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 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1884
Page
2
A column of oddities and events mixes marvels with policy notes from across the United States. A transparent hand newborn in Ohio sparks local wonder while cattle prices in New York reveal market interest. Levee plans, pensions, gas wells, and suffrage talk color a broad sketch of late 19th century life.
California items report a range of quirky notes from Monterey oranges and Merced bloom to a Nevada City spring, a San Bernardino well, and a Los Angeles sting incident. It notes feather yields, ostrich eggs, gold nugget discoveries near Wheatland, mine accidents, calf deformities linked to acorns, and a humorous exchange in a Senate gallery.
Medical columns discuss creosote and bismuth frictions for pains and asthma dosages, while a Paris solar heat venture plans a giant umbrella reflector and boiler. Hornet fiber building, camphor production in Japan, and military siege firepower analyses follow, with casual notes on horse collars and a jest about white elephants and opera singers.
The excerpt cites a California Democrat advocating Tilden as a preferred option, while referencing James G. Blaine as a strong, pro-people figure. It notes uncertainty over how Mary Walker will respond and suggests possible continued alignment with either candidate.
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.