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 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1908
Page
7
A fragmented reminiscence mix of domestic humor and old recipes references apple pie jokes, a fooled servant, and kitchen tips. It weaves playful swap of eating pie with tobacco flavored prank and then shifts to era cooking instructions for ham and toast remains, preserving quirky characters and period tone.
A midcentury style health column offers summer skin care advice focusing on gentle cleansing and protective routines. It advises avoiding wind and sun exposure after washing, using lettuce and cucumber based toners and creams, and includes a recipe for a cucumber cream and a lettuce infusion for skin whitening.
The French Academy of Balence heard a report by De Nevaux Carbotel on a vocal photography system. A microphone feeds a sensitive plate to record vowels and consonants as unique waveforms, enabling police use for rogues galleries and business telephony records through a phonograph-like microphone capture.
A brief note states melted butter poured on top of canned tomatoes before sealing to preserve sweetness. The method appears to be a simple kitchen tip mentioning butter as a preservative step. No person or organization is named.
A commentary on how few people speak English correctly and how proper speech enhances charm. It credits mothers and home training for improving language, noting schools teach only basics and that speaking well elevates a person beyond appearance.
A New York Herald reader argues gum chewing cures poor digestion and dental decay, claims gum chewers drink less and smoke less, and says universal gum use would keep teeth sound. The letter warns public gum chewing in public causes harsh impressions and social discomfort among observers.
Rev. Edward Everett Hale recalls hearing America sung for the first time in the United States on a Fourth of July as a boy. He recounts meeting with Dr. Smith who found a tune in English and German books and wrote verses to be sung at a Park Street church celebration. Boston Transcript
A short guide notes that a few drops of wood alcohol on a brush can polish cut glass, windows, and looking glasses. It advises applying to wicker baskets, tarnished silver, and nickelware for cleaning, and removing rust from bathroom fixtures with it. Cautions warn that wood alcohol is highly flammable and should be handled away from fire.
Gretchen seeks aid from the empress to overturn her brother Carl’s death sentence. Marie, a confidante, leverages a royal connection to arrange a reopening of the case. The plot advances through a secret telephone link and a hoped-for pardon leading to a double wedding of two families. Helen Inglehart.
A fragmentary exchange shows a widow pressuring a man about her age. He evasively pleads not to dwell on looks, while she pursues the calculation, then he departs quickly amid blushes and a hasty exit.
Cattle receipts around 4000 with mixed demand. Feeder and steer prices vary from around 4.00 to 6.75 with notable activity at lower and mid ranges. Sheep and lamb receipts near 7200 with lambs slow but firm, yearlings and wethers showing some strength. Hog trade around 14 980 with mixed classes quoted between 4.00 and 6.75.
Union Stock Yards Ile August receipts show cattle 19000 and hogs 20000, with mixed gains and steady prices. Prime cattle around 5.50, Western sheep around 2.26 to 4.05, hogs up 10 to 15 cents, anticipated higher demand tomorrow. Cattle workers and feeders mix, cows and calves priced near 2.70 to 4.60. natives and western lambs range 3.60 to 4.05.
Pittsburg Pa market notes show steady prices across beef and pork categories. Cattle and veal quotes appear mixed with wholesale ranges from 2.60 to 6.95 for various cuts, plus sheep and lambs reporting price adjustments and end-of-day double deck sales.
In Chicago grain trading on August 10, futures prices for wheat and corn moved lower from the prior close. Wheat September fell to around 94, while December and May contracts showed modest declines. Corn futures varied with September trading near 78 and December around 76. Oats and oats related futures also showed declines, with provision and lard futures mixed as trading volumes remained thin amid broader market pressures.
A scrambled OCR excerpt lists grain and feed terms with corn cash and futures such as September and December contracts, plus dairy and hay references. It mentions Toledo Ohio, May entries, and assorted prices like 1.02 and 8 1-3, suggesting a chaotic row of commodity quotes and commodity names without complete context.
New York market notes show avig, itutter-de velpts 7.258 eaekneen with various prices for frets, onions, and receipts. Packed goods include 1,070 packages walet and nearby white mney 26 fir 275 Ho mixed taney 24. Western frets 18 ke WY Totty Western eeeoniy 16 ae 17 we.
Muddled OCR lists produce items and odd prices in Chicago markets. Entries include eggs, creamery products, poultry, ducks, geese, and chickens with irregular figures such as per dozen dollars and fractional cents.
Grain prices updated by Marion Milling Grain Co and Chas Turner & Co with wheat at 800 per bushel corn 70c per bus oats 60c per bus rye and clover seed rates listed. Butter eggs lard cheese syrup tea and various beans and flours shown with multiple brands and bagged quantities.
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.