A shootout between rival ranchers, record-level copper output, and a new ice supplier! In this episode of Past & Printed, the March 21, 1907 edition of The Copper Era from Clifton & Morenci, Arizona illustrates how wild (and mundane) the west was, even into the 20th Century!

In our first episode of 2026, we've got news from the gold mines! A local hockey team ends its losing streak! A labor union's commentary on Hitler's economic polices (spoiler alert: they're not a fan)! All this and more, as we head up to the Great White North, and dig into the March 7, 1941 edition of The Whitehorse Star, from Whitehorse, Yukon.

A new carting service skirts regulations and angers the establishment, modern ideas for caring for the poor and homeless, and concerns about the local fire departments driving skills are addressed. All this, and more, as we reach our final episode of the year, looking at the December 27, 1913 edition of The Larchmonter Times from Larchmont, NY!

Where is the rightful seat of Spink County? Was Peter the Great really more like Peter Griffin? What if I want to both improve my physique and get fatter at the same time? Well, the December 17, 1884 edition of the Emmons County Record has opinions on all those topics! In 1884, the Emmons County Record was newly established in the up-and-coming town of Williamsport...which ceased to exist by 1903. But the paper itself lives on in North Dakota, so join your host, Loyd in taking a look into one of its earliest editions, on this episode of Past & Printed!

You might think 1904 was well past the days of the "Wild West", but with stories of armed bandits, social scandals, and a brand new restaurant in town, this edition of the Lincoln County Record from Picoche, NV shows that there was still plenty of six-shootin' and rip-roarin' going on! So mosey up and listen in to this episode of Past & Printed!

An apparition appears in a notorious British prison, a specter leads a ship crew to an unexpected discovery, and haunted houses galore! It turns out newspapers of the past were filled with stories of the paranormal, and on this special, spooky episode of Past & Printed, we're taking a look at some stories of spirits, spooks, and phantasms!

Strong feelings about the 1852 Presidential Election, a son gets revenge on his father's killer, and reports of illness near and far! In our first pre-Civil War, US newspaper, we cover all these topics and more in the September 30, 1852 edition of The Fayetteville Courier, from Fayetteville, Tennessee.

***Content Warning***: This episode does discuss slavery, and several violent crimes.

A celebration of the Battle of Baltimore, strong feelings on equine accoutrements, and stories of survival can all be found in this edition of Past & Printed, where we look at the Tuesday, September 17, 1889 edition of the Easton Star, from Easton, Maryland!