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 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1901
Page
5
The agricultural department reports on bread preparation detailing flour quality and gluten content. White flour provides the most nourishment for money, while bran flours add minerals but may not improve digestible protein. Proper dough handling and careful baking prevent heavy, poorly risen bread linked to indigestion.
A compact guide describes making a wall hanging newspaper holder from two thin lats or sticks, sewn between lining and front with embroidery. Raman satip or fine cloth serves as the front, dustproof and durable, edged by a heavy wool fringe and ribbon handles for wall display.
The Jacksonville Times-Union argues that modern women overwork, burning body and spirit. It praises the biblical model of rising before dawn to secure a daily half hour for personal rest, undisturbed by others, as a safeguard to retain enjoyment and health.
Moving party seeks six chairs for breakfast room. They repaint frames dark green and cover seats with light green leather costing about 40 dollars. To prevent cane marks they line with brown paper, fixed by brass nails. They drill pilot holes to avoid wood damage during mounting.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat report recounts a crane in an Arkansas swamp park that adapted to sparrows as prey. The bird learned to strike with its beak and swallowed sparrows whole, then dipped them in water to dampen them. The crane fell ill and died, with park keeper attributing the cause to indigestion from sparrow meals.
A ship wreck at St Margaret's Bay England left only the captain aboard. A life line brought crew to shore while rescuers cheered. After a long wait the captain was hauled ashore dripping. He produced a wet trembling dog from his pocket and apologized I could not find the little brute any where.
Dr. William E. Barton lauds Parson Brownlow as the rugged fighter for country and right. A character recalls his mixed prayers and scripture quotes, while Brownlow writes to Secretary Benjamin from Richmond, offering to quit the Confederacy and reclaim his passports.
An average annual loss of 2,172 merchant vessels is reported with 94 ships completely missing and never heard from following a raid or hostile action. The figure highlights grave risks to global shipping and the unknown fate of numerous seafarers.
The 24 year old Theodore T. Maxfield is a leading horseman owner of notable trotters and pacers. He trains at Bloomfield stables and is praised for extracting speed, having recently converted the pacer Monopole 2 08 14 to a trotter. He plans to race at Elkwood Park New Jersey this summer in major events.
A. G. Batchelder of the National Cycling Association says the world championship could be held next year with sufficient votes from the International Cyclists' Union. The second week of the August Pan-American exposition cycle events will be international, drawing Europe’s noted riders. Short distance finals at Buffalo may await Berlin race results, with Henri Meyers Wisner eyeing a win at the Pan-American expo after retirement.
Albert Plaw of the University of California appears set to claim another world hammer record. He threw 171 feet 2 inches in a nine foot ring, surpassing Flanagan’s 168 foot mark. Officials will verify the measurement from a regular field day. Plaw’s talent is clear, though he dislikes training and may have already held the seven foot ring record for the same event.
Peter Maher intends a summer trip to Ireland with his wife to visit his parents and the grave of Tony Sage, the renowned Irish bookmaker and sport. He hopes to see several good fighters there and may bring two to this country to manage them.
Manager Hanlon suffers a severe loss with the death of his elder brother James Hanson at Fitchburg Massachusetts. The deceased was his elder sibling, and Hanlon notes there had been no family death in 30 years before their father’s recent passing.
Detroit fans pack the four games with an estimated 135000 in attendance. Hartman, the former New Yorker now starring for Detroit, posts five hits in five at bats, setting a club record and highlighting the city’s baseball fever.
The article explains the process to determine noon time for the seventy fifth meridian using Washington's astronomical observatory. It describes the countdown, the noon beat, time signals to telegraph lines, time balls in some cities, and automatic clock corrections in the building below the ball. It notes staggered local times across meridians from Washington to the Pacific coast.
Allen Halverson of West Prairie Wisconsin says people travel ten miles to buy Foley's Kidney Cure while J A Spero of Helmer Indiana calls it the medical wonder of the age. Alexander & Co.
Jacksonville Florida correspondent describes sea turtle feeding habits along the coast. Turtles average about 500 pounds, with exceptional individuals weighing 1200 to 1600 pounds. They feed in brackish streams when sea grass grows, roll gathered grass into balls, and drift seaward at high tide while hunters use seines and peggers to extract feeding shoals. Bears, raccoons and other fauna also prey on them.
A concise, persuasive note praising Schall's whole wheat loaf for easy digestion and satisfying nutrition, encouraging readers to try this bread as a wholesome option.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best medicine for all humors warning that serofula may develop slowly through childhood and cause stomach, dyspepsia, catarrh and glandular swellings before skin eruptions. It urges readers to ensure freedom from the ailment and trust Hood's for complete eradication.
The Los Angeles Herald details orange preparation from harvest to market. Fresh fruit spends time in water baths, brushing in automated washers, sun drying on racks, and final brushing to achieve a smooth, shiny appearance before packing for warehouse storage.
The article explains the origin of Piccadilly name linking to a tailor Higgins who built houses and sold Piccadiller collars. It notes the street’s current form isn’t built by him but he named some houses there after the collar worn by fashionable people.
A druggist from Van Etten New York endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy noting five years of customer satisfaction and use in his own family for ordinary coughs colds and post grippe cough. Batterton's Drug Store sells it.
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.