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 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
8
Analyzes common farmer scams tied to seed quality hog cholera cures and cattle finishing. Cites improved seed frauds, fake cures, overpriced stock foods, and false endorsements, urging readers to verify claims with agricultural departments and test reliable seed houses.
A funny Maine Central story recalls Gov Morrill granting a pass to Camp Meeting John Allen after repeated requests. The governor joked about the account of persistence and wanted the railroad to keep good connections with Allen’s route to heaven.
A reader describes repurposing a large plate glass window fragment as a bread board. Edges are smoothed with a fine file and camphorated turpentine to prevent injury, noting dough does not stick as with wood and praising its usefulness especially for French candies.
W. G. Fitzgerald describes Burma's teak industry where government leased forests employ thousands of elephants. The kheddah method traps wild herds into a large enclosure, then tame elephants with mahouts. Elephants reach full strength at twenty five, can outrun horses briefly, but cannot jump, while keen sense of smell compensates.
A famous actor on his deathbed is approached by a Thespian who mocks his life and demands benefit. The dying man, recognizing Shakespeare, rebukes the request and insists he will receive a proper burial, but not in a fit manner.
A husband teaches his wife the value of money by splitting $1,000 into coins and piling it before her. The total seems enormous to her for a time, then the price of the ring rises a hundredfold in her mind, making the expenditure feel extravagant.
A Cleveland Leader note shows Leigh Hunt attributed poems offered to the paper. The editor says readers should send poems in, noting they will not pay contributors or guarantee payment. Hunt accepts only honor, not money, indicating the policy on literary submissions.
The toad is praised as a garden helper, eradicating grubs and cutworms. It notes up to 300 toads killed in a day by schoolboys who see it as sport. Urges teaching kindness to youths and protecting toads as valuable insect destroyers.
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.