Flying machine claim sparks test of flight direction
Bronson questions Woodson on inventing a flying machine. Woodson confirms it flies. The remaining task is to determine its intended flight path and destination.
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 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1912
Page
7
Bronson questions Woodson on inventing a flying machine. Woodson confirms it flies. The remaining task is to determine its intended flight path and destination.
The London Chronicle notes artists often have long careers. It cites Thomas Robert Macquoid painting at ninety one, T. S. Cooper showing art after ninety, John Massey Wright active at death aged ninety three, and Titian who painted until age nearly one hundred.
An old newspaper fragment urges mothers to trust Castoria with its long signature and children’s cries. It promotes Ham lina Wizard Oil as a cure for chest tightness signaling potential pneumonia. A Fargo specialist advertises eye ear nose throat services.
An Illinois hog herd study notes lice infestations cause sores and poor appetite. Inspect animals, dip or spray with tar-based solutions, and disinfect pens and quarters to halt rapid spread. Burn old bedding, whitewash interiors, and avoid kerosene emulsion unless diluted. Fresh housing after treatment is essential.
Scientific American describes a compact depth gauge for saws. The device uses two wooden strips attached to arms on a block with a thumb screw to clamp to the blade, allowing adjustable stopping points for uniform cuts.
The article notes horses are highly susceptible to cold and may contract pneumonia if left unprotected. It recommends a simple, inexpensive solution: a thick apron of carpet or oil cloth suspended from the harness to cover the chest down to the lower chest area.
Italy imports over 50 million dollars worth of cotton annually and the government promotes native cotton production to reduce dependence.
A mixing tool novelty features a blade with elongated oval holes allowing finer cement to flow through. The design aims to leave a smoother surface on freshly laid concrete.
Farmers unite against hunting on their land citing fire risk indifference to property and animal distress. The piece notes quail as weed destroyers and emphasizes deterrence of trespassers as the season returns while warning of ruined livestock and reduced farm prosperity.
New York correspondent reports Herman Fellner in Washington with friends. In a cigar shop he declines a “best dime smoker” box and, after a quip about their attire, is offered a “best nickel smoker” box, revealing the clerk’s casual judgment by appearance.
Mrs. H. Albrecht of West Point Nebraska describes her three year old Gilbert's eczema severe facial sores. After two Chicago doctors failed, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment with directions followed, four weeks later the child's face healed and hair returned. She endorses the products and offers free samples by mail from Cuticura Dept. 14 L Boston.
A humorous exchange shows a photographer offering photos at three dollars a dozen while a lady pleads she has only elgit, highlighting a playful miscount in a past era.
In Cleveland the girls Virginia Clough and Clairie Feldman on East Eighty sixth Street locked themselves in Virginia’s room to practice swearing. Each wrote a word on a slip and fired it at the air. No consequence followed, so they resumed play none the worse for their experiment.
A Baltimore waiter announces he is studying French not for here but to take a steady job in Paris at a hotel. He explains Paris hotels want waiters who understand Baltimorean French, not standard Parisian speech, to meet guest expectations.
A satire notes Mrs Housewife failing to keep a cook and a friend’s tale of a husband who swears in French to vent temper. An unrelated ad for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claims teething relief and price. The final remark laments few shade trees in a labor field.
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.