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 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1905
Page
6
An eligible bachelor hides from pursuers and helps a frightened girl after she bursts from a hedge. They share a country ride, discuss desires for simple comforts, and he contemplates a future as a border guest at the Jones farmhouse while the pair grow closer during a hunting trip.
In California storytelling, Lawrence a eccentric attorney for Palmer Cooke Co. visits the bank after a night of drinking and gambling. He plans to seize the Sacramento boat to mine riches but Palmer reveals a $5,000 credit in the bank books causing him to reconsider and return to his law practice.
The article sketches Joe Jefferson as an optimistic, cheerful figure with interests in high philosophies and Prentice Mulford. It notes his claimed communications from the other world and confidence in an afterlife. It recalls a long friendship with the Spectator and ends with a postal closing from J Jefferson about aging and reunion.
An 1805 account notes Napoleon I crowning himself king of Italy at Milan and placing the Iron Crown of Lombardy on his head with the remark God has given It to me beware who touches it. It also describes the Hungarian crown worn by Austrian emperors, weighing about fourteen pounds and set with numerous gems, and the French king’s crown as a gold ring with arches and fleurs-de-lis artworks.
A collage of light quotes and jokes from various papers. A mother fears overfeeding medicine, a girl jokes about chess with her father, a drummer risks becoming a summer girl, and a naval officer asks for small favors. The items showcase playful miscommunications and social banter in early 20th century humor.
A clipped exchange notes that Nott is well informed, citing his wife as belonging to three sewing societies and a progressive euchre club, implying social connections contribute to knowledge.
A collage of brief, dated newspaper jokes and light observations. From New Orleans to Philadelphia, editors share snippets on weariness, parasols, pianists, spinster talk, and a quip about car license plates. Names and places appear as curiosities in a mosaic of playful commentary.
An ad extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as curing deep coughs and consumption related weakness. It asserts inheritance of narrow chests is false, cites testimonials from K. E. Robinett of Xerxes Tennessee and a Mr. Robinett, claims a $3000 forfeit if signatures aren’t genuine, and promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a purifier.
Excerpt from Life of a Tuscan Farm describes olive oil production at Dievole with stone mills, ox power, wicker baskets, and a carved oak press. Pulp is pressed several times, oil drawn into earthen jars, then aged a week in a chiavatoro before market. Includes a Carlyle aside on right and wrong.
The exchange shows Jackson saying his wife hasn't spoken to him for six weeks after agreeing to disclose faults. Waxton asked how it worked, implying mixed outcomes from opening up about personal faults.
A farmer explains draft horse evaluation focusing on weight and quality. He cites 1600 pounds as premium draft weight and describes chunks under 1300 pounds, with attention to feet, pastern angles, and hoof shell. Includes advice on breeding suitability and handling, plus a note on sowing vegetable seeds with a standard seed box.
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century agricultural column presents tips on Handy Beep sowing devices for vegetable seeds, seed depth, and soil texture. It includes remarks on sowing depth, press board use, and seed coverage. The piece also notes cautions about feeding swill to pigs and buckwheat sowing methods, with anecdotal commentary from Francis Canning and Orange Judd Farmer.
Geom Po Boinntds, long resident of Philadelphia after resigning his post, will spend time between a cottage at Raylead, N S and a winter residence, A Warning to Mothers. The notice includes travel and residence details and references to small children and summer health precautions. Castor oil is advised for bowel issues, with Chamberlain's Colera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a follow up if needed. Cameos from precious stones, especially onyx, are described. Excursion tickets to Chautauqua Assembly at Tanesville, Wis, via North Western Ry offered on July 7 and August 6 with return by August 7.
A Joplin Missouri druggist Mr. Obe Witmer extols Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as unequaled for bowel complaints selling it to customers. He notes nine of ten druggists offer the preparation and urges its sale by all druggists.
Advertises low round trip rates to Portland with direct routes or via San Francisco and Los Angeles. Includes options for Yellowstone and Alaska side trips. Offers illustrated folder for 2 cent stamp. Mentions Lewis and Clark Exposition and historic reference to aboriginal women’s stone-ware cooking.
An advertise brief declaring Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as a new remedy for stomach troubles biliousness and constipation priced at 25 cents. Sold by all druggists.
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.