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
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
2
A distressed woman declares her life ruined and demands truth in court, accusing a man of cruelty for years while a weary mother shows cautious concern. The scene centers on a sensational personal grievance and the risk of public exposure as she vows to seek legal action.
Portrait of Representative James Schoolcraft Sherman Republican VP nominee highlighting his trademark old fashioned sideburns and warm public smile. The piece notes his love of baseball and athletics, attempts at golf, and describes Mrs Sherman as social and charming. It traces family roots including son Thomas, Sherri, and Richard M., and references Mrs Sherman’s social prominence and Revolutionary era connections.
The New York American reports President Roosevelt laughing as he dismisses a claim about a mysterious stingless snake from Louisiana swamps. A reporter, Dickson, shows a specimen for analysis, and officials later dispatch the snake to the Bronx Zoo after study. Also noted is a bizarre multi-thumb family in New Mexico and a Newark Evening Star quip about a husband bringing home a new stove.
A man named Harvey Carter leaves home without warning and returns years later to find his wife remarried. She divorces her second husband and remarries Carter, who believes she erred out of foolishness. The narrator recounts a tale of a husband who exacts silent, patient revenge on an unfaithful wife and her lover by dwelling near their lives for years.
A midnight battle between sailors from the St Paul and Oceania erupts at West Tenth Street New York. Two dozen men fall into the Hudson as police reserves intervene and later clashes resume. no one drowns.
Dr. Harvey W Wiley ends the government saltpeter feeding tests as part of the famed poison squad study at the Bureau of Chemistry in New Haven. Young men completed months of chemically treated meals and reported they were in perfect health with no injuries, despite loud farewells.
The Post is described as the leading newspaper at the seat of the United States government with comprehensive financial news and market reports. It offers merchants, financiers, farmers, and leisure readers guidance on business, produce sales, and various reading columns across its issues.
The Sunpbay Post is hailed as better than other Sundays, with its illustrated magazine section featuring selections by prominent writers and fiction from noted authors. Foreign news is carefully chosen with timely, accurate illustrations, making it a preferred household visitor.
The article extols Tue Post’s Sporting Department as the best sporting paper. It highlights comprehensive coverage of outdoor and indoor sports every clime and season, with pink Sunday sheets four pages dense with baseball results racing, billiards, auto, yacht, boating, golf, tennis, swimming and more in an accurate, comprehensive manner.
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.