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 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
7
An ad like note promotes a wristband umbrella to keep a bat or umbrella off the ground while walking. It suggests adapting any handle with a leather strap to suspend the item, avoiding ankle snagging. A brief verse to a friend follows about prayers and wishes for joy and blessing.
An English vacationer recruited woodmen to descend a sheer Tyrolean cliff to raid a pair of golden eagles. After a perilous, hours long hang suspended by rope and weather, he retrieved two eaglets, one snagged in a bag and the other secured by a noose, then escaped as a rock block failed and the rope swung free.
An American tourist in Shanghai is surprised to find five pounds of tea priced at $2 while ten pounds cost $35, with the shopkeeper urging that quantity yields greater wealth. The exchange underscores a local pricing scheme and a humorous misunderstanding.
Notice of a July meeting at the Bottineau fire hall to receive sealed proposals for one year and six month deposits of city funds. Proposals must specify interest rates, be enclosed in a sealed envelope, and include a certified check of fifty dollars as bid guarantee. Signed by Mayor WA Batte and City Auditor D R Carlson on June 9, 1919.
Holliday county North Dakota commissioners invite sealed bids for riprap work on the East and West division of the Redpadded act to Scotia Steel bridge about two and a half miles east of Wentworth. Specifications available at county auditor or Bottineau county engineer. Bid deposits required and bonds furnished upon award. Board may reject any bid. P. E. Nelson, chair.
The notice indicates bids for a public school project were rejected after evaluation. Affected parties are awaiting further instructions and potential resubmission dates.
The piece notes hotels now cater to infants with cribs and comforting provisions, citing a mother’s relief at a cot in a room and dedicated baby spaces in new railway stations. It then recounts a sixteenth century Latin poem about Panthis, a Diana nymph who mourned beauty after Apollo’s disinterest and transformed into a dull purple violet.
Fragmentary passage depicts a tense nighttime moment as a man grabs a strap and steps on a seated man’s toes during a journey on a dim street. A woman appears, rising and bowing while another figure gestures. The garbled text limits clarity on motive or outcome.
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.