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
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1909
Page
7
A British colonel in South Africa repairing a railway gains a momentary perk when Bloemfontein reports his comfortable quarters and a telegram from the General Traffic Manager. Misreading the initials, he jokes that G T M can G T H and faces a board of inquiry for the insult. The case hinges on a harmless abbreviation and a misunderstood joke.
Harper's Weekly notes that the Bank of England notes are widely accepted, printed in black ink on Irish moonwater lined paper and canceled when returned. Banque de France issues white watermarked notes with mythological images. France uses 25 to 1000 francs. Bank of England notes vary in size. Currency colors vary by country, with examples from Germany, Italy, Russia, and the United States. The 100 rouble note is vividly colored. American silk fibers in paper deter counterfeiting.
A historical excerpt combines polar mirage observations with a shipboard Arctic voyage in 1900. Captain Coffin describes sun dogs, inverted mirages, and multiple suns near St Lawrence Island. The piece also recalls stern 18th century parenting anecdotes about strict meals for misbehaving children.
A Treasury letter recounts a man who bet on how many cents are in a bushel. Officials offered a guess noting that a bushel measure is not fixed to a penny count, with an estimate around $820 or 32 000 pennies, illustrating the oddities in unit conversions.
A grocer replies to a customer about stove lifters, noting they do not stock the iron lifter but can provide a kerosene pin. The exchange reflects a small everyday commerce moment in Boston.
Fragmentary text shows two speakers Mistah Cow-Whab and Mistah Dusky-I making informal questions. The garbled wording suggests a humor/playful exchange with dialectal spellings. No clear event, date, or organization is identifiable.
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.