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
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1896
Page
10
A Negro suspected of assaulting Banker Wetherell’s daughter in Parkersburg was arrested in Fairmont West Virginia. He matched the description of the wanted man and will be taken to Parkersburg for identification guarded by authorities. Telegrams from Parkersburg warn of possible lynching upon arrival if confirmed.
Parkersburg West Virginia sheriff tightens jail security after threats and attempts of lynching those accused in a girls assault. Suspects detained across the Pennsylvania line include Lulu Wetherell's attacker and Charles Russell charged with attempting to ruin his eight year old stepdaughter. Court was adjourned early with guards nearby as the crowd followed the prisoner back to jail.
A blaze at Weff Wolfson's tobacco and cigar factory on South Delaware street in Indianapolis trapped residents above. Monk Wilson, a saloon keeper, searched rooms, saved all occupants, and barely escaped as the building collapsed. Several people were overcome by smoke but were dragged to safety.
Three intoxicated trespassers disturbed shops in Centralia Missouri on a Saturday. City marshal jailed them but six masked men released them by escort to a nearby lake where each was severely whipped and then freed.
A coroner's jury in Cincinnati Ohio finds May Bean age 12 died from swallowing a drachm of strychnine. Witnesses report the girl pointed to an empty bottle as she groaned and died at home. Evidence shows she deliberately took the poison.
Eugene V. Debs announced in Cleveland that he expects to sever his official connection with the American Railway union within the coming year to focus on the broader labor movement while keeping his union membership. He emphasized continued involvement in labor causes.
The Illinois State Bar Association will hold its nineteenth annual meeting in Springfield on Thursday and Friday in the Supreme Court room. Judge Oliver A. Harker of Carbondale will deliver the annual address as president. Prominent lawyers and judges are on the program for talks on topics of interest to the association.
A detailed account from St Nicholas explains the life saving crew method for night wreck sightings. Signals, launch of the life-boat, breeches buoy operations, and hawser lines are described with equipment steps and safety measures.
Advice urges keeping books for personal use and reuse within family circles or gifting to those in need to aid education. Emphasizes neat care, dust prevention, and burning books touched by contagious illness, with notes on cover quality and tableaus of Easter Island statues for scientific curiosity.
A fragment notes publishers offer attractive covers for books and mentions renewal ease. The line references Harper's Round Table and discusses publishing trends in accessible language.
In a Sandal dialogue from Albert Stearns, Sinbad recalls bribing Hindbad to listen to his voyage tale with 100 sequins per voyage plus purses. He notes the cost of dinner and gifts, comparing sequins to dollars and joking about the expense of entertainment.
London Daily News reports a bird nest in Soletta built entirely from watch springs by water wagtails. The ten centimeter circumference nest was found in a watchmaker's courtyard and secured by local craftspeople as proof of birds adapting tools within reach.
A timeless admonition urges restraint in speech and behavior. It promotes kindness, discretion, and living by the Golden Rule to treat others as one wishes to be treated, shaping conduct toward all people.
A Lancashire railway porter known for sleeping rises and acts in his dream like clockwork. One night he rushes to the kitchen and shouts Change here for Bolton, Bury and Manchester, illustrating how his daily job dominates his subconscious.
An old seed ad touts Salzer's Earliest potato ready in 28 days and a Champion of the World late tomato as the heaviest yielder. It claims 10 acres yield 4000 bushels at $1.00 a bushel and offers free seeds and a seed catalog for 10 cents postage, signed W.B.
Jaggs I called him a liar and ran when I saw a shotgun. Braggs pressed why he did not withdraw the charge. The doctor’s boy withdrew most of it with tweezers for ten cents.
An advertisement urges readers to use Brown's Bronchial Troches to ease irritation and coughing, labeling the lozenges as simple and safe. The note emphasizes quick relief without side effects.
The article states the total ordinary government expenditures for 1805 were 356 195 298 dollars. A curious line about a tea at night is also noted but unrelated to the financial figure.
A fragmented quote notes that laughter marks character and references a 1894 figure of thirty seven cents per capita as sufficient to pay interest on national borrowings. The text is a brief, quotational observation without broader context.
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.