Research the archive
Narrow 27,002 newspaper stories by words, years, place, newspaper and subject. See when and where they ran, then download what you find.
Put a phrase in quotes ("rent strike") or leave a word out with a minus (strike -baseball). Old scans misspell names, so when little is found, near-spellings are offered.
Refine1 on
Show the numbers
| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1876 | 4 |
| 1877 | 5 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1883 | 3 |
| 1885 | 3 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1889 | 3 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1892 | 6 |
| 1893 | 10 |
| 1894 | 10 |
| 1895 | 7 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1903 | 1 |
| 1904 | 5 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 3 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 1 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 2 |
2 stories matching absorb
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:absorpt, absolv, absolut
- The Ferryman of the Dark River
An encounter on the waterfront reveals the quiet, lingering melancholy of a man reflecting on the 'old timey days' and the hard reality of post-slavery life.
- The 1878 Dream of Building Societies
A look at the early mutual loan movement, promising that the average working man could escape the cycle of high rent and finally own his home.