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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1912
Page
2
A humorous exchange follows Jellison as Barwood explains his engagement ended when the betrothed woman sold the rights to photograph his proposal to a cinematograph company. The couple had been informally together but never formally proposed.
A wife asks if a telephone is at the ball grounds and instructs her husband to call if the home team loses so she can take the children to her mother until he calms down. The exchange reveals marital strain and a plan to avoid a confrontation after a game.
An advisory note emphasizes using Castoria with the proper Fletcher’s Castoria signature for infants and children, noting a long history of safe use and urging care to avoid substitutes.
Nimrod returns swiftly from fishing as his wife suggests a nearer fish store option. The exchange shows a practical, lighthearted moment in a family scene.
A fragment from an old ad page includes a harsh line about beating a child and a warning that free packages are unlikely. It also promotes Sra Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and a 5c LEWIS' cigar with moral commentary on old ideas and transforming them.
The article follows gardener John Brady who created the American Beauty rose for George Bancroft. After decades of devotion, Brady becomes destitute as his prize rose earns vast wealth for others. He remains homeless in Washington while his family and wife perish, and Brady ends in bitter obscurity, whispering that his rose was his fortune taken away.
Wilson Mizner explains on a New York roof garden how the word toast began with toasted apples in punch. He recounts Bath’s Cross Bath scene where an admirer drinks the beauty’s health and Beau Nash exclaims about wishing for the toast himself.
A natural history teacher asks where the home of the swallow is. After patient replies, a student named Bobbie dramatically answers that the swallow’s home is in its stomach, eliciting a quiet lesson on digestion.
A man gives a lengthy reply rather than a direct yes or no when asked if a wife should go through her husband's pockets. The quip notes that some people offer speeches instead of brief conclusions.
A Lynn Massachusetts firm invites women to write to its confidential private correspondence department. The Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co says letters are read and answered by women with strict privacy. It promises the real value lies in shared experience and offers a free 80 page Text Book by mail.
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.