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 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
2
Public notice style listing address and offices for a drug store in Elizabeth New Jersey with downtown branches and contact listings. Includes obsolete typography and multiple locations, plus references to general information and telegraphic news service provisions.
The piece reviews a broad campaign in New Jersey to create permanent memorials honoring local and national history. It notes how towns across the state have used monuments to honor soldiers, events, and even poets, with public support and local pride driving funding and placement. It cites Justice Bedford and mentions Bergen County figures and plans for a monument to William Walter Phelps, reflecting on the wider impulse to commemorate civic life and notable individuals.
A Department of Commerce and Labor report on Philippine trade emphasizes growth in shipments to the United States. The six months ending 1907 show exports amounting to 63,126,240 with earlier figures around 107, a shift reflecting evolving duties and territorial trade patterns.
The Louisville labor scene draws Romanian and Hungarian immigrants who arrive in small groups and find steady work. A leading Louisville manufacturer notes 2000 immigrants could be employed immediately, contrasting with larger shipload schemes. The influx underscores labor pressures and policy debates in the city.
Suggested by the news this item notes government action amid unclear text. References to rainfall drought and exchange complaints appear, with strained phrasing and damaged OCR. Core facts are hard to confirm, but the piece hints at finance and weather impact.
The text debates commencement season burdens and praises a president’s plan for an eight hour day for housewives. It notes fashion shifts, a theatre piece The Road to Yesterday, and indoor games gaining popularity. It touches the Czar Kaiser episode with a jibe about diplomatic nerves.
The Goethe Schilley monument gift in Cleveland was dedicated with an unveiling ceremony and a German American festival. The crowd heard remarks from figures including novelist Julia Magruder who gained notoriety for her Richmond, Virginia shooting incident and for The Child Amy and other works. A review notes Anna Katherine Green, Mrs Rohlf, has a 14 year old son who shows keen interest in his mother’s writing. Major figures such as Bryce, ambassador to the United States, plans travel to Oklahoma and Indian Territory, while London critics laud Russian artist Birissalf. Actress Wallace Hopper is reported ill in New York with a fever threat amid theatre worries and a dispute over an estate ends in a long court case.
The Paterson Evening News notes Senator Hinchliffe's wife is ill from exposure while returning from Ridgewood. She has long aided charity work in the city, bringing comfort to humble homes. Meanwhile local Republican papers face criticism as party loyalties shift amid editorial tensions and upcoming legislative sessions.
The Journal comments on the coming campaign and legislative mood as Republicans drift toward a special session to address urgent needs. It notes lobbyists pressing schemes and a weak party balance, while three tailors of Tooley street and their followers push their debits. The piece forecasts a volatile second Legislature session, with Democrats potentially reshaping control and signaling abrupt moves.
Orange and Elizabeth prepared to launch a municipal lighting project with contracts awarded but a leader warns the plan may lack legal basis. Courts may block any public plant move as unconstitutional or against public policy, delaying or stopping trunk sewer and other improvements while officials cite New York State notices about wastewater discharges as grounds to halt costly taxpayer spending.
A Virginia veteran recalls Stonewall Jackson praising a bridge builder named Miles. When Union troops burned a Shenandoah bridge, Jackson ordered Miles to work all night to ensure a bridge by morning, praising his reliability and engineering.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger item mocks a servant Sam learning about dynamos and kerosene lamps, while Washington ladies marvel at Congress as a grand body. A concertgoer’s loud music critique provokes a witty retort. General James F Smith’s head is humorously described in a Harper’s Weekly vignette. A stenographer’s flypaper joke leads to a comical wardrobe and position shuffle.
A Baltimore American note references Luella planning wedding arrangements for July. The New Idea mentions a new financial system and immunity greetings. A Washington Herald item and Chicago Record-Herald comment reflect editorial restraint and critique amid spring poems.
The fragment recounts quips about a public figure named Fogaman amid suffrage debates. It notes women being praised or mocked, with a Chicago News line suggesting plain offices for plain women. The Washington Star contrasts a claimed tale as a whopper and notes a small fish as the truth.
Collage of quick quips from papers including a hatter’s price line about a "ppis atraw" and a short man, a digressive cabbage joke by a food expert, a humorist rejected by an editor, and a sardonic postal note about a failed delivery.
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.