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 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1883
Page
3
A lavish panorama of Mabille in Paris, detailing the famed resort’s dancers, dandies, diplomats, and schemata of late nineteenth century high society. The piece contrasts opulent revelry with critiques of morality, noting gas-lit arches, music, whirlwinds of waltz, and the uneasy gaze of observers on Parisian nightlife.
A gambling hall scene near New Orleans unfolds as plans for a high stakes Three Man for Five play lead to a deadly wager. Ellison and Converse duel at risk over a key in a barge room, tensions heighten, and a revolver ends the deadly contest as the outcome hangs on a single dangerous hand.
A long, garbled account surveys famous cases of self destruction by wealthy individuals in the 19th century, detailing Amia Btone of Cleveland and echoed by global examples. It traces motives, societal pressures, and the lingering question of riches versus peace of mind.
An unidentified British vessel named Helene arrives in Dublin from Philadelphia with a grain cargo. A leak developed near the Delaware capes, the crew prepared boats for abandoning ship, pumps kept water from flooding the hold, the ship reached New York, the hold was water filled for inspection, and the leak could not be found. The ship then sailed for Dublin with the mystery unresolved.
A well known English solicitor described as a connoisseur in art bought a portrait for 25 dollars thinking it to be a family keepsake. After appeals and suspicions, he admitted being a dealer and offered 21 to the chief d oeuvre as a charitable gesture, while the clergyman remained skeptical about the value of the painting said to be worth 7,504 dollars.
An eyewitness account describes a chaotic scene at a public swim hall where several young women undress and don stockings and corsets then attempt a lesson in swimming. A novice diver struggles in the water as staff and observers respond with concern and confusion.
A ruggedly humorous column blends verse and prose recalling a summer miscellany. It weaves jokes about weather, a belated belle phone, a singing mother, a weary hotel clerk, and a scene of a bustling lodging house in New York with travelers and a Roosevelt appearance, all framed in a playful old newspaper voice.
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.