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
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1877
Page
3
A tyrant king offers his throne and a princess to anyone who can tell a story that lasts forever. A composed storyteller narrates a tale about locusts endlessly eating grain, delaying the end for years. The king exhausts patience, finally yields, and marries the storyteller, who becomes heir.
A New Haven Palladium piece presents an ornate tongue twister about a skillful gauger cobbler using a poniard and a wagon, with a host of improbable items and erudite dialogue. It features a Sibyl named Gipsy reacting to his feats and a closing exchange on elision and divergence.
A detailed description of a gold casket presenting the freedom of London to Gen. Grant is given, with many heraldic and symbolic features. The piece notes Sheridan's claim on vitality and its role in endurance, then reports Grant's ongoing honors in England and future engagements including a Liverpool banquet and a U S Club dinner. It also recalls Frederick Douglass visiting Capt Auld and a cucumber season quip about waking for church.
The article recalls the death of Ben Montgomery a noted enslaved man who built wealth owning Hurricane Island and Brierfield in Mississippi before his death. It also reports on Murphy the temperance evangelist in Philadelphia and a preacher hush by a deacon for a dollar for foreign missions.
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.