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 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1898
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR reads as a jagged excerpt attributed to William Lightfoot Visscher in Women's Home Ovanpanios. The lines mention rings keys wine mine and memory, with surreal imagery and partial phrases about a late boy and a goat.
In aquarium tanks decorator crabs molt and shed shells as they grow then harden new shells. Feedings are observed with crabs separated to ensure intake, while other notes describe life on Mars and reduced Earth gravity affecting daily tasks.
A London Globe report details methods used to open sealed letters in the third republic era. They describe gum wax and small fasteners as tools, with officials even bypassing telephones and envelopes to read contents.
Frederick MacMonnies studio in Paris is a stark workshop with bare ground floor and animal cage. A leopard paces in the corner while old casts and unfinished fragments surround finished pieces including Sir Harry Vane and Bacchante. He works on colonists for a Brooklyn gate, devoting all his time.
A pair of Simla residents impersonated two foreign nobles at a season event. One posed as a war correspondent for an Italian paper Roua. The disguises were skillful and the impersonators enjoyed a party in the commander in chief's box and later supper on stage with the actors without being identified.
An essay praising reporters and newspaper management for truthfulness and fairness. It argues editors and journalists strive to publish accurate information and protect the innocent, even if doing so costs potential stories. It cites examples from Philadelphia Times praising restraint and integrity.
A London Spectator letter recounts Agasie Werkol’s sleep dreams guiding him to identify a fossil fish. After three dreams he drew the Stone’s layout, verified the species, and confirmed the discovery at the Jardin des Plantes with permission to extract a sample from a fossil site.
A historic note explains that rain and umbrellas are not separable property in law. The Thompson case held that rain is general and falls on all, while an umbrella may acquire personal property traits under certain conditions such as possession and use.
The article traces medieval alchemy to modern fluorine research, noting fluorine as a near universal solvent that corrodes most substances and ignites many materials. It describes its reactive chemistry with silicon and phosphorus, and details early isolation by Moissan and liquefaction with Dewar and Main, including the use of platinum apparatus and hydrofluoric acid.
A string of quips and brief notes from various papers. Snippets include comic anecdotes, questions about the moon, a London land area fact, and a tale about a girl packing provisions. Miscellaneous humorous items and observations from multiple sources.
The New York Independent recounts Mrs. Thomas Carlyle as lively at dinner with witty stories and sharp remarks. It notes her favorable view of George Eliot’s influence on George Henry Lewes, plus a humorous shoemaker tale and her poignant death scene remembered by the author.
A dusty Windsor Magazine note describes Chinese shaving habits and tools. It contrasts local methods with Western practice, recounting a traveler’s encounter with a Chinese barber and a mosquito anecdote about an emperor.
A personal tale from the Civil War recalls a private nicknamed Little Mack, tall and brave, who refused to kneel behind a fence during an assault. An irate officer demanded he bend or lose his head, and Mack complied after a sharp rebuke. The chuckle ends with the officer’s misjudged moment.
The ad touts Hood s Sarsaparilla as blood purifying and power boosting, promising to feed nerves and cure nervousness dyspepsia rheumatism catarrh scrofula and all forms of impure blood for improved vitality.
Fragmentary verse text mentioning a Seine mayor and reverent prayer. The readable lines reference dawn, mortals, moments of reverence, and a city figure, with garbled names and phrases suggesting a historical newspaper fragment.
A medical discussion on tobacco pipe types and smoking quality. Clay, meerschaum, briar, and wooden bowls affect smoke flavor and harmful oils. Ebonite stems and camphor additives are discouraged. old pipes may release tar and irritants. nicotine yield is low, but tar and acrid compounds cause toxic effects.
The piece cites Lord Byron's remarks on medical idiosyncrasies and the danger of applying the same remedies to different patients. It notes his keen observations on temperament and disposition affecting disease, and mentions reactions from a Detroit matron and a Chicago aunt regarding marriage duration.
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.