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 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1947
Page
7
Local notices list livestock for sale including cows and pony mares with prices and contact hints. Household items such as baby carriages, furniture, cookware, appliances, and clothing are offered along with tools and machinery. Numerous listings name sellers from towns like Beckley and Charleston, with various prices and contact details.
Classified items show multiple wanted livestock notices from local names such as Fred Mann and Walter Arewer seeking cattle and other creatures. Listings include partial addresses like 204 North Fayette St and 125 Carter, Beckley, reflecting a small town ad market.
Local pawn shop advertises sale pledges including radios guitars a banjo kodaks and watches. Mentions loan company Uncle Ben's and stores at 412 Neville St Montgomery Ward next door and dial numbers. Mixed text suggests a bulleted listing of items and shop names with unclear dates or context.
Sheetrock four inch four by eight sheets priced at eighty thousand dollars. Vacuum cleaners for sale and service from Hubbell at 418 Russell Street, Box 127 Berkley with dial contact 7701. International Mains Trucks and McCormick Deering farm machinery listed. Raleigh Motor Sales Inc located on U2 South Oakland Avenue with dial 2036.
Low fidelity ad listing firearms repairs upholstery and furniture offerings. Mentions a shotgun and various items including beds dressers dining sets and office furniture with contact details for a craftsman and local transfer service in West Virginia.
Dense rental classified text from Beckley WV lists furnished apartments with two rooms, kitchen gear, and various furnishings. Ads mention telephones, stoves, and bedding, plus requests for furnished or unfurnished 1 to 5 room units with references. Includes sale notices for musical instruments and welding equipment supplies.
A crowded classified snippet lists items from Pianos, cabbage tomato and plant sales to frost resistant plants and garden supplies. It mentions multiple vendors such as Wonderland Plant Farm, Baker's Plant Farm, and Levi Taylor in Beckley and East Beckley, with contact numbers and location hints amid coal and stove listings.
Fragmentary text references Jennis Studio and Gil op Eat Rebelie in West Virginia with vague notes on a business venture and investment, mentioning dollars and a call for further details. The reading is incomplete and uncertain.
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.