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
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
5
The article explains how a soldier must learn walking and marching to use muscles efficiently and keep units in line. It details steps of 30 inches, various paces from quick time to double time, and optional moves like side, back, and face steps for alignment and direction.
A historical military guide explains that the salute reinforces a soldier’s place in the organization and the chain of command. It details proper form from forefinger to forehead, etiquette with officers and enlisted personnel, and commands like at attention and parade rest.
Sonneck traces the creation of key American songs. Francis Scott Key penned the Star Spangled Banner aboard a ship near Fort McHenry on September 14 1814 and its first fair copy was made in Baltimore. The tune for Hail Columbia is attributed to Philip Phile of Philadelphia. Yankee Doodle dates to 1767 68 in America with later European printings arriving around 1780 and 1784 as Carr’s Federal Overture popularized it.
The article discusses the search for factual history behind the United States national songs, highlighting C. G. T. Sonneck of the Library of Congress. It recounts the origins of songs linked to Fort McHenry and the creation of names like Hail Columbia and My Country, 'Tis of Thee, noting historical contexts and the use of English tunes in American anthems.
A French scientist converts flowers fruit and animal tissues into metal by a secret process. A Minneapolis inventor offers an adjustable road scraper doubling as a snow plow. A copyholder for typewriters feeds copy by pressing a lever. A French tool smooths collar edges with a button hole opener. An English aviator safety suit inflates with parachute pockets to ease a fall. An inventor in Nebraska patents wire netting covered frames to shelter open automobiles for hats and other items.
A reflective note extols youth as a divine gift essential to life work and endurance. The author praises its beauty and potential, urging society to labor for youth and remain hopeful amid life’s ills. The piece closes with a tribute to boys and girls and a line attributed to H. Dy. Se.
Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station notes gilts need careful but economical care after selection. Provide ample range and high protein feeds with less fattening corn to develop frame and constitution for breeding. Maintain thrifty, not overfat sows, keep them away from horses, and remember boar quality influences offspring.
Breeders seek hogs with strong dense bones to reduce losses in breeding stock. Grain rations alone yield soft bones, so supplements high in minerals are advised. Use tankage skim milk and mineral mixes. include alfalfa or clover hay for mature sows. In spring, green legume crops help. add lime corncob charcoal bone flour and wood ashes with grains for confined hogs.
Sheep serve as practical farm helpers feeding on weeds and growths inaccessible to other stock. They mow orchards and control weeds around windbreaks and fences while the wool sale largely pays their keep. Mutton returns and high land values lift overall profits for farmers despite padded costs.
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.