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
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1893
Page
3
A fragment describes feminine textiles with linen tea cloths, drawn work borders, and grape leaf motifs. It highlights color schemes, stitching techniques, and decorative uses for a young girl’s wardrobe accessory and a dressy table piece as a possible gift or display item.
Tips on keeping platirons rust free and stored cool, handling steam, and draining vegetables promptly. Advice on making sandal soups from scraps, cooking green corn, and using cold water or ice to smooth substances. A brief anecdote follows about a father and a boy at a funeral, highlighting a child’s orphanhood and the minister’s comforting reply.
The article blends textile work with food guidance. It outlines cushion construction using curled hair tinea and silk, decorative braiding, long pouches for cuff tattoos and scarves, and fashionable trim. It includes cake mixing tips and boiling chicken to tenderize dark meat, plus turkey roasting steps and doneness cues.
A fragmented catalog of ornate accessories and decorative objects notes gold and enamel jewelry, beadwork, and ceremonial items. Items include a gold saddle charm with stirrups, Queen Anne bordered gilt cellars, a pink enamel Arrowood brooch, two strip knife handles of silver and pearl, a bee-emblazoned hat pin, ancient Egyptian style water jars, and elaborately designed lamp shades and mirrors, reflecting early 20th century fashion and household wares.
A collage of rustic kitchen instructions includes Carrot Puddley Grate with eggs and marrow, Roast Partridge with bacon bound, Celery Saint dressed in mayonnaise, Pine Souffle mixing pineapple and eggs, and Beefsteak Smothered with onions and pork. The tone recalls old newspaper food columns guiding domestic meals with practical steps.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a child focused scene with a parent inviting someone named Mamma-Harry to amuse a baby named Harry aged five. The line hints at a nonstandard or corrupted transcription and lacks clear dates places or organizations.
The article surveys evolving fashion in 1830s streets showing multiple dress types. It highlights true 1830 girls with puffed shoulders, elaborate basques, tailor made looks, rus sian blouses, and the renewed basque length. It notes bold color, velvet trims, and varied sleeve shapes as street trends and notes the shift toward independence from old costumes.
An instructional piece argues men should learn boxing and self defense to ward off chair or knife attacks. It details quick blows and guards, including a shove counter, head strikes, a guard against blunt weapons, and throws to disable attackers, urging calm, speed, and practiced technique for real danger.
A York Recorder account recalls the birth of girls football in Ballingwood, Ontario in October. Damsels form improvised teams on a tennis court, adopting association rules, facing rough play, stray dogs, and comic mishaps as rugby is discussed and finally constrained by footwear and informal organization.
A local game was marred by uninvited intruders described as small boys with stray dogs. Despite the disruptions the match turned into a brilliant contest after clearing the field, with observers noting issues of crowd misbehavior and dispersal challenges.
A scene from Chicago Tribune recounts two men invoking an old custom to seek formal consent for a daughter’s marriage. Mr Pekingham and Mr Swaddiecome exchange evasive replies as negotiations about a paternal role and the match unfold in a quiet, ceremonial tone.
A New York man offers each of his two daughters ten thousand dollars on marriage day, while the son-in-law expected twenty thousand. Dora’s father says even that amount would require him to shake hands twice to be sure. The exchange appears in Temes Siftings.
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.