Sixty Oldest U S Newspapers Over 100 Years Listed
A 1900s compilation notes sixty U S newspapers 100 years old or more, led by Philadelphia North American and Hartford Courant with long continuous runs. It details origins from 1700s to 1800s, states with centenarians, and ownership spans within families.
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At. Louie Republic
United States
Shrutiny
The
Mat
Annapolis
Lynchburg
Washington
Lancaster
Volksfreund
Dayton
Ohio
Journal
Lishen
Patriot
West Chester
Village Record
Gazette
Ita
Philadelphia
Alexandria
Snowden
Baltimore American Os
Amazon
Republic
Miseiaelpp
Fac
Missouri
Union
South Carolina
Kentucky
Georgia
Indiana
Rhodesland
Pennsylvania
New York
Jnne
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Maryland
Vermont
Virginia
Maine
Monster Oregon Elk Observable by Timber Scout
Portland Oregonian James Heckman reports from the Necanicum mountains a legend of a colossal elk roaming near the headwaters of the Necanicum and North Nehalem. He describes a herd to a monarch with velvet antlers, twelve points on one rack and ten other large bucks, observed within close range but difficult to stalk.
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Portland Oreg Fonian
James Heckman
Necanicum Mountains
Necanicum
Genaide
Jim
Taotful Firefly Missing Meaning in Fragmented Verse
An OCR fragment presents a whimsical poem about a clever firefly and a night journey through a lane where lovers pass. The lines are garbled with nonsensical words but hint at affection and nocturnal wandering. The piece reads like a playful, unfinished verse from an old page.
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Lovera
Airship Demonstrates Possibility of Aerial Navigation
Count Zeppelin’s airship, after many successful trials in Germany, was struck by lightning during a recent test and exploded. Several spectators were injured, but the count escaped unhurt. The craft had shown strong performance and aimed to win a 24 hour continuous-flight prize, with Zeppelin’s finances taking a severe hit from the loss after years of aeronautical effort.
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Count Zeppelin
Germany
The Motor Car on the Farm
The gasoline engine saves on farm power with 50 000 engines sold in two years. It requires no fuel when idle and needs little storage. Portable gas engines drive threshers and plows, cutting horse labor and boosting harvests. Farmers and even wives operate machines, delivering produce to markets and earning higher profits.
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Cunsior’s
Jong Fells
Great Northwest
Northwest of
Canada
Operaton
Het
Poor Boy Returns Nickel Saying He Was Poor Once
A downtown paperboy, selling papers, helps a wealthy woman whose pocketbook falls. She thanks him and offers a nickel, but he declines, saying he was poor once himself. The Delineator recounts the gentle street encounter and his quiet dignity.
Ghostly inlaws spark divorce suit in New York case
Ora Dresselhaus O Donnell, a chorus girl who wed actor John O Donnell in February, leaves him after six months claiming nightly hauntings by his dead mother's and kin spirits. She alleges cruelty and neglect and seeks restoration of her maiden name.
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New York
Inlaw
John O'Donnell
East Eighty-Ninth At
Mamma
Cincinnath
Mrs. O’ Donnell
Overa
The Glory of Work and Personal Revelations
A fragmented narrative contrasts labor and piety with personal scandal. It mentions workers and builders praising honest toil while shifting to a gossip thread about a woman named Fred Peery and a controversial revelation linked to a New York affair and a car crash case.
Family Givers Undergo Skin Graft for Child
In Brooklyn a mother and two children donated skin to save Mildred Lynch after severe burns from a saucepan accident. Surgeons grafted tissue from their thighs to cover about a third of the girl’s body at Kings County Hospital. The operation, the hospital’s most extensive skin graft, left all donors recovering and hopeful.
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New York
Mildred Lynch
Mildred
Brooklyn
Dra
Brown
Cahill
Arthur
Isabella
Akin
Kings County Hospital
Dre, Barber and Woolsey
Dre, Cahill
Mrs. Lynch
No Desire to Catch Her in Law Notes
James I. Sweeney of the Suffolk Massachusetts bar is noted for his bright wit and apineas. In court he quips to a defendant and spouse about not catching her, provoking laughter as the judge signals order amid a colorful cross examination.
