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
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1903
Page
4
A reflective portrait traces Abraham Lincoln as a total captain who steers through fate with humility. The piece contrasts grand military displays with Lincoln’s quiet strength, service to the people, and the enduring call to keep the flock and fold the sheep in troubled times. It framingly recalls Lincoln as an American symbol in New York Independent.
In Baysville a lonely spinster Aunt Selina receives a white valentine with lace and angels. She wonders who sent it, and after months a sick postman John Moore reveals he sent it hoping to win her love. She agrees to share life in his ready home.
The deteriorating house in Washington where Abraham Lincoln died draws public concern. It houses the Oldroyd Lincoln relics and, after private tenants, is now under a society, but no interior repairs have been made. The structure faces Ford's Theatre site across the street.
The article explains thermometer production from glass tube shaping to freezing point marking. It describes using melting snow to establish 32 degrees, then ice bath at 0 and subsequent marks every two degrees, with skilled steps in gauging and framing.
The largest crab known, measuring about eleven and a half feet across and mounted at the Brooklyn Museum of Arts and Sciences, hails from waters 600 to 4,000 feet deep off the Japanese coast. Collected by Professor Bashford Dean of Columbia College and presented by Eugene G. Blackford, it took over a month to mount. Japanese fishermen often haul up giant crabs and other sea creatures from lines stretched miles long with hundreds of hooks.
The piece links romance with the coal scuttle contents, arguing vegetation beauties lie within the coal. It notes marvels are not obvious at first glance but not hidden to the trained observer with simple tools. A little dexterity, a microscope, and some study suffice to see them.
The article describes calamite stems and fern riches in coal, noting dense forests of the Carboniferous period. It explains coal as carbonized plant matter from widespread trees over 200 feet tall, submerged by subsidence, and the cycle of forest growth and burial forming coal beds. It highlights carbon storage by ancient flora, the origin of coal, and the wide earthly and human uses of coal and coal-derived products.
Tears of happiness filled her eyes as she reflected on how life had changed for her by the aid of a valentine, as reported by the Indianapolis Sun.
A lyric verse expresses enduring love through winter and spring. It contrasts cold February winds with the warmth of romance, promising that the beloved’s beauty and shared joy will endure beyond seasons and years, even as winter roses glow and hearts remain steadfast.
A biographical sketch traces Abraham Lincoln from early temperance views and cruelty to animals to his flat boat days in New Orleans where the slave auction stirred his soul. It notes his tall frame, modest attire, love of reading, and sparse formal schooling, with self education shaping his path. It cites his superstition, dreams, and a sense of foretold events guiding his life and leadership.
A short quarrel unfolds as Lord Needmonneigh asks to be my ralentipe but the reply notes too much postage due to him. The dialogue highlights a petty dispute over payment and a playful insult.
In the Civil War memory, a veiled woman sought interview with President Lincoln at the White House. Messenger Perkins aided by delivering the request after a failed face to face plea. The visitor departed, leaving Perkins ill with virulent smallpox, yet Lincoln later rewarded his loyal service with a permanent War Department appointment.
A man who heard Lincoln in Norwich recalls the future president’s remark on proof. Lincoln explains that true proof comes from internal certainty, not mere evidence, recounting how Euclid’s geometry finally taught him what proves a thing. He then contemplates returning to law with this insight.
Mrs Mary Dr Cham bers told a domestic science class at the library in Strooklyn that popcorn is one of the best foods. She urged letting children eat all the popcorn they want, citing its valuable oil high calorific power and starch cooked by steam.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer line notes that Tacoma speaks up and says she is not suffering for sweet girls for binges. The piece asserts one of the other cities is suffering from no overplus, highlighting scarcity concerns amid regional shortages.
The London Chronicle argues Buckingham Palace should shed its old title and be renamed Alexandra House or Marlborough House in Curzon Street. The piece notes the long royal ownership, historic ties, and foreign visitors’ confusion over current nomenclature, urging a fitting contemporary designation.
Hix notes his wife by the window sewing this morning while yesterday she was in Shix. She is on the mend today. The passage quips about lawsuits for breach of promise and satirizes a man unable to appreciate his own music due to donkey ears.
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.