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 Grafton Eagle
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1884
Page
5
Multiple brief notes cover Grafton items: holidays and local commerce, police activity planned during holidays, weather and river life, incidents of injuries from a wheel and a gondola, local business ads, post office letters, and upcoming exchanges. Also mentions a marriage rumor, a new insurance society, and a Baptist minister’s death.
James W Webster returns from Columbus. Mrs J Windle ill. Mrs J W Batton back from Piedmont. Webb Lae of Webster visiting Randolph County. two weeks school vacation. Mrs Ash's parents in Moundsville. Dr A H Kanst and wife visiting town. Miss Mary Rizer visiting from Uniontown. Long Rug school closes for two weeks due to diphtheria. Democratic concern over post office appointment. L Sinsel recovering. Stephen G Cleveland position query for the youngest son. Rev David Batten and Re Barnes hold meetings. Deputy Floyd Waller criticized yet. educational meeting at M P church December 27. Misses Maria and Laura Webster host gathering. Adolphus Yates' son recovering. Christmas tree at M P church a success. burglar boast and capture by town authorities. Leap year party at Globe House praised. social event with 16 couples. large feast and dancing. ads for Jilligan's and Limpscomb's store offering holiday goods.
A press association journey covered Martinsburg and nearby towns noting hotels, population about 7000, multiple churches and industries, and historic railroad links. Highlights include crossings of the Potomac and a detailed tour from Hagerstown to Carlisle with reflections on Chambersburg, Gettysburg past, and a visit to the Indian School at South Mountain Junction.
A Rutledge Monthly offer prizes for January 1885 asking readers to state the number of New Testament verses, with a $20 reward. The page also reports local events: a street fight near Thayer’s building, injuries to Mrs. Holland, a derailment near Wickwire bridge, a new B and O timetable, layoffs at the Baltimore and Ohio shops, lodge elections, infant deaths, visiting relatives, a self-inflicted injury recovery, and multiple local ads urging holiday bargains at Lipscomb’s drug store.
Fragment text advertises work at Greenbrier Restaurant with garbled directions and nonsensical phrases. It mentions following the crowd to find the store and buying items, but many words are unreadable or misspelled.
A fragmented early advertising item touts Bucklaw Aragon Salve as a universal cure for cats bruises sores and skin eruptions with a 25 cent money back guarantee. It also touts Ackers Dyspepsia Tablets and blood cleansing remedies from J A Grant druggist at Ackers Block Bailie with claims of indigestion cures and health benefits.
A Harrisburg man Edward Shepherd reports recovery after painful eight year leg sore. He credits two tonics Electric Bitters and Buckthorne Arnica Salve, stating his leg is now sound. Ad mentions low prices on coats suits hats and related items. Public notice style sales tailed with harsh ad tone.
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.