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 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 04, 1926
Page
3
A collection of word and math puzzles about coin mixes, transpositions revealing names and plants, a riddle about Fido age, a banknote denomination puzzle, and a classic riddle describing a fat wholesome food. Additional puzzles and answers promised for next week.
Puzzle notes recap several items including ALIEN and nested pens by Rory O More detailing 21 pigs across four fenced pens. Additional entries discuss wordplays and price math with an apple seller totaling 1.68 dollars and a final revelation FUND.
Excitement builds as Racing for Love, the new chapter of The Winking Idol, stars William Desmond and Eileen Sedgwick. The plot follows the white man’s quest to recover Aztec gold amid schemes to stop Dave Ledbetter from riding in the Pinto Handicap. A vengeful villain, a deceitful bride, and a railroaded father amplify danger as the adventure unfolds onstage next Wednesday.
A 14 year old marksman in Melville Saskatchewan wowed a group of youngsters with sharp shooting using a .22 rifle. After a dramatic William Tell style act with a tin can on an eight year old’s head he refused to continue, recalling the risk of a miss. No charges were filed and he agreed to stop going out with a gun without supervision.
Coal production in the four months of this year dropped to 699,362 long tons from 795,740 a year earlier. Vancouver Island collieries fell to 380,618 tons from 459,490, Crow's Nest Pass declined to 288,719, while Nicola-Princeton rose to 68,737 from 52,531 in 1925.
He claims advantage comes from better company as they walk together while the other asks how. The dialogue rests on social status and companionship as a subtle power cue.
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.