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 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
4
An old advertisement fragment markets household ammonia for cleaning and deodorizing items such as woolens blankets and jewelry. It lists simple solutions and warnings to use sparingly with water and mentions suppliers Inglis and Co. Ltd.
Major GC Burton of Dunston Hall Norfolk recounts stalking and shooting two lions near his camp in British East Africa. After a three mile pursuit he killed a male lion with a Mauser, then wounded a second female, and later felled a third lion at close range prompting a final kill after a roaring charge.
A miscellaneous historical note details a resourceful discoverer of haptiama names in Pardinand T and the Grand Duke of Twncans. It mentions an Austrian archduke, exile after Victor Emmanuel, a marriage to a Bourbon-Perma princess, and a royal family’s 12 names for Naptiem-Louise-Antoinette-Marie Therese Josephe Jeanne Leopoldine Carolina Ferdigunds Alice Erentrudia Stephanie. A younger brother adopted the name Herr Leopold Woebling and pursued two marriages. The article references a village shop near Windsor, a curate, and a stray anecdote about a football match. It also notes upcoming Berlin railway stations with automatic umbrella machines and a novelty rebate for submitting an umbrella to the society.
Signor Achille Fastarti recounts a mysterious Caprera tale linking Garibaldi with an English couple, the Collings. They lived forty years on Caprera in a boat and cottage, the wife veiled, then later admired by Garibaldi, with hinted writings and a hidden romance that fastarti declines to detail.
Reports from New York state Giordani, an American agent for Generals Firmin and Jimines, was arrested preventing a shipment disguised as cement and iron containing 200,000 rounds of ammunition and 200,000 pounds of counterfeit money. A Washington notice says a US Consul was dismissed for complicity. Letters from revolutionary leaders were found in Giordani’s Brooklyn detention, revealing plans. A Boston club formed to promote post noon events.
A byling bew story follows Mrs Hyphen as visitors arrive one after another from the morning paper, a stray cow disrupts the garden, a load of improvised chores arrives, and a stout constable inquires about electoral rolls while a Reverend stays for tea. The tale ends with Mrs Hyphen reflecting that servant life has its drawbacks.
In Westminster County Court Judge Woodfall orders a man brought forward after repeated spitting. The judge admonishes harshly and threatens further punishment for the offense, warning of possible detention.
Mrs Analg Campbell of Sorisaburs Glasgow has lived in Scotland for many years and speaks no English. Her native tongue is Crimptell with Highland roots. The article notes her long residence in Glasgow and lack of English, detailing her unusual language and life context.
The article argues that solving aerial navigation may follow nature, proposing the honeybee as a simpler, effective model. It contrasts bird wing complexity with the bee’s two-wing membrane, noting synchronized strokes, fixed planes, and minimal steering apparatus.
Report describes labor during a transition to powered machinery in a shop. Workers resist motor use, seeking to delay until new settings are ready. Officials weigh reliability and safety while awaiting full parity with electric power.
Local authorities report a string of telephone wire thefts with several lines severed. Suspects used improvised tools to cut through poles and cables, causing service outages in the downtown district and near factory lines. Police urge residents to report suspicious activity and note recent increases in thefts around rail yards and storage facilities.
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.