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 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1884
Page
3
A fragmentary social column notes a local scene with a notable widow and a fashion focus on stockings and footwear. It recalls a courtship and marriage theme, describes shop talk on velvet and silk hosiery, and mentions gossip about a queenly figure shaping rumors and power in a fragile social setting.
A broad survey of cliff dwellings and Pueblo ruins across the Southwest describes their locations, architecture, water systems, and defensive towers. It notes Chaco Canyon’s Pueblo Bonito and other settlements, with insights into construction, caves, and the people’s advanced planning and engineering.
A Philadelphia jeweler recounts a scam where a four carat ruby ring set with white diamonds was offered at 28.50 though the stones were bogus and the gold thin. A buyer traced the gem scheme to counterfeiters and a gang that replaced gems, revealing a network trading imitation stones and plans to defraud high end customers.
An OCR fragment recounts royal jewelry and gem collections dating to Empress Josephine and Marie Antoinette, noting personal ownership and sales through the Duchess of Angouleme and others. It also covers a dramatic tale of a man trapped in a well, a seaside fish abundance, and assorted anecdotes about clubs, a trained dog, and a bearded man awaiting an election count. The piece blends sensational fashion jewelry lore with oddities and local vignettes.
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.