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 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 02, 1926
Page
7
Jean Bourget of Brittany, who lost a leg and fingers in the war, has been made a Knight of the Legion of Honor by the French Government. He earlier served as a cook in Canada, returned home, enlisted, was wounded twice, and earned the Croix de Guerre three times.
Mrs Adams harbors a soft spot for Joanna as the young woman hides a hidden fortune and a fur coat she may buy with a $500 note. Joanna seeks escape in retail spree while recalling a carefree picnic and planning to meet John tonight for a life beyond hunger and limits.
A practical nurse from Minesing Ontario recounts relief after three months of weakness from bearing-down pains. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health after three bottles and urges others to seek information from the company. She notes her husband carried her to bed during weakness and remains a believer in the remedy.
The New York telephone directory is the world’s largest publishing task. It takes five to six weeks to distribute to 960,000 subscribers with a 500 plus crew and a fleet of vehicles. The last issue weighed about five pounds per person with 1,920 pages and 830 000 listings, yet some subscribers receive several copies making the total edition reach 3,000,000 directories across 500 carloads of paper.
An inspector lecturing on infectious diseases suddenly targets a sleepy boy in the back. He asks for a disease spreader and the boy replies Jam sir. The moment blends humor with a classroom mishap.
The statement notes that the core distinction between an antiquarian and a junk dealer lies in the prices they pay for worthless items. It contrasts their markets and valuation approaches without naming individuals or places.
The Ottawa Citizen cites a creed from Calvin Coolidge at his first Massachusetts governorship inaugural. He urged public men to avoid standpatter or demagogue labels, embrace scientific progress, resist pulling down the strong, and give administration time to catch up with legislation.
A medical ad extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic to strengthen the stomach and improve digestion. It cites Mr William H Kelly of Kingston Ontario who reports long standing indigestion resolved after months of use and offers a prepaid booklet on eating and health. The pills are sold for fifty cents per box and available via dealers or by mail from Brockville Ontario.
A compact reflection on daily duty and benevolence. It urges remedy of evil through small gracious acts and steadfast love for God and neighbor, echoing scripture from Isaiah and quotes by Whittier and Farrar on living like Christ.
Homestead entries at the Peace River land office for the year ending March 31, 1926 rise 50 percent from the previous year. Land sales also increase, with revenue from land patents timber and grazing permits far ahead of any prior year. Over nine years open only 1917-1918 surpasses the past year in homestead entries.
Smithsonian anthropologist Ales Hrdlicka begins expedition to Alaska to seek pottery and bone fragments along Yukon rivers and coastlines. He believes the first Americans crossed the Bering Strait from Asia and moved into the temperate zone, leaving traces among Eskimo legends and early tools.
H E Dimmock found a nine inch double bitted stone axe on the Cypress Hills slope nine miles south of Tompkins Sask. The tool may have been hafted by a sapling grown around the head, making a secure handle. An old timer notes it as an early warfare or cutting instrument.
Sam shows off a large watch and asks what time it is. Rastus inspects the timepiece and declares with a grin that it is clearly wrong, quipping that the watch is right after all with a playful Southern vernacular.
A showman roars to the crowd at the fair inviting spectators to witness a woman sawed in two for a quarter. A bystander questions the risk, insisting it could be a trick rather than a real act.
The article notes a shift in fashion as lip color becomes mainstream with consumers able to purchase a wide range of lipstick flavors and tones. It highlights changing beauty standards and growing consumer choice in cosmetic products.
Advertisement states despondency and headaches stem from constipation caused by overwork and improper habits. Najol is described as a natural internal lubricant that eases elimination, softens waste, and supports regular bowel movements without harming the system. Consumers are urged to ask their druggist for Najol, with red branding on bottle and package.
The London Mail reports the Prince of Wales favors modest rooms in St James Palace over grand estates. He could afford a country seat like Burleigh on the Hill near Oakham, but values being unencumbered and simple living despite peer expectations.
Advertisement asserts that Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil relieves bronchial inflammation quickly and thoroughly and strengthens passages against future attacks. It claims the product eases throat irritation and typically stops coughing, urging readers to try it to prove its effectiveness.
Premier King writes General Griesbach promising to submit to cabinet recommendations that a former service member be appointed to an existing vacancy in the civil service commission personnel.
The official opening took place on May 22 with guests Baron and Lady Byng attending as the first visitors of the season at Jasper Park Lodge.
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.