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Law
James I. Sweeney
Suffolk
Mass
Sweeney
Sawyer
Mr. Sweeney
Bank Heist Plot Survivor Recalls 5 Million Bank of England Attempt
The 5 million pound Bank of England robbery attempt is recounted by win Noyes Hill also known as Noyes Hill, the lone survivor of four robbers. He describes Austin Bidwell as the mastermind and details forged letters of credit and a lapse in endorsements that thwarted the scheme. He recalls arrests, Newgate confinement, and plans to escape the Old Bailey.
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Unk
England
Austin
George Bidwell
George Macdonnell
Win Noyes Hill
Home Secretary
Hills Hen
London
Hills
Noyes
Bank of England
Austin Bidwell
Berlin
Dresden
Bordeaux
Versailles
Lyons
Bidwell
F. A. Warren
Buenos Ayres
South America
Warren
Bow Lane
Old Newgate Prison
Mansion House
New York
Cuba
Old Bailey
Crisis in Swiss Watch Industry Sends Alarm Across Trades
The New York Times notes a decline in Swiss watch production in 1908 with factory strikes looming and cantonal aid forming to save jobs. Exports fell from a 1906 high of 29 million dollars, while most Swiss watches lose out to British and American rivals, even as some premium pieces remain hand crafted.
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New York Times
R. &. Mansfield
Lucerne
Switzerland
United States
German Naturalization Hearing Ends With Polygamy Joke
In Toledo a German applicant for naturalization answered all questions. When asked about polygamy the judge pressed the meaning and the applicant, with a Cincinnati accent, admitted the term was new. The judge clarified the single wife standard, noting the economic reason behind the question.
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Toledo Blade
P. Orth
United States District Attorney
Toledo
Mustache
Shure
Wedding Rings as Curtain Hangers at Westminster Cathedral
A silver gilt tabernacle in the chapel of the Blessed Sacrament at Westminster Cathedral is prepared for a wedding event. A generous donor has collected wedding rings to support inner curtains, with one ring bearing the donor’s name. The piece reflects a charitable gesture linked to the ceremony.
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London Globe
Blessed Sacrament
Westminster
Wilk
Tiv
Keppel's Royal Box Entrance At Goodwood
A garbled description recounts Mrs Keppel in a pale gown at Goodwood, walking with dainty steps amid royal company. The scene notes her fashion impact and presence among Majesty's friends, with emphasis on a discreet, stylish appearance.
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London
Goodwood
Keppel
Andra
Majesty
Inglorious We Chronicle of a Bold Volunteer Sergeant
A well known sergeant among volunteers recalls his wars in Crimea India and China. He boasts he has never been shot yet despite reckless acts and has shrugged off danger with bravado. During a moment of heavy fire he was struck in the shoulder and, dazed, walked forward as comrades shouted that he had been shot.
Auto cuts up snakes in roadside rattle frenzy
Waterbury Connecticut witnesses recall an auto mishap where Lero Ames Mrs Ames Miss John Watkins and J E Spen adelphia were involved with rattlesnakes in a wrecked auto lot. The machine wheel turned on the power and the air filled with snakes as the vehicle swung onto the roadway.
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E. Hart Penn
Rawson
Glastonbury
How the Olive Peasant Moistened Soil For Crops
A fragment from the Chicago T discusses Syria and Palestine farming from April to October noting drought with no rain yet tomatoes and cucumbers show vigorous growth without irrigation. It explains shallow plowing to keep water near the surface and maintain a friable top layer to reduce evaporation, alongside the need to avoid drawing water upward from deeper soil layers. It also includes a mistaken New Jersey customer note and a reply showing how orders were misinterpreted, with a remedy to read mutual orders accurately.
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Chicago
Syria
Palestine
Dutin H
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