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 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1886
Page
3
The noisy, sprawling text mixes local notices, weddings, school updates, factory news, and a long sports column. It mentions marriages, boat purchases, building plans, and farewells along with baseball chatter about Mets, Cincinnati, Washington, and Boston teams, highlighting a hectic municipal narrative.
The passage discusses upcoming opera comique and dramatic works, noting openings at Madison Square and other venues. It mentions John Gun, J. Vernon, and Prank Mayo as major figures for next season, with actors like Marie Wainwright and Uncle Bartlett referenced amid theater plans and new productions in Europe and America.
A historical analysis questions pay equity between male and female clerks in the government dead letter office. It notes 15,000 clerks in Washington departments earning as high as 7400 dollars yearly for men and 72420 dollars for women, with women underpaid for similar work. The piece advocates equal pay, highlights hourly and working conditions, and portrays clerks as diverse in age and background. It also discusses social dynamics, marriages, and the appeal of government work for women. The article questions whether civil service is a suitable career for women given wage disparities and opportunities.
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.