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 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bowen Weekly Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1900
Page
7
Ohio Carryman offers a combined ice house and cooling chamber plan with floor and cross section diagrams. The 12 by 14 by 12 foot space includes an 8 by ? foot cooling section and a drainage trough for melted ice, noting earth cooling and porch protected door.
Henry Alvord of the dairy division reports skim milk as a source for a range of by products. A new material from caseine could replace hard rubber and celluloid for brush backs, combs, and insulators, with future uses including a golf ball. The article also notes proper soaking of wooden butter tubs to preserve quality for market sales.
A letter from Thomas Tate in Duhamel Alberta dated January 24 1900 describes a winter trip to Wetaskiwin includes purchases of a pony saddle and a three seat rig. He reports mild weather thawing snow two feet ground frozen six inches snow for sleighing and a single cold spell to 32 below zero. The family built a log house two stables and a well and keeps ten cows three cattle and six horses. They send regards to Mr Hitchison and plan to write again next spring.
A collage of 19th century ads and notes claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures deafness from inflamed Eustachian tubes. Also promotes Grove’s Tasteless Tonic and Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with price details and small jokes and catalog offers from Salzer Seed Co.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad offers round trip tickets at nearly half price on the first and third Tuesdays of March and April to major Tennessee Alabama Georgia and West Florida towns. Details from P Lid Jonas and D B Frein in Birmingham and Geo P Horner in St Louis. The item ends with an unrelated humorous couplet about caramels.
A limited edition volume titled Ghost of the Glacier And Other Tales with pieces including Making a Revolution Susquehanna Trail Sculpture of the Elfs Once a Pillar of the World Feathers of Fashion and more. Ready for distribution about May 1. Send 10 cents to T W Lee Lackawanna Railroad NY. Wise is the man who acts as if he expected to live a hundred years but is prepared to shuffle off tomorrow.
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.