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 38 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 02, 1909
Page
11
In a Paris area village a farmer dies leaving a modest farm to his heir. The nephew weeps at a lawyer’s office at the notary’s question and realization that no will favors him, exposing the ruse as he discovers his lack of inheritance.
Cartoon dialogue notes a claim that Minard’s Liniment cures distemper while the editor heckles about interviewing a suffragette leader who would not talk, joking about whether she is dead.
Government experts confirm house flies can carry thousands of germs on their bodies. Wilsons Fly Pads kill germs and prevent infection when used continuously, reducing risk from contamination.
The text explains that an alibi proves a person is in a different location from where a crime occurred. If the defendant can be shown in two other places, the alibi strengthens legally. The quotation from Puck frames alibi as a defense for a candidate for the bar.
In a terse Kansas City Journal line a man asks a girl to fly with him and she responds with firm resolve demanding he produce an aeroplane. The brief item notes the exchange and the dramatic insistence as a notable quote.
An advertisement touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as highly durable with long lasting potency. It claims the pill mass preserves strength and remains effective when carried anywhere, unlike many pills that lose properties with age.
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a local debate on corner stone offerings with residents joking about placing current coins literature and even hats to display peculiar customs. The exchange highlights quirky burial or commemorative practices and community humor.
An advert warns against mercury based catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. It claims the remedy contains no mercury and is taken internally. Includes testimonials offer and price details for the cure and Hall's Family Pills.
A sad incident reports Oli Monty being struck by a motor vehicle. The man was said to stoop for a horseshoe believed to bring luck when the accident occurred.
An advertisement claims Wilson's Fly Pads kill many times more house flies than any other product. The copy touts effectiveness and compares to competing articles, emphasizing superior results for pest control.
Fragmentary OCR text shows disjointed quotes and garbled lines mentioning a person named Charlie and an implied romantic insult. No clear event, date, or proper nouns to identify a definite news item.
The article chronicles Adelaide Proctor born 1825, daughter of Barry Cornwall, who published as Miss Mary Berwick in Dickens Household Words. It notes his praise, her volumes Legends and Lyrics, and Legends of Provence, her death at thirty nine from overwork, and her devoted charity work amid a lively humor and pleasant laugh.
In the University Museum at Oxford a large limestone stalagmite known as the Sunday Stone records mine work rhythms. It shows alternating white and gray layers formed by lime and dust carried by water from the mine floor, with six-seventeenths gray and seven sevenths white marking work days and rest days.
A firefighter survived a deadly blaze when a brass helmet saved him from a wall of glass. Fourteen tons of glass toppled onto his head burying him to his shoulders twice. He spent four months in hospital and six more with glass fragments, yet remains among the best in his company.
A sacred elephant at the As good Zoological Gardens charged a female camel during exercise, struck, and decapitated it. The animal escaped the enclosure, toppled into a ditch then was rescued and returned to its quarters. The creature had a prior noted incident years ago.
An old advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as preventive for summer stomach and bowel troubles in children. It claims quick cure if problems arise and frames the product as a stand‑in for a household doctor. Mrs. C. C. Roe of Georgetown endorses the remedy. Available from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. for 25 cents a box.
A weary broom peddler asks for ice water in the Frog Hollow Enterprise editorial rooms. The editor declines, citing a Chicago News anecdote that ice water could stop circulation, illustrating a sharp exchange and the editor’s caution.
Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil was introduced over thirty years ago to meet local needs and quickly spread to a continental market. The text claims it has no equal and is prized throughout the hemisphere.
Dixon denounces a tariff proposal as selfishness and cites a Buffalo Inquirer joke about George Cartwright of Missouri who fell ill and groaned for a week. Cartwright’s wife quips she’d rather have the whole family sick than him.
An ad touts Wilson's Fly Pads as the best fly killer, claiming it eliminates flies and disease germs.
A public school teacher asks Mary and the pupil replies that she does not know and cannot visit due to her mother not permitting. The short exchange appears in Youth's Companion reflecting a classroom moment.
Advertisement asserts corns can be relieved by Holloway's Corn Cure, claiming people will stop hobbling painfully once treated. It emphasizes quick, certain relief and a remedy available to readers.
A New York editor recalls Marion Crawford whose speaking skill he judged good though not brilliant. He credited a small Sorrento girl for his success when addressing a children's school there. The girl asked from a rear bench, What do you know.
A resident from Woodlands Middleton Nova Scotia certifies years of use of Minard's Liniment for family care and for horse flesh. The signer W. S. Pineo notes it as the best liniment on the market and praises its effectiveness.
An old Boston Transcript snippet notes a wary distinction between widow and window. The quip adds humor as the speaker warns of approaching danger when near either, reflecting playful moralizing in a dated voice.
A brief exchange notes a yellow touring car at the depot and a maid relaying that the resident is not at home while asking to be contacted by a red runabout. The snippet preserves period tone and simple domestic scene.
An old advertisement promotes Murine eye remedy from the Marine Eye Remedy Co based in Toronto. It touts relief for red weak weary watery eyes and offers a 50 cent price and free eye books.
The head of the house asks if the young man will ever go home, while the mother reassures with a resigned, familiar answer that he always has before.
A Detroit Free Press quotation reflects on Mabel after graduation and questions the purpose of education in shaping her future. The tone implies concern about social expectations and employment.
The article compares old and new fever assessments, notes the thermometer readings for fever, and discusses when to seek a physician. It explains that fever can aid fighting infection but should be monitored and not overly suppressed, except in sunstroke where rapid cooling is required.
The piece traces five phases of sword history from its brutal rise to carnage through legendary feats to crusader faith, feudal warfare, refined fencing, and finally its decline as a mere military accessory. It highlights shifting purposes from attack to defense and the changing cultural perception of the blade.
In a village tale Nasreddin wakes at night and, thinking a white thing outside his window is a ghost, shoots it with an arrow only to discover it is his own shirt. The hodja explains his late night gratitude to Allah.
Southland woman avoids telephone yet a cold outbreak left her household short of a doctor. She panics when calling Central and cannot name Exchange. In a rush she whispers Hurrah to the astonished telephone girl.
A London Telegraph note describes an artist finishing a landscape and an Irish navvy asking if he could make a picture like it. The reply, spoken with humor, claims a man can do anything if drawn to it.
A health claim for Dr. Chase's Nerve Food extols red blood as the base of strength beauty and success. It asserts the remedy builds new red blood and nerve cells curing exhaustion insomnia irritability and anemia with a daily dose improving energy and mood. Available at 50 cents a box from Edmonson Bates & Co Toronto.
A conversation cites a quotation about socialism's core idea. The exchange contrasts two interpretations: one speaks of division among brothers, the other of brothers dividing with you. The line is attributed to a Scottish American figure.
The inexpensive Mother Graves Worm Exterminator is affordable for all and can be purchased at any druggist's.
A light dialogue captures a husband and wife exchange about love and reassurance. The wife notes a shift in expressions of affection, while the husband affirms love and humorously questions the frequency of declarations.
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.