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 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1899
Page
2
A reflective piece argues self made men often fail, chasing fame as a fragile, shifting dream. It condemns oscillating schemes, endless efforts, and public adulation, concluding fame is a brief, hollow spectacle that fades quickly.
A Kansas City Star analysis argues the office boy, though progressive, reflects national haste and carelessness. Its stamps and posting practices lead to many thousands of underpaid letters abroad, harming American foreign trade. The piece cautions against neglecting details amid rapid growth.
A testimonial from J. Gardner of Gaviine Ind claims Electric Bitters revived his strength and appetite after stomach, liver and kidney troubles and general debility. The ad promises renewed health for men and notes the product costs 50 cents at W H McKee's drug store with a guarantee on every bottle.
The text notes another expedition to recover gold from the General Grant, wrecked off the Auckland Islands in 1866 with many aboard, after grounding in a cave due to a heavy swell. It mentions past failed attempts and cites a broad claim about a large treasure. It also advertises Chamberlain's remedy and comments on Luzon insurrection beliefs and American public opinion.
A Philadelphia Press feature explains the pitcher like Venus flytrap plant native to Carolina pine bogs. The rosette leaves harbor a hollow blade with fringed bristles that snap shut when touched, trapping insects without crushing them. Leaves reopen by day and reset after brief rest periods.
Instructions describe making a wooden board perch game with a inch hole for a standard pin and a fabric wrapped rope ring. Build from a 10 by 11 inch board, trim edges, add corner blocks if warped, and fashion a rope ring to toss onto the standard. Played as horse shoes or quoits with soft, quiet rings.
The piece explains that wallpaper name origins trace to Arras tapestries in France. Workers who hung tapestries were called hangers, leading to the modern term paper hanger for wallpaper installers.
A lively recounting of a St Nicholas feature where Meredith Nugent describes a boy named Philip performing soap bubble tricks. He traps a flower, tops, and keys inside bubbles, makes frozen and nested bubbles, and ends with a smoky opal stream from a tumbler while an American flag floats above. The piece closes by noting the Klondike gold field spans 1000 to 1300 square miles.
A missionary returning from Patagonia brought Patagonian skulls to Basle. Les Verrieres officers classified the chest as animal bones and taxed the consign ment until the way bill read Chest of native skulls Personal effects already worn. A Word to Mothers praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for croup or colds.
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.