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 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1913
Page
5
Weare offers all wool junior suits in sizes 13 15 17 and 19 at 10. Special price for 45 inch Bedford Cord coats at 15 with Peau-de-Cynge lining. 13 to 15 dresses described as ultra fashionably modeled wash silks and foulards priced at 10.90. Odds and ends include linen handkerchiefs embroidered corners with sale prices 6 cents.
Bargain notice for crossbar lawn shirt waists with Robespierre collars and short sleeves advertised at 59 cents, down from a dollar. Limited quantity, value priced at one week sale.
Bargain lace trimmed under muslins offered at 98 cents. Princess slips gowns petticoats and combinations priced as real $1.50 values, now discounted. Items emphasize embroidery and trim quality with a focus on women’s intimate apparel.
Hand bags with mesh ceilings in small and large meshes in black brown gray and navy regular 25c sale price 9c Suede bags moire lined containing small purses in brown navy green and black regular 1.25 sale price 89c Ladies' kid gloves in brown white and black.
Two clasp self stitched guimpes in all sizes priced at 69 cents. Sleeveless guimpes of fine nets with high neck lawn foundation boned wholesale at 10 cents. 72 by 90 inch sheets normally 75 cents now 69 cents. 81 by 90 inch sheets normally 88 cents now 82 cents. Pillow cases 42 by 36 inches on sale for 10 cents.
Prominent discount sale on towels in several styles with hem stitched edges scalloped designs and plain white options. Table cover and napkin sets offered at reduced prices down from 2.49 to 1.98 per set and other sets down from 2.98 to 2. Our 3.24 set priced at 2.69 and 4.98 set at 3.98. Also umbrellas for men and women at 0.89 with waterproof cover and sturdy frame.
In Dayton Ohio rescuers battled flood currents using two methods. Men built a rope tethered between poles to reach the stranded, then used rowboats to evacuate people holding the rope to stay secure. National Cash Register workers laid cables on poles to aid marooned crowds. Automobiles ferried evacuees away.
William Fox will stage three combined benefit shows at Grand Opera House Bridgeport to aid flood relief. Edward Shields and Edward Kealey confirm eighteen professional acts, fifty piece orchestra, and all-new acts from three Fox houses. Box office opens Tuesday with seats 25 to 75 cents and strong demand expected.
The Di vision A O H will host its annual concert and ball this evening at Eagles Hall marking the first public reception since amalgamating three local divisions. More than 500 members attend with newer others aiding preparations. Concert starts at 8, grand march at 9 with Wheeler Wilson orchestra providing music. performers include John Hughes and several vocalists.
A historic Columbus flood rescue featured Frank O Rourke Neary Patrick Winn and a reception committee led by F C Mullins J T King J Cullinan T F Healey M D Thomas Brophy J H McMurray James T Rourke Patrick Cuddy John Farrell J J McCarthy M J Lee M J Farrell T C Coughlin William Clifford T M Cullinan J J Broderick W B Prendergast J E Lyddy James Small Matthew Lyman W F Russell Thomas Speers Daniel O Neil W T Mullins B F Cooney among others A wonderful moss highlights resilient life moss Jamaica Barbados and tropical plants that survive boiling water or hot iron immersion Life moss can regrow from tiny fragments and even survive in airtight dry boxes A sundial a Paris noon spectacle at Palais Royal inspired by 1782 sun signal and later cannon fired by the sun Information Not Needed features a shop tale about mourning goods and cape designs Harlem New York 1636 Mount Morris Nieuw Haarlem naming dispute resolved by Governor Stuyvesant with no one from Haarlem having come to America
Delegates from the Fraternal Order of Eagles gathered at Eagles hall naming this city as the site for the next state field day on Tuesday July 22. Officials promised over 20 000 members from this state and New York would attend the monster street parade. Ex Mayor E T Buckingham Col V J Murphy and J O Connor named a committee to choose the meet site.
An automobile registered to Ralph A Woodruff of Farmington Conn was seized by a watch dog guard who sat in the seat and prevented owners and friends from approaching until Patrolman Patrick Lynch arrived near Howard and Fairfield avenues. After several blows from a nightstick the guard dog fled amid yelps.
A compact adage notes no merchant fails when he advertises as well and as much as possible. It emphasizes bold, frequent promotion as the key to success in commerce.
The lightship uses three anchors set in the seabed to hold its position against tidal shifts. With three anchors, movement is limited to a few yards, preventing full rotation. A motto noted on the wall urges restraint: Speak little, say much.
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.