News Articles: Your Thoughts?

I enjoy finding news articles in old local newspapers. These articles, mostly social, give a picture of our ancestors' lives. They visited someone. Went to the fair. Visited a sick relative. Raised a barn. Hosted a dinner for their family.

I also look at the advertisements of the day. Clothing and pharmacy. Banks and auctions and attorneys. Ads for all kinds of elixirs.

These articles and ads and news items let us know what was going on with our ancestors, what was important in their lives, who their friends and neighbors were, tragedies and triumphs in their lives.

And sometimes I run across an article that makes me think and wonder about what was happening with one of our ancestors. Below are a few having to do with William P. Linn (Gus and Catherine Linn's son), Alfred Lundblad (son of Andrew and Anna Johansdotter Lundblad), and Robert R. Linn, son of William P. and Florence Linn). What do you think was going on? Please comment on this blog.

Dayton Review, January 26, 1905, page 8

Dayton Review, May 10, 1906, page 8

Lehigh Valley Argus, August 15, 1912, page 1

So what do you think happened between 1905, when this trio took over the Pilot Mound Bank, and 1912, when they declared bankruptcy?