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 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1906
Page
6
A couple on a ranch confront moral crisis as cattle thieves elude justice. Aman faces possible jury by lot to decide punishment. The rancher contemplates execution without formal trial. The woman fears violence, then learns rustlers are hanged after capture. The man returns wounded yet resolute, seen as morally tainted by his deeds.
The Notes and Queries quotation describes a yeoman with a small farm, tilled land, sheep, and dairy, who paid wages to the king, educated his children, supported hospitality and alms, and contrasted with current holders paying £16 yearly yet unable to aid the prince or poor. It reflects humble rural duties and early social customs.
The first necessity in nature study is to become acquainted with a locality such as a farm. The nearer the better for trees water and seclusion. A cabin in a little spot offers ideal freedom to explore and discover what a place holds beyond the deed. Owning land is not essential for lasting joy in nature.
A candidate in England faced a sudden moral trial when a board bore the words Forty pounds during speeches, forcing him to withdraw from the race. The mystery behind the note traced to a youthful theft, guiding his retreat to an English colony and quiet private life.
A millionaire may seek a complete stamp set but many collectors specialize rather than chase every issued issue. Nations flood markets with new stamps, rendering full collections impractical as some issues are unused or inflated in price. Collectors focus on select rare sorts, avoiding profit driven additions and countering a reactionary trend.
A Philadelphia Ledger note quotes a sharp retort about time and money, implying a plan to break into small bills. The line suggests a theft scheme framed as a witty exchange, reflecting crime talk in a newspaper snippet.
A Rural New Yorker correspondent describes a low effort method to make butter from a single Jersey cow using two one gallon creamers with vented caps, a timer, and a simple tube setup. Milk is cooled in water to raise cream in about twelve hours, with water changes and careful skim removal. plan claims good butter quality with minimal machinery.
H E Cook notes dairy pricing shows cheese remains valuable while full cream cheese at common prices proves a cheap food. He points out that skim milk over whey limits butter district growth and highlights sweet milk from separators aiding calf growth and butter output in the dairy industry.
The article advises mixing feed for young pigs with a ahead plan and adding oilmeal in small doses as they grow. Add shelled corn to soak between feedings, increasing as time passes. Let pigs follow cattle fed corn for exercise and snow area thawing with southern sun exposure protected by a windward fence and a northern wall.
The letter argues competition harms small farmers by undercutting with very low milk prices. After initial irresponsible sales at 4 or 5 cents per quart, good milk is driven out as poor quality floods the market and allows the seller to raise prices. C. L. Marshall is cited.
Swedish students guided by teachers annually study about 800000 trees and operate a 10000 acre estate along the Delaware river as a fully equipped bird observatory. A Belgian bill grants seats to shopgirls when free from work during business hours. A horseshoe falls near Niagara recedes over 200 feet in memory.
A Paris memorial honors Alphonse Karr not as a man of letters but as a gardener. Obituary lines once said he died long ago. horticulturists recall his Nice gate inscription and his Jardin works. A bronze bust funded by subscriptions honors him. Nearby Bennington youths, five families within a short radius, show five six-foot teens aged between four and eighteen.
A wounded soldier recounts life in Manchuria with Lieutenant Kurata and nurse Cherry. He falls for Cherry, misreads Kurata, and learns Kurata is a woman in disguise. After battles and wounds, Cherry reveals the secret, and the narrator ends with plans for peace and marriage.
The article extols American wealth in precious stones, noting Montana sapphires as exceptionally brilliant and color versatile. It describes their dark blue base, superior luster over Asian sapphires, and mentions multiple hues such as blue, green, yellow, and purple, with limited market acceptance due to color depth.
The article notes American gems surpass many foreign stones in beauty with Maine and Connecticut sources highlighted. It mentions golden beryl of Connecticut, chlorastrolites and thomsonites of Lake Superior, and green hiddenite and tourmaline colors. It contrasts authentic gems with turquoise and other imitations widely worn today.
An old lumberman who owns a western railroad resists automatic block signals after a severe accident. A sales agent touts the system but the builder cautions that accidents occur roughly once in eighty, notes three jailed brakemen, and questions the value of hanging an automatic machine over human errors.
Rambling Richard asks about past story work in a terse exchange printed in a Chicago News item. The dialogue hints at a writer's career shift and newsroom nostalgia.
Chicago did not appear on the map until 1840 when its population reached 4,470, marking a key moment in its growth as a developing urban center.
Let them tell it shows public support for Doan's Kidney Pills with home testimony from F. Meier a contractor living at 144 Taylor Avenue. Mrs Meier and I used the remedy at Emmett's drug store and report the best results for lame backs and kidney symptoms. For sale by all dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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.