Newspaper Archive
64 historical newspaper mentions of Brightwood, drawn from the Library of Congress's Chronicling America collection. Each links to the original scanned page. Excerpts are raw OCR and may contain errors.
1870s
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1874-09-24
Independent statesman
“NewHampshire Statesman commenced January 6 1823 Independent Demecrat commenced May 1 1845 INDEPENDENT STATESMAN THE LARGEST CHEAPEST AND BEST JOUR NAL IN THE STATE Published cvery Thursday Morning by the REPUBLICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION Statesman Bullding Concord N H TERMS IN ADVANCE…”
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1874-09-26
The Worthington advance
“IP 5 ifJ I Mf M is THE LOTUS PLANTER A Brahmin on a Iotas pod Once wrote the holy name of God Then planting it lie asked in prayer For suine new fruit unknown and lair A Slave near by who bore a load Fell Uniting on the dusty road The Brahmin pitying straightway ran And lifted up…”
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1874-10-08
The anti-monopolist
“Si J TUU ROMANCE OF A ROSE From tlie Atlantic Monthly for October It is nearly a hundred years ago Since the day that the Count de Jtochani beau Our allev against the British crown Met Washington in Newport town T was the month of March and the aii was chill But bareheaded over A…”
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1877-09-16
Chicago daily tribune
“GAMES AND PASTIMES Amateur Tournament in Chicago This Week The Boston Club Has a Sure Thing of It for the Pennant Notes from League and Non League Organizations The AYicUecl Umpire Cheering Prospects of the Fall Meeting at Dexter Park Lady Grant and Brother TraskFolly of Uie Sagi…”
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1877-11-25
Chicago daily tribune
“SPORTING a Correspondent Knows About tbe Milwaukee Club Batting and Fielding Strength of the Pitchers of 77 Louisvilles Crooked Play ers and Umpire Both of Devlins Confessions Must Be Accepted A Chapter on Crooked EaceTracks lots of Horse Talk the National Rifle Association And a…”
1880s
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1889-09-28
Fort Worth daily gazette
“AIL f igj ary ADS LOCAL TIME TABLE Texas and Vaeiflc EAST BOUND Arrive Leave No 2 daily 725 a ra No 4 dailv C50p m 730p m No 8 daily 245 p m WEST BOUND No 1 daily 640 p m No 3 daily 830 am 905 a m No 7 daily 1140 a m Missouri Kansas and Texas NORTH BOUND Arrive Leave No 7 daily 6…”
1890s
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1894-04-29
News-observer-chronicle
“NEWSOBSERVERCHRONICLE VI Libry Os Congress 894 Winston Notes Winston N C April 28Spe cialDr HD Sullivan of Ger manton was convicted at Stokee court and sentenced to jail for six month A mulatto woman a friend of his was also sent to jail one month An educational mass meeting of F…”
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1894-05-01
San Antonio daily light
“San Antonio Daily Light PUBLISHED AT SAN ANTONIO BEXAR OOUNTY TEXAS ANO REGISTERED AT THE POST OFFICE AS SEOOND CLASS MAIL MATTER Volume XIV Number 87 BANKS AND BANKERS MWOOD NAWI BANK BAN ANTONIO TEXAS JBLockwood Pres J Muir Jr Cashier SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS F GROOS GO BANKERS And …”
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1894-05-02
The Dalles daily chronicle
“F VOL VII COXEY AT THE CAPITOL The Commonwealers Parade in WasMMOB ATTEMPT TO ENTER THE BUILDING Coxey Browne and Jones Arrested by the Police Will be Arraigned Tomorrow Washington May 1 The common weal army was astir early today npon Brightwood Heights with preparations for a pr…”
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1894-05-02
The Salt Lake herald
“k 1 t t J 7mz ic r Ji r r f fHf 1 1 V vl N J v I Tm SALT LAKE HERALD WEDISTSSDAY MAY 21894 t t MI U FIST lAX IT i CAPITAL T I Coxey Pails to Make His Speech from the Steps of the Building BROWNE AND JONES THROWN IN JAIL Browne Afterwards Gets Bonds but Christopher is Left to Slum…”
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1897-08-21
Kansas City journal
“tike mM0mitw V V BJk V v iuwrnal TiU L NO 72 SATURDAY ff KANSAS CITY ItfcusT 21 1897 WM0 LEFT THIS UE OK WHEAT HELD Tnl 5V TO KANSAS CITV O i KANSAS 330000000 OF IT SATURDAY PRICE TWO CENTS YESTERDAYS SENSATIONAL BULGE AXD REASONS FOR IT Receipts at Knnsas City Yesterday Were 1BS…”
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1899-07-25
The Beatrice daily express
