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 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1891
Page
2
A narrator recalls befriending a cultured elderly man who shelters his mentally ill brother Ben. When the sisterly guardians reveal Ben’s delusion, the trio navigate intrigue, a haunted mirror, and escalating sorrow. The old man’s devotion ends with a quiet, sorrowful farewell as Ben and he drift toward death together.
The piece traces how early literature fused form with meaning, from Homer to Thucydides and Livy, contrasting ancient restraint with romantic and realist shifts. It argues poetry and prose derive from an artistic sense of form, while realism seeks truth in life’s messy details, often clashing with classical decorum.
A detailed description of a brooder devised by Mr. D. M. Palmer of New York, used last season. The design features a 4 foot by 22 inch base, slanted sides, a 12 by 16 inch lamp box, a galvanized water tank, and a tarred felt mother layer.
Instructions describe a double brooder setup with tight middle partitions and opposite chick openings. Position a sliding platform three inches below the tank, lowering it by half an inch every ten days, and ensure water circulation from the tank top.
A farm article explains choosing northern slopes over southern for orchards, proper soil drainage, ridge planting two rods apart, root pruning, and balancing top growth. It covers irrigation, fertilization, protecting trees from pests, pruning timing, and long term mulching with clover.
A reflective piece urges business readers to sever work ties at home and protect family time. It argues constant striving for wealth accelerates aging, mental strain, and loss of peace, urging younger men to create a refuge where cares do not follow.
A collection of sensational claims and curiosities from a late edition. It lists the tallest pyramid, largest park, biggest library, deepest mine, tallest tower, and deepest ocean, then shifts to oddities such as a 150,000 sunk paper, a Victoria harbor waist measurement, a darker seagull, and a steam engine plowing in Oregon. It also references enlistment trends, travel routes, and medical patent claims, labeled in a brisk, miscellany style with scattered notices and advertisements.
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.