In the mid-1800s, an overwhelming number of stray and feral dogs prompted some pretty brutal anti-stray policies, especially in larger cities. Yet despite these turbulent
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Historical newspapers contain thousands of advertisements and testimonials touting miracle cures for sickness, aches, and pains. With the benefit of hindsight, we now know that
Cakes without butter? Eggs instead of meat? During the Great Depression, many Canadians needed to make their food budgets stretch farther. So the nation’s newspapers
William Jackson Smart, a Civil War veteran, experienced the pain of losing two wives and the profound responsibility of raising his children as a single
Even though it’s been 82 years since the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, those who lost family members on December 7, 1941, continue to mourn
Do you love a good do-it-yourself garden project? From 1963 to 1967, the Minneapolis Sunday Tribune (now the Star Tribune) published a weekly column called
In 2018, Elizabeth Bell, a member of our Newspapers.com™ team, made a surprising discovery about her family history. She received the results of her Ancestry®
With “spring cleaning” season around the corner, we searched Newspapers.com™ to find time-tested cleaning hacks that make the job easier! Here are 12 of our
Newspapers are an incredible resource for learning details about your ancestors’ lives. Simple searches can yield surprising insights. Expanded searches might result in genealogical breakthroughs.
We’ve gathered 10 intriguing dessert recipes that use unexpected ingredients—all found on Newspapers.com™! Bring one of these vintage desserts to a friend’s house, family dinner,