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 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1913
Page
2
The piece surveys weather talk and social quips from Silver Lake Indiana. It jokes about heat, vacations, fashion, and future ties to aviation and politics while referencing figures like Thomas Lipton and Wu Fing-fang. It blends light commentary with playful captionlike lines on daily life.
A bonesetter named Reese was summoned to aid a disabled tango dancer but did not participate in the Eisteddfod event. The incident raises questions about duties and attendance at the festival.
New York conducts experiments on drink control using a finger print system. With three fingers considered for each average case, experts anticipate overtime workload.
A Chicago alienist calls love a form of lunacy echoing Shakespeare. The piece warns readers about people taking bichloride of mercury tablets by mistake for headache remedies, urging careful reading of current papers.
The meanest man so far had been located to New Jersey. He left his wife without support, giving as his excuse that she was suffering with tuberculosis.
An American woman sails to Italy to locate a singing bandit she would cast in grand opera. The tabloid notes the bandit may not sustain the box office eye.
A witty note describes a modern college graduate who knows much yet hides it when applying for work, presenting a calm, discreet front to a crude interviewer.
The note argues that collisions between airplanes are a new danger to civilization and suggests there is not room for similar ambitions in the vast atmosphere.
Odd report notes some cabaret dancers missing the other day while a riveter’s belt incident is recalled. The piece contrasts domestic industry with an imported sunburn, suggesting little distinction between the two.
Readers imagine a strenuous season by resting under an electric fan and perusing marathon coverage. The line notes a contrast between active pursuit and passive endurance, highlighting the appeal of endurance events.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a person dodging or facing questions about eyewitness testimony. The readable portion is unclear on names, places, or dates. Further context is needed to identify the involved parties or the case specifics.
Count Nicholas de Toulouse Savin, famed international swindler, released from Riga prison by the czar's manifesto. He has earned 5000 rubles since, with a Moscow diary and a film paid 1500 dollars. He claims wars wounds and secret police plots, cites brief U.S. work as a Chicago streetcar conductor before ending in legal trouble.
A whale was caught up near the river and entangled in fishermen's nets around her, dragging them from the river bottom as she surfaced toward Philadelphia, threatening stock stores.
In Chester Pa superstitious residents recall past whale events as war omens. Fisherman Edward Culen recounts a 1869 sighting near Philadelphia where a submerged hull appeared, followed by a splash as if a powder magazine exploded. Paris editorial highlights Dr Abbot Lawrence Lowell Harvard president visit strengthening US France ties.
Stock raisers and farmers in Cottonwood Falls Kansas say coyotes are nearing extinction due to fencing and bounty payments. The county offers a dollar per coyote scalp, fueling trapping and den raids that reduce coyote litters and spring drops. Despite cruelty concerns, locals defend the drive as protecting domestic stock.
In Paris two Seine judges on the bench, sweltering in heat, drift into deep sleep during a tedious case. A colleague gently nudges one awake and the court dissolves in laughter, the judge asking, Is that you Eugenie.
The old house in Compton Wyngates Warwickshire once owned by Lord Northampton is described as a premier English show place. It features a Tudor design with battlements half timbered walls and distinctive Sasbee arms over the gateway. It is noted for its 365 windows and unique chimneys.
The first woman jury finds in a San Francisco felony case involving a defendant named Cage. The historic verdict marks a milestone in local criminal proceedings and women's participation on juries.
A reflective portrait of Sing Sing prison in Westchester as a city of crime and punishment. The piece traces the last steps of a condemned man from arrival at Ossining station through execution, detailing the prison’s routines and the ritual of death.
The piece argues discipline strengthens obedience and peace, counters the view that discipline is undesirable, and contrasts the telescope and microscope as two essential eyes. It notes how discipline preserves spirit under harsh regimes and how science expands both cosmic and microscopic understanding.
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.