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
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1891
Page
2
A critique of Asia’s doctrines on transmigration and fatalism, exploring how Western minds might adopt or resist Buddhist ideas. The piece discusses Laurence Oliphant's experiments with self mastery, the appeal of karma and rebirth, and potential shifts in morality, democracy, and Western self-perception.
W T Robertson reports worsening famine in the Durango extension area as drought persists and corn prices rise through speculators. A mob killed Baleras after a large corn shipment raised costs, while US shipments and government duty relief fail to aid the starving population. A retailer note follows.
The article advises keeping valuables secure and promotes the bank’s safe deposit vaults at 66 Fourth Avenue with strong vaults, good ventilation and ample lighting. It notes separate rooms for women and various priced luxury items offered by Rasenbaum & Co.
The McDonald field saw output drop to about 55 000 barrels daily from 60 000 as several new wells came in. Water shortages hamper operations, forcing long water-line runs and high costs. Multiple wells across the field report varying flows from fifth sand targets, with some promising producers and others disappointments, while the Devonian Oil Company, Shaffer & Co., and Guffey Murphy entities push deeper toward the Gordon and fifth sands.
Allen McConnell sold a three quarter interest in the Miller Allen and Brown farms for 110 an acre with an eighth royalty to Howard Thompson Captain Peter Grace Rob Roy and W L Curtis near Rend Well The article notes a breakup of drilling tool manufacturers and several wells in Butler County with varying outputs It also reports rumors of a seaboard pipe line opposed to Standard Oil Company and lists well gauges across multiple operators
Prices drift lower as McDonald weighs on sentiment. A 5,000 barrel cash sale occurred at 8 5/8 cents, refined New York quotes fell yet stayed overall unchanged. National Transit certificates fluctuated with 31,000 barrel sales and 435,000 barrel clearances. New York petroleum opened firm, eased slightly, and closed steady with total 67,000 barrels traded.
Indianapolis October 2 Charles Walcott a noted local businessman and rifle shot keeps two cats trained to retrieve game alongside a retriever. The tiger striped cat and a black white gray cat eagerly watch the gun and climb trees to retrieve sparrows. Walcott believes trained cats can outperform the best dogs.
A thrashing machine boiler failed after cold water heated a boiler, killing six men on a Grandin farm division in Mayville North Dakota. Names include M N Ersberger Hals Baarstad Al March A W Blowers William Clark and one unknown man.
One ranchman who funded the experiment reports three days of bombardment with dynamite cotton and balloons produced only a brief shower followed by a cold norther and clear skies. The test aimed to prove an explosive theory for rainfall.
Information reached here that the Crookston post office was broken into at 3 am. Stamps registered letters and money orders worth 3500 dollars and 100 dollars in cash were stolen. Women are suspected in the crime.
Boxes for women available at Ward Upward MW with rental details and contact information. Allocation lines indicate location and pricing options for attendees.
A Vancouver dispatch tells how Demetrius Konoplitsky, a Siberian exile and former printer, escaped brutal detention after a long voyage from Hong Kong aboard the Empress of India. He endured six years of hard labor in a Krasnoyarsk mine, survived by a daring escape with 13 companions, and reached Vladivostock after a perilous journey via Nagasaki and Yokohama.
The itemized brief reports grip epidemics in France and Lemberg, London theatre failure, Louisville bank association formation, cholera in Amoyo China, B and O line talk, druggists' substitute debate in Louisville, Ex Senator Ingalls’ illness in Haverhill, Georgia governor veto on a 1.2 million school bill, Russian troop withdrawal due to typhus, Bismarck defense planned in Reichstag, fears for the Guion liner Wisconsin, American Tin Plate Company contracts in Anderson Indiana, Marquis di Grimaldi disappearance, North German Lloyd to test New York Genoa service, Snowden becomes US minister to Serbia Greece and Roumania, two Russians found dead in New York, Isaac Love, insane broker, drowns in bath, and the schooner Albert Woodberry.
A circular from a committee investigating the defunct Order of Annual Friends reports mismanagement by past Supreme officers. The present officers seek to save the order, urging lodge delegates to meet in Boston on Wednesday October 28 to formulate a plan and protect members from losing most of their payments.
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.