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 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1899
Page
1
Nellie, thirteen, pleads for a two dollar and a half Easter hat for the family budget. She views a rich, highly trimmed Leghorn at Miss Prims, while returning home to a prudent mother who urges careful choice and restraint. The scene captures small town shop temptations and parental guidance.
Nellie buys a hat plan with a saved gold dollar from Uncle Henry Thorne hidden in a ring box. At breakfast she hides the coin as regrets rise, dreaming of the two hats and a chance to spend. Miss Prim notes the price gap but is surprised by the hidden fortune.
A girl named Nellie buys a Lat for her niece and feels a hollow triumph. She recalls her mother’s likely scolding about frugality, remembers Miss Prim’s niece, and dreams of a gold dollar linked to Aunt Heater Prim and Uncle Henry Thorne. Nellie prepares for church in a new gown.
A New York Herald tale recounts Nellie Thorne swapping a costly Easter hat after confessing she spent Uncle Harry Thorne’s gold dollar on it. Mrs Prim trades the hat, Nellie learns a lesson about honesty, and a playful Easter egg ends with a humorous family scene.
A playful verse describing Easter Sunday quiet streets awakening with church bells and women in fashionable bonnets. It notes prayers in service, women kneeling, and neighbors admiring hats, ending with blessing and thanks for Easter.
A historical description notes Bairam following Ramadan and Lent lasting three days with gift exchanges and festive processions in Constantinople. The Sultan worships, hosts visitors in Dolmabahce Palace, and the scene recalls Christmas in public celebration while church rites and feasts marked Lent. New England and Kantor Sunday references appear to flag Easter as a holiday in the region.
Rev. Dr. Foster famed temperance advocate speaks at a Dalton gang rally in Oklahoma Territory recounting law and order, with gunmen drawn but deterred during his Fourth of July oration about intemperance and crime. The account ends with Foster and companions leaving under escort amid bandit presence.
A vivid Boston station scene shows a barefoot newsboy steering a deadly runaway trunk to save a boy, sacrificing his own safety. Other anecdotes recall punishing editors in South American cages with jaguars and a man terrified by a snake crawl during sleep, plus a Pine Street Club rat-dog escapade ending with a veteran owner exposed to a fire rat chase.
A sport enthusiast leaves Brussels to walk around the world backward. The stunt, seen as a publicity grab, prompts commentary on fame and novelty. The Herald notes heightened interest in globe trotting and anticipates varied future exploits.
A collage of jokes and witticisms from multiple 19th and early 20th century papers. It includes puns, exaggerated dialect, and quips about marriage, manners, and public figures. Also features brief anecdotes about notable stunts, social pretensions, and a note on English pickpockets.
United States forces seized the town of Malinta in Luzon following a hard fought engagement. Reports describe stubborn defense and heavy fighting as American units secured the area and pushed toward strategic objectives.
Army dispatch details General MacArthur's forces advancing at daylight and capturing Novatches and Matiquina, clearing trenches north of the river toward Malabon. Colonel Egbert dies of wounds, Wheaton praises courage as American losses reach 45 killed and 145 wounded. Filipino resistance routed with mass evacuees fleeing Malabon and Malinta.
American troops pressed the insurgents back toward Malabon, the front clearing for miles as units from Montana to Oregon moved in. Casualties ran high with about thirty rebels killed on the outskirts and seventy along the roads, while U S forces captured Malinta after a sharp fight. Colonel Ebert died, and Prince Loewenstein was fatally shot after slipping into the line of fire.
Two thirteen year old boys Fred Firth and William Storn were killed in Phillipsburg New Jersey after being struck in the Delaware and Hudson Railroad yard. The accident involved crushed thorax and legs. The piece notes cycling clubs in Hoohwater New Jersey severing relations and cites last year’s failed race meet as a cause. It mentions international cycling updates including English fines, a seventy two hour race in May, and proposed elevated bicycle paths from Pasadena to Los Angeles. Also references Springfield Massachusetts cyclists petitioning streetcar lines to carry wheels and a New York Century Road Club plan for a monator century run on Long Island roads.
In Bowntna Gazex Ohio and nearby towns, Paul and John Zeltner yielded at noon after an all-night siege at the Zeltner homestead. E H Westenhaver and Clarence Wittenmyer were killed during a confrontation over legal papers. Militia aided a barricaded defense while authorities recovered four rifles, two revolvers, and ammunition. Ontario settlers face distress from a poor season and the Blawells’ San Francisco death follows a London swindle. Cuban assembly resists dissolution amid McKinley outreach. A fatal freight collision near Pittsburg damages cars and claims two lives.
The State Department grants provisional recognition to several foreign governments in Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines. Attorney-General Griggs declines Commercial Cable Co land cables in Cuba and Puerto Rico. Treasury comptroller limits extra pay on discharge to those enlisted for the war only. Post Office to ship mail by steamer from New York to Santiago weekly and to Havana via Miami or Tampa. President authorizes Major General Brooke to issue exequatur to foreign consuls in Cuba during U.S. authority. Brigadier General Noyal Frank takes temporary command of the Department of the Gulf from Atlanta. The Dolphin sails to destroy a wreck off the Carolina coast. Alger to consider dividing Cuba into four military departments. War Department Ordnance Bureau to return volunteer stores to states in kind.
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.