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 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
8
A heated exchange centers on a real estate agent's claim that a house is five minutes from the station. The victim argues it is nearly thirty minutes, prompting the agent to concede that the advertisement overstated the distance.
The Neosho Free Press asks readers to share news from their lives and homes. It invites reports of domestic incidents, visitors, charitable acts, social gatherings, and favors to improve the paper, promising fair treatment and better coverage in return.
The article contrasts France's prosperity with German business habits and argues French success stems from climate, fertile soil, frugal living, and artistic culture. It notes German exporters use agents and salesmen abroad, while France focuses on goods demanded globally. It suggests more artistic craft by manufacturers could boost home and foreign trade without heavy advertising.
A Philadelphia Bulletin account recalls a witness describing being present at the couple's wedding when the trouble began. The exchange shows the judge asking for the timeline and the witness confirming attendance and understanding of the question.
A remarkable map of the United States crafted from blocks of native timber from all states and territories, including a Gettysburg walnut block with a surviving bullet. Illinois contributed hickory and sycamore, with oceans and Great Lakes rendered in distinct woods. The piece, built by James Haxton and sons, will adorn the new steel steamer United States in Manitowoc.
The prince regent of China proposes to release all slaves in the employ of princes and dukes forever and prohibit further slavery, signaling a sweeping change in labor practices and legal status of bonded workers.
The Chicago conference results create the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology to study reform in American criminal law. It aims to unify laws, improve trials, and expand expert testimony while publishing a criminology journal and collecting U.S. crime statistics.
The term bummaree, an Americanism for a fish peddler outside the regular market, traces to the English bummaree. Dealers disliked such vendors as they allegedly cheated and sold worthless wares, giving the word its disreputable sense.
The Philadelphia Press reports a courtroom exchange where the judge finds provocation in a street fight. The prisoner admits striking first after the other man allegedly taunted him with a slur, saying I’m another, leading to the clash and ensuing confrontation.
Willegis of Mentz rose from a pauper family to archbishop and placed a public inscription in his palace to remember his parentage. He also hung a cart wheel in the Mentz Cathedral, and the see’s arms have since borne that wheel.
A Washington Star snippet questions a college professor who claims never to kiss a girl. Miss Cayenne offers sly defense suggesting it could be an innocent confession or a deliberate publicity stunt.
Comic caption from Harper's Bazaar notes a caregiver asking about a carpet for children and a humorous misplacement of fabric on the toaft highlighting domestic humor.
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.