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 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1906
Page
7
Purported advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cleanses blood and cures boils scrofula salt rheum eczema stomach troubles catarrh nervous rheumatism and fatigue. It cites thousands of testimonials including Mrs Helen L Thompson of Lewiston Maine who says it purified her daughter's blood after scarlet fever and restored health.
An American bank announces a 5 percent gold bond issue as the safest investment. The offer covers a $1,000,000 issue of the Wes Hood Electric Co of Portland Oregon, secured by a first mortgage on $9,000,000 of assets. Details follow.
Minister Liang Cheng in New York with the imperial Chinese commission says Pekin dispatches confirm absolute quiet in the empire. The legation at Washington reports there is no unrest, no revolution, and no anti foreign uprising on the horizon.
The house judiciary committee plans a favorable report on the Bates employers liability bill in amended form. Mr Sterling of Illinois will draft the report. The bill makes a railroad liable to an employee and his dependents for all damages.
May refer to liability of an organization for negligence by officers agents or employer or due to defects in cars engines appliances track roadbed or works. The fragment hints at a legal or insurance context about responsibility for damages or injuries. No names or places are present.
Spokane market prices list a wide range of produce from potatoes at 50 to 65 cents per cwt to lettuce at 25 cents per pound. Butter and eggs show creamery butter at 30.5 cents per pound and ranch eggs at various case prices. Livestock bids include steers at 2.75 to 3 cwt and hogs at 5.20 to 5.50 cwt with beef and mutton quoted per pound conditions.
Davenport Washington Bluesteam 52 cents club 50 cents. Tacoma Unchanged ex port bluestem 65c club 64c red 63c. Portland Club 67c bluestem 67 68c red 65c valley 70c. Ritzville Bluestem 55c club 52c.
The article notes Mildred DeGrey’s success in England and theater manager Petrich’s summer bookings in Spokane. It reports pianist Paderewski’s new opera, actor Edward J. Morgan’s death, and a St. Petersburg ban on actors portraying royals. It covers Zion City’s new overseer Wilbur Voliva announcing reforms and Dowie’s deposition hints.
Letters from Mrs Addie Harding of Syracuse and Mrs Virginia Caviana of Portland describe Peruna as a preventive for colds and bronchitis and as a cure for chronic throat and lung catarrh. Harding reports lasting relief from bronchitis symptoms after starting Peruna. Caviana touts weight gain improved appetite and full recovery after a trial.
Des Moines reports a bill by Dr Gregory of Adams County, introduced by Rep Buckingham, would require physicians to end a life to relieve unbearable pain or deformed or hopelessly idiotic conditions. Gregory called it a humane measure akin to humane acts toward animals.
A famed Northamptonshire residence is described for its calendar symbolism with four wings facing the year’s quarters, 365 windows for days, 52 chimneys for weeks, and seven entrances for the days of the week, embodying a calendar in architecture.
A compiled snippet notes Castoria's familiar labeling with the signature of its makers. It references 1905 ship losses totaling 294 vessels of 500 gross tons or more, including 90 British ships. It also mentions Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup, Montreal flour capacity, a cold remedy with laxative quinine, and a two-eyed fish discovery in Guatemala.
Howard E Burton of Leadville Colorado posts specimen prices for gold silver lead and zinc or copper with 75 and 50 cent rates and $1 for zinc or copper. cyanite tests filing envelopes and full price lists available on request. references to Carbonate National Bank and a Detroit Free Press quote about wealth appeared in the note.
An advertisement claims immediate relief after first use of Dr Kline's Great Nerve Storer. It offers a free sample and lists Dr R H Kline Ltd at 931 Area St Philadelphia. The note then shifts to tobacco pricing in Greece, noting wide price variation from 2 to 24 cents per pound.
An advertisement claims a guaranteed cure for piles with itching bleeding and protruding symptoms. The makers offer a refund if the ointment fails within 6 to 14 days. The text contrasts medical claims with Swiss foreign trade figures of over 400 million dollars yearly.
A witty exchange contrasts a young man's sarcasm about researchers calling kissing dangerous with an old bachelor's blunt reply. The quip ends with the word Matrimony and a second joke about a financial standing and an investigation by a committee, from Philadelphia Press and Milwaukee Sentinel.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is promoted as a blood and mucous surface remedy taken internally with a prescription pedigree. The note cites Major General Gorbin in San Francisco stating there will be no war with China, disputing sensational Western reports.
Fire swept a large portion of the Metropolitan Street railway barecars at Fiftieth street and Eighth avenue and damaged several electric automobiles of the New York Transportation company housed in the same building. Total damage estimated at 100000 dollars.
An old health advisory stresses Indigestion as the root of most diseases and urges timely bowel adjustments. It promotes Cascarets tablets from Sterling Remedy Company as a pleasant, watchlike aid to keep bowels moving, with emphasis on carrying them for quick use.
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.