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 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
3
An advertisement claims mixing two lemons with three ounces of Orchard White creates a harmless lemon bleach for gradual facial and body whitening. It urges daily massage to achieve a soft rosy white complexion and notes famous stage beauties use lemon juice for skin lightening.
A southern plantation owner asks his renter about crop status in a brief exchange. The renter answers with a clipped, rhymed reply, warning the owner that he may soon have to produce her rent in kind.
An advertisement extols Bayer Aspirin with genuine Bayer packaging and directions for relief of headache toothache rheumatism neuralgia colds and pain. It notes small tin boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents and mentions larger Bayer packages available from Drugelsta.
Washington reports that the United States has ratified the constitutional amendment granting women the vote, with Washington and Delaware ratifying after special sessions. The piece traces the suffrage movement from Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton through Alice Paul and the NAWSA to the formation of the League of Women Voters, noting key figures and milestones.
Eddie Collins, at 88, famed second baseman, began major league life in 1900 with the Philadelphia Americans under Connie Mack. He played fifteen major league seasons, started as Sullivan at Columbia, and became a cornerstone of the White Sox infield after a notable collegiate career and a controversial early pro status.
Bernard Nichola, known as Ben Nichols, was a Brooklands Golf and Country Club pro in Detroit. He is famed as the only American to defeat Harry Vardon, a 1918 achievement on the Whitemarsh Valley links in Chestnut Hill Pennsylvania. The same year Ouimet beat Vardon and Ray at Brookline Massachusetts for the national open title.
English schoolboys idolize boxers like Georges Carpentier and pursue boxing with zeal. Many ex pros now teach in schools across Great Britain. Since the war, hundreds of boys have entered amateur and public school championships in London.
A Jersey City third baseman and a New York semi pro catcher join Tee Meadows of the Phillies in wearing glasses as part of their on field appearance.
Striking resemblance links Benny Kauf and youth Spencer, principal figure in the Giant-Leaf trade, in a feature noting their similar builds and roles. The piece suggests a curious likeness amid an unfolding industry affair.
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.