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 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1892
Page
8
Miriam and Joan Clyde wrestle with guilt and a hidden confession tied to Robert and General Coursy. The tension rises as Sir James McKennon arrives, forcing the sisters to confront truth, loyalty, and danger in a fragile moment of secrecy.
Miriam Clyde marries Sir James MacKennon amid family tensions and quiet suspicions. Joan Conray and General Conray watch, while Miriam confronts past entanglements and Ford schemes to accompany the bride abroad.
North Cedar Hill Cemetery Superintendent Elliott trapped and killed two large water snakes believed to have snatched young chickens. A four foot and a three foot nine inch specimen were displayed to visitors after the incident near a morass and barn.
A reader warns that lilac trees invade spaces where ground is limited as sprouts spread quickly. Constant vigilance is needed to prevent root growth and overtake yards, as plants may remain small or grow to twenty feet or taller if neglected.
The text describes two methods for preparing tea in Cassmere. First, tea is boiled with cold water for thirty minutes, more water is added, boiled again, milk added, and served. Second, tea is boiled with water and a little soda, then milk salt and butter are added, boiled again, and served. It also suggests Angostura Bitters before meals to improve appetite.
The writer describes a Pearl Harbor era voyage on the Empress of China from Vancouver to Yokohama with the Marsh family from Atlanta and Prof. Lee of Yale. He recounts jinriksha chases through Yokohama, shipboard cargo including cotton, and observations of Japanese daily life from wooden houses to hibachi heat sources. He notes climate, the Aleutians, Yesso, and Fujiyama as the voyage nears Japan.
Captain Stairs, a young Canadian explorer and Stanley’s lieutenant, died at Chinde near the Zambesi while returning from the Katanga expedition begun May last year. He served as commander of the Central Africa venture for the Brussels Katanga Company and was under 30. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, he studied at Kingston and served as Government Railway Engineer in New Zealand before joining the Royal Engineers. He had been honored after the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition and served as Adjutant at Aldershot.
A bat swooped on a girl playing near Greenwich and West Hous'on streets. Her brother killed the creature with a baseball bat after it clamped its claws in the girl's hair. The bat measured 11 inches across its wingspan and hair had to be cut to free the girl.
Reader tips include enlarging a pen holder by wrapping rubber or using a rubber store bit to ease hand cramps. Also recommended is Engine flea killer with an atomizer, followed by washing the animal after ten minutes.
The Bourne mills in Fall River Massachusetts led by George P Chace advocate profit sharing as the driver of prosperity. The article argues self interest motivates work and explains a six month employee share scheme tied to dividends proposed for 1880. It notes initial criticism but reports partial success amid varying mill profits through 1891.
The 1892 Congregational Year Book edited by Henry A. Hazen surveys church stats across the United States. It notes 4,985 churches, 525,097 members, and rising Sunday school and benevolent contributions. Major hubs include Chicago 44 churches and Plymouth Brooklyn with 1,793 members. Broadway Tabernacle, led by Dr Willam Taylor, reports the largest yearly contributions.
The article warns that sunstroke is a dangerous form of acute nervous prostration and suggests that milder symptoms appear in June and July. It advocates keeping blood pure, digestion good, and sleep regular, and promotes Peruna as a key remedy with dosing before meals. It offers free literature from The Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio.
On Thursday July 28 1992 an excursion train from Pittsburg departs at 8 a.m. returning after 12 days. Tickets cost 10 dollars round trip and allow stopovers at Washington City during travel. The trip includes parlor and sleeping car service aboard the B and O route via Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia.
The article explains an electric light bath in a cabinet for the body with head exposure. It uses sixty 16 candle power lamps at 110 volts, nickel-reflected interior, and vapor aids heating. The bath raises skin tanning from actinic rays, not heat, and may cause delayed lasting skin changes.
Paris researchers report an electric tanning process using rotating drums to contact hides with tanning liquor. Hides cure in hours: cow and steer in 6, horse and calf in 72, lighter skins in 48. The method claims faster, odorless operation with leather equal in quality to traditional vats.
An English regiment's telegraph battalion carried out night experiments laying a long cable over rough ground without searchlight aid. The setup allowed one officer to direct three separate brigades against an earthwork at midnight, improving mapping, observation, and potential battlefield control.
A Christiana scientist proposes electrolytic extraction of gold and silver from seawater. He suggests selecting a 60 meter wide sheltered channel with a four meter per minute current. Galvanized iron rods positioned at angle across the stream would carry current to precipitate metals. Herr Munster is credited with the concept.
The conduit adopts a diving bell concept with successive bells to keep water and mud from reaching the wire. Each bell opens into the conduit and the wires between bells are well insulated to prevent grounding.
A New York business manager’s office displays how electricity shapes daily work. Incandescent lights, a small battery fan, a larger desk fan, a miniature switchboard with a buzzer, a portable telephone, and a phonograph powered by storage batteries enable rapid communication and letter production amid summer heat.
An ad notes a Monday sale offering light underwear at 41 cents from a regular price of 100 and lists 47 cases of black fur hats at a discounted price, inviting interest at Smithfield and Diamond. The fragment suggests a local shop promotion with limited details.
Mr John Cook of Pilot Vermilion county NL recounts two family members suffering deadly bloody flux two years ago. A local doctor failed to help after a week but after using Chamberlains Coke Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy their condition quickly improved and children recovered from the brink of death. He endorses the medicine.
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.