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 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1939
Page
6
A wife recounts her husband’s relief from severe heartburn and gastric acidity after using Kruschen Salts. She notes meals no longer misery, a weary look fades, and he proclaims hunger again. The ad touts salts as aiding digestion and a natural flow of body juices with daily use.
Wilkes-Barre merchants issue a tribute to the three local newspapers after a six month suspension due to labor troubles. They applaud independent local press and urge ongoing support to sustain the community’s civic life.
The fragment humorously describes a dessert crisis before Christmas and a quick fix using Regal Chocolate Mousse. It lists ingredients such as unsweetened chocolate sugar salt water egg yolks vanilla cream and outlines steps to heat whip fold and chill the mousse in a freezing tray or mold for hours.
In a bold claim Australia asserts it has the greatest number of tall people in the world. The statement references measurements of height across the population and signals national pride in physical stature.
Detroit News notes new evidence shows Maya and Costa Rican cultures engaged in early international trade. Gold ornaments found in Copan tombs suggest Central American gold may have been imported, linking Mayas with earlier Egyptian gold facts from 2900 B. C. to present.
The mantis or praying mantis native to warm regions is a carnivorous insect. It sits on branches watching for prey and uses its folded forelegs to tear prey. It is common in Africa and warmer parts of Europe, Australia, and the Americas, with regional names and varied behaviors.
The text defines pigeon's milk as a milky secretion from the crops of doves and pigeons fed to young. It notes the milk is not partly digested food, but a cheeselike substance from crop walls mixed with mucus. It also mentions a figurative use for something nonexistent.
The article explains the challenge of early incandescent lamps that burst when lit. It credits Edison with the breakthrough by using a finer carbon filament that avoided excessive heat, enabling practical modern lighting and illustrating how thin barriers once separated humanity from new truths.
A brief note explains the original sense of the proverb The weakest to the wall. In medieval England churches with bare interiors hid a stone bench along the inner wall for the old and infirm, yielding the cry The weakest to the wall rather than the modern survival idea.
The article argues pigs are clean and intelligent when kept properly. It contrasts dirty yards with Donalda Palms in Don Valley near Toronto, showing how well cared for pigs stay healthy, content, and odorless. It ends with a note from Our Dumb Animals about raising a pig to learn its nature.
Robert Austain Bolton of Palgrave dies suddenly at home one month before his 100th birthday. Born in King Township to William Bolton and Amelia Parker, he claimed to be York County’s first white woman born. Survived by wife, stepdaughter Mary, daughter Vert Campbell, sons William in Owen Sound and Robert A in Toronto, and brother John Bolton of Toronto. long life noted for endurance and hard work on the Grand Trunk railroad.
The act requires all money lenders with inclusive charges above 12 percent per year on funds received to obtain licenses. Licensing hinges on applicant experience character and fairness to borrowers. Non licensed lenders face investigation. applications include past experience and loaning practices. Registered pawnbrokers excluded. wage assignment purchases counted as loans.
Three prominent California educators from San Jose State College enjoyed a fine day of fishing and rowing back to shore when a playful exchange arose about pulling in the anchor. The quip “Youse guys trying to make shore?” met with a chorus of “Well, why don’t you try pulling in that anchor?”
The article explains how ground reflectors brighten shadows in photos and compares summer and winter lighting. It advises using simple reflectors like a book or blanket to soften facial shadows, and to shoot in open shade with increased exposure for softer, truthful portraits.
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.