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
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1944
Page
5
The piece lists inventions gaining ground test insights including muzzle velocity probes with magnetized projectiles, a paintbrush cleaner with a spiral toothed cylinder, a one man hay baler pulled by a tractor, rotary air powered shoe brushes, a truck loading platform, electric foot switches for factories, and a lock stretcher drier. Readers can request Gadget Bulletin 227 by sending three cents.
Falling leaves mark autumn as they surrender their nutrients to the parent plant. Each scar shows a hidden bud ready to sprout in spring, proving life’s cycle continues even as trees shed their foliage.
The Science Talent Search helps 120 top high school science students, 88 boys and 32 girls, prepare for college or armed service. Winners gain scholarships up to 2400 dollars for four years, with many securing further offers from universities. Read about notable youths like Evelyn Pease and Marguerite Killingbeck whose summer work supported war efforts in pharma labs and research.
A science club activity describes growing shiny lead plates on zinc objects in a clear lead solution. Students dissolve lead acetate, wash sand, prepare zinc shapes, and place them in an aquarium to observe lead deposition. warns of toxic lead residues and proper disposal.
Researchers at the Overly Biochemical Research Foundation in New York City report a method to recover 85 to 90 percent of protein from industrial wastes. The process uses sulfite waste liquor to precipitate protein from fermentation byproducts, reducing waste and pollution while yielding cattle feed supplement.
The egret once endangered by plume hunting 25 to 30 years ago has rebounded. This summer in Popes Creek, Virginia, fifty to sixty of the birds were sighted at once, per Philip R. Hough, superintendent of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument.
Navy photo interpreters explain how shadows reveal height and shape of tall objects like stacks tanks and antennae. Shadow length and identical lighting allow comparisons to known heights, while dummy shadows and shadowgraphs help train recognition of ships and planes.
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.