Past and Printed

Episode 19: April 23, 1921 - The Gonzales Weekly (Gonzales, LA)

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!

Episode 18: March 21, 1907 - The Copper Era (Clifton, AZ)

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!

Episode 17: March 7, 1941 - The Whitehorse Star (Whitehorse, YT)

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.

Episode 16: December 27, 1913 - The Larchmonter Times (Larchmont, NY)

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!

Episode 15: December 17, 1884 - Emmons County Record (Emmons County, ND)

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. But the paper itself lives on in North Dakota, so join your host, Loyd in taking a look into one of its earliest editions, on this episode of Past & Printed!