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
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
1
A nostalgic poem praises old mothers with unseen strength and kind eyes. It evokes Sabbath afternoons, whispered blessings, and memories of youth, garden paths, and roses, as mothers walk with gentle, aging hands and soft authority.
Mrs. Serena Dodd leads a charity drive at the Torbolton Home for Indigent Females collecting pink and white pinning blankets and handkerchiefs while her niece Lydia aids. A misgiving over gifts turns to shared confession as Dodd and Mrs. Wells admit extra items were kept back, choosing to correct their deeds and complete a charitable bundle.
An exchange wonders about discovering the North Pole. The inquirer asks what direct benefit to humanity would result. The traveler replies that such a finding would prove there is one spot where nobody asks if it is hot enough for you.
The piece argues that inheritance taxes exist in 34 states as a revenue measure and opposes a federal levy. It urges reform of corporation laws and enforcement of current statutes over new federal schemes, noting beer and tobacco taxes as a revenue option for the federal government.
A Wellesley College instructor recounts relentless harassment by a New York landlady who refuses rooms to women residents. She describes insults, room searches, and a hostile tone toward female tenants and hints at a market for all women hotels with affordable meals.
The article argues that successful firms maintain a reserve of trained young workers to fill vacancies from death sickness or failure. It traces shifts from starting at office levels to hiring later with stronger education, noting high school and college graduates as vital, with high school often excelling in clerical tasks yet lagging in judgment and broader knowledge.
A building inspector asks if anyone has entered for a permit as a man with white whiskers seeks chimney access. The exchange in the Louisville Courier-Journal notes a humorous scenario about permitting Santa. A second exchange in the Washington Star mentions a boy explaining a new baby at home is a "pisin baby" rather than a boy or girl.
Mrs Merritt of Anoka Minnesota testifies that after kidney pain backache and fatigue began she used Deans Kidney Pills and felt relief after the first box. She says the pills helped with kidney secretions and general weariness and notes they are sold by dealers for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger condemns sensational articles in some American papers about Japan and the United States as harmful and deceptive. It argues that no sane observer believes either government seeks war and that normal relations between the nations should progress without such misleading rhetoric.
Mrs. Lillie Wilcher of Chattanooga Tennessee reports that two cakes of Cuticura Soap and a Cuticura Ointment box cured her baby, her own tetter like face, and two other children after other remedies failed. The note mentions skin sores on the neck hands and wrist and dates Seb 16 07.
Alfred Yorke, returning to London from the French Congo, claims three immense gorillas accompany him and terrorize natives between the French Congo and the German Cameroons. He says caravans are attacked and sometimes driven off by the beasts, which carry heavy clubs and resist efforts to rout them.
Telegraphic communication via wire fences has connected several farms in Australia. Messages travel eight miles between stations using instruments fixed on the fences, enabling quick conversations across distant rural properties.
A parent touts Grape-Nuts as a life saver for a sick infant after doctors said condense milk ruined the stomach. The account details a simple preparation and claims the food rebuilds delicate babies into healthy children while benefiting grownups, with the slogan There’s a Reason and a plug for The Road to Wellville.
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.