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 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1908
Page
19
A fragmentary editorial style guide advises women to rest five minutes daily to restore nerves and skin. It promotes quiet, darkened rooms, breathing exercises, and regular two or three daily rest periods. It warns against overwork, stresses mental fatigue versus physical toil, and urges restraint, calm selfcare, and prudent beauty routines.
Henry Waldorff, first officer of the German steamship Tichtenfels, recalls the Radjah crew’s encounter with bloodthirsty sea pirates off the Philippines thirteen years ago. With thirteen pirate boats approaching, captain and crew prepared to fight using a pistol and coal lumps as improvised defense, hoping to deter boarding.
A first person account recalls a perilous voyage against dark skinned raiders aboard the Radjah. Winds fail, calms last five days, pirates drift away unseen, then a mutinous crew and a captain near collapse. A breeze resumes, they reach Lond North Island, and the narrator departs to Europe. The Radjah later sinks in a gale near Cardi on a return voyage to Hong Kong, with only two sailors surviving.
Raoul No Sait Rene reports parlor intrigue in Paris as Nicolas and M. Bompard clash with Russian and French officials over ambassadorial posts. A czar direct request to replace Deschanel with Nompard sparked tensions, while Deschanel was blocked and relations with Russia debated amid a high society garden party atmosphere.
At a gathering on the Elysee palace stage Mme Bompard urged Foreign Minister De nlasee to make her husband ambassador to the czar, asserting he has all necessary qualifications. Deleasse, courteous, believed her and suggested President Louhet support the Marquis de Montebello as envoy, sending Bompard to Russia driven by his wife's charm and eyes.
London observers report a sharp rise in paupers in the capital with 128,777 relieved by year end 1907, up 28,? from the previous year. England and Wales show a national downturn in late 1907, though London remains worst hit as winter deepens.
Severnt Bopp died in San Antonio Texas on February 2 1998 at 1 oclock pm aged 65. Funeral from Riebe's undertaking parlors today at 6 o'clock pm. Friends and relatives invited to attend Interment in Iditheran cemetery.
Hamburg Nebraska reports criticism of Armour & Co for asking job applicants intimate questions on an application blank. Questions target dependents, finances, intoxication, gambling, debts, and legal actions. The press warns clerks and principals not to pressure applicants or insist on completing the form.
London February 28 Lily Whiternse a martipaling woman of 39 years who told the hands of the Bradford Pollen has had a wonderful career if her story be true She was found help lossly dramk to the city and when taken to the cells she tore up the rugs given to her In the police cant she said she had traveled practically all over the world Delny a circuit rider now out of employment She declared she was the daughter of a soldier and widow of an officer who died in 1901 She had children who were with her mother in Austria and saw child bear through the South African war Despite her story she was fined seven shillings for being drank and 20 shillings damage or three weeks imprisonment Interviewed afterwards in the cells Mrs Whiterose said her mother was an Austrian lady of rank and her father an officer She was born In In gin in 1869 and in the 13th year accompanied her parents and the regiment to this country Hyely headquarters being Manchester When and all 18 years old she went abroad with an aunt but having a roving disposition she ran away and joined Buffalo Tall in Massachusetts Under Colonel Cody she became a crack shot and fearless rider and she boasted that she could throw a lauat with anybody She left that company in 1886 and went to Austria and there married an officer From that time she traveled a good deal with her husband and picked up three or four languages When the South African war broke out she and her husband resided at Baynwater and they were not on very good term When we left for Capetown not long giter Mrs Whiterose declared she followed him and obtaining certain private information sold it to the Bosrs
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.