19 Mar 1868
Page 1
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 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1868
Page
1
A critique argues that drinking offers false happiness, calling liquor a snare and contrasting tavern revelry with quiet home enjoyment. It cites moral concerns, health effects, and personal reflections on prayer after intoxication, plus a brief note on the late Rev. Joseph S. Dabs and ministry service shaping regional religious history.
In 1856 the Burnham family moved to Brodhead with Dr M L Burnham, his wife and two children. Ellen Burnham, tall and masculine, marries L W Powell in 1860, then after adventures including a detective arrest, Ellen adopts male attire as Edgar Burnham. The tale follows Ellen and Powell through Chicago, Burnham’s drag work, and Ellen’s eventual move to Waterloo with Edgar, ending with Edgar’s marriage to Miss Gertrude Everette and a wary, humorous note on the saga.
An ode to the capable wife as a treasure and guide in the home. The piece praises a wife’s education, perceptiveness, and steady mind. It compares the managing woman to a rare prize and a self renewing gold mine, noting her knack for arranging and ordering tasks.
A Sandusky journal tale describes a frigid night with windows frosted shut and residents reacting in odd ways. A milkman chops ice, a German man is said to speak backward, a girl and boy suffer ice bound mishaps, and improvised antics with hot water and a slipper freeze objects. Local observers note the cold and report their strange sightings.
A vigorous call urges individuals to abandon grief and inactivity. It portrays the idle man on the empty barrel as a wasteful figure and exhorts readers to move, breathe, and seize opportunities to earn a living and improve life. It emphasizes action paired with cheerfulness as the path to better outcomes.
Advice on daily self restraint and humane conduct. The text urges maintaining patience amid irritations, tempering harsh judgments, and offering kindness to others including servants. It promotes cheerful optimism, gentle speech, and seeking soft answers to defuse anger.
A ship in the southern Atlantic encounters a vessel signaling distress for water. They sail into what seems frozen brine but are surrounded by the Amazon's vast freshwater, prompting a spiritual message urging the thirsty to drink the water of life and seek relief in Christ.
A historical health note links eye weakness to general nerve and digestive health. It urges dyspepsia sufferers to improve stomach liver and intestines, avoid prolonged reading or writing, and emphasizes rest as the key treatment for nerve related eye disease.
A lone old maid sits in a cold kitchen paring coins with a case knife by a tallow candle. She imagines companionship, contrasting a moment of solitude with a hoped-for sweetheart beside her.
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.