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 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1908
Page
9
Sale offers best quality black sewing wool serge, 44 inches, at night prices. silks, twill and satin shirts, elastic rib bon hose supporters, glossy lisle gloves, embroidered lace, and womens garments including lawn waists, shirts, skirts and petticoats with substantial markdowns from regular prices. Multiple items list limited sizes and finishings.
In Naugatuck a famed wrestler Alex Swanson is challenged by Chief War Eagle from Buffalo New York who claims to have defeated better opponents and bets $100 he can throw Swanson twice in an hour. Swanson has a match with Young Duchesne of Fall River next Thursday before negotiating with War Eagle.
Edgar Horton works in the Pythian hall. James Stockbine vacationing at the shore. Mrs Hamilton entertains an otter from New York. Miss Anna Barton of Terryville visits relatives. Mrs C W Jackson and daughter stay on Long te land. Republicans caucus set for Friday August 25 in town hall. Methodist baseball team to play Blake and Johnson atbury park grounds this afternoon. Mrs Jones from New York to be Taft School housekeeper this year with school opening in September.
William Crosby visits with family at Woodbury. H P F lists sick with tonsillitis. Prichard family enjoys weeks at Hitchcork pond cottage. William Taylor of Oskville Co shipping sees hornet sting on hand, forces short layoff before recovery. Poet attends school meet at Poth. Eset sige and weil.
The Hartford governor authorized Marguerite Sprague of Putnam Frank Wall of Stamford and Albert B Biro of New London to attend the Mystic Oral School for the Deaf. Nearby notes cover local industry weather and incidents including a boy’s death and a fatal fall in Hartford.
A damaged OCR fragment discusses a man and woman, referencing marriage and age concerns. It hints at consent and later perception of being too young, with unclear dialogue and missing context for a fuller report.
President candidate Taft tells Hot Springs crowd that reforms come from firm enforcement of laws against corporate abuses. He credits Roosevelt and Republican Congresses with remedial legislation, notes secret rebates and discriminations ended, and warns Democrats lack credibility under current leadership. A second item reports a dynamiting of a miner's home at Pratt City by union miners.
Informal fragment recounts an event about Goings to Watertrery, mentioning Democrat observers and a small group. Readable names appear limited, with unclear dates or places. The text resembles a fragmented notice or brief social update rather than a complete report.
The Hartford Times reflects on the fall of the Charter Oak on August 21 1856 and its enduring symbol of liberty. It recalls the tree sheltered Connecticut’s charter preserving colonial identity, its historical span from Roman and medieval eras to American independence, and the granite monument marking its site.
Government officials probe the August disappearance of 7600 in gold coin from the Colonial treasury at Pierre Miquelon. Leather bags held the metal. a vault inspection in Paris revealed a dozen bags short of the amount. An ex-government official is suspected.
A short note suggests time as the key to resolving puzzles including a piano problem, asserting that time conquers all issues.
A narrator on an elevated platform mocks hurried behavior at a rail collision scene and contrasts it with crowds loosely standing around two wagons. The piece cites praise of Mme de Struve as the sun editor notes and recounts a sharp retort from Kate Bayard to a secretary.
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.