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 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1916
Page
4
The piece questions William Waldorf Astor’s American to British nobility shift. It argues that despite his wealth and royal title, true nobility lies in character, urging loyalty to America over aristocratic titles. It cites Ingersoll’s line that kind hearts matter more than coronets.
A wartime account details German internment camps with barracks hospitals stores kitchens and sanitation. It notes parcel rooms for each nationality, camp orchestras concerts theaters and a camp museum. Officers stay unoccupied and prisoners of war wear distinct markings.
The narrator Walt Mason laments fragile fortunes around a saloon as Jess chooses thrift over gambling. He imagines the dead game players in graveyard neglect while Jess saves coins for a dignified retirement with a tuxedo shroud and gleaming coppers when he dies.
The article notes Tollgate No. 2 keeper James Foreman had a five generation portrait taken. Subjects include Amos Foreman. son James W. Foreman. granddaughter Ida E. Seabright. great granddaughter Myrtle Anderson. great great granddaughter Pauline Anderson. Also mentions Rev. with neuritis improving and local visits.
In Germany, Mr Gray, mistaken for an Englishman due to a London overcoat and a similar name to a British cabinet member, is now better known to German authorities. Since his identity was confirmed, he has had no trouble and has served as acting consul of the United States at Hanover since last April 1.
Fire destroyed the public school building at Seae Rockingham County with about four hundred boys and girls inside. Flames raced between the ceiling and upstairs rooms giving the children a narrow escape. the loss is estimated at six thousand dollars.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for stuffed nose headache and sore throat. It claims three doses every two hours to break the cold, with quick relief and pleasant taste for 25 cents at drug stores.
By virtue of a deed of trust from Chas. H. Light and wife dated November 4 1914 and recorded in Deed Book 30 pages 570 571 572 the trustee will offer for sale at public auction in front of the Court House Winchester Virginia at 11 a m on [date to be set].
On Wednesday December 29 1915 the trustee Warren Rice offers for sale a group of frame houses on the west side of Highland Avenue Winchester including 613 515 and 527 Highland and the Ashley Flats eleven apartments each renting for 1 weekly. The sale may be split or sold as a whole with terms one third cash day of sale and balance in two annual payments at 6 percent interest secured by a deed of trust and purchaser bonds.
Mr Edward Garvie of New York arrived on a business trip and is registered at Hotel Jack.
Mr Sale J Cooper and Miss Estelle Fletcher were married at the Disciples parsonage Gore on January 5 at 10 30 a m Rev S J Goode officiated in front of relatives and friends. The bride daughter of Richard and Fletcher of Trone county and the groom son of Marshall Cooper of the county. They honeymoon in Winchester and Hagerstown then plan to live near Trone after returning.
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.