This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1950
Page
4
Woman shares practical ways to reuse worn sheets tablecloths curtains towels and yardage by dyeing matching trimming and stitching. Tips include turning torn sheets into bed coverings and drapes, appliquing worn tablecloths, repurposing lace and edgings, and converting towels into robes, doilies, or runners with prewashing and dyeing advised.
A wife seeks divorce citing cruel treatment. Husband blames jealousy but the court rejects it, noting the husband’s age and the teacher’s “fatherly” interest. Court awards the wife her freedom and rejects jealousy as flimsy.
Kathleen Norris highlights letters from over 300 women detailing how marriages improve after initial struggles. Essays share that patience, compromise, and shared finances foster happiness, with stories of husbands gaining perfection through effort and mutual support despite early troubles.
A look at ancient bath culture contrasts with modern leisure water uses. The piece notes Greek and Roman baths, the long held medicinal belief in water, and the rise of spas in Europe, with American progress focusing on swimming pools and indoor facilities.
Dr. George Bennett of Baltimore denounces the “double play break up” in baseball as unfair and dangerous, urging abolition after injuries like Eddie Joost. The column endorses Lane Lajoie as the game's most graceful player, contrasts baseball with football, and notes boxing era rivalries featuring Ketchel, Greb, O’Brien, McCoy, Dillon, and Tunney.
A short note describes a thirty two inch doll as a popular toy for children. It advertises transfer patterns for a two inch doll and instructs readers to send 20 cents in coin along with their name address and pattern number 782.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.