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 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1900
Page
2
A garbled advert text promotes Ayers Hill pills as a gentle safe laxative for the whole family. It claims to ease indigestion bile and headache and urges keeping a box at home with a price noted as 25 cents per box.
Fragmentary editorial text discusses protecting life and property costs, responsibility for gas pipe destruction, and a court remedy for electrolysis. It notes Colonel Bryan’s planned reply to Cleveland on democracy at a Chicago banquet, marking Bryan’s first public speech after electoral defeats. Seasonal greetings follow.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a Christmas scene with children, speech, and religious imagery. The text mentions Mary, Joseph, shepherds, and kings, interwoven with unclear phrases and damaged lines. It reads like a garbled historical account or poem about the nativity story and divine awe.
A fragmented editorial discusses whether state and local boards can compel vaccination, noting court rulings and statutes. It highlights public health powers, quarantine duties, and concerns about schooling, with references to medical legal authority and authority limits.
A fragmented lyric passage presents a whimsical invitation to a dreamlike land called Nod or Nua. It weaves imagery of calm seas and fair weather, contrasts with life’s hurry, and references Christmas and a playful, romantic mood with scattered archaic phrasing and garbled lines.
Fragmentary report notes the death of a man known as John, with ties to John Mitchell and O Dea Hean Been. Prominent locals Charles S. Tumnell and Davitt Wid are mentioned as associates amid ninth Massachusetts service during the era.
A fragmentary ad lists a Christmas lunch at The Oak with roast duck and turkey, oyster dressing, escalloped oysters, shrimp salad, and tomato salad. It mentions Perry at 37 Eathorn Street and references a Christmas package delivery by Davishias.
Mrs P A Passmore of Plushing Michigan states four physicians in New York failed to relieve her kidney and bladder trouble. She found relief using Dodd's Kidney Pills, praising them as an excellent remedy and recommending them to others with similar ailments.
Honolulu reports Bennet, a renowned American scout and one of the three survivors of a famed expedition, shot himself after the death of Miss Clara Schneider. Post mortem shows morphine poisoning in her case. detectives note Bennet borrowed $400 from Schneider and met her the night before her death.
A brutal Indianapolis Sentinel dispatch reports May Lyngh the lover and James Wounds eloped with Mrs Wyank White. The torn family left behind a bastard child and two others as the husband and town wrestle with scandal and possible mob action. The mother and lover fled, with unclear fate for the children.
A novel ruling in a divorce case emerged in Loganport as judge considers the application for divorce between Jatin Tight and Hare Tied. The judge weighs cross-complaints and defenses while officials proceed with proceedings despite unclear details.
Fragmentary legal note mentions a ransom demand of ten thousand dollars and a dispute involving individuals including a wife and others. Details are obscured by garbled OCR, with names and places not reliably readable. The fragment indicates civil action or property relation among well known parties.
The Catholic and Lutheran churches plan solemn Christmas rites with high masses, processions, and choir performances led by church and episcopal clergy. Bishop Alarding will deliver sermons. organ and string ensembles accompany Haydn and other mass settings.
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.