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 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1910
Page
2
A compilation of quips and observations on weather, transportation, and science from diverse topics. Notes include airships, automobiles, sea ventures, and an optimistic view of international arbitration progress led by U S influence.
A university scientist claims charity is a disgrace and calls for letting the useless starve and the unfit die. He argues science benefits from such deaths as a defense of the brutal survival of the fittest doctrine.
Washington reports the 1909 census of manufactures mines quarries petroleum and natural gas has started under the census bureau. About 1 800 agents will be employed with strict confidentiality to protect business details and prevent data disclosure.
Senator Reed Smoot introduces a bill to annex to Utah the Arizona region west and north of the Colorado River. The area features the Grand Canyon gorge and would enlarge Utah, though Arizona residents are expected to protest in Congress and the plan may be defeated.
In Tierra Caliente Mexico parrots warn of approaching seismic disturbances. Engineers reported parrots alighting in open spaces and going silent before quakes, saving workers, bridges, and rail lines. Monkeys also sense quakes but give no clear warning.
Charles W. Hopkins a musician in Chester Pennsylvania sustained a peculiar accident while dressing and rocking. A darning needle protruding from socks pierced his back and broke off leaving a piece embedded. At Chester hospital the magnet removed the needle fragment from his back.
Dr J T Burnite of South Brownsville sues Redstone township in Uniontown alleging injuries from an auto crash caused by a bad road. He seeks 22 dollars for each foot he tumbled down a hill into Redstone creek, totaling 1350 dollars.
Lady Ernestine Hunt opens Cosham Park training school for women 18 and up to pursue horsemanship and life skills for colonial life. Students learn riding saddle and driving, stall work, gardening, cooking, first aid, and housewifery with no servants. Fees modest to attract middle-class pupils. may produce female jockeys.
A jokey exchange from Tit-Bits features a society man confessing his life goals were to be a clown and a young lady replying that at least one ambition was gratified. The cartoonish remark highlights social vanity in a playful exchange.
A Chicagoan recalls meeting Rhinelander Stewart at Claridge's London. He shares quips about Anita Stewart and Don Miguel of Braganza, and a Scots kilt remark sparked by a Tulloch Castle livery joke. The major domo quips a man cannot clean upstairs windows in a kilt.
In a playful exchange, Elephant asks why Longneck keeps his head low and close to the ground. Lion jokes that a raised head risks a bump on passing airships, turning a children's moment into a whimsy about height and hazard.
The lawyer probes the witness in court asking her age. Mrs. Chucksley counters with a playful remark that their birthdays align but she is ten years younger. The examiner resumes the record about the case before the jury.
An editorial in The American Journal of Clinical Medicine defends C. W. Post of Battle Creek against union criticism. It argues Post fights labor unrest, cites a rumor about empty peanut shells, condemns the spread of falsehoods, and urges support for Post while praising his stance and vigor.
In this Drearyhurst exchange locals note the town’s quiet reputation. Uncle Welby Gosh asserts nothing dramatic is hidden here, dismissing Mrs. Gunness and Doc Cook rumors and denying any prizefight hunt.
Knicker remarks on weariness as Bocker confesses staying up all night flying the baby at Harpers Bazaar.
In a country store exchange the town elder notes government plans to promote snail farming. A farmer jokes about hiring a man to work on such farms while others doubt any hired help would suit the slow, slimy work.
A comic dialogue about a man claiming to have stolen a kiss from a salesgirl at a dance. The joke contrasts a guest overstaying his welcome in California with placing fleas, and a quip about tires needing to be re tired.
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.