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 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1919
Page
6
A Chinese clerk pleads for a job with a Shaighai exporting house. He cites legibility issues from climate change and the death of his brother, and explains dire finances as sole support for seven dependents including two wives. He ends with a prayer for mercy and the post.
The excerpt lists October cattle feeding cake in Britain, Canadian paper industry investment and jobs, Australian wartime price rises, a Detroit judge's conditional ruling on a husband’s two nights out, and Melbourne union activity under a one big union banner. It includes an advertisement narrative by Mrs. F Pember of Perth praising Doan's Backache Kidney Pills, with price and supplier details.
The Board of Trade Journal September report lists Nova Scotia apple output at about 400000 barrels, over half 1917’s level, with exports to Britain embargo dampening growers. Quebec orchards suffer from last winter damage to Fameuse trees, Ontario regions show variable crops, and British Columbia apples near average quality but lower quantity.
Mr Noyes laments wartime inflation hitting poetry as prices soar. He quips that a sonnet once worth five pounds now brings a guinea, urging a revision of the old proverb to reflect poets’ value.
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.