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 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1888
Page
4
A Bangor farmer confronted by a wary druggist who advised against borrowing to build a barn. The exchange ends with the farmer deciding to earn the $300, return home, and avoid debt, as the druggist extols living within means and mortgage-free happiness.
The author contrasts German and American domestic life noting strong steady servants and floor plan in apartment houses. Washing is done quarterly by the family’s own “wash frau” while bread comes from local bake shops. Meals use minimal waste, with clever remnant use and simple kitchen scenes.
In a humorous anecdote from the Hot Blast of Anniston Alabama, Prince Bismarck is praised as a great smoker while recounting Judge Lochrane’s tale of a cigar hunger during a journey from Augusta to Atlanta. The judge, lacking cigars, offers a pile of Victorias for five dollars to satisfy the craving.
Quotation from G. W. Cable in Au Large praises a few superior individuals who tirelessly redistribute people by their true values, blessing society by countering its natural tendency to stratify along unworthy lines.
An advertisement urges letting a cough run free until beyond medicine then promotes Kemp's Balsam with a positive guarantee to cure. It promises noticeable relief after the first dose and offers 50c and 1 trial size free through L. G. Noyes, a local druggist.
A century ago secretive manufactories guarded methods from Meissen porcelain to tinware and cast steel. Stories recount a London chemist shop, a chimney sweep who stole citric acid secrets, and Huntsman’s unseen steel casting breakthrough. Parisian newspapers contrasted with English and American presses on aims and perspective.
An account from Howard Duffy in St Nicholas describes preparations for a balloon journey with food and supplies for three days. The narrator recalls the thrill of flying above the ground, seeing a distant express train, and dropping an orange peel that vanished from sight as it fell toward Earth.
The Wind River Mountaineer reports on fierce wild dogs in the Upper Wind River range, tracing their origin to a Scotch staghound and English bull dog pair. In a recent clash, about a hundred wild dogs fought a herd of silver tip bears. all bears died and twenty five dogs perished, with the remainder feasting on the carcasses.
A reflective piece on how a kind voice, shaped from youth through daily life, defines character. It compares a soft voice to light for the heart, warns sharp tones cause harm, and urges lifelong care to speak with consideration and empathy.
The principal of a girls seminary in Washington Pennsylvania refused to admit a crowd of young men leaving church. She sent for a police officer and the boys were forced to leave as she kept the scholars inside.
Arizona delegate Mr. M A Smith compares the Apache to a bloodthirsty hyena and claims five thousand Apache on San Carlos reservation are armed and dangerous. He contrasts peaceful Yumas and Papagos and notes an Apache religion that prescribes blood atonement and prohibits murder at night. He urges travel by night to avoid attacks during Indian troubles.
An exploration of precipitation as a historic capital punishment across cultures, detailing Jewish stoning practices and the concept of the house of stoning. The piece frames the method as a primitive, culturally rooted act of vengeance and punishment.
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.