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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1893
Page
2
A reflective poem recalls children long grown and scattered to distant lands and times. The speaker fingers memories at the nursery door, mourning vanished joys, kinship lost, and a mother’s quiet ache as time erodes the dear past.
A Southern enslaved man named Joe Willis earns freedom after years of toil through a master’s favor and a failed coerced sale, while his wife Henrietta, free-born, fights to keep her land and dignity, ending in Joe’s death as the law and heartache close in. The tale spans mentorship, marriage, misused contracts, and a final awakening that God alone frees him.
A clipped miscellany essays the so called land of opposites China. It contrasts customs from handshakes to mourning colors and travel quirks with tongue in cheek notes from Philadelphia Press and Truth. The piece cites Heylin Goering and others noting peculiarities and ends with a quip about Manhattan and Milwaukee in a light comic tone.
The piece surveys cheap jewelry manufacture in New England for Southern colored markets, astronomical notes on Sirius and stellar motion, shifts in English arable land, fishing patterns tied to the moon, kryptophone innovations, Almaden mercury mining processes, and the needle trade centering Redditch with Britain exporting to America. It presents curious technical notes and global trade glimpses.
A California street car scene features a stylish young woman and a neatly dressed man, apparently a clergyman by demeanor. They exchange memories of Monterey amid polite banter, the man presenting a card: J. Goldsmith chiropodist. The tale contrasts with a note on Chinese fashion and elaborate coiffures described in English Illustrated Magazine.
A serialized portrait of James Henry Lane, famed Kansas figure, chronicling his bold demagoguery and military past from Mexican War to Kansas politics. The piece lauds his early leadership potential, then recalls his hubris, alleged betrayals, and eventual suicide after years in public life.
A collage of quips and snippets from humor columns and cultural commentary. It includes sharp dialogue, social satire on corsets and fashion, brief jokes about manners and romance, and reflections on Napoleonic tactics versus Sudanese warfare, all sourced from 19th to early 20th century press.
Mme Crawford, a leading lady parachutiste in London, discusses why she chose the dangerous trade and its allure and risks. She claims nerves are all that matter, has ascended 5000 to 12000 feet, and endures cold, dizziness, and near misses yet remains drawn to the thrill of flight.
A single-hearted New York woman spearheads the Florence mission project aiding dissolute women. Starting with a shabby room, stove, carpet, and cots, she offered beds and breakfast to four drunken women. Over six weeks the plan expanded, aided by Mrs. Beyser and supporters as it seeks to provide refuge and opportunity amid criticism and social scrutiny.
A scan of items highlights the new monthly magazine Progress in Philadelphia, Jane Connor's reappointment as Las Cruces postmistress for ten years, and various notes on women in London and the Cherokee nation. It also mentions a Kansas preacher, a New York teaching milestone for a woman, and broad data on women’s economic roles.
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.