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 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 2000
Page
21
A guide to antique napkin rings notes their 19th century popularity among middle class families. Elaborate figural rings in silver plate offered shapes from dogs to cupids and even wheeled carts with salt and pepper shakers. Prices today run from hundreds to thousands of dollars. the text also recalls a vintage hatchet souvenir linked to Carry Nation and a stuffed cat with a Dick Clark tag.
A Kovels style column lists prices for items like a low mood-glass berry set in Coronation ruby, a 12 by 14 inch punchboard, a Royal Typewriter tin paper-clip holder, a Red Wing Minnesota Twins 1965 World Series ashtray, a Hutschenreuther Fox Terrier figurine, and a Jacquard coverlet with a historical signature. It also notes Sumida Gawa pottery origins, Enid Collins purses with mid century value ranges, and guidance on selling or cleaning pieces. The column invites readers to mail questions for appraisal and explains submission terms.
A two ton bronze sculpture titled Bellerphon Taming Pegasus, Large Version by Jacques Lipchitz has been added to the Kemper Museum of Art in Kansas City Missouri. The nearly 15 foot tall piece will be on permanent view on the west Kemper grounds and depicts Bellerophon taming Pegasus. Show times for other events include Armitage Gone Dance at the Joyce Theater in New York in January with eight international dancers in a retrospective program, and a KU Ceramics Department Holiday Sale on Thursday from 7 am to 5 pm on the third floor of the Art and Design Building on the KU campus featuring works from raku to porcelain with proceeds supporting a ceramics scholarship.
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.