LOOK BACK IN TIME: 27th September 1862
Isle of Wight ObserverThe Isle of Wight Observer published on 27th September 1862 contained this dramatic and rather sad tale of how a…
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The Isle of Wight Observer published on 18th September, 1920 discusses the unreliability of the British weather and the proposal…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 15th September 1894
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 15th September 1894 was asked by Alderman James (a member of the Town…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 10th September 1853
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 10th September 1853 contained the following snippets which we found interesting. The railway…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK IN TIME: 2nd September 1922
A letter published in the Isle of Wight Observer of 2nd September 1922, details the wearisome trials of a hirsute…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: August 28th 1920
This week we have two pieces from the Isle of Wight Observer of 28th August 1920. The first describes a…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: August 18th 1866
We enjoyed this report of a cricket match between Ryde and Ventnor from the Isle of Wight Observer published on…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: August 15th 1903
This sorry tale about Ethel Tibble in the Isle of Wight Observer of 15th August 1903, tells how she threatened…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: August 4th 1888
The Isle of Wight Observer of 4th August, 1888, tells of a married couple from Ryde who were clearly not…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: July 29th 1922
The Isle of Wight Observer published on July 29th, 1922, tells of two men, both called Blake, fined for speeding…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: July 23rd 1864
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 23rd July 1864, rather daringly (given that Queen Victoria was frequently at Osborne…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: July 3rd 1858
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 3rd July 1858 included the following story under the heading of Naval Reminiscences.…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: June 27th 1914
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 27th June 1914 carried the following report. It seems that it is not…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME : June 15th 1861
The Isle of Wight Observer of 15th June, 1861 carried the following two stories from Cowes. In view of all…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: June 5th 1920
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 5th June 1920 carries a report of a philosophical discussion that took place…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: May 25th 1878
This week we thought we’d bring you two advertisements (among many) for hair restorers published in the Isle of Wight…
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