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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1917
Page
7
Photograph shows Frederick Korman, a chemist, who discovered a process that increases gasoline output by twelve times. The United States government gains free use during the war, using waste from crude oil to boost gasoline yield from six to twelve percent per barrel.
A scrapbook style menu lists Calves hearts stuffed and baked with herbs and tomato, rice dishes with fig sauce, and casseroles with veal or beef stock. It includes Rice and Sultana Croquettes, Prune Dumplings, Banana Fluff, Orange Dainties, and assorted desserts, all with step notes and serving ideas reflective of a vintage kitchen.
A guide on proper hydrometer use for car batteries notes common errors after distilled water addition. Test readings are misleading if done too soon or after improper water levels, so owners should let the solution mix after running the engine and charging. Regular service station testing can catch minor irregularities before they worsen.
Guidance notes that engine valve tappets must be adjusted only when hot, as clearances measured cold will be inaccurate after metal expansion.
An article describes a portable, mountable auto lift from Popular Mechanics that removes the need for a garage pit. The device uses two independent runs on horse bases, hinged cross track, and hydraulic pistons to raise a vehicle safely for seated work beneath.
A concise note asserts that a whistle will have superior carrying power over street noises, designed for clear signaling. The description emphasizes simplicity and reliability in its use for safety purposes.
A compact device uses a tiny pop valve two inches in diameter made of aluminum. It sits in a valve cap of a cylinder and releases exploded gas at pressures from twenty to three hundred pounds. The invention promises reliable operation in critical conditions.
The New York Tribune notes gasoline is essential for war yet its lavish everyday use continues in streets and highways. Despite war declaration, pleasure driving persists, signaling a lack of war consciousness among visitors from Europe and indicating weak wartime restraint.
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a garbled historical snippet mentioning names and odd phrases like Red Cross Wyllas, white clothes, and a nickel, with unclear references to people and places. The readable content is too fragmentary to determine a coherent event or outcome.
A cooking school scene shows a pupil copying receipts from cards at the instructor's desk. The fragment mentions fruit punch powder, lemons, vinegar, and other groceries, with other stray items about daily life and war era chatter interwoven.
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.