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 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1908
Page
9
A Buckeye era verse from the Baltimora Sun describes a house of hope built by lovers away from grandeur. It envisions a nest for life and dreams where love rests, appealing to a kingly or princely audience yet remaining humble and intimate.
The famous playwright behind The Witching Hour discusses telepathy and thought reading in Chicago Inter Ocean. He confirms a belief in thought transference and related mysteries, stating his stance clearly.
A narrator recounts Bishop a telepathic performer dead twenty years, noting auto-hypnosis claims and dangerous blindfolded stunts driven by telepathic cues. He recalls fellow clairvoyant who warned of trouble before a performer Charles Jackson’s suicide in New York.
A writer discusses telepathy and alleged tests while recalling a sensational incident involving the actor Jackson. The piece shifts to Mrs. W. H. Maxwell, a 30 year old contractor supervising the Fresno federal building project and asserting a woman's qualifications in construction.
The note explains options for a model of sports shirts with or without a collar and long or short sleeves suitable for tennis and other sports. It outlines garment variations to fit different athletic activities and preferences.
A New York Herald feature describes the rising popularity of floral gifts with elaborate receptacles. Ornamental containers range from wicker baskets to silver and satin novelties, often embossed, monogrammed, or hand painted. Orchids and roses are highlighted, with innovations like parrot and wagon-shaped displays, echoing gifting trends and lasting keepsakes.
A poem request to The Star features a Godwin era meditation on Fate by J. M. Fate with two souls born worlds apart, destined to meet yet miss each other until life’s meaning is read in their eyes. Also noted is Susan Marc Spalding’s Paquin Pierrot Ruffle Paris fashion note and a Chicago Record-Herald remark on hard cash.
Dyspepsia and digestive ailments often cause heartburn and fainting spells. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is offered as a safe cure, with testimonials from Mrs Knight of Bellview Tennessee and Charles Kearney of Lake Charles New Orleans region, plus a free sample by mail from Pepsin Syrup Co. in Monticello Indiana.
An external wash using oil of wintergreen with thymos glycerine and other ingredients claims to relieve severe infant eczema instantly. The ad promotes D. D. D. Prescription as a simple daily wash that cures itching and skin irritation without medicines. It cites W M Federma store at Main and Twelfth.
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.