“mm w Wj Do You Want the Country Trade If so you should make your wants known through the col umns of The Weekly Express because it has a larger circulation in Gage Coun ty than any other paper published in the county It is ALL HOME PRINT and prints more county news each week than…”
1900s
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1900-12-27
The age-herald
“Tonight Just before retiring If your liver 1 sluggish out of tune and you feel dull bilious constipated take a dose of Hoods Piils Ar f jr the morning THE WEATHER Birmingham Ala Dec 15 1900 Local observations during the 24 hours ending 7 p m Central time TIME TEM Weather WIND R F…”
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1900-12-28
The Laramie Republican
“I 1 las j usl ly wou ts laurels Soups dFpjbjr Fish Gaine Hot and Cold Meats etc are given a most delicious flavor by using Lea Perrins lUjMj sauce I UV 1 This signature is on every bottle THE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE ZST BEWARE OF IMITATIONS JOHN DUNCANS SONS Agent New York bCSUyr…”
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1902-04-29
Evening times-Republican
“W ft Wi 1 I I Fr 8 STEINWAY PIANOS as highgrade pinno should get factory FricesoaSteinwavsand Knabes from mo can give you lowest prices and the benefit of a choice from a very largo stock of these flue instruments Address CHASt FIELD Box U7kMarstaallowa Iowa KNA PIANOS ONE CENT A…”
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1902-05-01
Evening times-Republican
“ywwy mm1 5 sfew 3 p LVS mtm i UWrt iJw isfc art 1 A VpMriSjp V 4JR DONT DELAY 1 SD I It Putting Off Till Some Other Day that Causes so Many Sudden Deaths r Be sure you need a medicine before you take it but having once found out that you need It lose no time in getting the best I…”
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1902-10-06
The Washington times
“to where Early was To add to the alarming feature of the news confirmed word came that tho defeat of Wallace and Ricketts was a complete rout and that their forces had left the field In disorder Again the most alarming re ports were received as to the strength of Earlys command a…”
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1905-02-10
Montgomery County sentinel
“the sentinel Friday Morning February 101806 focal and fmnnal Town and Countrr Died on Monday February 6th 1906 at Georgetown Uniyersity Hospital Juliana daughter of the late J Thompson and Hen rietta Van Riswick The Euchre which was announced for the Slat of January at Bt Johns H…”
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1905-07-12
The news & observer
“Only Newspaper in North Carolina That Has Over 10000 Subscribers a m 444444 t THE WEATHEU TODAY l t _ 4 For Th Stata Showers and Thunder storms j o Volume LVII No 106 Leads all Morth Carolina Dailies in News and ffulation BERNARD ASLEEP KNEW DANGER NOT Chance Puts Him at Ho tel o…”
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1905-07-30
Evening star
“WASHINGTON D C SUNDAY PART II PAGES 18 1 MEMORABLE INCIDENTS OF OLD FORT STEVENS TENTATIVE arrangements are being made for the annual celebration of the battle of Fort Stevens which turned the tide of confederate Gen Earlys advance on Washington July 11 and 12 1SV4 and prevented …”
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1905-08-05
Peninsula enterprise
“Peninsula Enterprise ACCOMAC COURT HOUSE VA Saturday August 5 1905 JOHN W EDMONDS Editor and Owner LOCAL NEWS Tasleys great fair August 811 Primary election Tuesday August 22d Miss Dacia Baily of Baltimore is visiting Miss Nellie Parks at her home at Pastoria Mrs Capehart of Nort…”
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1905-09-29
Montgomery County sentinel
“THE SENTINEL ROCKVILLE MD Friday Morning September 291906 DEMOCRATIC TICKET I w For Comptroller of the Treasury GORDON T ATKINSON For the Btate Senate BLAIR LEE For Home of Delegatee LOUIS B SCHOLL CHARLES H GRIFFITH WASHINGTON B CHICHESTER WALTER C CARROLL For Connty Commissione…”
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1905-12-15
Montgomery County sentinel
“jlgwnlttttnL PROFITS OF POULTRY The drippings from the poultry oifthe farms of this country that annually are practically wasted would if properly cared lor mean a saving in fertilizer bills of hundredsof thousands of dol lars in the aggregate I think however very few make any ac…”
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1905-12-22
Montgomery County sentinel
“jJjjriniltiiral ALFALFA FOB FOWS AND PIGS It is c by men who are expe rienced in the ciru of swine that the al falfa crep is invaluable as a factor to ward producing tbu beat thrift of the herd Alfalfa is the ready and natural balancing element for what is known as a corn ration …”
