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
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1896
Page
4
A dated survey discusses when the twentieth century starts, citing the French Academy of Sciences and secretary M Bertrand who argue year 1 A D should mark the start, thus January 1901 for France. The rest is a collage of ads and booster copy for tonics, syrups, soaps, and seeds with promotional claims and prices.
Read across Madrid and Havana press as Spain and England react to the U S Senate recognition of Cuban belligerency. War measures, student protests, and heightened anti American sentiment mark a tense spillover with calls for unity, naval buildup, and possible intervention.
A New York evening paper reports the G A R objects to the proposed blue and gray parade planned for July 4 in New York. Colonel A G Dickinson of the Confederate veterans camp says the scheme was abandoned after disagreements about its advisability. Commander Ivan N. Walker of the Grand Army of the Republic opposed the parade from the outset.
The New York World reports England invested a trillion in cotton goods and exported 332 million of them in 1890, supporting millions. The Manufacturer’s Record notes the South’s room to grow, arguing Europe and England face limits, while southern cotton could expand to support millions as mills shift toward the cotton fields.
A fragmented ad style column lists social etiquette prohibitions for young men including no reception posing, avoiding long first calls, and not wearing certain attire. It shifts to promotional notes about candy health claims, then to Tyner’s Dyspepsia Remedy testimonial, and ends with a Catarrh Cure claim by Hall's. The text includes names like Detroit Free Press and F. J. Creary & Co., Toledo Ohio.
The Democratic Executive Committee of Georgia calls all members to meet at the Kimball House in Atlanta on March 7 1896 at 10 am for important business. Chairman A B Clay urges in person attendance and plans to notify members by letter. Judge John S Candler resigns from the committee and Clay will allow the committee to name a successor.
Attorney General Terrell and Railroad Commissioner Allen Tort of Georgia travel to Washington to argue before the Interstate Commerce Commission. The case, pushed by Georgia fruit growers, concerns freight charges on fruit sent to eastern markets. A favorable ruling could save thousands. western rates aren’t challenged. Time may be money, but lunch is more practical.
An advertisement touts Salzer's Earliest Potato as ready in 28 days and promotes Salzer's Champion of the World as the heaviest yielder. It props up a 10 acre comparison claiming 4000 bushels, offers seeds and a mammoth seed catalogue, and markets various tonics, remedies, and patent medicines with price notes and free trials.
A revived excerpt from Abraham Lincoln’s 1837 speech in McClure's Magazine reveals enduring political cautions about self serving interests among politicians. Also notes novelty of the discovery and mentions a church group coffee experience and Salzer seeds catalogue offer for coffee seeds and seed catalogue.
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.