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 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1921
Page
10
Two white explorers stir through a blistering desert valley facing thirst and unknown tribes. They encounter cave men like figures from antiquity, a dromedary caravan, and finally a hostile escort as riders race toward them in a dust-choked ravine.
Cornelia Lavington’s orphan Con becomes entangled with Andrew March as a chase unfolds from a Chinese cook Chee Ming’s map. A deadly drug scheme leads to a perilous caravan trek toward the Gobi where both seek the same desert destination amid betrayal and desert ambush.
The tale recounts how Ponce de Leon, seeking gold, heard of a northern land with a spring of eternal youth from an old savage. The story suggests human nature drives belief, as people cling to what they want to hear and see. The Columbus connection and Florida discovery frame the moral about desire and rumor.
A Womath's Press club party at Indianatelis TM hotel ended with a playlet. A woman in charge of the property list was stopped from taking a broom into an elevator, a conductor declaring it bad luck. She exited and climbed nine floors.
The Malsbury family in Imlaystown New Jersey heard breaking glass and found a hawk dead on the floor beside a freshly stuffed ringneck pheasant. The hawk, aiming at the pheasant, crashed through a bay window while the gift bird lay inside.
A commerce report highlights Koku Seki a Japanese pumice variety found only near Niijima Islands off the Toizo peninsula about 30 miles south of Tokyo. Known for great tensile strength durability and high temperature resistance 1300 degrees C it suits boiler furnace linings safes insulation and can be cut nailed painted or plated.
A piece from Ameri Forestry Magazine urges expanding Memorial trees into a substantial forest. The proposal envisions dedicating half an acre or more per fallen boy to form a township or county community forest serving as an enduring tribute to those who fought in the great war.
French soil restored across seven million acres in France after battles from 1014 to 1018, with 280000 acres remaining unsown for the coming season due to damage.
A London police sergeant retires after a career handling 40 000 prisoners aboard the Black Maria, traveling about 60 000 miles in service.
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will impose a 20 percent reduction on second class express rates for items such as berries fruits bakery goods fish eggs poultry and other essentials moved via the Denver and Salt Lake route. The agreement follows protests over high charges and includes parcels like bread pies and vegetables with shipments from Denver to Steamboat Springs showing large cost savings via parcels post.
Herbert F. Baker of Michigan urged wholesale purchase by consumers at city markets before the All-American Co-Operative Congress. He said there are no up-to-date figures on direct trading between farm producers and city consumers.
An indictment by the January grand jury charges two New York policemen with first degree murder in a case involving a 16 year old boy shot and killed in July 1918. The case was revived after Governor Whitman reopened the inquiry into police suppression of evidence in a murder investigation.
Passengers arriving on the Bergenfjord caused a scene as customs confiscated liquor from wet baggage. Many refused to surrender bottles and attempted to carry on with their liquor intact, hindering their shore passage. Separately, Thomas DeWitt Cuyler of the Railway Executives said wage cuts across all roads are not being considered, countering rumors of a general reduction planned for Web 18.
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.