Scarlet Fever at Lehi
Mesa Free Press · June 29, 1900 · Lehi, Arizona
A one-line notice of a scarlet fever case in the nearby settlement of Lehi, a reminder of how casually epidemic disease was reported in small papers of the time.
Browse the archive
Search the full restored text of every story, then narrow by when it ran, where it happened, which paper printed it, and how NewsPipe filed it.
683 stories
Page 10 of 35
Varum Kelly
Burlington Weekly Free Press · February 25, 1876
A sentimental poem about an old widower, Parson Kelly, who sixty years after his young bride's death still lives half in memory of her, mistaking sunlight, birds, and blossoms for signs of her presence.
A Clergyman's Curious Marriage Condition
Burlington Weekly Free Press · February 18, 1876 · West Hebron, New York
A curious, unverified anecdote from upstate New York about a minister who told an eager couple to live together before he would marry them—printed by the paper with a raised eyebrow.
The Chicago Rothschild
Burlington Weekly Free Press · February 11, 1876 · Detroit, Michigan
A comic tale from the Detroit Free Press about a boastful stranger who claims to be a millionaire when a hotel clerk asks him to pay in advance — a slice of vintage American tall-tale humor, cut short where the original page ends.
Varieties
Southern Christian Advocate · September 21, 1878 · Piney Flat
A miscellany column of short items from Methodist correspondents—on church finance, a drought-watching farmer's faith, worldly sin creeping into the church, and a comic anecdote about a preacher whose text turned out not to be in the Bible.
Lines on the Death of a Child
Southern Christian Advocate · September 14, 1878
A grieving father's memorial poem for his young son Willie, published alongside a pastor's letter reflecting on the death of the boy's grandfather and the consolations of faith amid family loss.
A Social Affair
The Austin Weekly Statesman · December 24, 1896 · Austin, Texas
A brief society notice about a musical evening for invited guests at Austin's Driskill Hotel, featuring the pupils of a local music teacher.
Runaway Carriage Startles Visitors at Mr. Franklin's Residence
The Cairo Bulletin · July 11, 1873
A fragment describing a runaway pony-carriage incident in which a Miss Grant narrowly escaped injury when her team bolted onto the lawn of a Cunard line agent's residence, delighting or alarming onlookers.
Sudden Death at Shiloh Church
The Cairo Bulletin · July 13, 1873 · Hopkinsville, Kentucky
A brief and striking notice of a woman who collapsed and died at the communion rail of her church, a small tragedy typical of the terse death-bulletins run alongside the day's cholera reports.
Southern California News Notes
Mesa Free Press · November 19, 1897 · California
A grab-bag column of small-town Southern California and Arizona news items from November 1897—elections, hotels, celery farms, marble quarries, and railroad rumors—preserved here as a snapshot of ordinary regional life.
Msgr. Stonor Named Domestic Prelate
The Morning Star And Catholic Messenger · June 16, 1872 · Rome, Italy
A one-line notice of a Vatican honor bestowed on Msgr. Stonor after ten years of service.
A Centenarian's Long Walk
Burlington Weekly Free Press · February 25, 1876 · Cincinnati, Ohio
A reporter's account of a bachelor said to be 104 years old, walking hundreds of miles from North Carolina toward Indiana to find relatives.
The Runaway Marriage of Lord Westmorland
Burlington Weekly Free Press · February 18, 1876 · United Kingdom
A retold anecdote of an 18th-century English peer's dramatic elopement with a banker's daughter, complete with a shot horse and a Gretna Green wedding.
Not To Be Joked At
Burlington Weekly Free Press · February 18, 1876
A dialect comic sketch of the era: a German immigrant is fooled into thinking a distinctive signature on his money makes it worth a premium — a small window into the ethnic humor columns that filled 1870s newspapers.
A Word of Advice
Southern Christian Advocate · September 7, 1878 · Charleston, South Carolina
A satirical letter to the editor mocks the countless self-appointed advisers who think editing a religious newspaper is easy and try to dictate how it should be run.
Wedding Bells: Dr. H. E. Baxter and Miss Marguerite Fisher Married
The Austin Weekly Statesman · January 7, 1897 · Austin, Texas
A brief society notice of a wedding at a private Austin residence, preserved here despite heavy damage to the surrounding column.
New Gas Plant Lights Up Local Store
Mesa Free Press · November 26, 1897 · Mesa, Arizona
A fragment of a report on a newly installed gas lighting plant in a Mesa store, praised for its soft, steady light and economy — a small glimpse of frontier-town modernization.
The Time to Elope
The Sun · November 16, 1913
A lighthearted roundup of elderly Americans' romances, elopements, and society weddings — the sort of gossipy human-interest filler once common in Sunday supplements.
Paid Taxes
The Austin Weekly Statesman · January 7, 1897 · Austin, Texas
A one-line record of a small Texas railway's quarterly tax payment on passenger earnings.
Boys and Girls
Burlington Weekly Free Press · February 18, 1876 · Detroit, Michigan
A column of children's anecdotes and one-liners from newspapers around the country in 1876, offering a glimpse of the period's taste for cute-kid humor.