A LOOK BACK IN TIME: A couple of gems
IW Observer.co.ukThis week we have unearthed a couple of gems that made us smile from the Isle of Wight Observer of…
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In the nineteenth century it was not necessary for an MP to live in his constituency. On 27th April 1880,…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: Three advertisements
The front page of the Isle of Wight Observer of 1st May 1869 is all advertisements. These three caught our…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: Naming of the streets…
The Isle of Wight Observer of 19th April 1856 contains an article and a reader’s letter signed only with an…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: A letter response…
A letter in the Isle of Wight Observer of 8th April 1854 responds to correspondence from a lady printed the…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: Unsightly transactions
The editor of the Isle of Wight Observer of April 8th, 1865 made his feelings very clear about funeral corteges…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: Put clocks forward…
This week we have three snippets from the Isle of Wight Observer of 2nd April 1921 which we hope you…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: A poll to decide…
The Isle of Wight Observer of 26th March, 1853 carries a number of articles about a poll held to decide…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: An Australian venture
The Isle of Wight Observer of March 17th, 1855 gives two accounts of trade which caught our eye this week.…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: County petty sessions
The Isle of Wight Observer of March, 13th 1869 tells tales of stolen swedes and news that Yarmouth Castle (used…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: Two sorry tales
This week we have two sorry tales from the Isle of Wight Observer of 4th March, 1854. The French word…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: On dit that
The Isle of Wight Observer of 28th February 1920 included a column headed ‘ON DIT THAT’. On dit is a…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: Children charged for stealing holly
Isle of Wight ObserverThe Isle of Wight Observer published on Christmas Day, 1869 contains two extracts that amused us. The first is an…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: Supporting families of those lost on Goodwin Sands
The front page of the Isle of Wight Observer of December 10th, 1853 carries a prominent appeal for funds to…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: Management of the roads in this neighbourhood
Chris CornfordAs we publish our 100th edition we thought readers would find it interesting to look back each week at historical…
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