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 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Kadoka Press
Location
Kadoka, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1909
Page
2
Mr. Rawson’s mule wandered off and Pomp was sent to recover it. Instead of tracking along the road he climbed Prospect Hill, surveying the countryside. He returned an hour later with the mule and explained he needed to view the animal from the front to approach safely.
David Price of Corydon Iowa describes severe kidney trouble with back pain and fatigue. After a week on Dean's Kidney Pills his condition improved enough to walk without a cane, and seven years later remains healthy and grateful. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
An Indiana college president, a clergyman, addressed students at the year’s start declaring the largest freshman class in the college’s history. He then read the Third Psalm aloud, invoking the line Lord, how are they increased that trouble me, as the day’s lesson.
A Boston mother writes how feeding her sons Bob Jack and Dick aged 6 4 and 2 on Grape-Nuts since infancy improved their health. She notes using the cereal between meals and shares a neighbor child’s turnabout after trying it. The piece credits both parents for daily use and strong wellbeing.
In Orkwell estate a feverish Mathilde survives a dangerous night after she leaves in a storm. Stewart mobilizes staff and a search, finds her with the dog Nomad, and tenders renewed protection. The couple share confessions and vow a life together, ending the tale with their union.
In a wintry room Mathilde learns from Stewart of the night’s events including Flora’s actions and Sir James’s fate. She laments their deception and revisits Nellie’s thwarted schemes as Red adds a wry touch amid unfolding revelations.
A hobo asks a respectable lady for help with food and a letter of recommendation. She notes his claim, but he reveals his previous employer has been dead for twenty years, implying no current reference exists.
A dialog reveals Grace’s keen interest in yachting and nautical terms. It notes her father began life as a deckhand, highlighting a tale of humble origins shaping her enthusiasm for the sea.
A brief exchange recalls awkward scenes in public spaces a man in a millinery store and a barber shop visit with a boy. The dialogue hints at social discomfort and gendered behavior in mundane service settings.
A brief dialogue fragment shows a caller asking about a mother’s return, Nellie reports she is out shopping and suggests what to tell her mother. The tone hints at domestic communications depicted in a short story snippet.
A collection of humorous exchanges and quips from a period paper features lines about Hodge and his wife contemplating drink, language, and religious devotion. Other snippets include encouragement from a judge to a persistent artist and playful barbs from neighbors and a boy nicknamed Buddy Jones.
Chicago street car workers reach a joint wage agreement with Railways City Calumet and South Chicago and Consolidated companies after a conference led by Walter L. Fisher. The three and a half year contract from August 1, 1909 raises old workers from 27 to 28 cents first year, 29 cents second year, and 30 cents final eighteen months. New hires step up slower, starting at 23 cents then climbing to 27 cents by the end of the term.
The Rev Hiram W W Thomas, once a leading Chicago preacher and excommunicated figure, died Thursday night at De Funiak Springs Florida after recent ill health. He was buried in Chicago. Jones of All Souls’ Church led his funeral. His life included founding the People’s Church after 1879 and later serving at several Chicago churches. He was born April 29 1832 in Virginia and left seven children, only Homer W Thomas surviving.
New York reports that the New York Venezuela Company claim against Venezuela has been settled out of court. Venezuela agrees to pay $475000 for expenditures on concessions granted in 1901 under the Castro government. The dispute had threatened a Hague Tribunal hearing next fall after three months of New York testimony.
The Egyptian lotus grows wild three miles east of Hammond Indiana with thousands of blooms. Report says the Nile and Calumet rivers are the only streams where this flower appears in nature. Each bloom is five to six inches across, tinted yellow with green tips, opening by day and closing at night. Local settlers recall no importation and deem the plant indigenous to both rivers.
Mayor Busse orders action after a city report shows twenty two killed and 253 injured in streetcar crashes in the last month. The incidents average nearly eight per day, with victims including adults and children.
Two unmasked youths armed with shotguns robbed Valley Bank of Santa Clara California just after 10 pm Friday. They forced the cashier and three clerks to hand over $7,000, then fled in a waiting car and were captured two hours later seven miles from town. Both youths, under 19, were well dressed and described as from good families.
Albert Burt, driven to suicide after his wife left him citing extreme frugality, left a note amid his belongings. Mrs Burt returned to Mineola Long Island to find $2119 hidden in the garret rafters as she begins a broader search for money.
The Georgia Legislature passed a law prohibiting negro secret societies from using insignia grips and rituals of white organizations. The act erases white Elks and Knights of Pythias lodges while allowing negro Masonic and Odd Fellow groups to continue by altering badges and rituals.
English merchants warn that a successful Indian boycott of English goods may cause a loss of about 100 million dollars annually. They say American German and Japanese merchants would gain from the disruption of trade.
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.