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
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1902
Page
6
Local dealers report a yearlong surge in cigarette demand with many customers choosing imported brands. Experts warn smoking harms the lungs and brain, noting irritability, loss of appetite, and vision problems. Cases of insanity linked to persistence in the habit are cited as proof.
In Etta New York on January 20 Lydia Steuble a wealthy widow invites marriage to the suitor who grows the largest cabbage crop this summer. Eligibility bars are set including potential spouses living with their folks and other conditions. Twenty farmers have entered the competition as she notes Henrietta's cabbage as the key asset.
In a critique by David Gibson the piece argues that culture and decadence ride a fine line. It contrasts backwoods camp meetings with city music and laments autocratic zeal from highly cultured minds.
New York January report places Albert T. Patrick and Roland B. Molineux in the Tombs jail as close companions in Murderers row. Keepers describe them as model prisoners who read and write, enjoy luxury meals from the caterer, and avoid loud outbursts despite their murder by poison cases. Patrick’s and Molineux’s trials hinge on circumstantial evidence with Jones’s confession weighing heavily.
M'eesport, Pa. residents report eleven officers shelved by Mayor R J Black will be paid for a full year. The select council backed the deposed men and blocked the mayor’s replacements. The men claim a supreme court ruling limits mayoral discharge without council consent and plan to sue for about $10,000 in wages.
In Cleveland on January 20 police watched for two burglars based on a dream by Mrs. Tasker wife of Thomas F. Tasker mason contractor and Bricklayers union president. A 3 pm kitchen door visit matched the dream with a bold demand for food and money.
In Rome, gossip swirls as Austria's new ambassador Count Szecsen meets Pope Leo XIII after credentials. Talks hint at Francis Joseph's possible Rome visit and King Victor Emmanuel's stance, while the pope demands a Vatican state visit first. Outcome uncertain as Vienna and Rome seek a path.
In a snowy New York night, cabbie Old Tommy rescues a call for a six East Thirty, guiding a eager young woman to an opera. He recalls his lost daughter Nell as the penny she wore returns to him, prompting a quietly poignant choice between reunion and anonymity. The penny, once given by a mother to her child, becomes the pivot of a father’s longing.
A package containing 10,000 dollars in coupon bonds shipped from Pottstown to New York disappeared en route. The express messenger receipted, but the car reached Philadelphia with the package missing. It was later found in a New York rabbit crate after falling from the train during transit.
The article explains catarrh of the stomach as a long standing, often incurable problem with symptoms like bloating sour rising gas headaches and nervousness. It endorses Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets containing Diastase pepsin nux golden seal and fruit acids as a safe treatment to ensure digestion and relief, citing a Chicago user testimonial.
Redfield M Roach a Boston based streetcar poet who rose to fame with his Spotless town jingle has died suddenly in Montreal. A Trinity College Dublin graduate and former Providence streetcar conductor Roach turned advertiser rhyme into a national phenomenon earning money from accepted submissions and inspiring hundreds to send in spotless rhymes.
Wm. Smith a Los Angeles native living in San Francisco was found dead in a Los Angeles lodging house. An eventful burial funded by his sister in Providence, R. I. prompted a bill from the undertaker. Smith protests paying for his own funeral and laments lack of flowers.
Jacob Weaver a 60 year old widower from Lower Saucon has spent a week digging and preparing his own grave on a sunny spot near his dwelling. The grave has an opening walled with fine mountain granite as he believes his end is near and wishes a proper burial.
Lawrence Hanley a well known actor is dangerously ill of typhoid pneumonia at St Marys hospital in San Francisco He recently arrived from St Louis where he is also well known and local actors may stage a benefit to help him due to his straitened circumstances.
The Sun announces a classified for sale items including a piano at a price of 15 cents per word with a ten word limit and a three day publication window.
Five years after an initial testimonial, C DeVos of Coopersville Mich confirms the cure for sleeplessness and weakness remains permanent. He reports restored health, weight gain, and renewed vitality. The advertisement touts universal applicability and offers proof on request, with pricing at $1 per bottle or 6 for $5 from J W Brant Co Ltd Albion Mich.
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.