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
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1913
Page
9
A storyteller portrays cradle customs from various cultures. Lapland uses a snowshoe cradle, the Indian cradle is a basket worn on the head, and New Guinea mothers bury infants in desert sand up to the waist to keep them safe.
A World War era note from Camp McCoy in Sparta Wisconsin features a soldier Walter Mahony describing a two year battle with psoriasis on arms and limbs. He credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with a complete three month cure after trying multiple treatments. The ad promotes free samples and includes the Boston department address.
A witty exchange mocks legal alimony distrust and a lighthearted remark about a balloon in contrast to a dirigible. An American heiress is noted for favoring a foreigner who speaks with his corner over a native who speaks through his hat, reflecting humorous social observations.
A long reader column offers budget friendly homemade gift ideas for the holidays. It lists sachets, pin cushions from glass and tea strainers, beaded slippers, cretonne travel sets, linen envelopes, napkin rings, and apron designs. Also included are infant gifts, monogrammed items, knitting tips, and clever storage bags.
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt recalls a man railing that women are fashion mad and must be sent to an asylum. He fixates on footwear and gowns, praising rational dress yet admiring dainty slippers. His companion, a self-described bachelor, counters with pity for modern fashion while noting the charm of the young women.
A clipped reminiscence on dripping as staple food and fuel for British writers. It mentions George Gissing George Moore Alfred Noyes and a 7.2 ton purchase of dripping from a works, noting Noyes once told a dripping story about breakfast and complaining about the bread and dripping. The piece questions what dripping truly is and recalls a passerby’s chiding remark about a book.
Miss Lilley a Chicago station agent kept calm as a masked robber pointed a revolver and demanded money. After two men entered to buy tickets, Lilley tossed $2.25 in silver to buy time, the robber fled, and police were alerted. No one injured.
On Nakashima Island in southern Japan a rat plague devastates farms and stores. The dozen farming families report cattle and livestock attacked as authorities race to prevent starvation after residents kill or capture 3000 rats. External campaigns are organized to aid extermination amid difficult terrain.
Edwin P. Mulready, Boston chief probation officer, cites police blotters showing 47 000 of 86 000 drunkenness cases told the truth in every instance. He argues this undermines lying habits despite whisky lore.
William Philbrooke, a Lewiston farmer and prominent local figure, dies from acute indigestion after eating peanuts at a football game. Other items note a Bay City chambermaid strike at the largest hotel and a quarrelsome father and son exchange about a missed appointment during a tense scene.
A dog named Shep waited outside as a man, his master, entered a bank to cash a check. The master suffered apoplexy and was hospitalized after an ambulance carried him away, while the dog, tied outside, reportedly faced danger but remained faithful through the scene.
An aged sheep herder named Shep waits six years at the front steps of a bank for his master who died shortly after hospital arrival. He grows old and deaf as months pass with no sight of the master, repeatedly watching the bank entrance while the bank’s president pays taxes each year. A flying car finally strikes him, breaking his back and ending the vigil.
Mrs. Jouls Smith, forty two, recounts marrying Louis Smith aged twenty two after caring for him since he was fourteen. She claims she raised him to be reliable, noting her first marriage ended poorly with an older husband. Louis asks why she married him and she replies she would marry when he came of age.
In Buffalo John Hoolihan scolded by his daughter after chasing away a young man. She struck him with a wooden potato masher, knocking him out. He was treated at Emergency hospital and later questioned at Franklin street station. The incident follows a dispute over the male visitor.
A fragment from 1825 noting women shopping described as moving from shop to shop buying small items with much activity. The text cites a Boston Transcript quote about shopping behavior and a Greenville News reference discussing cigarette, gasoline use and a gun trigger incident with family members involved.
The Washington police census drill led to a whispered reply from a timid man at an establishment as an officer asked to see the head of the house. A rural constable notes a county judge no longer fines motorists, having spent the fines on a racing automobile after taking on so much liability.
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.