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 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1908
Page
8
A Fayette Street resident of Manchester Iowa reports two years of back pain and restless sleep from kidney issues. After using Deans Kidney Pills, kidney function normalized and back pain ceased, improving overall health. Also features brief ad-like lines and quips about daily life and consumer products.
Detailed construction notes describe a lamp frame bent from bar metal forming a continuous loop with a top four inch segment and bottom six inch segment. A cross bar fits into the frame, bushings and bearings accept a 1/4 inch brass rod, with a brass curtain rod as rod B. An armature A driven by coil C, wound on a wooden spoon core, is adjustable by set screws D and E. F secures iron behind the armature, and U-shaped drags prevent swing. Lower carbon held by ferrule S, with insulating bushing R. Connections run from main to upper binding post to coil and from main to lower post to ferrule. Resistance for 110-volt operation via silver wire or water rheostat.
An inventor outfits a rocking chair with a back mounted fan driven by a vertical rod and roller linked to the chair’s rockers. A nut on the rod travels as the chair rocks, rotating the rod, while a ratchet keeps the fan spinning in one direction.
Dr. Lee DeForest will construct a wireless telephone tower on the Terminal building roof at Park Avenue and Forty flost Street in New York City. The steel structure will rise 85 feet above the roof with poles adding 40 feet, making the tips 800 feet above the pavement.
In Orange River Colony Africa a sweeping oji belt is noted. A six foot tall United States recruit jokes about being “too tall” for every job. The gigantic man, Jarvie Henderson, aged 32 from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, stands seven feet two inches and laments never wanting to see a canvas again. Kansas City Dispatch via New York World reports.
A report indicates that Birmingham England produces 220000000 pen points weekly, highlighting scale in manufacturing output and regional industrial capacity.
A simple three board setup with a ledge on each side creates a negative washer. Water flows from the top board down through a cascade onto the next boards, keeping film side up and directing wash water into the sink. The design is shown in the accompanying sketch.
Discovered at Greenwich Observatory last winter the new Jovian satellite lies more than 20 million miles from Jupiter and shows retrograde motion. Professor George Forbes suggests it could be the long lost Lexell comet seen in 1779 when it passed near Jupiter.
France will host two motor shows at the Grand Palais this year, one for private vehicles and one for commercial vehicles. The pleasure car show runs November 28 to December 18, while the commercial motor show runs December 23 to 29, with the adjacent annex across the Seine to be abandoned.
The speaker argues that respectability, while valuable, cannot override decency and practical concerns. If a position is unkind, uncomfortable, unnecessary, and useless despite its respectability, removing oneself from it benefits both the individual and others.
The postmaster general notes public pens supplied to post offices total 1,350,000 each year. A Pall Mall Gazette remark says mustard firms prosper not by consumption but by waste left on diners. Also mentions elephants in the Congo basin being abundant due to swamp protection.
Ladies pattern No 2285 shows a light gray silk tucked shirt waist with front and back fullness in narrow tucks, inserted lace, center back fastening, tucked sleeve cuffs, and lace edging. Six sizes 32 to 42 bust. yardage and notions listed. send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name and address.
Dress recipe describes a bright crimson cashmere frock for a small girl with gathered front and back at the neck, lay-down or standing collar, narrow cuffed sleeves, and ribbon or lace edging. Sizes from one half to five years. fabric needs vary by width and edging amount. Pattern Department notice requests name and address and pattern number.
A brief reflection on genius and insanity noting that no man of genius has ever been absolutely sane. The fragment discusses the thin line between genius and criminality and cautions against incarceration based on perceived abnormality.
A country mother and daughter view window fashion as a half price sale sign prompts a cautionary rebuke from Mrs. Perkins. The page also features home stock tonic guidance and quips on business tactics and a Lewin catalog plug from Peoria.
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.