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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1917
Page
12
An old advertisement touts Cascarets for relief from headache, biliousness, indiges tion, and upset stomach. It promises a 10 cent box cleanses the stomach, removes sour food and excess bile, and purges all waste overnight, with claims of a clear head and healthy bowel action by morning.
Stella meets her friend Bebe in a room full of fashion papers and cookery books. The young wife asks why the magazines and cookbooks are together as Stella admits she is a novice at cooking and wonders if cakes come from a recipe or a pattern.
Bathe the affected surface with Cuticura Soap and hot water, dry gently and apply Cuticura Ointment. Repeat morning and night for immediate relief and speedy sealing. Also mentions Garfield Tea and a 106 pound watermelon grown by Sarge Melon, Joe Arnold of Weatherford, Texas. Brazil exported 6,587,716 pounds of crude rubber in November.
Mr. George J. Barr of Town holds seven Saskatchewan sections fenced and rented for pasture or cultivation. He notes local land cost at $160 per acre with 2 to 3 percent annual returns, contrasting with a 35 percent crop return on a quarter section in 1915 and $2,663.08 from 1,643 bushels in 1916. He highlights George Hl. Kerton and Charles Haight as success stories, and explains grazing cattle as a path to profitable land use, ending with his creed to let nature feed cattle in summer and finish them for market in fall.
A description of patented small pocket inserts named High Pockets and Patrice designed to fasten to ladies shoes for valuables. The pockets are made high so users need not reach far down to access contents, highlighting convenience and accessibility.
An advertisement urges eating less meat for health and cost reasons and promotes Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti with a free cookbook from Skinner Mfg Co Omaha Neb. A joke about a baby chewing a dictionary ends with a pun about emetic and words.
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine claiming quick dandruff and hair fall stop within ten minutes and eventual new hair growth. It urges using a 25 cent bottle to make hair light fluffy and lustrous, claiming anyone can achieve beautiful hair with minimal effort.
Des Moines reports in the Thirty seventh General Assembly consider delaying new appropriations to July 1 1918 with revenue pledges up to April 1 1918 to cover existing obligations Senator Voorhees urges tax fixes to avoid rate hikes and prevent new building plans while maintaining education funding and board of control operations amid stalled measures on free textbooks and state agents funding the governor and attorney general win support.
Ridgway Penn resident Mrs O M Run es says seven months of female trouble with backache and side pain kept her from work. After three doctors failed she tried Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound on her sister in law's suggestion and claims it restored her health letting her resume all housework with a young child to care for.
A famous actress shares a home recipe to darken gray hair using Bay Rum Darbo Compound and glycerine mixed with water. The ad promises gradual darkening without scalp staining, greasiness, or transfer and notes full directions are in Barbo Compound boxes. Also mentions growing use of the half watt lamp in England for interior lighting.
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.