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 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1905
Page
7
A London tailor unveils a novel life saving coat with an air belt and winged heels designed to keep a wearer upright in water. Demonstrations on the Thames show its ability to propel and stabilize a swimmer, even against tides, while other notes discuss temperance, military remarks, and burglar warnings from various sources.
The fragment recalls Thackeray composing in public at the Athenaeum and Garrick Club, with friends like John H Wollingshend of London describing his slips of note paper carried in his coat. It mentions social club skepticism, the Travelers' Club ban, and a broader digression on natural laws and a dinner anecdote about a rude host.
Public sale notice for stock and horses near Indiana, Pa, with details on fair admission tickets offered at half fare. Includes dates in September and October 1905, listing horses, sheep, and farm stock for sale, terms cash, plus job ads for dining room help at the American House in Indiana.
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.