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 Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1914
Page
6
The article discusses how nose shape influences facial appearance and perceived character. It notes great variation even within families, with shape shaped by soft cartilage and limited bone at the root, and suggests factors from within and without affect its form.
A historical view links nasal shape to race and heredity, noting nostril form as a racial index. It discusses nose growth, potential surgical corrections, and cites examples from Henry Clay Napoleon and George Eliot to illustrate perceived links between nose size, shape, and character.
An article argues a 150 pound man contains the same chemical elements as eggs when reduced to basic components. It notes the body yields iron for nails fat for candles carbon for matches and salt sugar and water. cooking eggs makes elements more digestible while raw white digests easier than yolk.
A wartime cleaning tip suggests rubbing a package of white cornmeal into stained flannel trousers then brushing and light cleaning rather than washing. The method aims to remove spots and refresh fabric without full laundering.
The article advises removing ink with melted tallow followed by washing to lift the ink. Fresh ink can also be removed with milk. For burns and scalds, apply glycerine and flour, cover with a linen bandage to ease irritation and speed healing. Gilt braid restoration involves brushing away dust, rubbing in powdered alum, and brushing again to restore brightness.
The reader learns headaches stem from brain congestion and should be fought with activity. Bend the head, move it in all directions, take brisk walks or active tasks to boost circulation. Stay engaged, vary thought to prevent relapse, and avoid surrender to pain through physical or mental effort.
Lord Fibblestone learns his ward Talbot plans to marry Liddy the vicar’s daughter, but in a twist the vicar reveals he already wed them two years prior, making Talbot a Fibblestone by marriage and prompting a hasty telegraph scramble.
Dudley Dillon, a penniless writer, searches for an idea and clashes with Winnie Henderson, a sharp freelance journalist. She offers help but reveals she is there to recover her overdue typewriter, complicating his pursuit of inspiration in foggy Soho.
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.