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 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1916
Page
6
Bulletin argues government policy has long hamstrung armor making by suppressing real competition. Critics claim protected practices stifle innovation and keep defense producers from competing on equal terms.
Advertisement offering Foley remedies with a reply card and 5 cent stamp for a trial package including Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. Claims relief for bronchial coughs colds and croup. Mentions benefits for stout persons and sale everywhere.
The Texas Wonder remedy claims to cure kidney and bladder issues in men and women, dissolve gravel, treat diabetes, rheumatism, and irregularities. It promises bladder relief for children and offers mail order for $1.00 with a two month supply. Includes testimonials and misquotes about figures and public opinion.
New York fashion notes favor practical comfort over fussiness in summer wear. Velvet ribbons and crowns return, velvet Tam O Shanter hats appear, fur trends wane, and white fox skins show wear. Bathing suits trend fussy but simple models endure, black or dark blue suits allow varied accessories, wraps and peasant cap shapes rise, and gingham with white voile creates smart home-made dresses.
The German fleet departed the North Sea and engaged the British in a 24 hour clash in the Norway Denmark channel. Britain reports heavy losses including three battle cruisers and several armored cruisers while Germany lists multiple ships sunk and thousands of casualties. Both sides claim advantage and vastly larger German strength.
Dr. Cecil G. McAdam, visiting New York, recalls witnessing Countess Markievicz leading rebels in Dublin's Stephens Green. Dressed in a man’s uniform with two revolvers, she directed attacks amid shelling and street fires during six days of siege at the Shelbourne Hotel. He describes close calls and the brutal destruction, comparing Irish fighting to Gallipoli.
The Elephant Butte dam on the Rio Grande near El Paso completes a United States reclamation project. It creates the world's largest storage reservoir, holds 115 billion cubic feet of water, floods 185000 acres across New Mexico Texas and Mexico, and stands 818 feet high and 1074 feet long with a sixteen foot roadway.
A Munich motor factory announces a 25 dollar premium for every child born to its female workers or to wives of male employees. The incentive aims to supply future defenders or nurses for the fatherland and extends until six months after peace is declared in 1916.
John McGraw of Shippensburg Pennsylvania trains a bulldog named Bill to deliver banknotes and checks. The dog reportedly never loses money entrusted to him and has avoided any robbery attempts during deposits.
New York actress Pearl White recalls changing her mind about suffragettes after witnessing a cold October parade. She praises their courage, notes her own dare to be a steeplejack, and argues women pay taxes and should vote though not men’s leaders. White, half Italian and half Irish, from Missouri, earns more than men in film yet has no tax influence.
Report promotes Rev Dr Hawkins called the healing genius of modern times. It urges sick people to seek his one day treatment at Paris Hotel Paris U June 12 offering free consultation with no medicines used and crowds expected.
Mrs Mollie Cordery of Bridgeville narrowly escaped death when a gust slammed a closet door and trapped her for nearly an hour. A repair crew heard her screams, and Harley Rickards forced a second floor window to reach her. She remains seriously ill from the shock.
In Visalia California laborer Ernest Stevenson pleaded guilty to drunkenness in Judge Knox court and sentenced himself to a year in jail. The judge set aside the verdict as excessive and Stevenson urged that hospital treatment failed and that he could sober up with time.
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.