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 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1980
Page
5
A humorous reminiscence on a housewife born with a sense for rearranging furniture. The piece recalls moving a tricycle as a child and riffs on a battle of wills over redecorating, as a sofa bed and piano navigate two doorways and a 20 year old bathroom tub.
The column cites Florists Transworld Delivery ranking of top holidays for flower sales with Christmas, Mother's Day, Easter, Valentine’s Day and Thanksgiving. It notes funerals account for about 40 percent of florist business while weddings about 10 percent.
The Aiken Camellia Show showcased 1380 blooms at Kennedy Junior High gym with G M Serpas of Summerville winning Best in Show for Valeway Day. C T Freeman of New Ellenton earned Best White Bloom for Silver Chalice and a Collection of Five for five blooms. The Artistic Division honored Cereus Gardeners with the Sweepstakes award and multiple clubs earned ribbons across Tricolor and Creativity classes with themes like Cathedral, Sunset, Ballerina, and Conquest.
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.