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 26 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1921
Page
2
The piece argues for a national system of concrete highways to support heavy trucking and ease freight congestion. It emphasizes deep foundations, proper grading and drainage, best materials, thick slabs, frost protection, and steel reinforcement to prevent wear and ensure long term road viability.
The article argues that ancient Roman baths, while praised by past painters and writers, fail modern sanitary standards. It suggests that by pre Christ standards they were wonderful, but today they would be seen as unsanitary and health dangers to users.
A North Manitoba report states an Eskimo trapper traveling to a trading post sold four of his wives for a pound of tea and some tobacco. Fellow tribesmen returning from Brochelle post of the Hudson's Bay Company bought the wives. The original owner may redeem them by paying double the price.
The American Forestry Magazine states ash wood is best for baseball bats with no substitute for wood.選 Ash ranks first due to weight and strength, essential in withstanding the shock of impact as a well aimed blow sends a ball flying.
The Labrador name is linked to labor, possibly from Portuguese explorers or native labor needs. The Labrador coast was first touched by Norseman Leif, then rediscovered in 1497 by John Cabot who led explorations and settlements, naming the peninsula.
Four venomous snake groups inhabit the United States namely moccasin rattler copperhead and harlequin. They are distinguished by large broad heads dark eyes stout bodies and short tails. The moccasin is the most dangerous, often resting on low branches and striking when irritated or provoked.
An old gentleman addresses English workers urging industry and condemning sloth. A heckler from the rear quips that if necessity spawns invention then sloth would be invention’s grandmother, suggesting a flaw in the saying and provoking laughter.
A New York physician warns that shaving in creases facial nerves and may trigger neuralgia and other nervous troubles. Daily close shaving of the upper lip is linked to weakened eye nerves and acute eye trouble that subsides when the mustache is allowed to grow.
Burmese courtship is open and direct at pagoda feasts. A young man expresses interest with shy attentions then returns with male friends to meet the woman and her companions. If families approve, he invites her to a public meal, ending his bachelorhood.
Hindu belief holds Brahma as universe creator and father of music. Saraswati, goddess of learning, is said to oversee the music Brahma evolved. The Gina instrument is attributed to Saraswati, with Sham Veda vocal chanting linked to early Indian music. The seven note system arose around 50 B C and spread through Persia to Arabia then to Europe in 1022 A D by Guido d Arezzo.
The article notes Seattle and western Washington moss on roofs and under eaves swells during wet seasons and becomes dry, highly inflammable. Removal with long-handled rakes is required in many communities by law, and the moss serves as an effective fertilizer when disposed.
A Miners Cradle is described as a rocking box with a perforated bottom used to sift pay dirt. Water to the dirt creates a rocking action that allows finer particles to pass through and settle on riffles where gold dust collects on a canvas screen and at the base.
Julia, fond of pig latin style speech, explains at a party that her mother is circulating around somewhere. She adds I with her, indicating a playful family moment.
Riverdale posts updated time cards for north and bound routes with morning and afternoon departures. Riverdale Line provides morning 8 02 a m bound and 10 11 a m north bound and afternoon 4 02 p m bound and 6 46 p m north bound departures.
When dogs bark they do so mainly around humans, not when alone. The text suggests barking may be a form of communication or a request for food or signals of readiness to go to bed at sundown.
An 1851 census sheet filled by the Duke of Wellington shows he claimed deafness and birth in Ireland, with a note he believed himself to be born in Athy. Records confirm he was born in Upper Merrion Street, Dublin, correcting the misstatement.
Curious jargon called beach-la-mer developed for English traders and western Pacific islanders. It derives its name from an edible marine organism once fished in the South seas mid century. Most words are Maelish but natives arrange them by their own Bpsech rules.
The London Times argues a joke is not mere frivolity but a truth expressed humorously. It notes good jokes arise from context and circumstance, like practical jokes or repartee provoked by a remark, and must occur in speech or literature to be strong.
The account notes John Burroughs fascination with the Grand Canyon as the Divine Abyss while revealing his youthful interest in girls. It portrays his serious study ethic alongside a habit of keeping a systematic record of his engagements with women, as described by biographers.
The article discusses how fare as a verb is fading from everyday use though correct in faring and turning out. It notes fare also means the fare paid and the person transported and explains its modern primary sense as monetary charge or passenger count. It adds fishermen use fare to denote total fish caught on a cruise.
In South Africa a Mesembryanthemum species grows on stony ground and is mistaken for a small stone. A nearby hillside variety bears two duck egg sized leaves with a weathered brownish gray stone look and a green tinge. Another variant resembles quartz pebbles among which it thrives, briefly flowering bright yellow.
Mercury, the swiftest traveler among the planets, moves through space at about thirty miles per second as it orbits the Sun, described in a concise astronomy note.
Dogs are trained to locate edible truffles hidden a few inches underground in Europe. The hounds detect the truffle by its faint odor and indicate the spot by scratching the surface, where a worker then digs up the mushroom-like fungus.
A mother urges a five year old to be a better boy while the father jokes that it cannot be did. At bedtime the boy prays to improve himself asking God to make daddy a good man and again repeats It can't be did. Columbus Dispatch.
The violin's value lies in its sound produced by the wood. Spruce fibers are mostly parallel aiding vibration, while other woods have shorter fibers that may hinder free vibration if interlaced, reducing musical qualities.
A Popular Science Monthly tip advises using hot porptin water sealing wax on the shoe last where the corn forms to stretch the shoe and reduce pressure. The method targets the corn area directly, offering relief where stretchers fail.
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.