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 Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1919
Page
4
An ad extols Freezone for corns and calluses and notes the pink healthy skin afterward. A humorous exchange offers blunt public speaking advice urging a disastrous early speech to ensure a peaceful life at home.
Louise acts mischievous one morning causing her mother to lose patience and threaten punishment. Louise laments that the good has all gone out, insisting she cannot help her bad mood today.
Dinks, newly smitten, spends every spare moment at the cinema since his wife became an actress. Jinks remarks he loves watching her perform for two hours and hearing nothing else.
An advertisement touts Wright’s Indian Vegetable Pills as a remedy for sluggish liver and bowel function, claiming they revive Nature’s actions and improve health, while poking fun at philosophers for practical folly.
B L Stevens, Estes Park highway commissioner and inventor of the Stevens road drag, argues for greater attention to earth roads which carry most rural traffic. He criticizes overreliance on concrete for farmers who must cross mud before reaching better surfaces.
Utah will invest about $8,000,000 in roads over the next two years with roughly $2,000,000 spent this year. Funds come from state and federal sources to develop the Arrowhead trail linking San Diego and Imperial Valley to Fresno and San Luis Obispo in the north.
Government road officials estimate annual road work exceeds 300 million dollars with potential investment far higher if capitalized. They note no nationwide traffic census exists to show direction or volume, urging the linking of roads and through traffic lines to enable feeder development and lower costs.
A fragmented note suggests lower hauling costs due to better roads, though the message is garbled. It implies road size limits affect efficiency and freight movement, pointing to infrastructure constraints and potential cost savings from improved routes.
A pro Bayer aspirin caution notes genuine products bear the Bayer Cross and warns buyers to insist on Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in original packaging. Also referenced is Germany’s postwar rigidity and a parable about a Nebraska banker denying a loan to a persistent farmer seeking $5,000.
An American and Hanan marine arrive in Brest France and tour the coast town. He notices every street and establishment bears de in its name. He muses with humor that marines have effectively named the town. A separate line notes an age estimate of about ten for a shy woman.
Fragmentary text debates worm and tapeworm cleansing effects and digestion. Mentions a judge described as small yet imposing and remarks on the tongue being mightier than the glove. No coherent event or names to anchor a concrete news item.
An health ad warns age is not the factor for poor fitness and urges kidney care. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for back pain and kidney strain and promises a money back guarantee if not effective.
A brief exchange frames gender roles as a grouch and a woman debate domestic duties. The Louisville Charier Journal notes the quip about women neglecting the home and the counter about equality over a long time.
Caution urged to examine bottles of Castoria the well known remedy for infants and children to ensure it bears the trusted Stonieee mark in use for over eighty years, as mothers seek safe products for kids.
A morose citizen says he never entered the war and his vivid sense of no man’s land is home during spring housecleaning. An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap for the complexion, with ointment, talcum, and a beauty trifecta.
A terse note describes Nell as unguarded and cold hearted while Belle is teased for wearing her heart openly and facing social dogs. The language portrays chilly female archetypes and a harsh social dynamic.
A photographer helps a man push self improvement as part of daily work. The exchange suggests steady development and continuous learning in a casual, observational tone.
A garbled dialogue piece presents a domestic scene with references to a husband at a punch bowl and wardrobe concerns, plus fragmented quips about instruments and nametags. The text weaves in asides on correspondence and the idea that some men spoil things by “kicking over the traces,” with terse notes on a correspondent and pen wages.
The Baltimore American notes a professed longing for courage and heroism, suggesting such ideals are amplified by cinema and fiction rather than real life. The piece reflects public appetite for dramatic displays of valor.
A remark suggesting that some Inen might claim to be Mars would likely be believed by many of their acquaintances. The statement hints at strong social credulity and identity signaling within a close community.
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.