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
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 23, 1936
Page
3
Odd OCR text shows an ad style note promoting DeWITTS Midney and Bladder Pills for rheumatism backache and related pains. The fragment references preparations and agricultural discussion on stubble crops and sowing methods, including mentions of combine use and field practices.
A fragmented OCR note claims an amateur palmist predicts a marriage between someone and Mr Hector. It mentions lines on a hand and a returned letter from Mir Lisetor three weeks ago, with garbled surrounding text suggesting a personal reading or superstition.
The piece surveys famous lookalikes from Lloyd George to Cardinal Manning and Alma Tadema, noting how doubles sparked humor, confusion, and even official attention in wartime Britain and beyond, with a Pope and Ramsay MacDonald lookalikes drawing similar reactions.
A historic stamp issue from Ching Lak features a ten inch by two and a half inch design, claimed as the largest postage stamp. The buyable stamp costs five pence and the sending process uses multiple two inch segments as receipts and retention, leaving two inches affixed to the letter upon delivery.
Fragmentary dialogue hints at domestic distress and impending departure. The lines suggest tension over drinking and separation, with a grieving voice lamenting a wife’s absence and a man’s resolve to leave.
Professor F. A Panneth argues Earth is about 3000 million years old instead of 1500 million. He bases this on meteorites whose helium content remains stable, implying meteorites and Earth share a common origin from an exploded planet.
Herman Ziegler, a renowned animal trainer, died in Monterey Canada after being mauled by 15 lions during a rehearsal at his animal farm. Witnesses recall him collapsing as the lions attacked. aides fired blank cartridges to drive the beasts away, but he died soon after in hospital.
The page details recipes for Dried Peach Jam Prune Jam and Prune and Banana Jam with soaking boiling and lemon juice steps. A short anecdote follows about Joboule on his ninth birthday asking for a piece of cake and later sleeping with a pillow beneath his stomach.
The text suggests learning from a dog about exercise, mood, and self-control. It notes a dog's quietness when ill or hungry, happiness after a short walk, and patience with teasing. It asks readers to examine their own devotion to their master and adopt doglike discipline.
A Tokyo based feature lists etiquette tips for geisha and hotel staff serving foreign visitors. It urges proper conduct and courteous service with guidance against whispering in foreigners’ presence and unnecessary inquiries, plus practical tips like offering large napkins for guests. A child’s joke interrupts with a banana anecdote about a twin question.
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.