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 The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1914
Page
6
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a reliable medicine to purify blood and improve complexion. It claims benefits such as disappearance of pimples boils hives eczema and increased vigor and appetite. It urges readers to buy a bottle today.
Winchester shows prosperity as shoppers fill business districts daily. Many residents tour stores buying gifts early to ensure a joyful Christmas for children. Merchants report brisk sales and higher receipts aided by a $35,000 Christmas saving fund and the Buy At Home movement boosting local purchases.
War Secretary Garrison received a confidential reply from Colonel Goethals governor of the Panama Canal Zone about two torpedo boat destroyers to prevent neutrality violations. Garrison said misuse of wireless telegraphy and canal waters requires swift moving ships and that steps will be taken to protect U S neutrality.
Captain 8 D Kelley of the Washington division visits the town to promote Salvation Army work and engage with local supporters during a period of outreach and fundraising.
A Sunday morning fire in Hagerstown destroyed the clothing stores of Max J. Simon and Max Ruben and Duffield and Reed dry goods, damaging a three story brick block and injuring several people including Lieut. Harry Hagan. Fire caused about 100000 in losses and an explosion from illuminating gas contributed to the destruction. Capt. Edward Burns and others were injured by falling debris.
Ensign Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. of the U S Navy and Miss Marie Donaldson Ames will wed at Christ Protestant Church in Winchester on the evening of January 20. The couple will host a large reception after the ceremony. The Ames family of Boston will spend part of the winter in Winchester, and Byrd is attached to the Dolphin, the Secretary of the Navy’s yacht, in Washington.
Sofia dispatch quotes Field Marshal Baron von der Goltz aboard en route to Constantinople. He praises Belgian bravery, states Germany will endure years of war, asserts Western fronts show progress, and predicts eventual enemy defeat. He notes Russian offensive failure but ongoing hard fighting and commends Turkish army reform and potential record.
The bill features Francelia Billington in a Reliance Railroad drama with a Keystone Chaplin comedy. LaDell Company vaudeville acts include the Three Posing Marvels and Master LaiDell with Sister, Aneta song and posing acts, and the Kelly Sisters in new songs. Admission is ten cents for any seat, with a 15c rate last night for a two reel Keystone add-on.
The LaDell Vaudeville Co presents a cleaner pleasing show with two sisters dancing, agreeable singing, and a novelty frustrated song. An acrobatic act wowed audiences with new difficult feats. The company performs tonight and tomorrow in a different program with four acts and ten cent admission.
For sale 100 pullets at $1 each 80 cockerels at $1 each roosters at $5 each all pure bred White Leghorns government strain pullets starting to lay movable poultry houses and appliances listed by Mrs George H Kinsel 12-8-1p-e0d-81 Mr C B Ritenour of Front Royal Va spent weekend with friends in this city.
Summit Point West Virginia December 15 Mr J Baker Williams a prominent farmer in Summit Point has completed the concrete foundation for a new bank barn to be erected by contractor Harry P Light. The 46 by 70 foot building will feature a large cistern under the bank approach and gravity water supply to the yard opposite the barn.
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.