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 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1909
Page
4
American importers allegedly bought Spanish almond stock ahead of a coming shortage, outpacing local Spanish speculators who expected a big crop. As prices rise with the short crop, Americans gain the goods while European traders lament. The piece lauds Yankee energy and proactive risk taking reshaping global business methods.
Commentary links Bleriot’s Channel crossing to a possible airship voyage London to Charleston and to implications for the U S Navy. It recalls Monitor versus Merrimac and a $200,000,000 modern fleet, questioning if airships could breach decks or force naval ethics and strategy, suggesting updated training at Annapolis and West Point amid Cuban land scandal and uncertain Bowbells census.
Two separate female strikes in Massachusetts and another region draw attention as workers protest prohibitions on sipping and restrictions on courting. The piece argues these limits violate happiness rights and vows women will prevail. It also notes victims of a California bigamist seek redress and stronger laws to punish him after prison.
An Eastern exchange notes a Denver resolution requiring any delegate who calls another a liar to pay ten dollars. In North Dakota the liar must pay the fine, and often receives retaliation with short-arm punches and a stomp on the offender's pants seat.
Dispatches from Barcelona note anger in the crisis but a broader claim: suffrage foes underestimate women's fighting qualities. In Chicago a breakthrough occurs as a woman is appointed city school superintendent and will receive equal pay with men for same work.
A reflection on aviation history notes that once flight ceases to be novel and proven, it becomes routine, and the world grows impatient for fresh excitement beyond the current marvels of invention.
A Vancouver magistrate imposed a self fine after violating speed laws, illustrating a rare display of duty amid what some call degenerate latter days. The event highlights personal accountability within local justice, echoing a Roman sense of duty in modern times.
The town of Bowbells lines up construction and local industry efforts as France and Mexico face crises while the United States passes a tariff bill. Local builders pledge mutual aid and steady work, promising to bolster the community through economic shifts.
In Minot's M E church last Tuesday afternoon George A Dolphin of Coteau wed Lena Peterson daughter of Jens Peterson. The couple, known locally and long employed in Coteau, were married by the minister and returned to live in a neat cottage at Coteau where Dolphin remains employed by L N Peterson. The Tribune offers congratulations and best wishes.
An actor known for a deep villain role finds lodgings refused by a wary landlady who recognizes him as a notorious melodrama thief. The tale links stage notoriety to real fear in Blackpool and a London manager named George Scott of the Alhambra. A second note discusses forgery aided by metallic pens, noting rising crime as education broadens penmanship.
A humorous exchange about thrift between a North countryman and an English traveler. The man praises thrift while his wife saves a sovereign from a ten pound note to buy a hat. The Bootaman retorts with a harsher wife restraint tale, highlighting frugality as a valued trait.
The article traces the origin of the term mendicant to Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. It notes the Sompnoure or summoner’s lowly station and 12th century usage, linking later common use to a poor wretch.
An exchange features a sad eyed individual lamenting that his first impulses are good yet never acted on, with second thoughts always bad and third thoughts never occurring, leaving his career ruined and plans unrealized. The dialogue captures comic self doubt and inability to proceed.
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.