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
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1912
Page
7
Madame Persifry reports a 6000 franc pendant stolen from a silver case. The family hires English detective John Cibewlett who examines the house, interviews servants, and tests suspects, aiming to locate the jewel without paying unless successful.
In a tense Parisian parlor Mme Persifry learns of a love affair and theft. Annette confesses to stealing a pendant taken from her trunk while detective Julet Ciberlett exposes a plot and parrying further danger. Persifry pays 2600 francs and the false detective departs.
A terse Taswell-Tatler line mocks a grandparent who underappreciates a child’s simple milk task while boasting of resisting a barrel of beer, highlighting playful social humor and rustic dialect.
Mrs. James M. Long of Staunton Virginia testifies that Doans Kidney Pills cured her backache and urinary troubles in 1903 and that four and a half years later she has had no kidney trouble. She urges others to ask for Deans Kidney Pills at stores nationwide. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY props When Your Back Is Lame Remember the name.
New York special report describes Annie Cooper an 18 year old shirtwaist worker sentenced to fifteen days in the workhouse by Magistrate Kernochan after accosting factory hands and distributing Hebrew handbills. Flora Weiner 17 was cited for distributing a strike committee circular to Pasternik shop employees. The magistrate imposed a one dollar fine on the young defendant, paying it from his own funds after the girl failed to provide enough money from her worn purse.
Special report from McCurtain Oklahoma states 195 men died in the Sans Boise mine No 2 explosion. Rescuers entered at daylight to recover bodies, with government mine experts confirming the high death toll. Only eleven of 116 miners escaped. Debris blocks the ninth level entrance as rescue work continues.
New York report details Dr Mary J Walker leaving Presbyterian Hospital in a taxi wearing frock coat and trousers after clashing with rules. She rests at Hotel Gerard with her press representative nearby, praising self reliance, accepting oysters and ice cream, and planning to call her own gendered physician if needed.
Fran ciska Zohar a fifteen year old widow arrives from Austria with her two month old infant. She is ordered excluded because minors may not immigrate unaccompanied. Austrian Society asks her uncle in Minnesota to intervene and post a bond for niece and grandniece. The law hinges on age not the baby.
In New York at 352 Third Avenue, three well dressed men ordered the best meals then paid after a delay. One left to phone and the trio returned with knives, slashing two waiters, Caspero Senenno and Gaecemo Berbodo, before fleeing. Both injured workers were taken to Bellevue Hospital.
The piece discusses slim silhouettes for women, panel skirts with knife pleats, and the continued use of tailor-made gowns off the ground. It notes summer black outfits with white or colored accents, black lace, and embroidered gowns with color piping. It also briefly mentions paint for relief of eye strain and provides a recipe for Irish or Scotch oatmeal wafers.
Helpful hints describe milk and ammonia cleaning for enamelled woodwork, a macaron dessert with pistachio dust, and methods for marking children’s linens with woven numbers. The piece suggests feather beds, cases stitched from wax muslin, and a satin cover as laundering becomes necessary, plus advice on shielding eyes from light with a painted strip.
An old country recipe advises using hot water for pastry to yield tender flaky crusts. For baked large fish, lard dry meat as needed, stuff with a bread crumb and herb mix, tie in an S shape or circle for even cooking, bake 15 to 20 minutes, baste, and serve with brown sauce and lemon slices.
A brief verse nods to a timeless flight and a failed aim as an arrow and an airship share a fate of unseen landings and speculative aviation games.
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.