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
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1897
Page
8
A garbled mix of patent medicines and humorous quips appears. It mentions Tike Laxative Bromo Quinine Yablets, Cascarets, and a note about Cascarets as a bowel regulator. Also references Spain's agricultural implements and Caesar era tools, plus a joke about Aleworthy quitting drinking after marriage. An Indianapolis Journal quip notes arctic air allows two mile apart conversation.
An 19th century account tells how Texas Charlie Bigelow, a government scout, nearly died in Indian Territory and was saved by Kickapoo remedies. The tale claims Indian Sagwo and other Kickapoo products cured his fever and spurred a global trade in roots, barks, gums, and oils used in medicines marketed to treat kidney, liver, stomach, and blood diseases.
A Kollybrood Wisconsin resident credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with relief from long heart disease and rheumatism after ten days use. She reports improved stairs climbs, less headaches, and overall better health. her son also benefited from three boxes.
A vaudeville era ad style fragment shows a desperate playwright urged to partner with a theater manager to write a ten act play and finance its production at the Fashion theater with profit split. The tone mimics New York Weekly gossip and promotional lines.
The Chester shop Bollands Bolland bakeshop powered by a family recipe rich in butter sugar flour eggs dried cherries almonds mixed peels spice and champagne brandy. Cakes mature six to twenty four months before sale with up to 2000 pounds kept on hand. A 600 pound Prince of Wales cake and a Duke of York and Princess May of Teokia cake show ornate royal results. The story traces how royal visits and weddings boosted the business and its famed wedding cakes.
The St. Louis Republic notes a shift in women’s fashion toward collars that rise high and fit tightly to the neck. New designs integrate the collar with the bodice, forming a seamless, glove like finish that emphasizes swan necks and shoulder lines, though it can feel harsh for some wearers.
The Indian plague has driven pearl trade from Bombay, as native dealers flee the stricken city and sell at well below usual prices, flooding the London market with pearls through the haste to depart.
A list of ancient or biblical units and values converting to modern measures and prices. Terms include gerah cab omer sheker farthing talent liver Abin tice finger's breadth ocubin penny firkin Sabbath journey ephah hand's breadth and days journey with approximate equivalents in pints gallons miles and dollars.
Northwestern inventors received several patents including a combined heating and cooking stove by Frederich W. G. Boettcher of Duluth Minnesota and others from Minneapolis Rock Dell and St Paul. The list covers a vehicle device a cultivator a bleyele and a trademark related to flour and foods.
A collection of sensational agricultural claims and assorted ads appears, mocking exaggerated seed yields from Salzer's seeds and promoting tonics, tools, and remedies. It notes dubious figures, outdated marketing, and humorous snippets about seeds, bananas, and a long courtship.
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.