LOOK BACK IN TIME: 27 October 1888
Isle of Wight ObserverThe Isle of Wight Observer published on 27th October, 1888 details the problems the Island faced due to fog, including…
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The Isle of Wight Observer, published on 19th October, 1901, gives a blow by blow account of a fight in…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 12 October 1889
The editor of the Isle of Wight Observer published on October 12th, 1889 hoped that future generations may not be…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 6 October 1855
The Isle of Wight Observer published on October 6th, 1855 tells the chilling tale of the death of a mother…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 30 September 1854
In a long letter to the Isle of Wight Observer, published on 30th September 1854, engineer Mr Morey takes a…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 20 September 1856
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 20th September, 1856 tells the tale of a group of resourceful young Islanders…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 15 September 1888
There was a threat of a kick up the backside made after a “leading inhabitant” of the Island read the…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 27 August 1853
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 27th August 1853 carried two accounts of the theft of food that came…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 25 August 1888
A puzzled spectator at yacht racing penned a missive to the Isle of Wight Observer published on 25th August 1888…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 18 August 1888
The moral of this story published in the Isle of Wight Observer on 18th August 1888 is that if you…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 11 August 1855
The Isle of Wight Observer published on August 11th, 1855 told the tale of a lad with a tail –…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 27 July 1912
The Isle of Wight Observer of 27th July, 1912 had some interesting observations and views on the natural world. SCIENCE…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 14 July 1888
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 14th July, 1888 remarked on some wondrous new clocks and unseasonable weather. Although…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 17 July 1858
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 17th July, 1858 shows that worries about sewage in the sea are nothing…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 29 June 1918
With the election to be held next Thursday, the Isle of Wight Observer published on 29th June 1918 demonstrates that…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 22 June 1878
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 22nd June 1878 featured two tales of Islanders with delusions! INSANITY. – On…
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