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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1895
Page
6
A collection of tongue in cheek items and opinions arguing over publicity for Napoleon, anti toxins, and public figures. The piece notes Germany’s move against dried apples, a hoax about an Armenian mother, Astor’s travel, and playful jabs at press fakery. It comments on geopolitics, reform sentiment, and transatlantic watching between Canada and Alaska with a satirical tone.
The Boston Herald proposes an Alaska style acquisition in Newfoundland by Boston capitalists. Corbett, dubbed actor and author, alongside Hopkinson Smith, is praised as a man of many parts. A Russian grand duke translates a boiler management treatise, but interest in mechanics remains uncertain.
Northern capital plans large cotton mills in the South despite high transport costs. Existing mills at West Point, Columbus Georgia, Graniteville, D C, and Alabama prove the product is rough and in demand remains unmet. New mills are seen as valuable additions to Southern industry.
Pierre Bernard, a village cobbler, lives with his grandson in a small shop behind which he hides a bundle. Detectives accuse him of stealing Mrs Benton’s necklace, while Pierre quietly schemes and pretends innocence as a kite story unfolds revealing hidden pearls in the torn tail.
A survey of the globe’s largest bells notes the Moscow imperial bell of 1753 weighing about 401000 pounds with a 22 foot 8 inch mouth and 23 inch base thickness. It compares with bells in St Peter Rome St Paul London and York with weights from 10000 to 440000 pounds and explains metal choices copper and tin and historic recasts.
A Great Valley NY well on the Flint farm, known as the whistling well, acts as a natural barometer. Forty eight feet deep, it blows a two-tone whistle when air currents surge, signaling approaching storms or fair weather. The whistle once foretold weather reliably, though now it is out of order.
An aging Devon fisherman, famed for a spotless boat, sails with a guest and a young woman. When entry proves difficult, he removes his shoes, lifts her, and washes mud from her boots in the sea. He quips that salt water won’t give her snuffles as she boards.
At some Canadian post offices a sign reads United States stamps sold here. Clerks are allowed to buy and sell for their own profit to aid Canadians sending small sums by mail. They charge a profit of about ten percent on bulk stamps.
Abundance of game in Maine has spurred a rise in local taxidermy. Skilled taxidermists now populate small towns along forest routes and even remote backwoods settlements.
An unusual ceremony in Buda Hungary saw a priest marry a very young couple without a typical benediction. Principal witnesses claim Father forgive them for they know not what they do in this controversial rite.
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.