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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ismay
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1909
Page
3
A narrator reflects on finding daily wisdom in philosophy and a hornet's behavior. He recalls observing a hornet on its nest and learning lessons about contentment and perspective from the tiny creature, comparing it to a wary army officer and noting the risks of provoking it.
The narrator recalls a deadly encounter where a hornet sentries the nest and 40 to 50 red hot musket balls struck him as he fled. He describes the hornet near the nest as a deterrent while he tried to pick up a rock and vanish. Time has softened the memory but the moment sparked a cause and effect realization.
The article surveys beaded slippers, satin and velvet boots, and matching hosiery for brides. It highlights cost savings by DIY embroidery, shows multiple sandal and slipper styles with color and bead details, and notes affordable options and care tips for fragile footwear.
In a comic scene Irad Biglow pitches a fraudulent “Criminal Barometer” to Edgar, claiming a $2.50 per family instrument can predict crimes, fires, diseases, and even elections with a 75-horsepower motor and a price around $1,100 to $1,124, ending with Edgar fleeing in disbelief.
A humorous essay riffs on Joan of Arc born in 1412 and her unlikely path from peasant milking to leading French forces. The narrator blends flirtation with history as Joan hears an angel, enlists, frees Orleans, crowns Charles VII at Rheims, and is eventually captured and burned, with satirical shots at modern life.
The piece describes a new Parisian hair trend adopted by some Americans. It features braids wound into round coils at each ear with a brow braid, a soft roll to create a low French knot at the nape, and side coils that can be jeweled or rosetted for evening wear.
A natty summer suit features gray linen in a new French hand woven variety. The coat and skirt display gray soutache filet net trim with an old fashion tunic hint for a refined, vintage silhouette.
An article from 1909 explains substituting roughage such as alfalfa and cow pea hay for costly concentrates to cut dairy costs. It cites Tennessee experiment station findings on feeding roughage with silage, cost comparisons, and recommended feeding ratios to lower per hundredweight milk and butter costs.
The article explains that home butter making yields about 25 percent profit per dollar of butter by saving churn costs and capturing extra butter fat. Using a hand separator increases butter quality and cream yield, making it worthwhile for households with more than three or four cows.
A rough dairy guide suggests dairymen improve milk by using sawdust bedding, avoiding milking immediately after feeding, using small top pails, and ensuring clean, cool handling. It emphasizes quick cooling and keeping milk cold to meet basic requirements.
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.