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 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1912
Page
6
The article notes readers misidentify Bret Harte with his fictional figures Roaring Camp and Poker Flat. It recalls Harte’s view of poker as the great American game and his line that he modeled the gambler Oakhurst on himself, with the death scene echoing autobiography.
A discussion of plant survival in early winter explains that dehydration from freezing causes death. Experiments show variability in cold tolerance, with some plants dying before freezing and others enduring subzero temperatures. Some growths never freeze, while certain bacteria survive liquid air immersion.
Baltimore couple Mr. and Mrs. William H Buckler will head to Asia Minor with their daughter Miss Lucy Buckler. Lucy joins the science team despite it not being common for women companions on such trips. The Bucklers and Dr David Robinson, affiliated with Johns Hopkins, will be joined by several scientists. Lucy hopes to enter Oxford University’s archaeology program.
A comical exchange centers on EASY MARK boasting of flawless recalls. He plans to meet Biffels to sell mining stock at a premium, claiming that Biffels’ purported reputation could yield a high price per share. The dialogue hints at a confidence scheme.
A cautious exchange from Fliegende Blaetter depicts a supper invitation asking if you will dine that evening and how many guests will attend, centering on a hare as the planned feature. The dialogue hints at literary whim and social tables in a historic notice style.
Wilbur Nesbit tells a banquet tale about Xenia Ohio residents placing a brass plate on the house where he was born. He recalls savoring hometown praise and quips that the engraving reads only Main Street, highlighting the modest hometown tribute.
A reader criticizes Mr Hynson for overreacting to a blurry image. The note says he is an amateur photographer and claims the fuss is excessive while acknowledging the difficulty of achieving sharp focus.
A severe hailstorm on September 5, 1898 swept Nodaway County Missouri over a three by eighteen mile path with four square miles severely hit east of Claremont. Hail drift persisted four weeks in places, people gathered hail to make ice cream, and corn losses were near total with a single intact stalk in an eighty acre field.
New York gourmets prize Perigord truffles arriving in autumn shipments from Paris, sold at seven to eight dollars per pound, and chilled goose livers priced four to five dollars per pound in bulk. Truffles are cleaned before shipping. livers are sauteed and described as very rich.
The New York Evening Telegram notes a dull leap year stretch and hints that many men tied to 1908 have begun telling stories, suggesting renewed rumor and curiosity about past events.
A chatterbox in a barber chair tries to narrate a harsh winter from 71 but is interrupted by the barber. The barber shaves him, then oils the hair as the man laments cold days. The barber notes many patrons claim the coldest day in their memory, always in a past year.
A New Jersey minister's wife, on the manse porch, rejects a stranger selling Bibles after quick refusals. The persistently polite man repeats hasnt got one doesnt want one until the neighbor reveals the pestering visitor was selling Bibles, as recounted in Lip pincott's.
The Panama Canal illumination plan uses range lights to guide the long tangents and side lights about one mile apart to mark each canal side. Culebra Cut omits range lights, with four shorter tangents lacking them. The system includes a west breakwater light at Limón Bay, an east breakwater beacon if built, and gas and buoy lighting toward Mount Hope dry dock. Acetylene gas powers lights and buoys across most sections, with electric or acetylene beacons planned for Atlantic, Pacific, Miraflores, and Culebra Cut segments.
Sweden operates about thirty dental surgeries for schoolchildren with daily open access and modest fees. Germany, with twelve times Sweden’s population, runs roughly one hundred such child dental surgeries.
A young man named Jimson, once praised for great promise, is now the subject of a breach of promise lawsuit. The dispute centers on commitments allegedly made by Jimson and the failure to fulfill them, prompting legal action.
Dagnet Dagnet the great Percheron Stallion is recorded by the Percheron Society of America after import from France in 1905 by Oltmanns Bros. of Watseka Illinois. Pedigree notes foaling date March 15 1910 and includes Sire lines through Epatant and Boul Dor with multiple ancestors. Terms set at $12 to insure colt to stand and suck.
Epler Epler 43594 sired by Oratorio 2972 with Wilks George Onward ancestry. Dam Conquille by Onward. Finished second to Nellie Axtel in 2:22 and 2:2314. Trial mark 2:20. Eight half siblings sired by Oratorio 2:13 with 2:08 or better. fastest Ecatetic 2:01 and once held world pacing mares record. futurity winner. Maggie Winder 3 2:06 won four futurities in 1909, Alice Mapes 2:06 futurity winner, Waverly 2:04 futurity winner. Epler a pure gaited trotter with weight 12:00 color bay stands 16 hands. Colts large and speedy. Breed for size beauty speed. seeks $2000 to stand in Illinois. Will stand for $12.00 to insure colt to stand and suck.
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.