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
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1907
Page
6
Orchard pests challenge pear, cherry, quince and plum trees with eggs laid in June. Maple maggots, caterpillars, flea beetles, blackberry gall flies, and strawberry slugs damage fruit. Remedies include Paris Green, arsenites, hellebore, kerosene emulsion, and Bordeaux mixtures with early season spraying and field burning where appropriate.
Waterford Creamery in South Waterford Maine outlines strict dairy handling rules. Tanks must stay clean and odor free with milk held at 45 to 47 degrees Fahrenheit. Cans are rinsed and sterilized after each use. Collectors act as cream inspectors and may reject dirty or unfit milk or cream until issues are corrected. Patrons must report any collector negligence.
Weather this spring has devastated turkey hatchings in Jefferson county farms leading to anticipated scarcity this Thanksgiving. Farmers report infant turkeys dying within days due to wet cold conditions, as producers planned May hatchings to meet holiday demand. Egg supply rises with delayed moulting, while Chicago reports a large egg surplus and strong poultry demand.
Straw hats are selling fast with dealers declaring strong demand. Fairfield is seeing a grand rush as hot weather boosts sales and retailers report brisk business for the season.
An ad extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a safe tonic for busy women and nursing mothers. It claims to aid expectant mothers preparing for childbirth and to be a non alcoholic remedy with a full ingredient list. Free endorsements booklet available by star card or letter to Dr. R V Pierce Albany NY. Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cited for constipation relief.
Retailers report a surge in straw hat sales as warm weather arrives. Dealers say customers rush to buy the light headgear, leaving winter hats behind. Cool spells earlier in the season hurt sales, but the current heat is quickly balancing the market.
A compact reflection on early childhood. The author praises babies for radiating peace and cheer, noting their kindness, optimism, and lack of cynicism. It argues that children are easy to please and trust others, offering relief to adults seeking insight into genuine human nature. A quoted tribute to B. S. Martin via Harper's Magazine.
In Freiburg Baden a legend tells of a shoemaker murdered by his wife who remarried before burial. After death, the ghost indicated a nail in the temple of a skull at a roadside cross. The skull bore witness when exhumed, the wife confessed, and was executed.
In a Craftsman article, Walt Whitman is described strolling with a companion across to Philadelphia, greeting old friends on the ferry, and sharing a moment of warmth with passersby. The poet moves at ease, noting a sick George and delivering messages to children while others speak freely.
A memoir recounts Laurence Sterne dying alone in London with a lone lodging house servant. A footman visits, then news spreads among friends. After burial, thieves steal the body and ship it to Cambridge for dissection at the university, shocking witnesses.
John Pratt born in Unionville South Carolina April 14 1831. He and his wife went to England in 1864 to work on the pterotype the first practical typewriter. British provisional protection came February 1864 and December 1 1866 patent No 3168. He later earned US patents in 1868 and sold several machines in London in 1867.
A reader quotes the Columbus Dispatch praising Mexican musicians for their vibrant playing and exceptional musical insight. The note says many cannot read their own language yet read music and extract notes that surprise listeners. The remark contrasts them with various American orchestras and bands.
An elderly customer buys a pennyworth of carrots at a grocer in London. She asks if the seller will throw in extras, and the grocer replies with an outrageous list of hundreds of pounds worth of produce and a hyperbolic promise to throw in the horse and cart, urging her to return if unsatisfied.
A countryman hired a California photographer for a half length portrait at half price. The photographer delivered a view from the waistband down and the sitter replied with remarks sharper than polite, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Dialog centers on a curate asking if the husband is a confirmed invalid and if he is permanent. Mrs Billyus denies permanent invalidity, noting the doctor says he cannot last a month, reflecting church and social perceptions of disability in a domestic scene.
History cites two bee based war tactics. Romans used hives to rain bees on miners at Themiscyra in Pontus during Mithridates wars. In Chester, Norse forces faced Saxon defences aided by caldrons boiling beer and water as bees were dumped from beehives to deter attackers.
The piece traces dormouse dishes from Roman times with garum and jellies, notes the dormouse craze under Caesar era, and attributes dormouse fattening to sleep. It cites Bambonselvergius as inventor of many sausages and mentions Petronius Arbiter’s account of dormouse fattening and a poppy seed honey sauce.
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.