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 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1897
Page
7
A Victorian era column extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women's health, arguing against private diagnosis and home remedies. It praises direct action on female organs, claims to ease pregnancy and childbirth, and cites testimonials. Also promotes Dr. Pierce's Pellets for biliousness and constipation.
A noisy account covers bowling in the Missions league. It references Wally Kuimmel, the Mission alley, teams Government Hill, Missle, and Turners, and players such as Louis Briam and Arthur Storms. The Ada mos' new alley at Sommers garden is praised as one of the city’s best with electric lights and refreshments provided.
Col Dige Guerin of Norark caught a stingaree in Barnegat Bay while angling with shedder crab bait. The 18 pound, two foot wide fish had a three foot tail with a serrated three inch stinger. Parker the captain helped bring it aboard, and Guerin removed the tail spike before releasing the fish.
A 19th century health piece by Eleanor Lexington outlines flower and herb baths to tone neck shoulders and arms. It details ingredients such as violets oats shave grass equisetum and pine sprigs with preparation steps and recommended frequency for refreshment and strength. It notes internal uses of shave grass tea and the cleansing baths for strong texture and fragrance.
A magazine piece explains how women can make toilet waters at home using a simple vapour apparatus with a spirit lamp and a glass jar. It also describes a new English method to dye cloth on both sides using a diagonal-engraved roller to apply a second color without full penetration.
A lengthy fragmentary column discusses political figures, party dynamics, and civic concerns with stray references to recent elections, notable personalities like Senator Mills, and observations on corruption. It includes stray notes on Dr King’s cough remedy and local advertisements, with a scattered social tone and partial sentences.
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.