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 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1872
Page
3
An older speaker recalls life’s trials and moments of beauty as summer fades. The poem contrasts peril and delight on life’s path, with roses and fragrant herbs signaling healing and a desire for safe, peaceful rest beyond struggle. The narrator seeks solace in a tranquil land at the end of day, envisioning a gentler journey.
A London Times correspondent reports a devastating Madras hurricane in May. The Bay of Bengal surge broke a fleet of eighteen large ships and fifteen dhonies from shore, with two English vessels driven ashore. Twelve sailors aboard the Hotspur survived after heroic rope rescues and a final dawn recovery by local boatmen. About thirty ships total were wrecked. sixteen remained visible along the coast.
Reports from London and Geneva describe treaty prospects and arbitration movements as nations anticipate a July celebration in the US and parallel discussions in Paris. Updates cover the Henley regatta results with Goldie and Smith advancing, the Prince of Wales opening an agricultural exhibition, and EdDisraeli’s postponement of a U S- Britain inquiry. Paris Thiers confirms republican continuity while German indemnity payments and troop evacuations proceed through 1874 with Switzerland receiving Bourbaki funds.
In Manchester a tale recalls Scots who grew from poor beginnings to wealth and prudence. An old landlady nearly raised rent by a penny, but the tenant refused, noting it is not the penny but breaking into fresh money. A Great Exhibition anecdote follows about two guinea tickets and a twenty guinea dress for a wife and two daughters.
A discussion on the female role arguing that women's sphere is not inferior to men but different. It advocates extending arts and sciences to women without removing them from domestic life, suggesting maternal influence shapes humanity and urging society to grant women greater freedom and equality.
A fragment from a 19th century periodical extols woman's proper role in home life as the heart of love and refinement. It contrasts masculine practicality with female virtue, urging women to embrace motherhood and self sacrifice while warning against frivolity and snobbery.
The Star Publishing Company offers six Chromes titled Catching Sunbeams Unconscious Sleeper Confidence and more. Each chromo depicts homey farm house interiors with mother grandmother child and pet, aiming to entice subscribers with value items like a fine Estey organ sewing machine and grain drill offered for 90 to 110 subscribers.
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.