Hippodrome, The Waco News Tribune (Waco, Texas), September 21, 1922 In the mood for a silent film? How about this one? Always The Woman was released in 1922…
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There’s Nothing More Valuable Than Vintage Newspaper Knowledge
Here we are at the end of Spring and headed into Summer with barreling speed. Because of that, in lieu of a cup of hot tea, feel free to grab some iced tea or lemonade. Or whatever keeps you cooled off in the warmer months. Be refreshed and enjoy these peeks into history. Clara Bow…
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Vintage Newspapers- From Headlines of Yore Comes News Galore
Hello! Thank you for stopping by. Grab a chair and a cup of something hot to drink and join us for a short trip through some vintage newspapers. Women Work Wicked Wiles, The Maumee Advocate-Era (Maumee, Ohio), September 3, 1915 OK, is it us, or does this sound like the absolute opposite of what it…
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Sometimes You Get The Itch To Look At Some Old Newspapers
Very nearly every researcher/historian/genealogist etc. looks at vintage newspapers to help find their query. But what about the stories that are left forgotten? Well, that’s what we try to do here, so grab your customary cup of tea and let’s take a little trip down nostalgia’s broad boulevard. Enjoy! Sunday Dinner Menu, The Elko Independent…
advertisements, banned, blue oyster cult, Brooklyn, California, carlos santana, ccr, chicken, cigarettes, coffee, comedy, concert, conoco, count basie, creedence clearwater revival, DDT, dinner, don draper, elko, film, folgers, gas, gasoline, genealogy, hotel, lehi, licky strike, mad men, malaria, manson, mosquitos, movies, nashville, nevada, new york, pesticide, restaurant, rush, stockton, swing, tennessee, the captain hates the sea, the grateful dead, the three stooges, utah -
A Trip Through History With Vintage Newspapers
Got you cup of tea ready? Or maybe a cup of hot cider to celebrate the holiday season? Let’s dive into some newspapers and see what kind of characters we see today. Enjoy! Miriam Hopkins, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York), December 17, 1933 Miriam Hopkins was a beautiful, versatile, and talented actress on…
academy award, actress, australia, bette davis, broadway, comanche, cowboy copas, flushing, food, Georgia, hawkshaw hawkins, horse, hospital, katherine hepburn, killers of the flower moon, may robson, movies, nevada round-up, new york, new york city, ohio, oklahoma, oklahoma city, oscars, pa-24, patsy cline, photography, piper, plan, queens, randy hughes, reno rodeo, savannah, shoes, slent film, syracuse, toledo, travel, viola dana, will rogers, women -
Old News Is Still News
Newspapers were and still are (although that is slowly fading away) used as a primary source of reading the news. People used to depend wholly on what was written in the newspaper and sometimes what was written and not written was due to the politics of that newspaper. Baseball Toledo, Toledo Blade (Toledo, Ohio), August…
a taste of honey, advertisements, belcourt, belcourt playhouse, consumption, films, genealogy, Hank Williams, horse, idaho falls, jewelry, Kentucky, Klamath Falls, la grippe, malt whiskey, minneapolis, minnesota, movie, movies, Mud Hens, nashville, ohio, oregon, Oxfords, Paducah, perrysburg, pocatello, police, rita tushingham, Roy Rogers, shoes, south dakota, switzerland, tacoma, tennessee, texas, theatre, toledo, train car, washington, watch, watchmaker, whiskey, wisconsin, world war I, Wurlitzer -
Let’s Explore Some Vintage Newspapers
Who likes to drink tea like we do? Well grab a cup and join us! The Cure Listing, The Calgary Herald (Calgary, Alberta, Canada), August 28, 1918 Sounds like a great day to go to the movies. The Cure stars Charles “Charlie” Chaplin (1889-1977) as an alcoholic at a health spa. Hilarity ensues, no doubt.…
baltimore, butternut, camera, car accident, cemetery, Charlie Chaplin, coffee, dodge city, eastman, film, gravestones, hawaii, hilo, injury, kansas, lila lee, marble, mauna loa, movies, nebraska, omaha, philco, radio, red skelton, shooting, silent film, Spouse, tennessee, toliet talcum, wallace reid, washington, wedding, wedding day, wyatt earp -
Another Walk Through Historical Newspapers
It’s that time again. Grab a cup of coffee or tea, whichever you prefer, and a some breakfast. Settle into your favorite chair and join us for another trip through vintage newspapers. Budweiser Advertisement, The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, California), April 7, 1937 Was the Budweiser mascot once a Boston Terrier? Probably, given the company’s penchant…
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A Little History Is Good For The Soul
Closing Out Sale, Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, Nebraska), April 27, 1902 Anybody in the market for an upright piano? May we suggest Schmoller & Mueller in Council Bluffs? They seem to have great bargains! Chocolate Angel Parfait Recipe, Panama City Pilot (Panama City, Florida) This sounds quite nice. We love chocolate in this office. Let…
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The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Ethyl is in Good Company, Omaha World Herald (Omaha, Nebraska), April 3, 1929 Ethyl gasoline was the first “Anti-Knock” gasoline on the market and is comparable to the “Premium” gasoline we are offered today. This lead-based fuel would adhere to the cylinder walls and was easily scraped away by the piston rings, thus providing better…
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