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 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1891
Page
4
The advertisement touts Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder as superior for hot buckwheat Indian or wheat cakes hot biscuits doughnuts waffles and muffins. It claims no fermentation or decomposition and a neutral taste using pure cream of tartar ensuring natural flavor and consistent light texture.
An old remedy advertisement touts Willieams Indian Pile Ointment as instant relief for piles and private parts itching. Sold by druggists or mail order, with each box priced at $1, backed by a Cleveland company. Enameline Stove Polish also promoted for breakfast usage.
An advertisement extols Boschee's German Syrup as a miraculous medicine for severe throat and lung issues. It claims to restore healing, strength, and voice, contrasting it with ordinary cough medicines and urging hesitant patients to try the product.
Lady Colin Campbell reviews The Woman's Penny Paper and its campaign about admitting women to the House of Commons reporters gallery. She notes the lack of precedent, the paper's founder Miss Henrietta Muller, and the publication's unique all female leadership and growing success.
A Broad way jeweler's window draws shoppers with exquisite color backdrops and sparkling gems. When the regular dresser fell ill, a young woman began Monday designs for the window, earning more than plaque painting and proving window dressing a lucrative, scarcely male dominated trade.
The piece notes the shirt becomes staple in women wardrobe, evolving from novelty to essential. It credits Dr Mary Walker and Jeannette Thurber as early influencers and explains how tailor made shirts with darts and snug fit reshape the feminine silhouette in New York society.
A Chicago Herald note reports Ethel Sprague daughter of Kate Chase Sprague choosing not to pursue acting. The piece characterizes her as clever and cultivated but lacking the requisite dash and beauty for the stage, and credits friends and managers Frohman and Sargent with steering her away from a career in theater.
A historical survey notes how poisoned arrows appeared across cultures from Europe to Africa and the Americas. It cites European tribes using hellebore, Scythians mixing serpent venom, Java and East Indies with plant and animal toxins, and Central and South American practices including woorark and manioc-derived poisons.
The article laments hunger in Paris with vivid scenes of famine cries and royal indifference. It argues modern food adulteration endangers public health, citing New Jersey dairy and food reports and urging universal labeling of ingredients and vigorous city inspections.
A humorous New York Herald piece debates hydrophobia in dogs, describing breeds seen along elevated lines and carriages. It quips about handlers and owners, cites cases of rabies, foam, and odd anecdotes, and ends recommending a crockery dog as safest and most trainable.
A 19th century caricature describes a Chinese draggist and clerks in a shop as they treat Caucasian laborers and arrive at remedies for Mongolian diseases. A patient is guided to a box where a powder is prepared and sealed, aimed at relieving rheumatic pains and chronic afflictions.
A Polish tailor known as Kowalski who once ran a grand shop in Paris reportedly died by suicide in a miserable garret. He had fallen on hard times after bankruptcy and fled to private rooms to work, his body found beside a lit charcoal stove. The incident is reported by the Paris Cor London Telegraph.
An advertising notice promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a valuable medical treatise from The Lostetter Company of Mishburg Indiana with translations and testimonials. It claims worldwide distribution in multiple languages and offers a free copy from druggists and country dealers. The notice ends with a reflection on envy.
Peter Magerus of 231 Johnson Avenue Brooklyn North Carolina reports for eighteen years using Allcock’s Plasters as an external remedy. He says they cured rheumatism pains each winter and helped back pains and a severe cough. His wife children and mother in law praise the plasters as the best remedy, with the mother in law claiming a severe cold was saved from pneumonia by Allcock’s Plasters.
The piece rails against timeworn medical authority and blind empiricism. It promotes Histogenetic Medicine as a bold reform, criticizes quackery, and advertises Dr. J. Eugene Jord on's office in Seattle with free book offers and a caution against fraud.
The remark labels Siberia as a rough place for exiles with many people sent there, described as a Canadian level of hassle and harsh living conditions.
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.