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 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Weekly Bulletin
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1874
Page
3
A fragment of a sentimental verse by Kate Willard, with archaic phrasing and misspellings, reflecting on love, memory, and parting. The piece laments pain of loss and imagines a future reunion, ending with a poetically styled line about enduring joy and remembrance. Lippincott for August.
In 1853 I traveled through North Alabama and Southern Tennessee staying at Tuscumbia. A telegraph outage and heavy rains delayed my mission to Eastport, Miss. On a night ride with a telegraph operator, we faced armed strangers, a perilous ford, and a curious countryman. A clever use of copper wiring restored line contact and forced the crew to withdraw. The piece blends travel, frontier danger, and a digressive history of a circus man later repaid by a Kansas benefactor who helped restore the family estate.
A dramatic encounter near Terrell on the 23d left a man and his dog dead after a rattlesnake attacked in a dense swamp. The dog fought bravely, biting the serpent and shedding its venom as the master, dazed by poison, watched. The five-foot snake delivered fatal bites to the dog, who finally collapsed after tearing out the reptile’s vitals. The tale blends frontier bravado with vivid description of the deadly struggle and a brief digression on natural history.
A jumble of notes sketches curiosities and rumors including fashion guesses postal changes trout catches in Montana a caustic stick for dogs and various social anecdotes from newspapers across the country. The items span fashion medicine industry travel crime and local oddities with vivid glimpses into late 19th or early 20th century life.
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.