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 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1915
Page
3
Road experts explain that water in roadbeds causes winter damage as it freezes and expands. Dry roads resist frost. keep surfaces dry, drains clear, ditches open, and vegetation removed. Use dragging to remove slush. start preventive work in fall and maintain dryness two feet deep.
An old advertising blurb touts Danderine as a remedy for heavy glossy hair free from dandruff. It claims one application doubles beauty, dissolves dandruff, prevents itching, and strengthens roots, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from any drugstore.
An old ad claims TIZ removes poisonous exudations from feet, relieves burning and swelling, stops pain in corns and bunions, and prevents limp. It touts grand cures by using a 25 cent box, available at drugstores and apartment stores.
A clipped poem and tale from the Duluth Review circulates as a humorous message of cheer for married men. It depicts a wife pleading for her husband’s entrance to heaven while St Peter jokes about their long marriage, ending with the man receiving a harp in heaven.
Following talks with state officials, saloon attorneys plan a test case in Koochiching county to challenge the county option law before the Minnesota Supreme Court, likely via habeas corpus. The strategy anchors on home rule charter protections, contending counties may strip cities of saloon licensing rights.
A deadly confrontation between Bulgarians and Serbians erupts at Calumet leaving Peter Nanoff dead and Joe Radosoviche wounded. Deputies surround a swamp as fear of two fugitives Paul Kecemian and Nic Bronchin grows amid racial tension.
Duluth anticipates large profits from a booming iron ore industry in 1916. Trade authorities estimate Minnesota ore demand from the East could reach 55 to 60 million tons, surpassing the previous 49 million ton season. A potential $1 per ton ore price rise is expected, prompting operators to stockpile heavily.
Mary Maxwell, fourteen, died at St Paul hospital after a gas incident in the Maxwell home. The death follows the alleged breaking of a temperance pledge by Patrick Maxwell, the father. The girl was found unconscious by M L Hutchins of the Relief Society, while the mother’s body lay under the bed. Notes left by the mother expressed a wish for the child to die with her.
State Auditor letters announce the 10000-dollar wolf bounty appropriation for the year ending July 31 1916 is exhausted and no more claims will be paid this year. The next 10000-dollar allotment starts August 16, with all existing and incoming claims referred to the 1917 legislature. Roseau County reports many wolves, the highest since 1900. Polk County saloons close ending liquor industry valued at about half a million dollars annually after May 25 vote.
Minnesota figures a wide range of events with deaths names and civic notes. Peter Peterson of Murray County and Peter J Giesen of St Paul are among the deceased. state crop output and bank check practices are reported. other local losses and civic matters include crime sentences and governance petitions.
London reports Greece replies to entente notes and will honor neutrality. British public doubts Berlin's claim of victory in Serbia while monastic fate near Monastir remains unclear. Serbian groups retreat toward Albania and Montenegro as Austro German forces posture. Eastern front shows strong Luftwaffe activity and a Belgian coast skirmish hints at ongoing war.
Washington November 30. The British embassy in Washington on orders from the Foreign Office issued a formal contradiction to reports from the United States claiming a revolutionary conspiracy in Egypt. The embassy stated the German rumors are without truth and that no such plot exists.
Rome reports further progress by Italian forces northwest of Gorizia near Galavia on the Carso Plateau. Despite severe cold artillery remains active as troops press attacks in the Fellonz valley and along the front, including a machine gun capture at Mizù.
German Emperor William arrives in Vienna and calls on Emperor Franz Joseph at Schoenbrunn amid war news from Monastir. Monastir civilians evacuated as Bulgarians threaten to occupy Serbian towns. Germany plans a 10 billion mark war loan in mid January. Black Hand murders Joe Lombardi in Chicago as his home exit is shot.
Paria reports Germany rushes to deter a Russian invasion as czar’s forces mass on the Roumanian frontier in Bessarabia. Diplomats note Roumania may join the Allies while Britain and France seek urgent aid for Serbian and Montenegrin forces in Serbia.
Berlin reports the Danube water route from the Balkans opens relief measures to end a February shortage of feed. The plan offers farmers fodder for 600,000 swine at a price enabling delivery of fattened pigs to municipalities under the current maximum, with imports sold at a stateborne cost.
Paris on November 30 reports the arrival of Lord Kitchener. General Ward Buller of the British army and Captain Gigot, representing French War Minister Gall ent, met him at the station. The incident counters rumors that he had been removed from the British cabinet.
London reports that Franco British forces have advanced in Karerun West Africa after capturing Tik ad last week. Official statement says the Puget river is reached and Makondo has fallen to French forces. In the Mediterranean the French steamship Omara was sunk by a submarine near Marseilles with the crew of twenty missing.
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.