27 Aug 1864
Page 1
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 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Weekly Gazette
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1864
Page
1
The paper states its second issue will serve the Washington Territory with a large circulation at Paget Point. It claims to be a premier advertising medium on the Pacific coast and notes the department continues to receive accessions to enable broader service and production.
A fragmented notice lists items such as bonds, certificates, warrants, posters, labels, way-bills, sets, ball tickets, blanks, cards, checks, and end items in orders. The text appears to describe inventory or catalogue phrasing without clear event context or dates.
The Scientific American announces the Tenth Volume begins January and highlights its popular journal status. It promotes extensive engravings, coverage across steam engineering war arms tools farm implements and more, plus the Repertory of American Patents and official patent lists. Subscriptions and club rates are detailed with prices and mailing terms from Munn & Co., New York.
An 19th century advertisement for the American Agriculturist publication outlines its practical focus on soil culture, field crops, orchard and garden fruits, vegetables, trees, and domestic animal care. It notes the all-season applicability across the United States and lists subscription rates: one copy, one year a dollar. six copies, six dollars. ten or more copies at eighty cents each.
A fragment from the Virginia poem laments the Civil War era and mourns the state under attack. The verses accuse political betrayal and celebrate Washington while invoking Carlisle. The piece frames the 1862 summer as a time of horror and moral crisis.
A harsh critique asserts gold should be banned as a traffic medium to curb conspirators manipulating prices. It warns of skyrocketing gold, widespread hunger, and government debt, urging non importation, a non-intercourse act, or a full commerce restart to restore prosperity and public credit.
The article argues that knowledge and newspaper advertising are essential to business success. It asserts that using the press increases public visibility and patronage, citing examples of products gaining attention and fortunes built through wide promotion. It includes miscellaneous anecdotes and moral reflections on war, science, and politics.
A late 19th century column blends verse on noble aims and redemption with short humorous and moralizing vignettes. It features Annie Howe's poem At Evening It Shall Be Light and a series of satirical notices about Copperheads, abolitionists, and social scenes, including light anecdotes from public life and a Wilmington invention claim.
Telegraphed summaries from Grant and Sheridan reports describe mixed Union gains on the James River and Shenandoah, with heavy casualties, prisoner captures, and concurrent naval actions. Dispatches note Butler’s canal plan at Dutch Gap to stretch Confederate lines and update on Mobile and other theaters. Vallandigham and Weller spoke in New York and California urging peace and armistice.
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.