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 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1897
Page
4
A traveler reports an avalanche of frogs after three days of heavy rain and a near cloudburst. Two miles of ground were covered with millions of frogs, green tree frogs sized up to three inches. The crowding sparked loud noise and astonishment, with several roads and fields reportedly overwhelmed by the amphibian surge.
Colorful gowns give way to gray and yellow tones as warm weather arrives. Silks are costly so lawns and linens with colored slips and ribbons are preferred. Skirts feature curved yokes and double ruffles with lace edges. McDowell’s Fashion Journals and La Mode de Paris are advertised along with Bucklen’s Arnica Salve.
An OCR fragment mentions English bicycle origins and American design leadership with rising exports. It shifts to a dubious ad promoting Bell's Pine Tar Honey, claiming cures and warnings about fake substitutes, claiming Southernland Medicine in Paducah, Kentucky.
News notes report stocks jamming in the New York market and active cotton trading last week. The Queen Regent of Spain pardoned 108 Cubans, and another filibustering expedition landed in Cuba. The internal revenue office shows gains for the past year. Fourteen people died in a recent Minnesota cyclone. The U S silver 8 cent piece was first minted in 1851. Paris reports 1,500 horologically vehicles in the streets. The National Council of Education met in Milwaukee. Tennessee wheat crop value for 1807 estimated at 5 million dollars. Hawaii and Japan continue immigration talks. A Robertson county citizen starts a goose ranch seeking 10,000 geese. New York merchants seek a strong fall trade with low railway rates for buyers.
A historical notice warns against catarrh remedies containing mercury and urges use only on prescriptions from reputable physicians. It cites Hall's Catarrh Cure as containing mercury and claims internal use harms blood and mucous surfaces. The piece includes archaic mockery and a separate sensational anecdote about a lynching party and a political remark from a Chicago Dispatch.
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.