This week we have unearthed a couple of gems that made us smile from the Isle of Wight Observer of...
Look Back
In the nineteenth century it was not necessary for an MP to live in his constituency. On 27th April 1880,...
The front page of the Isle of Wight Observer of 1st May 1869 is all advertisements. These three caught our...
The Isle of Wight Observer of 19th April 1856 contains an article and a reader’s letter signed only with an...
A letter in the Isle of Wight Observer of 8th April 1854 responds to correspondence from a lady printed the...
The editor of the Isle of Wight Observer of April 8th, 1865 made his feelings very clear about funeral corteges...
This week we have three snippets from the Isle of Wight Observer of 2nd April 1921 which we hope you...
The Isle of Wight Observer of 26th March, 1853 carries a number of articles about a poll held to decide...
The Isle of Wight Observer of March 17th, 1855 gives two accounts of trade which caught our eye this week....
The Isle of Wight Observer of March, 13th 1869 tells tales of stolen swedes and news that Yarmouth Castle (used...
