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 27 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
6
Fragile OCR reads recipes and notes on cooks including lemon cake and turtle bean soup. Mentions Judge Harvey B Hurd and Mrs Arnold with relatives linked to Willam Scudder Arnold Scudder and James Gibbs widow. Contains various culinary tips and idle biographical phrases.
A letter from Alexy of McLellan's Mountain North Carolina credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing years of dyspepsia after failed treatments. He reports relief after eight to twelve boxes and freedom from indigestion for years. The advertisement lists price 60 cents per box six for $2.50 and mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A waiter refuses a one dollar tip citing fair pay and no tipping. The Waiters' Union demands dismissal and threatens a strike. The waiter is a German who says he will return to Dresden if discharged.
In a Chicago Tribune vignette a couple sits by the stars at night and muses on youth and fate as a shooting star streaks across the sky. The moment blends whimsy with intimate dialogue about privilege and wonder.
A mother questions a youth about baptism as she sues over a family ambition to join the household. The exchange centers on whether the youth has been baptized and hints at underlying social or religious tensions in the proposed union.
Dominion Department of Agriculture notes strong milk yields in several Ontario Quebec creameries with cows producing over 1000 lb monthly and high fat percentages. It contrasts profitable cows with unprofitable herds where many cows deliver little fat, urging farming groups to identify and cull unprofitable stock.
The lion mocks the elephant but the elephant retorts that humans are closer kin. The elephant notes his hind knee bends like a human, while the lion’s bend is backward like a hyena and hog. The lion retreats to wolves and coyotes, preserving some pride.
Princess Radziwill recounts Cecil Rhodes crediting Winwood Reade’s The Martyrdom of Man with forming his beliefs. Rhodes once recalled reading the book in Kimberley and its impact on him as a mining camp settler. He stated the work “made me what I am.”
A wealthy milkman leans over the stern rail as waves churn the wake. Passengers joke about seasickness while noting his fascination with churned water recalling days of building his fortune.
A woman enters a Holland police station asking the canals dragged to find her missing husband. She says he has threatened to drown himself and has been missing two days. She recalls, with a sudden memory, that he is her dear.
Major Charlies E Woodruff United States army surgeon and neurasthenia expert argues the blonde is more prone to crime than the brunette. He cites Clinton Prison statistics as main support, claiming the figures are instructive until a prison stocked with the other sort is found.
Salanae Tea assures users of its final luxury of tea drinking the best quality that distinguishes it as a world class product.
A university student reports using Minard's Liniment for a severe sprain and asks the Minard's Liniment Co Ltd to provide the nearest Baltimore agent. The letter, dated November 11 1908 from W C McLean at 4 St Paul Street, requests prompt replacement and guidance.
The item notes a trivial misprint turning the dainty bride into a blustering one. Seven relatives halted the paper, and the husband seeks retribution against the editor. This reflection calls the editor’s suffering a harsh consequence for a minor error in a cold world.
A Philadelphia listener recalls Charlemagne Tower describing Berlin policing. He shares a story where Muller drowns after a boating accident because swimming in the river is strictly forbidden by police regulation.
A humorous misquote collage appears from the Somerville Journal the Houston Post and the Cleveland Plain Dealer noting that a woman smiles for amusement concealment or to please a stage manager. The fragment quotes reflect playful commentary on facial expressions.
Ambiguous fragment mentions Minard's Liniment and neuralgia relief amid chaotic crowd chatter with garbled dialogue suggesting dispute. No clear event, date, or attributable figures beyond product name and symptom.
A Crimean veteran Charlies Fleet recalls an 1860s Windsor Castle incident where the young Prince of Wales threw a pebble at a sentry. The Queen ordered the prince to apologize, making Fleet recount the moment and his reception of royal pardon.
Mrs. M. Summers of Windsor Ontario offers a free booklet titled Woman's Own Medical Adviser and a home treatment plan for a range of female ailments including leucorrhea ulcers womb displacement painful periods and related weakness. The ad promises ongoing treatment at seven cents per week and invites letters to Box H. 8 Windsor.
A guide lists fashion cautions for girls emphasizing modest dress. It forbids shabby shoes with clean straight heels, front pins, excessive ribbons, tilted hats, feathers, veils, and visible gloves. It also warns against visible handkerchiefs, loud watch chains, jewelry daytime use, and coat handling in warm weather.
Bristol Times notes King Edward's popular regard in the fleet after acts on the northern cruise and Portland visit. It recounts him halting a late carpet routine to favor sailors' bedtimes and discreetly watching a card game, earning enduring affection for his humane conduct.
In a playful exchange Harry notes many pigeons are lost while Bill suggests crossing pigeons with parrots so they could ask their way home. The banter imagines a talking bird aid to return home.
The saying notes that attire does not define character as many wear baggy trousers with coat of arms while true merit lies beyond outward appearance. It reflects on appearances versus inner virtue without naming people or places.
Practical advice on lowering mainsails for small boats including sail size, order of lowering throat and peak, and keeping the sail shaking. Describes stopping a boat by helm position, docking tactics, and controlling centerboard under way. Emphasizes staying on the lee side of docks and using a painter when towed at night.
A Preston Kansas society woman hosted a white elephant party inviting guests to bring unused items and avoid waste. The event faltered when eleven of nineteen attendees arrived with their husbands, causing an unforeseen disruption reported in Bonham Favorite.
The piece speaks to thousands of American women sacrificing daily at home to duty. It notes women face pains and weakness as they strive to stay orderly and resilient, overcoming aches while managing household burdens.
An old advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female weakness and related disorders. A reader claims it made her strong and well after doctors advised no cure, noting it has helped with displacements regulation fibroid tumors backache flatulency and related issues.
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.