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 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1895
Page
4
Advertiser extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as essential for spring cleaning by avoiding blood depletion and nerve fatigue. Testimonial cites improved energy and ability to work, praising Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills as effective complementary remedies from Muna F H Axpaews in Woodstock.
A collage of items cites Hood's Sarsaparilla claims a blood purifier, notes on sixteenth century usage of gent for gentleman, early tobaccos, a duke Cumberland lineage, literary figures like Southey, counterfeit notes, and farm crop estimates. It mentions the southern corn crop near 600 million bushels, animal winter stores, and Russia's grain yields.
Advice on child rearing emphasizes calm discipline, consistent limits, and teaching by example. The text also juxtaposes a playful, nonsensical math puzzle about artists with a mock scientific note on digestion and a promotion for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy.
Georgia's potential income tax total is estimated at 85 000 to 100 000 dollars, with final figures pending adjustments. The estimate covers corporate net incomes, salaries, railroad dividends, and corporate profits not exempt by the Supreme Court ruling. Collectors must file lists by mid May and payments are due by July 1.
At the annual meeting in San Francisco the CAR ACCOUNTANTS chose officers led by President James Osborne and Vice President Wm McKay. The next session will be in Cleveland in June 1896. The association started in Cleveland twenty years ago and will celebrate its anniversary there.
The Lexow New York City police commission bill passed the Senate with 17 yeas and 11 nays, a party line vote except for Senator Reynolds who voted with Democrats against. Thomas M. Grady, longtime cashier of the First National Bank of Marietta, Pa, is named a defaulter for about $20,000 as directors and bank examiners review the books.
A weekly review shows improvement in general business and stronger demand in manufacturing across the South. New and planned industries include canneries in Thomson Georgia, electric plants in Pass Christian Mississippi and Pulaski Tennessee, and mills in Berryville Arkansas and Fort Worth Texas, with numerous other projects and expansions across southern states.
Judge Henry Lumpkin of Fulton County Superior Court ruled in Seaboard Air Line Belt Railroad Company et al versus Western and Atlantic Railroad Company et al. granting an injunction against the Western and Atlantic and its lessee to enforce interchanging freight and prohibiting discrimination. The decision sets limitations, requires a bond, and outlines scope covering lines within Atlanta with exceptions for through bills and future cases.
Huntsville Alabama city council passes an ordinance making it illegal to sell exchange or give away copies of The Sunday Sun. The move aims to curb trouble caused by the publication as prominent residents have been rough treatment targets.
Advices from Santiago de Cuba report General Campos has issued a proclamation enforcing military law and calling citizens to loyalty. The letter promises pardon to insurgents except leaders and warns citizens to reveal insurgent locations. It endorses Spanish reforms and notes Dupuy de Lome sails to New York.
General Martinez Campos arrives in Cuba and orders early suppression actions. Garrick named governor of Santiago de Cuba province, Salcedo leads the first division from Santiago, and Le Chambre commands the second division from Bayamo. Campos pledges reform after the rebellion ends and seeks party support. The Havana dispatch notes Calleja resigns as governor to Arderina and sails for Spain.
The Chinese indemnity to Japan will be paid in silver in five yearly installments. Japan gains Formosa the Penghu archipelago Liao Tung peninsula and the Yalu river region. An indemnity of 200 million taels is set for silver. Several concessions favor Japan but some will be shared with other nations. No occupation except possibly Lin Kung Tao temporarily.
A dated market list from Atlanta shows prices for coffee, sugar, oats, flour, corn, hay, cotton seed meal, eggs, butter, poultry, Irish potatoes, onions, cabbage, honey, matoes, lard, bacon, and other staples. The document records multiple items with unit pricing and varying quality grades, reflecting a broad daily commodity snapshot.
A list of demographic claims notes the world population at 1.5 billion on January 1, 1895 and provides ratios for births and deaths. It cites one death per second and 1.25 births per second, with half of births not reaching age 17, and a sex ratio of 100 women to 100 men. It also covers longevity, mortality per century, and basic body element composition from Huxley.
A dialogue contrasts odd bicycle signaling with social norms. Citizens debate shared signals and duties while a servant and mistress navigate courtesy and consequences in a comic domestic scene.
Readable fragments list locations including ABUISTILLE KY and ANEW YORK AM with unclear context. The garbled OCR yields scattered place names, suggesting a mapping or listing error rather than a coherent event. Further restoration needed to identify intended places.
A humorous vignette contrasts a woman's refusal to marry for love with a boastful suitor who insists she can learn to love him. He learns the hard way that aging and obstinacy temper pursuit, while a separate quip credits a perpetual optimist for his jolly, money-spending ways.
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.