Same Streets
Create accountJoin

Research the archive

Narrow 25,724 newspaper stories by words, years, place, newspaper and subject. See when and where they ran, then download what you find.

Put a phrase in quotes ("rent strike") or leave a word out with a minus (strike -baseball). Old scans misspell names, so when little is found, near-spellings are offered.

Refine1 on
Published
Clear all
When they were publishedBusiest year 1900, 3 stories. Pick a year or a decade to narrow to it.
1860s1870s1880s1890s1900s1910s1920s
Show the numbers
YearStories
19003

3 stories matching devic

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:devie, devil, devin, devis, deviat, devise

  1. The Peril of the 'Patent Knocker'

    A rancher's squirrel-extermination device explodes, nearly ending his life.

    Jun 8, 1900The Colfax GazetteColfax, Whitman CountySnake Oil

  2. The Colfax Sack Elevator

    A local inventor creates a machine designed to eliminate the back-breaking labor of stacking grain in regional warehouses.

    Feb 23, 1900The Colfax GazetteColfax, Whitman CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

  3. The Great Escape from the County Courthouse

    A notorious local thief rigged an ingenious 'Spanish windlass' to dismantle his cell window and vanished into the night—completely naked.

    Mar 16, 1900The Colfax GazetteWhitman County Courthouse, ColfaxTrue Crime

Download all 3 as a spreadsheet (CSV)