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 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1924
Page
4
Sam Lung works in a San Francisco warehouse when a large burlap loaded truck bursts in threatening him and a Chinese helper. The helper warns of danger in a homely warning phrase, and Cam narrowly escapes being crushed by the heavy vehicle.
The Appian Way, Rome s famed military road from Ome to Capua about 182 miles, extended to Brundusium totaling around 360 miles, completed by Julius Caesar. Known as the Queen of Roads it featured statues and temples and was praised for durability even eight centuries later. Modern cost to build such a road would be about 250000 dollars per mile.
Dr R Norman Trevor returns from Carter hospital after reviving George Hamilton on New Year’s morning. The doctor’s success strengthens plans for a new modern hospital funded by Mrs Whyteside, whose support could seal the project. The tale blends personal triumph with a town’s hopeful future as a modern facility looms.
A religious text prayer asks for God to fill hearts with love and guide wills for the new year. It seeks alignment with divine plan through Jesus Christ.
New Years in Scotland is the chief festival and the eve and day are called Daft Days. The night before is Hog Manay, a term whose meaning is unclear. Children don sheets and go house to house on New Year's Eve crying Hogmanay and receiving oat cakes.
The Detroit News notes Governor Eaton's code approved by the General Court and printed for New Haven colonists. New Haven and Connecticut were separate colonies, Hartford Windsor and Wethersfield formed Connecticut. The term blue laws derives from blue paper wrapping Governor Eaton's first printed laws.
A World Traveler Magazine piece describes London's enduring liberties, the lord mayor’s ritual power, and the king’s ceremonial surrender at Temple Bar. It notes how the city guards its privileges, while the Tower governor grants password access used by the king for three months.
The Washington Star notes that optical glasses can be fixed to iron frames and detached by cooling. Previously a delicate process using a mallet to knock finished glass from frames risked lens injury. A cold exposure method now separates crystal blocks more readily, marking a revolution in special glasses.
The public printer reports thousands of outdated publications stored in the capitol folding rooms and vaults. Files include finance annuals from 1876, agricultural yearbooks from 1879, Paris Exposition 1878 reports, naval almanacs aged ten years, 1805 army regulations, and old congressional directories.
A young woman learns the craft of Indian basketry and proudly shows several copies. A friend from Arizona says they are well done but not real baskets. The maker insists she made them herself, defending their authenticity.
A garbled OCR passage shows a dispute about age and court action involving a father figure and a son. The text is incomplete and lacks clear names, dates, or places to identify a full event.
A fragmentary scene shows Mona preparing tea with joy while a mother scolds for breaking a cup and warns against dampening youth. The piece then broadens to define a killjoy as anyone who dulls youthful enthusiasm with cynicism.
A dispatch from Olympia reports a letter from King Mswaker Sigcan of Pondoland to trading post agent B C Dorkin at Hlabatin. The king asks for two ladies dresses for his sister Mina and signs with kind regards. Archibald Tweedie notes several royal communications from his brother George Tweedie, the post’s station supervisor.
Sunday afternoon and the Bible class ends with a teacher bidding farewell to bright children. Susie proudly reveals her birthday the next day. The teacher responds that it is hers too, and the child asks how the teacher grew so much bigger.
The ponies of the western estate are mostly southwestern breeds with Moorish origins, arriving in the country via Mexico and Spaniards. They were often called broncos and now are more commonly known as cow ponies used for exclusive herding, with crossbreeding to American trotter, thoroughbred, and Arabian lines.
A clerical worker tells his boss he shares a room with someone who causes alternating insomnia. The clerk explains that whichever one falls asleep first keeps the other awake all night. The exchange highlights the clerk’s tired appearance and a humorous explanation.
The article extols Hibbing and Coleraine in Minnesota as remarkable open mouth iron mines. It notes ore near the surface allowing easy railroad access to haul out material. It contrasts with diamonds and rubies and remarks many minerals lie buried deeper.
Reading shows partial lines about places and times in a night setting. The text is garbled with missing words and uncertain references. No clear event or identifiable subjects emerge beyond an atmospheric mood and scattered phrases.
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.