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 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1910
Page
5
An early government warning lists multiple soothing syrups and tonics that contain morphine codeine heroin and other narcotics blamed for infant harm. It urges mothers nurses and advertisers to stop distributing these products to end baby suffering and prevent murder through overdose.
A volunteer adviser Albert J. Hopkins former Illinois senator promotes keeping the old guard in Congress. The piece notes Hopkins long career in the house and senate but rebuts his position citing the people of Illinois retired him, and Lorimer as a fellow old guard. The column rejects Hopkins advice and upholds change.
Marion Lowe asks children at a public playground what they would buy if they had a million dollars. Responses include houses, cars, a piano, a pony, a dog, and money for family needs, with some children aiming to help parents or improve living situations.
A fragmented newspaper line reports Dick Binnacle deciding to swim in Trinidad harbor seven months after his last bath. A dangerous warning from tarred crew members precedes a mysterious triangular black object surfacing as the scene shifts to election banter and idle dialogue about a spring costume.
Readers urge The Star to show a path for a nonpartisan convention to nominate supreme court judges. They argue current nominations are fixed by party bosses and politics, calling for a vote free of partisan influence and a remedy to courtroom scandals. Letters from RAMUEL McCLELLAN and EB Hi note these concerns and a Humphrey speaking trip.
The column records diverse items from 1910s era: England supports a London Paris airship service with funding, British Pacific islands linked by wireless, and an International Exposition in Bilboa planned for 1912 costing 1.28 million dollars. It notes shifts in slavery debates, use of motorboats for fishing in Scotland, and assorted remarks on conscience and honesty.
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.