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 35 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ismay
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1910
Page
3
A Minneapolis reader testifies to relief from female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The missive promotes the product and cites a confidential physician-like source, Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts, offering free advice to women.
A lip about Geernie praising Squilbob as a magazine poet leads to Squilligan calling him a genius, followed by Squillbob noting his own severe dyspepsia would keep him from hunger if he lived.
A hostess teases a quiet guest about speaking up at a party. The youthful guest explains his father's rule against chatter, and the hostess argues that society would be dull if everyone stayed silent.
The Ready Theorist and a scientist discuss why house files carry germs on their feet. The theorist proposes a remedy to make them wear overshoes and leave shoes on the porch when entering.
A short fragment notes a dog and bathing behavior after an event described as indulging in short pants. The text suggests a casual action sequence with no clear person place or date.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, newly named chief of staff, urges cutting regular enlistment terms to build a reserve of readily mobilizable men. He supports use of small dirigibles for recon and transport, arguing they surpass airplanes for certain scouting roles, and notes the army would need more officers. Six Argentine officers will train with the U.S. army after Wood’s visit.
In Japan a modern equivalent to the old ordeal is described where servants in a housefield write a specific word with the same brush after a theft. The coordinated writing seeks to reveal guilt through focused accuracy, seen as more humane than the historical boiling water ordeal.
A London trend drives a rash of expensive snuffboxes with seven boxes selling for around $20,000 each. The remaining five averaged high prices, though the exact values are unclear.
HB D Weed of Helena was elected president at the Eagles state convention held in the Auditorium. Officers for the year include Harry Laurence Livingston as vice president and Richard Brown as secretary with W R Logan Missoula as treasurer W W Watkins Billings conductor Charles Boler Hamilton inside guard A E Wilkinson Red Lodge outside guard Jerry Melloy Gardiner trustees A B Canfield Great Falls James Sargent Missoula and A E Try Havre. Miles City was chosen as the meeting place for 1911 and delegates will visit Mammoth Hot Springs Yellowstone after the gathering.
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad plans a 30 mile cut-off from Scribner to the North Pacific line at Fromberg Montana. The project aims to shorten the St Louis to Puget Sound route by over a hundred miles by providing an air line to Laurel where it will connect with the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railways and run daily coast trains.
A Montana commission appointed to appraise Bell Telephone damages for long distance connections with Montana & Wyoming and Billings Mutual at Red Lodge and Billings says Bell is entitled to the cost of making the physical connection and the entire toll charges from using the line. It did not value the property right or any other benefits. Commissioners were QO. T. Crane N. B. Holter and W. C. Buskett. Bell plans to appeal to the circuit court of appeals.
The twentieth annual convention of the Montana Pharmaceutical Association convened in Copper City Anaconda with the largest attendance from across the state. Organizer M Whipple of the National Association of Retail Druggists attended as a feature, and speakers urged laws regulating house to house drug peddling and sales in small towns with populations under 300.
William Denton a local driver shot and killed Huz Yates of the implement company after a dispute over a $1 debt. Huz was shot twice, one bullet piercing a lung. Denton was captured by a posse as tensions rose in Elk and Masonic circles.
W B Murphy a Butte resident for 25 years died at the Masonic home in Helena at age 67 from heart disease. He is survived by his wife and a 10 year old son. Murphy was admitted to the home about a month ago.
Etta F Booth appointed postmaster at Comanche in Yellowstone County replacing L D Helm who resigned. Booth is named to run local mail operations as duties begin.
In Dillon Montana Charles Robinson boasted he would show others how to stack hay and outpaced fellow workers by stacking more loads before retiring and dying of heart failure thereafter.
Topeka Kansas readers report Republicans repudiated cannon policies and stand putism. Seven of eight insurgent congressmen were nominated despite efforts by the congressional organization in Washington and Kansas regulars to stop them.
A large fish cold storage plant in Winnipeg, owned by the Winnipeg Fish Co., was totally destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at $100,000.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis estimates 300,000 indigent consumptives require care in sanatoria. They project an annual country cost of 50 million dollars at 1,669 dollars per day per patient, with potential net savings up to 150 million dollars if public funds cover treatment.
Mrs. H Kiernan of Brooklyn describes her niece's long eczema battle lasting five years. After applying Cuticura Soap Ointment and Re Solvent the skin cleared, sleep improved, and the child, then eleven, has remained free of eczema. A photo from age ~18 months shows the earlier condition.
A London correspondent recalls King Edward at the Press Club in New York. Lord Arthur Saville arrests a shabby poacher with a dead pheasant, the king laughing and saying the man would not poach if he were truly a bad egg.
An advertisement urges cooling relief from Coca Cola at soda fountains and in bottles. It promotes sending a 2 cent stamp for a booklet The Truth About Coca-Cola and the Coca-Cola Baseball Record Book for 1910 containing Casey At The Bat, schedules, records, and related baseball information from Atlanta, Georgia.
A doctor recounts a patient he attempted to cure via hypnotism by a ceiling sun painting. The patient seemed to improve until the doctor found him dead. The physician admits the sun caused sunstroke and the patient died.
In Life magazine quotes a husband proclaiming generosity as he jokes he always grants his wife wishes because it costs nothing. The remark frames a lighthearted view of domestic roles and costless benevolence.
A brief note from Stanford University Chaparral describes a tense moment with the bases loaded and a growing disagreement. The writeup hints at a contentious scene that disrupted the game and drew attention from players and staff alike.
Philosophical quote from E M Goulburn on patient endurance shaping character through persistent annoyance, reflecting on discipline and resilience.
An old advertisement fragment promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething discomfort. It claims gum soothing, reduced pain, and relief from wind colic, noting a price of 2 cents 48 and per bottle.
The fragment references mental clarity and weather as happiness, followed by an unclear ad line for Dr. Pierce's Pellets described as candy like and vigorful. It appears as a stray OCR excerpt without coherent news content or identifiable entities.
Mrs. John S. Way of Independence Kansas says kidney disorder and swollen feet improved after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She cites back pain eyesight spots and nervousness as relieved by the remedy. For sale by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The Limit joke about a landlady and a tenant with missing teeth adds humor.
At a dinner of the Authors' club in London Mr Owen Seaman and Walter Emanuel recall a dentist humor tale. An Englishman with toothache refused gas, the dentist pulled a tooth and publicly laughed, declaring the joke was wrong tooth.
A western attorney recalls a bright boy who sought work at his office. The interviewer emphasizes that writing telegrams and taking messages require schooling, asking if the candidate is well educated. The boy confidently replies I be.
Mrs Torkins comments on bootlegger trouble as Prohibitionists struggle. She quips that letting everyone wear low shoes would stop it. The exchange highlights local attitudes toward enforcement and social norms.
A fragment notes a dialogue about a young person bearing family burden. A boy or girl questions begging with the reply that they must help since the father is old and unable to work. The piece reflects hardship and family duty.
Dr J H Rindlaub a noted eye ear nose and throat specialist in Fargo North Dakota advertises his medical practice. The note uses a flippant aside about a girl pretending to whisper to catch a young man’s attention to eye catching lip work.
A man loses his nose in a premature gunpowder blast and surgeons graft a nose from a small white dog onto his face. The implant functions well and, locals say, he barks when someone prowls around the house at night.
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.