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 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
7
A picturesque Polish ritual honors the infant Jesus by having people mask as storks bears and other animals and go from house to house singing carols. Keepers guide the procession and after the songs households reward the performers with baked goods sausages and dainties. The custom repeats at each house.
A comic court scene unfolds as a child confesses taking a stocking. The magistrate questions the culprit who admits running away with a foot, prompting laughter from children in bed as the judge calls for the stockings to hang.
A holiday party game uses a large pie crust with attached letter ribbons to spell A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR when assembled. Children hold threads, sing, and arrange themselves to form the sentence, enjoying a festive puzzle activity.
A 1908 review of twelve gospel lessons by Rev. D. M. Stearns. Topics range from David bringing the ark to Jerusalem to a Christmas lesson in Luke. Each lesson includes a golden text and notes on Messianic prophecy, forgiveness, wisdom, and the kingship of Christ.
An advertisement extols kidney health linking backache to kidney trouble and promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as the remedy. It cites a Carey Ohio resident Mrs. Geo Myers reporting relief after using the product and urges readers to remember the Dean's brand with claims of curing kidney disease.
Mrs M McRaney of Prentiss Mississippi suffered three months in bed with kidney and bladder trouble. After two doctors failed she began Foley's Kidney Remedy and says two bottles made her feel like a new person. J D Ewing endorses the product amid a Turgenieff quote about egoists.
A blurred note mentions London as a world anarchist rendezvous and dodging police amid fumes. It lists remedies such as Dr Thomas electric oil for sore throats, Foley’s Orino Laxative for constipation, and Drake’s or Duxan’s ointment claims.
The notice details closing and arrival times for Hocking Valley Big Four Northern Ohio and Findlay routes. It lists specific deadlines for mails from North South East and West, express pouch cuts for Bellcenter, and Sunday post office hours from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
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.