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 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Orland Zenith
Location
Orland, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1900
Page
2
Godfrey Helstone visits the Beresford vicarage after years, rekindling ties with Joanne and Mrs Beresford. He meets the vicar, Joanne appears, and a quiet, warm reunion unfolds over a family supper and a hopeful plan to meet again the next morning by the river.
Godfrey and Joanne, long estranged by past vows, confess their lasting affection in a countryside walk. The vicar Kilvert-like, torn between happiness and duty, signals forgiveness even as old flames resurface and threaten present peace.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat excerpt describes how lawyers pick juries using intuition and acute observation. It cites the "colonel" who could detect hostility and notes a grocery juror with a pocket thermometer as an example of unconscious deduction guiding verdicts.
The article traces hemp origins to Scythians 500 years before Christ and notes historic uses by Romans for sails and cordage. It cites India, Persia as native regions, and mentions cultivation in Kentucky, Illinois, Nebraska, Missouri, with growing interest in California where plants reach fifteen to twenty feet.
A Baltimore American quip notes the reporter’s fever spell and typhoid memory as he misstates a health board report. The city editor gently comments on spelling while the new reporter jokes about typhoid lingering in his system.
Pawnbrokers in Frankfort and Paris enlarge premises to store bicycles. Paris city council allocates 2600 francs to convert a Mont de Piete hall into a bicycle storeroom.
Swiss researchers find railway laborers can work only one third as long at 10 000 feet as at one mile lower due to weather conditions. The observation suggests weather, not only altitude, dictates productivity and safety at high elevations.
Jim Bark recalls at Four Peaks camp the Arizona Cowboys used a .30 caliber rifle bullet to punch bolt holes in wagon tires. They aimed the bullet at marked spots on a tire against a tree, creating clean holes and avoiding traditional blacksmithing.
An abstract scene depicts a russet sparrow on a roof, a ragman in an alley, a stray policeman peeling an orange, and murky streets. The lines evoke a somber urban mood as leaves fall and dogs feud, with a distant London-bound murmur echoing the setting sun.
A Western observer notes that Japan’s diet is mainly rice and vegetables and that officials once urged meat consumption to increase stature. An American traveler recounts a jinrikisha man who, despite high endurance, sought meat to grow bigger, asking how long it would take. The reply suggests a century or more.
The text distinguishes two coughs: lung cough from cold that needs attention and stomach cough from effervescence in digestion that can be cured easily. It advises readers to consider the nature of their ailment and digestive tone to avoid alarm and pursue appropriate remedies.
The canal company mandates ships pass Suez at night only if equipped with a searchlight illuminating the channel 4,000 feet ahead and a ring of light around the ship 700 feet in diameter. Public opinion is divided though many voices are heard.
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.