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 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
7
An aged advertisement extols Hood’s Sarsaparilla promising to cure pimples and boils, scrofula sores, rheumatism, catarrh, dyspepsia and stomach troubles, nervous debility and fatigue, with tablet form offered for convenience. It mimics a historical patent medicine pitch with broad health guarantees.
London Times review discusses Robert E. Lee as Washington's equal in heroism and gentility and superior as a soldier, noting his smaller opportunities in politics or semi political affairs. The commentary contrasts Lee's military stature with his limited political scope.
A humorous exchange between two landladies about boarders and house rules. The first laments loafing in the parlor while the second boasts that her daughter Diano is learning to play.
Guaranteed relief for piles with a claim of cure in six to fourteen days. Ad promises refund of money if not achieved and mentions a product or remedy offered with a stated price.
A Washington Herald quote notes a theatergoer found Hamlet fair but lacking. The suggestion: a lively sex troupe could improve the play.
An ad touts Adler's Foot Bane as a free offer in New York for a corn cure. It promises relief for corns and ingrowing nails bunions and claims no substitute will be accepted by the drug.
Fragmentary line from a Chicago Tribune piece shows a patient telling a surgeon that the issue is not a medical case, with a quoted exchange about a fee of five dollars and a morning greeting. The readable text centers on a medical encounter and a small monetary detail.
Octave Thanet recalls a Florida old darky who learned to read to read the Bible and later, with pride, moved from Bible to the newspaper. A friend taught him, and a wife confirms his progress as he shifts from sacred text to daily papers. The scene notes gradual literacy and a flip to modern reading habits.
A passage recalls an Injun chief’s heated remark about the white race and praises Wagner’s ambition to create music that would thunder down the ages, letting posterity judge his success.
In a light moment a young man admires a woman’s hair and jokes about its abundance. The sister interrupts with the punchline about the hair dropping to the floor, reflecting a humorous family exchange from the Chicago Tribune.
A quip from Die Muskete notes a doctor mistaking a patient with stomach ache for appendicitis after learning the patient was wealthy. The remark underscores misdiagnosis due to presumed riches and reflects a sharp critique of medical arrogance.
The article describes the Lapps or Laplanders as Europe’s smallest inhabitants, numbering about 25 000 across Sweden Norway and Russia. They live in frigid Climates endure cold and rely on the reindeer for food clothing and transportation. About 400 000 reindeer roam Lapland, mostly semi wild, capable of pulling sleds at nine to ten miles per hour.
A Boston mother Margaret Brown travels from Massachusetts to Chicago to locate her son Ed who has asked for repeated money. She meets a government official who hides the alert in a note to be delivered to the Great Northern address, guiding Ed to return home while preserving law and order.
Eu gene J. Hicks explains much so called oak furniture is veneered especially in parlor pieces. Fine furniture uses solid wood only where strength matters, while surfaces favor veneer for better grain and polish. Indianapolis is noted as a leading veneer center.
The Washington Herald describes veneer production from long logs twenty foot logs cooked in hot water then sliced into thin slabs. The slabs remain pliable enough to bend before steaming for about a day before sale. Some oak logs show rings indicating ages of two to four centuries.
A reminiscence of native courage in Hawaii recounts babies bathed in the sea and taught to swim like porpoises. It recalls a double canoe voyage to shore, a crowd cheering as boats sank, and natives rescuing travelers from a wreck despite long swims and fatigue.
A man explains a raffle to his son noting a diamond ring prize and many chances versus one chance. Ben, a lawyer, objects to being cross questioned by his wife in a domestic scene from a Kanes City Star excerpt.
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.