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
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1901
Page
12
A distressed scene at Jacksonville shows crowds on the wharfs with sleepers filling every available craft converted into makeshift hotels. Religious services are planned for tomorrow as conditions for the homeless are noted.
A dire plea asks immediate aid as a cordon of bayonets and a burned district prompt authorities to declare relief efforts. Mayor Bowen, Maria an Is, calls for swift action while Guvetnn Jennings coordinates response efforts in the stricken area.
Jacksonville endures a vast fire that burned a thirteen block by two mile district, killing no confirmed people yet and leaving thousands homeless. Governor Jennings declares martial law and federal troops guard burned zones while relief stations open and cash donations surge to support the stranded residents and shelter efforts.
A May 4 Jacksonville dispatch details estimated property losses from the city’s great fire. The tally includes banks, hotels, mercantile houses, churches, schools, residences, and businesses such as Seminole Club, Merchants National Bank, Florida Hardware, and several prominent blocks and blocks across downtown.
An excerpt discusses a fashionable woman linked to golf and health, noting an easy grace and athletic past. It critiques a lingering general wellness idea and promotes a controversial medical remedy, presenting nascent 20th century gendered health language and advertising.
Fire at Willacuachea twenty seven miles east of Titton on the Enant system burned two stores last night. General merchandise owned by D. M. Shepherd and GW. Philips and A. Corby was damaged. part of the stock saved. Insured owner W. A. Duncan. uninsured damages total around 2500. Cause of blaze undetermined.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a universal cure for blood disorders caused by impure blood. It claims radical purification and cites widespread consumer trust, noting relief for scrofula, salt rheum, boils, pimples, dyspepsia, and fatigue with many testimonials.
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.