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 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1906
Page
2
A compact house plan promises comfort for about 1000 to 1100 dollars with four rooms downstairs and three upstairs. It highlights straight carpentry, simple corners, ample light, and a corner front porch, stressing building within means and avoiding ostentation while maintaining curb appeal. The piece argues for homes sized 26 by 38 feet and cautions against neighbor driven wants.
In this piece the editor argues that owner occupancy spurs care for property. Occupants maintain neat lawns walks and trees, while renters neglect homes. A small piece of land can inspire ambition, with owners often creating flourishing homes and fruit bearing gardens.
The author argues it is wiser to own a $900 house with simple outside attractions and a contented family than chase grander aims. Start with a basic frame and finish interior later. the kitchen is crucial, should be well lit and airy, near pantry and dining room to cut steps while avoiding cooking smells in other rooms.
Directions explain bean planting, soil and moisture needs, timing from post-frost to July fourth, row spacing, and use of corn planters. It covers shallow cultivation, weed control, and drying requirements, plus home made bean sheller and hullers with a simple spike-driven design for manual processing.
An eastern physician claims straw berries trigger insanity while a reader quips about craving strawberry shortcake. The snippet captures a playful public remark in a Houston Past style column.
The article urges combating poison ivy and weed removal in fields. It advises cutting rye heads from wheat, using Timothy sod for rutabagas, and studying sifalfa raising. It stresses cleaning swill, sheltering penned hogs, providing good water, and free-range hogs. It notes hogs follow cows and the need to prevent soil crusts and promote moisture retention.
A neglected fence harms a farm by teaching animals that boundaries can be ignored. It is unsightly and often harbors weeds and predatory insects, affecting stock and grain operations.
A state highway engineer from Illinois explains practical, simple earth road drag designs. He argues lighter drags work best to move small amounts of earth toward the center, with options including split log and plank drags. A hinge modification by Edward Eisenberger enables adjustable incline for deeper or shallower cuts.
A Bright Little Game of Nations provides half hour amusement for guests with slips of questions and answers. The Bride's party features a new bridal shower idea where friends pool money for a single gift. Luncheon guests present gifts on a serving tray. others use a messenger delivery.
An article discusses a mercerized cotton cross stitch pattern for Duchess toilet covers and mats, and then shifts to advice on sagging facial lines. It argues facial lines come from nervous exhaustion and abdominal and back muscle weakness, recommending physical culture exercises and constitutional remedies over massage creams.
The piece offers home hair care tips and cautions. It notes avoiding hot iron curling as it strips color, recommends curlers or warm irons lightly, and suggests sunning hair with care. It also mentions a soda and water shampoo, proper rinsing, and drying in sun, warning hair may redden. It ends urging women to avoid ugly hair.
A New York Times excerpt surveys diverse infant care practices around the world. It notes Guinea babies buried in sand, Lapp infants in shoes, Indian babies in baskets or hammocks, Chinese back-slinging, Mongolian camel slings, water douches, paste head coverings, tar tar butter, Turkish saltings, and Bulgarian omelette protection.
Professor J J Thomson argues there may be two atom classes one held by electrical charges and another by electrostatic induction. He favors two atom types overall noting cross experiments support the chain of reasoning. The corpuscle count per atom is about 25 times the molecule count in air and scales with atomic weight.
Sam Porter and Hiram Brown, both of Methuen, were out rowing when their boat capsized. Sam, a strong swimmer, reached the pier and swam to shore, then returned to save Hiram who could not swim. A bystander urged him to quit, but Sam insisted he had to fetch his friend.
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.