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 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1897
Page
7
A collage of quips and ad blurbs from early 20th century papers highlights a detective’s disguise inquiry, a medical cure pitch, and home design notes. Notable lines reference humorous dialogue, an 1800s era cure claim, and the notion that bedroom layout matters more than other rooms for comfort and ventilation.
Kansas City patent firm Nigdon and Tigdon reports the delist of patents issued the week ending Sept 41, 1807 to inventors in Missouri Kansas and Nebraska. Items include engines castings and mechanical devices from St Louis Le Montes Omaha and Lincoln among others.
The article profiles Me James Mechanics of Washington and Me James Leadley owner of the Grand Rapids club in the Western League. It traces Leadley’s Detroit roots, managerial stints, and the Northwest League ventures, plus Me James Mechanics early Virginia and Petersburg days and his rise to a Washington ball star. It also touches on Queensberry interludes and proposed penalties for disruptive players.
Frank Gerrard and Mattie Matthews fought twenty rounds to a draw at Caleron near Jamestown New York before about two thousand spectators. Jack Everhardt defeated Spider Kelly after twenty rounds in San Francisco California. Larry Hecker substituted for Martin Flaherty at Greenwood Athletic Club in a twenty round bout and beat Jack Downey, a fight ended by police intervention in the eighth round. Eddie Bantrey and William Lamhert drew after twenty rounds in the Mississippi River bout ten miles below Davenport Iowa. Bantrey suffered a finger break in the flat round. Dan Lynch and Buck Connelly posted the second deposit of 2600 of the 10000 forfeit for a mill, with promoter talks ongoing about a Knickerbocker Club San Francisco ride and other associations. Mike Farraghar and Joe Martin drew after forty five rounds in Cleveland lasting all night until daylight with Martin pressing in the fortieth round. References and police concerns were noted as the scene shifted and spectators awaited the next decision.
A family vacation by the sea ends with a child asking if God watches over night and if harm can occur. she muses that God may need a vacation. The piece includes a Toledo ad bundle touting a $100 reward, drug firm items, and a claim about Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Pills.
A collage of quips and misprints references summer schooling heat in a quirk of dialogue. The Santa Fe line promotes California excursions with modern cars and Pullman conductors. Ettenson Woolfe & Co advertise a new Helpful Gifts catalogue offering dry goods clothing furniture and home furnishings.
Cleveland Plain Dealer reports on a local sensational clue as townsfolk react to a murder accusation. The phrasing mirrors era style with dramatic questions and a stranger involved in the case. The article emphasizes public fear and curiosity surrounding the alleged crime.
The fragment describes mixing two cups of raised dough with one cup of sugar half a cup of butter two well beaten eggs and four enough to make a stiff dough. It instructs to mix let it rise mould into high biscuits rub sugar over the top and bake about twenty minutes.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Haxe and Allen's Moot-Binse as cures for swollen feet corns bunions and foot odor. It claims instant comfort and easier shoe wear with a 25 cent price and trial package free, mailed from Le Roy New York.
Theodore Roosevelt writes in The Century about police promotion efforts by commissioners through systematic recognition of gallantry during his term. This installment is part of Heroes of Peace with future essays by Riis, Kobbe, and Ward on heroism in fire, life saving, and deep sea work.
A fragmented recipe describes a method to prepare a salad with a cold dressing. It mentions adding dressing into the center of the bowl and garnishing with curly parsley before serving. The text references quantities like a pint and half a pint, indicating portions for a single serving.
Fragmentary dialogue mentions Miss Burbeck Cleveland Lender and Whimple’s boy in a puzzling exchange about luck and a twin. The scene hints at a literary or dramatic vignette with playful mishearing and wordplay.
Fragmentary OCR captures a congressional style debate with a Kentucky speaker urging substitution and a claim that a chosen crop embodies ancestral spirit. The scene shifts to health ads praising a remedy for digestion and kidney ills, interspersed with a local anecdotal note about a young woman cured by ice cream.
Readers are urged to adopt the habit of reading advertisements for valuable bargains and interesting study. The notices claim to come from reliable advertisers who provide timely and helpful ads.
The recipe describes boiling six eggs for thirty minutes then cooling in cold water for five minutes. It instructs shell removal and shelling observations, serving on lettuce with two quarters to a dish, light salting, and pouring a greasingy sauce over the presentation.
The text extols cleanliness fresh air and sunshine as the chief purifiers and disinfectants. It emphasizes using natural elements to maintain health and hygiene.
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.