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 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 08, 1899
Page
2
Subscriptions urged in Cranbrook Herald with notice to readers to send town news and updates. The brief appeals to residents to share items about their town and people.
A long report notes Prof Dr von Esmarch, director of Kiel University surgical clinic, and his wife Princess Henrietta von Schleswig Holstein have celebrated their silver wedding. Described as renowned in Germany, he is famed for over 20,000 surgical preparations and leadership in Red Cross work plus service in Berlin military hospitals. At 74 he remains active, a hunter, and beloved by German society. The Empress calls Henrietta “Auntie Doctor.”
An elderly Washington Star interview reveals aging through suspenders slipping from shoulders. The anecdote recalls two prominent men who realized age by this sign before seventy, noting shoulders round and braces needed to stay up. The piece highlights aging as a gradual, observable process.
A rural farm man questions a meat spice, samples a large bite, and faces a future thought as he contends with the aftertaste and the prospect of judgment. A separate note describes a Whitkirk parish church housing a full lighthouse model memory of John Smeaton and mentions Ely cathedral’s octagonal lantern added by Abbott Simeon.
A young woman, Tessie Bradford, raised amid military families in Port Preble and the Presidio, navigates a web of duty and romance. She promises to marry Captain Soutter to please relatives, yet falls for young Milford, sparking schemes and a perilous juggling act between honor and desire.
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.