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 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1907
Page
17
Maud Walker laments Halloween pranks by boys including stealing gates, hanging them in trees, piling debris, tossing water at doors, and ringing bells. Mischief continues until midnight when revelers retreat, leaving homeowners drenched and startled.
A playful collection of short riddles and punny questions about travel in forests, spring attire, and animals as companions. It features chicken, calf, and mill clock jokes with light humor and varied answers.
A short, simple four word palindrome expresses warm sentiment and beauty in equal measure, reading the same forward and backward.
A Kea, large New Zealand parrot, earns a notorious reputation for its diet and predatory behavior. The flock surrounds sheep, tortures a single animal to death, and then eats it alive, prompting farmers to seek eradication to protect livestock. The bird has even attacked horses, spurring island farmers to intensify extermination efforts.
A description notes Baron Forester, uniquely not removing his hat to King Edward among English nobles. It recalls his ancestors under Henry VIII who received a privilege for services to the crown, highlighting this distinctive royal gesture.
A cold October morning opens a somber story of Neddie Smith a ten year old newsboy in a condemned tenement who loses his mother and father to illness and accident He drifts through hunger and cold selling papers while his father lies dying in a charity hospital Before dawn on Hallowe en night the boy visits his dying father and learns he must seek a country home Yet the city walls and wary grown ups push him toward a life on the streets He ends the night hiding in a delivery wagon as merrymakers roam the town dreaming of a warmer future
A boy named Neddie, found outside a house on Halloween, is taken in by a couple who plan to adopt him. He explains his father died and he was lonely, and the pair promise a loving home, a bath, clothes, and a future as their son.
Orphaned Katie lives with stern Aunt Maria who bans Mischief and skating. a late visit from Dr. Jones rekindles youth memories and tempers the aunt's discipline. He urges flexibility. Maria reflects, recalling past joys and agreeing to let Katie join the Halloween party with friends Lucy and Grace.
A dated verse about a small dog named Snip who performs tricks and behaves well in the yard and kennel. The passage shifts to a social scene where Katharine and Grace plan Halloween activities, with a doctor praising youth and Aunt Maria reflecting on aging and propriety.
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.