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 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 18, 1915
Page
2
In a tense escape from armed assailants, the narrator dodges bowmen as workers seal the cave entrance. A skull is buried, a friend is wounded by an arrow, and the mistress bravely bites out potential poison from the wound to save him. He tends her injury with water and spirit.
The narrator Hampden and Mistress Lucy retreat to a cave where she kisses him goodbye before risking capture. They fight off Surena islanders with pistols, a cutlass, and an axe, buying time for escape as the assault resumes and the scene ends with a cliffhanger “To be Continued.”
The narrator and companions occupy the outer cave while Master Pimball commands a mob outside. Pistols and siege work threaten their escape as they debate whether to stay or retreat deeper, weighing safety versus potential capture and death.
A pestering tale links a dinner tragedy to garbled stomach health. The piece promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a stomach cleanser and blood builder, urging readers to obtain it via medicine dealers and to send for the Medical Adviser.
The article warns that weed spread stems from impure seed and inadequate cleaning. It cites Ottawa tests showing high weed seed contamination in spring wheat flax oats and barley, with most samples lacking thorough cleaning and often sown directly from the thresher. It urges systematic seed cleaning to reduce weed introduction and improve germination.
From Kiev comes a report of Alexandra Lagareva, a young girl officer in a Don Cossack regiment, who led seven detainees to escape from a church prison after killing a sentry. The group recovered horses and captured a patrol of eighteen Germans, delivering important papers to a Russian general.
An exchange in Pettyville over local politics contrasts a landlord’s blunt remark about the town’s leadership with a taunt about afflictions, hinting at a beleaguered local governance.
The Glasgow Herald sketches how France, before the war, rediscovered its soul and ideals, cherishing the courage and sacrifice that define its spirit. It notes a revival of national purpose, organized efficiency, and a belief that French blood serves humanity by lifting the nation from darkness.
The Wall Street Journal credits Britain with sweeping German commerce from the seas, deploying up to a million men, and readying two more million, while lending allies over 2 billion and conquering German colonies except the Cameroons. It cites colonial governance, imperial efforts, and sea mastery as pivotal to Allied interests and trade.
The article notes Canadian shell manufacturers sustain Western Front artillery. Canadian workshops now produce about one million empty shells monthly and 17 444 shells daily with fixed ammunition, with plans to rise to 50 000 per day in the near future.
A brief exchange reveals the Man questioning his forgetfulness while the Girl recalls memories stirred by the escape of the “big ones.” The dialogue hints at past events and emotional distance, focusing on memory and recognition between two speakers.
Reports from Humboldt Saskatchewan to Gleichen Alberta show high yields in threshing. Marquis wheat fields yield near 99 bushels per acre on one acre tests and 60 bushels on 34 acres. Alberta crops include 69 and 59 bushels per acre wheat and 104 bushels per acre oats. Fort Saskatchewan corn reaches silage ten feet tall. Celery head weighs 4.5 pounds in Medicine Hat.
A Bulletin by Ontario Safety League urges constant care for safety at work and on the way to it. It argues accidents destroy earnings and life and calls on individuals to insist on safe practices, report hazards, and teach safety as a heritage to children.
The article urges home gardeners to prepare plots in autumn. Dig the soil loose and turn under new soil four inches. Burn vines and weeds, then mix ashes and 100d stable manure deeply. Autumn care saves time in spring and increases production.
A London Daily Express editorial argues that material force decides victory. It states courage and purpose are useless without munitions and that Britain’s workers must supply guns and shells to accelerate the defeat of the Nazi nightmare.
The article urges villagers and farmers to form improvised fire units due to limited public firefighting. It lists hazards in homes and outbuildings, practical steps like water prep, cellar checks, chimney care, lantern safety, fire-resistant storage, and education by teachers to reduce rural fire risk. It also notes distrust about navy prize money from wartime cargo purchases.
A reader recounts a failed promise by a visitor who claimed to show the beauties of the town. The speaker expected parks and office buildings yet sought feminine allure which did not occur.
A Berlin telegram relayed via Reuters states Emperor Wilhelm has ordered the German army in peace to wear field gray, the same shade adopted during wartime.
The Overseas News Agency reports 981 German bankruptcies from July to September this year, down from 1.60 percent of the prior year period, signaling a mixed financial tone despite optimism.
Mrs. Van Perkins voices dissatisfaction with pore traits not resembling her features while a photographer dismisses the complaint and suggests gratitude. The exchange underscores tensions in portrait sessions and expectations of likeness.
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.