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 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1898
Page
8
Mr J Holt Schooling analyzes life span odds across ages 20 to 90 using 1000 men samples. He presents conditional ten year survival rates and sporting style odds such as 16 to 1 in favor for 20 year olds reaching 30, and 249 to 1 against 90 year olds living ten more years.
The San Francisco Chronicle describes Manila as a beautiful city on both banks of the Passig River with Old Manila on the left. It notes the masonic well, gates, friars, Chinese, officials, beggars, nuns, senoras, natives, and carriages. Tinondo houses banks and ships, while Luneta hosts promenades, bands, electric lights, and social life. The best stone houses lack glass, using oyster shell squares to soften and temper sunlight.
A New York Sun piece contrasts feather dusters and dust cloths with a boy adopting the cloth method marking a shift in habit. It also notes the USS Constitution’s notable 1818 actions against Java Guerriere Cyrene and Levant with low casualties. War reports mention German bombardment of Chicago.
A Boston Herald note explains that letters patent elevate the children of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales to the style royal highness, changing the prior status of the Duke of York's offspring and Connaught's line. The piece questions future implications for Connaughts and other branches, reflecting on royal protocol and succession.
Cassier's Magazine lauds the Oregon and the Marietta for long distance steaming along the North American coast and around Cape Horn to the West Indies. The feats mirror the Columbia’s swift crossing to New York, showing modern warships can endure rough seas and high speed under naval restrictions.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes that only recently surfaced maps of the 1777 78 valley forge encampment, drawn by a French engineer for the American army, show troop locations and battlefield plans in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, potentially reshaping longstanding camp traditions. Judge Tennypacker owns the maps, once shown to the Sons of the Revolution, and they may soon be published in the society’s year book.
A Paris visit by Said Pasha recalls a tale of snuff boxes supplied by a renowned firm. They offered 12 boxes at 4000 francs each, delivering six promptly, then six more. One recipient moved away, leaving only five of the final half dozen, so the third installment could not be completed.
A German periodical notes birds seen at a remarkable height, claiming they reach two a babel distance well estimated by nine time gas, suggesting extraordinary ascent to cross the moon’s distance.
A vignette shows New Jersey life-saving stations using tin music cylinders to entertain crews during storms from Shark River to Island Beach. The article shifts to a religious lesson on Elisha’s death and the siege of Samaria, detailing the king Joash’s symbolic arrow shots, divine deliverance, and moral urging to faith and zeal, with practical lessons on daily testing and blessings.
The Spanish navy strengthens torpedo boat forces making searchlights essential for all US vessels and forts. Mirrors for lights are scarce. large purchases fail to meet emergency needs. Chicago Times Herald notes mirrors must be finely ground concave lenses with silver backs and vulcanite, requiring careful grinding, polishing, testing, and electrolysis to finish.
The Louisville Commercial notes bees as geometricians using minimal material for maximum space and least interstice. It assigns roles across species, from moles as meteorologists to torpedoes and rays as electricians and a beaver as architect and dam builder, with bones from whales sorted at San Francisco.
An ex sea captain living in Sydney navigated mutineers to the islands, where they marveled at his prudence. They stranded him after judging his conduct, but he played his violin to appease locals, earned gifts, married the chief's daughter, and eventually ruled the island for years before departing with a ship.
The word infantry comes from Spanish origins referring to foot soldiers. It was first used for a military force used by an infante, a young Spanish prince, to rescue his father from the Moors.
A Tiglian doctor reports finding a substance in ig pineapple resembling pepsin that can digest ten units of substance. The claim notes digestion efficiency and potential medical relevance, though details are sparse and terminology unclear.
Persons planning a trip to California are advised to use The Northwestern Line to avoid car changes and delays. Personally conducted excursions to California depart each Thursday. For lowest rates, sleeping accommodations, reservations, maps, and printed information contact agents Chicago Northwestern Railway.
The Omaha Exposition of 1808 outshines the Centennial Exposition of 1876, ranking just behind the World’s Fair in Chicago in national importance. All Transississippi states are urged to visit Omaha during the run from June to Databee, inclusive.
Free copy of the North Western Name Seeker offered by W B Kniskern of 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago I1c. Practical information for agriculture dairy ing and cattle raising. Correspondence solicited from intending settlers.
The Chicago Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway offers excursion tickets for trains arriving in Omaha on June 1 at one regular fare for the round trip with a return coupon valid until June 6. From June 1 to November 1 tickets will be at one and one third fare for the round trip, return coupon limited from sale date.
The Omaha Christian Endeavor Union representing about 30 societies has a booth at the exposition grounds run by Endeavor members to aid visiting Endeavorers. They arranged with management to establish a headquarters at the Henryton Hotel on 27th and Lake Streets within walking distance of the exposition grounds, offering accommodations for guests.
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.