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
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
2
To Farmers Homeseekers and Investors facts about lands in Kit Carson County and Eastern Colorado Oil Fields touted for bracing healthful qualities. Includes rainfall data from U S Weather Bureau noting eighty percent of rain falls March through September and average annual rainfall figures for several stations.
A draft program for the June 12 to 14 stockmen's convention at Alliance lists events and prizes including relay, mule and cow horse races, bucking contest, chariot, and standers. Entries go to W D Fisher, secretary, with separate purse details and entry rules. Also notes two special acts and a closing opinion by Robert X M Gay in the Atlantic Monthly.
A relic of old New York, eleven fire bells hung in wooden towers across Manhattan. An 1837 writer noted the bells rang at least 500 times in a year. One bell remains at Mount Morris Park in Harlem, still perched at the peak.
Quick tip to clean silver that is discolored use a weak solution of salt in water to remove black stains. Rinse after cleaning and polish with a cloth. Effective on silver spoons discolored by eggs.
Miss Tluzel Overlease has finished a successful term and will remain with Aly and Mrs. Nferh Foster. Local residents share warm wishes for her stay. Various neighbors visited, traveled, and attended church in Dalton, with hospital news for Mrs. Loren Dugger and a note on Rose McNulty’s recovery.
The article notes a shift from cattle to farming, with trees and shrubs being introduced across the state and farms speaking for themselves. It records multiple social visits among Dalton residents, a Sunday dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs James McNulty, and a recent school closing followed by a parent and children program. The rainfall is welcomed as beneficial for crops, with regional residents praising the showers.
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.