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
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 18, 1894
Page
7
A public lecture reports on 109,000 year old finds suggesting early humans used fire, shelter, language and tools. Descriptions of a buried skeleton and a female burial accompany the discussion by geologists and archaeologists in Europe, tracing development from archaic to modern humans.
A fragmentary notice paints a vivid, eclectic scene of nocturnal animals and forests. It hints at Madagascar’s forests and a curious lemur type while describing distant, stressed creatures and distant horizons. The wording is garbled but evokes zoo sightings and exotic wildlife impression.
The piece discusses natural rivalry in business and its impact on growth and care of customers. It notes competition sharpens habits, improves storefront hygiene and organization, and deters complacency. It also warns against overwork and neglect of hygiene leading to illness, even for physicians, as strength can become vulnerability.
Electricity helps shopkeepers keep windows clear in frost. Various devices failed but a small electric fan works by moving air across the glass, drying moisture and preventing the glaze of frost on the panes.
Advice on dental care emphasizes daily cleaning, avoiding harsh products like camphorated chalk, and using charcoal powder for cleaning. It warns against creosote tar oil and alcohol for toothache and stresses prevention through cleanliness, with fillings as a remedy once decay begins.
Fatigue from prolonged standing and walking causes swollen feet and tiredness. Foot baths vary in value with hot water drawing blood to the feet and must be followed by rubbing or exercise before tight boots. Mustard baths, sea salt, ice immersion, and alcohol are cited as aids, with spirit baths used by dancers and pedestrians to keep feet in condition.
The article discusses immunity for doctors and nurses exposed to infectious diseases, prompted by the death of Dr. Stebbins of Boston City Hospital from diphtheria contracted during duties. It outlines two principal safeguards and emphasizes general preventive measures for healthcare workers.
A practical guide notes how foreign bodies lodge under the upper lid and how to expose and remove them with a pencil edge or hankerchief. It covers handling alkaline or acid substances by rinsing with neutral fluids and warns to seek professional guidance for safe, calm treatment.
Jeremiah Head of the Mechanical Sciences Section at the British Association in Nottingham discussed the prospects of human flight. He cited Langley and Maxim as leading experiments using a buoyant broad plane moved edgewise. Birds' energy per weight, rapid limb action, and buoyancy in wind are key, with frigate birds cited for extreme speeds and endurance. If machines achieve free air travel, further bird secrets may yield.
Robert Harris formerly of Toronto Junction and a Miss Harris of 230 Kew Street were among victims of a powder magazine explosion off Rio de Janeiro. Careless Brazilian seamen fired in the magazine aboard a visiting island party, killing two British officers and Harris. Harris’ body was recovered the next day in the bay.
A reflective line warns that those who expect appreciation only after passage of time risk becoming neglected burdens once the limited express has gone by. The message emphasizes proactive recognition rather than passive waiting.
An expedition in an Indian jungle traps a colossal 38 foot serpent. After a brutal struggle, Captain Kieffer is killed by the snake as Gord on and a native hunter restrain the monster. The team buries him, skins the creature, and returns home with the 200 pound skin and head. A late-night lane encounter describes a supernatural looking black creature, mistaken for a Newfoundland dog, attacking a man who defends himself with an umbrella.
An excerpt on Grenada’s Windward Island market life, flora, and a garden visit near St George. The narrator notes a fish and produce display, and an Ethiopian gardener showing his family, children, wife, and aunt, with vivid, though dated, descriptions of faces, teeth, and pets. The piece ends with weather delays curbing flowering plants and a playful South Seas tone.
In Yorkshire, England, Rev. S. Baring-Gould notes fear of the Kirk-Grim or black dog, a spectral apparition blamed for doom on sighting. During a stormy November night he lost a white bone-handled umbrella blown from his grasp by a gust, illustrating the era’s superstition and eerie anecdotes.
A tale warns that heavy theory can fail without practical skill as a long span bridge collapses under load despite exact calculations. The piece surveys brickmaking from blast furnace slag in Osnabruck and details a long steam-transport line for a water works, plus Birmingham mint smoke control innovations and a smoke annihilator system with a scrubber and disinfectant byproduct.
A North Dakota Senator urges a $1,000,000 federal appropriation to fight the Russian thistle. Brought to North Dakota in seed grain, the weed has spread across the Dakotas Nebraska Iowa Minnesota and northern Wisconsin. It grows rapidly covering fields and blocking moisture, with prickles so harsh that people and animals must wear protective boots through infested areas.
Senator Hansbrough warns a Siberian plant invasion has conquered large tracts of land and pushed agriculture from the region. He calls for heroic measures, asserting the accounts are true and the scenario demands swift response.
Emma Jones a teacher at Northern Indiana Normal College faced two armed robbers who rushed the banking department and threatened a secretary. She rang the alarm, knocked a revolver from a robber, and fled for help followed by students and police. A farmer with a rifle shot and captured one robber as pursuers closed in. The farmer and faculty lauded. the teacher earned praise and a large gift.
Justin McCarthy writes that the British House of Commons holds seats for barely half its members. Many cannot sit and must instead linger in corridors, rooms, or lounges while only those early to rise gain a place. The daily ritual centers on securing a seat by attendance, with prayers at 3 o clock and a brass-plate claim to belonging.
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.