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 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1915
Page
6
An eight room cottage design shown in perspective and floor plan features a 27 by 40 feet layout with a 7 by 24 foot front porch. It advocates a warm air furnace as most economical for heating a compact home and details stair, kitchen, dining, and ventilation arrangements to maximize airflow and minimize labor and dust.
Springfield Five bts to regulate juvenile charities, reporting by Rep Thomas Curran from a joint committee who studied home finding societies. Proposals put maternity hospitals under state board, repeal surrender act, license and report placements, and restrict informants to authorities. District news coverages include Memorial Day parade planning and quarantine enforcement in Adams and Brown counties, plus library slides and Quincy school board results.
The lesson from 1 Samuel 17 centers on David’s defiance of the Philistine giant with faith in God rather than Saul’s armor. It contrasts David’s bold, God‑centered action with Saul’s fear and conventional tactics, arguing that God equips the weak to overcome the mighty and that true victory comes from reliance on divine strength.
An exploration narrative recounts a trek to a mythic waterfall in British Guiana. The riverine path demands paddle effort, portage, and danger through rapids and cataracts as the explorer nears an 800 foot crest and a 882 foot total drop, hailed as the perfect waterfall for its grand, concentrated beauty.
In a Ladies' Home Journal excerpt a minister dining with the Fullers questions if young women who dance modern dances are right. The daughter responds that the girls who refuse to dance are often left out, highlighting social pressures around new dances.
A child asks if the Father belongs to the Ananias club. The reply says nobody belongs to such a club, as everyone has one of their own run with trouble and expense to nominate candidates.
A magazine notes a one pound mass on the moon would weigh six pounds on Earth when transformed back. The odd fact prompts a witty remark about buying groceries from space and managing daily needs.
A reader quip notes that the abbreviations of two U S states should be nearly alike in common use. The joke asks which two states are meant, and answers Ill and M D.
In a light exchange Mr Growcher and his wife clash over humor. She asserts she can see the joke, while he insists otherwise, and she replies calmly that she would not have looked twice at him if she could not.
Fragmentary transcript lines from Easton Transcript describe rescue voices amid wreckage with characters O'Brien Pat and Janey. The dialogue hints at a survivor situation and a request to assist someone named Stephen or Pat while debris burden remains.
The Baltimore American quotes a fragmentary line about “it have it in for Smith” and hints at gossip about an outing with him. The clipping suggests a jilted or cautious social tone while noting that most people invest more in experience than they recover in return.
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.