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 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1908
Page
8
A distressed sale listing numerous items including gingham aprons, lace curtains, linen scarves, wash goods, and domestics. Prices slashed nightly with bold discounts on curtains, linens, extensions rods, and antique curtains. Key items include fancy white repp and embroidered linen scarfs with reduced rates and graded curtain sets in Arab color.
The Jacques vaudeville season opens with an impressive bill presented by Manager Poli. Jean Clere mont's circus parody offers clever stunts, Jimmy Lucas entertains with dialect songs and imitations, Emil Hock and company perform a delightful sketch, Hoey and Lee provide parody songs, and the Misses Effie and Anna Conley show a pretty dancing singing act. Polls’ popular prices accompany the show.
Laurel football team hosts a dance at Leavenworth hall featuring two steps waltzes schottische and three steps with titles like The Flower Girl Merry Widow Second Regiment and Love's Golden Dream Also includes dances Rainbow Indiana Jennie Heather Bells and Doggle in the Yard plus a tribute Waltz To Every Football Team in the City. Danbury Fair Cattle Show Opens October 7 8 with premium stock on display nine classes judged Tuesday eleven Wednesday the event draws blue ribbons and top breeders from New York New England.
Washington Oct 7 Commissioner of pensions Vespasian Warner told President Roosevelt of a Civil War veteran case of conscience. The veteran surrendered his certificate and enclosed two $500 U S bonds and a $172 draft to make full restitution. Records showed he was entitled to his pension, a special investigation found him sound of mind, and the bonds and money were turned to the treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
Adsbon Conn Oct 17 The town of Lisbon voted no license by two votes. License supporters claim ballots were illegally cast and plan to go to court. They say the secretary of state sent insufficient No ballots and voters used Yes ballots scratched to read No. If legal challenges succeed the town may extend the no license term.
The Building Code Revision Commission, led by Chairman Thomas J. Brady, proposed limiting new city skyscrapers to 300 feet unless they front a park, square, or plaza where a 350 foot height would apply. Aldermen sent the proposal to the buildings committee for public hearing, then it goes to the board of estimate and the mayor for final action.
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.