Actress Reveals Secret Hair Dye Recipe
A famed actress offers a hair dye recipe claiming to darken gray hair without staining skin. The ad promises a full do it yourself guide and a box of Barho Compound, with cautions about color results and use.
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 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1917
Page
8
A famed actress offers a hair dye recipe claiming to darken gray hair without staining skin. The ad promises a full do it yourself guide and a box of Barho Compound, with cautions about color results and use.
New York expert physical director Telle explains that play prevents aging by reorienting the mind and body. He uses medicine balls and handball to shift attention from work worries, claiming workers grow old from overwork and routine, while engaging youthfulness returns after play.
The encyclopedia notes Armenians or Halk as a very old Aryan stock branch, intermediate between European Aryans and those of Asia. It describes their physical type as short and robust, with dark features, and discusses ties to Alpine Europe and Central/Southern Asia.
Women will be admitted to Moscow University with men in all courses. The Rustam ministry of education and the faculty council announced the policy change, requiring women to enter through examinations at the host gymnasia, aligning standards with male students.
A historical note describes heating water in a kitchen tank using electricity without a stove. A thick rod with a submerged resistance element heats the water as current passes through it. The setup promises summer heating of water via home electrical wiring.
The article surveys how routes to Egypt shaped historic invasions. It compares northern and central approaches via Petra and Akaba, notes shifting populations and trade, and explains why central routes were favored for armies moving to Egypt. It highlights water, terrain, and strategic chokepoints across the Sinai and coastal belts.
An early 20th century advertisement claims a hot water morning drink and Hale’s tablets can prevent premature old age and restore vigor. It cites Dr. Pierce of Buffalo and promotes quick fixes for uric blood, joint pain, and female disorders, touting Pleasant Mollet as a patent remedy.
A dog steals meat from a butcher after being owned by a man who jokes the dog now acts for itself. The piece includes humorous misprints and fragments about advertising afterdinner stories and a doctor’s remark on spending, reflecting satirical snippets from a New York scene.
Fragmentary clippings describe a claim that corns lift out with fingers using a product called freezone and mention a Cincinnati founder. The text also notes corn removal and a joke about thieves stealing electric bulbs in Jamaica and a Canadian boat detail related to Lord Kitchener.
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.