28 Oct 1865
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 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Weekly Gazette
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1865
Page
1
An old Seattle Gazette issue lists a poetry excerpt Mother, come back attributed to Eliza Cook and printed among ads for cooking stoves and household goods. The piece laments a missing mother and recalls memories, framed as period publishing content.
A reflective piece on controlling temper and enduring hardship with a superior soul. It contrasts noble resolve with human weakness and explores forgiveness, dignity, and the power to govern small trials amid life’s tempests. Also notes coal discovery near Nanaimo and a quirky language anecdote from the English language.
The Times London letter notes widespread Fenian activity in Ireland with many arrests in Dublin Cork and Liverpool and a gunboat patrolling Cork harbor. It reports IrishAmerican involvement and a prominent informer within the Fenian ranks. U.S. dispatches discuss racial separation in the South and bond schemes linked to Irish emigration. Legislative and treasury actions are summarized alongside San Francisco weather and city developments.
The article details the soon to be completed suspension bridge over the Ohio at Cincinnati linking Kentucky and Ohio. It notes a two week foot bridge across the river, then main cable work starting about a month later, with two cables thirteen inches in diameter and five thousand tons of wire to be used. The span reaches 1,057 feet, longer than Niagara’s, and the structure stands on solid masonry piers. The project employs many workers and anticipates readiness for public transit within a year.
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.