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 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1887
Page
4
An unclear fragment describes a local sports item with mentions of teams, scores, and timing but readable details are limited. The text references a visit to a town, a week of action, and a victory by a team, though specific names and outcomes are not decipherable.
A nostalgic survey praises Miss Murfree and Mrs Barnes for genre fiction, notes Haggart and others as patient adapters of literature, and recounts anecdotes about figures like Pall Mah and George M. Wise. The piece reflects late 19th century literary culture, praising steady craft and the life of letters.
A New York Tribune summary notes Beecher and other preachers prioritizing daily general study with rapid topical drafting. It describes one minister’s method of writing key phrases, storing topic prompts, and drafting sermons from memory, plus observations on piracy and evidence in harbor theft cases as reported by New York Cor and Chicago Tribune.
A Philadelphia Call reprint discusses observations by a European traveler about American women’s physiques. He compares perceived fatness between England and the United States, noting a high share of stout women and presenting tallied counts across age groups. The tone blends stereotype with casual survey.
An opaque, fragmented text appears to reflect a cryptic monologue or verse about tall men, a militia, standards, and dyspepsia. It references London Court and a narrator who notes sleep rarely comes due to indigestion, with stray mentions of a weather and rural imagery.
A veteran recalls actor superstitions and memory quirks. Tales include avoiding colored horses or specific costumes, actors forgetting lines after répétition, and an instance where a dead letter memory returned after years. A dramatic miscue during a rival play ends with a stabbing scene undone by memory chaos, prompting a manager’s ire.
The debate over whether dry or wet timber is stronger circulates. Some woods gain tensile strength when dry, others when wet or green. Hardwoods are generally stronger wet, while drying increases brittleness and breakage risk in many species. Hickory saplings illustrate how green timber can bend while dry timber snaps squarely under force.
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.