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 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1894
Page
3
A first person narrative follows Kit Brantley and family in a drought year, detailing Cotten crop failure, rising stores, and hard times. The piece blends farm life, family dialogue, and social pressures as poverty and ambition collide with a changing rural economy.
A fashion note describes a new back-pointed costume with a fixed diver’s shirt, revival styling for ladies with ample figures, loose fronts with lapels over sleeves, and silk panels. It highlights an autumn jacket, wide brass trims, very full sleeves, a Spanish waist trim, and bold shoulder capes with deep V necklines, ostrich plumes, rosettes, and polka pollen dots across fabrics from cotton to silk.
The article cites foreign birth rates and political influence in states like Minnesota Wisconsin and compares global capital and population figures. It mentions national bank holdings in New York and Britain’s foreign stock, alongside a 1853 display of loaded draft horses in Springfield Massachusetts.
The passage argues that households differ in method from kitchen chores to ironing and storage. Some keep items always ready while others reopen after each use, with neither approach inherently superior. It reflects a tolerant view of diverse domestic practices and their practical tradeoffs.
A collage of quirky household hints and garbled quotes from a bygone era. Bits advise dusting hinges with hot lead, soaking iron chairs in hot milk, washing food items in hot water to remove odors, and a mix of literary snippets and stray captions reflecting the newspaper’s page jumble.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a superior laxative offering comfort and health benefits. It emphasizes purity, pleasant taste, and effectiveness in cleansing the intestines, aiding constipation, and addressing feverish symptoms, attributing quality to the California Fig Syrup company. The copy touts widespread satisfaction and urges purchase of the product.
An advertorial fragment touts Hosteller's Bienacle as a cure for rheumatism liver issues and general ailments. It claims internal relief and references varied products like Tar for coughs and Tooth Drops. The piece mocks competing remedies and asserts superior efficacy without clear evidence.
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.