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 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
3
Local sale offers reduced prices on summer items including Refrigerators Water Coolers Gasoline and Oil Stoves Ovens Hammocks and garden hose. Fall and winter stock moves out, special bargains listed with two gas stoves at ten and twelve dollars and two high grade awn mowers reduced to eight and nine dollars.
Fragmented OCR from a village paper notes events around residents like Marty, Janie Redd, and the Owens visiting White River. It mentions Labor Day plans, school events, parish conventions, and a transition in Longcote School leadership with Professor Brechner joining Marion as principal.
Members of the Indian Conservatory of Music plan a bench for Sadie McConnell, a noted young artist, to be assisted by Emiligne Renaud pianist, Johannes Mierseh violinist, George Murphy tenor, and Darks Williams, imitator, as part of a charitable event.
London report recounts Edwin Noyes Hill, once released on ticket of leave, now free after Home Secretary canceled his ticket. Hill, survivor of a major Bank of England fraud plot with Austin Bidwell and others, details forged letters of credit and missed opportunities, arrest, and lengthy imprisonment. Also mentions farmer Enos Yarbrough offering peaches to discharged workers.
A string of social calls and visits from residents of Bethel, Washington, Linton, and nearby towns mark a busy week. Guests include Miss Mabel, Royal Deucey, and Kate Fitzgerald in Washington, with several entries listing callers from Ricknell, Edwardsport, and Danville. The community reports a large funeral for F. Bowman and a burial for infant John Haag, plus schoolteacher histories and local sales events.
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.