Chronicaling America
Library of Congress - Digital Newspaper Collection
Library of Congress - Digital Newspaper Collection
The Chronicling America website contains the digital newspaper collection for the Library of Congress. There are a large number of newspapers from 1789 to 1963 available on this website. For this task, you will need to find the obituary of Robert Borthwick, who lived in Idaho at the time of his death in 1912, and answer the following questions. This will take a little more investigation than the previous tasks as the questions will cover other information on the same page.
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Chronicling America can be found at https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/.
Narrow search criteria by the State and Time Range given in the challenge.
Extend your search to other stories on the same page.
Questions
What was his wife’s maiden name?
What year did he move to Minnesota?
What is the name of the daughter who lives in Rathdrum?
In Business Briefs, what company will deliver ice cream orders (over 50¢) to your home?
Advertising can provide some insight into life during a specific time. What is the name of the magazine that “makes Fact more fascinating than Fiction” advertised on this page?
Who is the commander of the 2nd Infantry of the National Guard’s Company E?
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