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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Hayward Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1909
Page
3
The excerpt presents a lament over aging and lost youth from Edward Rowland Sill, with phrases about years passing, songs fading, and a final hard-won patience. The text reads as a fragmented, archaic lyric reflecting on memory and endurance.
Martha Bartlett fuels a village tale by funding and guiding the Peaslee place project, while her son Jonathan and daughter in law Martha contend with family legacy. A dedication crowds celebrate the home for elderly men, with community praise and a teary acknowledgment from Grandma Bartlett for her daughter in law’s generous deed.
A discussion on the male role amid the "habit and fury of work" critiques American masculine absorption in labor. It contrasts Western and French practices, notes women’s nerves and resilience, and warns that work addiction harms individuals and American civilization alike.
In Asakusi Park on Co ney Island, Tattu, a crowded pavilion hosts a water tank display where contestants use slender reed poles and small barb hooks to snag five to fifty brown carp. Spectators observe as players attempt to lift a fish from water without breaking the pole. The scene, labeled exotic by foreign visitors, lacks broad appeal.
The article argues widows retain appeal and can outshine younger wives. It suggests a widow’s calm, listening nature, shared life experience, and culinary skill enhance her standing. It notes widows may be more entertaining and insightful due to life knowledge and tact.
A garbled fashion column notes summer dress details with references to skirts, frills, and fabrics like Shantung. It mentions a Bean Brommel frill at the throat, light fabrics, shirred waists, and decorative training trains. Also included is a misread health paragraph on hot weather clothing and a short sketch about women farmers in Canada led by Mrs. George Cran, praising a frontier farm example with bees, cows, oats, and market produce.
A distorted early text fragment argues that no man of the era chooses to adapt tr messages and that only a provider class woman dictates dress, presenting the speaker as an experimental pioneer in sartorial matters though framed through garbled wording.
A discussion on a widow's practical prudence and unselfishness in marriage, noting her management of money, care for appearance, and understanding of her role. It describes fashion details, such as a silver gray Neapolitan tan hat, linen gowns, and decorative veils, then shifts to folk beauty routines with oatmeal and wax formulas, and ends with a note on life discipline and a medical claim about electric lamp rays.
A fragmented notice describes slumber cushions and scented remedies for better rest. The text suggests a cushion placed beneath a dainty cover with washing silt tones and various scents. It hints at a new welcome scent and a soothing effect for sleep.
A woman describes efforts to dress a man in dresses to disguise him from neighbors, then shifts to hat making. She reveals experiments with hat shapes using colored tissue and crepe paper, measuring fabric, and testing trimmings to perfect the look, illustrating 19th century fashion notions.
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.