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1906-02-16
Montgomery County sentinel
“New Firm New Goods NEW PRICEB advertisement merits attention We X want jour trade and we Intend to have it if lowest prices fair dealing and highest iialitj will get it As we are sole agents for celebrated Cjlutubus Buggy Company Vehicles we can sell jou their bcit band vehicles …”
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1906-02-23
Montgomery County sentinel
“New Firm New Goods NEW PRICES THIS advertisement merits attention We want jour trade and we intend to bare it if lowest prices fair dealing and highest quality will get it As we are sole agents for celebrated Columbus Baggy Company Vehicles we cai sell you their best band vehicle…”
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1906-05-27
Evening star
“PROTECT YOUR HOME and PUCE OF OUSINESS FROM DESTRUCTION BY FIRE THE UN DERWRITERS FIRE EXTINGUISHER WILL uo THIS Think of It 241116 HOMES burned In the U S In years Of72 deaths by fire In one year Many of these lives and much property could have been saved easily with the UNDERWR…”
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1906-09-10
Albuquerque evening citizen
“MONDAY SEPTEMBER 10 19M PAGE 8IX ALBUQUERQUE EVENING CITIZEN i 5 I t i 1 Vi DEMOCRACY SHIES A BRYANISM Latest Preachment of Nebras ka Sage on Railway Owner ship Is Too Radical POLITICAL BOSSES ARE IN UNIVERSAL DISGRACE For Presidency by Brightwood Avenue Republican Club By Sheldo…”
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1906-09-28
Palestine daily herald
“t ft 1 I I V IP Kit Kt J UPT0DATE APPAREL We have it in an elegant new lot of Shirt Waists and Kimonas Styl ish and novel patterns and makes RESOURCES Loans and DlscK ants U S Bonds and Premiums Banking House and Fixtures Cash RESPECTFULLY LANGSTOFiS c DURHA imu hthwuxmiokw o mmi…”
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1908-06-21
Laredo weekly times
“Established June 14 1881 1 VOL XXVIII The One Price DEPARTMENT STORE yyyj We bought too many Dressing Sacques and Kimonas the stock is larger than we care for so they must go sbc KIMONAS reduced to 75c KIMONAS reduced to 51n0 KIMoNAx ml need to 7 1 50 KIMONAS reduced to 11 225 KI…”
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1908-06-24
Palestine daily herald
“f IS IS m ft L THE HERALD GONTEST Just a Few Words In Further Expla nation of the Voting It Takes Effort to Win Anything f It takes constant effort to win along any line of endeavor It is the men who persevere who succeed in any walk of life Tenacity of pur pose is the secret tha…”
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1909-05-13
The Port Gibson reveille
“VALLEY DRY GOODS CO Mall Orders will receive careful aud prompt attention We pre pay express charges on all mail orders of 500 or over Agents for Standard patterns Port Gibson Agency at Gordons Store Full line of samples Silks Dress Goods Wash Materials ready for inspection Agent…”
1910s
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1917-09-23
Richmond times-dispatch
“PART SEVEN Classified Ads Basldrsii Chance Help Wnntcl Situation Etc Opening of Double Truck on Cur Line to Mark Epoeh In Its History HAS NUMEROUS ADVANTAGES President Miller of Citizens Asso eiation Tells Why Muny People Have Selected This Suburb for the Erection of Their Own Ho…”
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1919-05-30
The Washington times
“cam THE WASHINGTON TIMES1 FRIDAY MAY 30 1919 45 NATION PAYS HONOR TO T DEAD HEM IE Continued from Papo Thirteen bers of William B Cushtng CAmp No 30 Sons of Veterans who raised flaps On the Union Station Tlaza at sun rvse this morning thus ushering in the days activities Flowers …”
1920s
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1920-12-31
The Bennington evening banner
“BENNINGTON VERMONT FRIDAY DECEMBER 31 1920 lees Blue Serge Suits Cut To 28 and If you are in need of a suit and will come to us and buy one of these good blue serge suits at our cut price you will be getting as near clothes satisfaction as it is possible to get today Bennington V…”
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1921-09-02
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser
“TUB jjt tiuce skoracis susjuiw UFPEH MARLBORO ML Phone 2R Entered as second class matter at Upper Marlboro Md Postotlice FKKU SASSOEK Editoe SAMUEL A WTVILL Publishes Friday September 2 1921 Notice to Creditors fItHIS is to give notice that the un _L dersigned has obtained from t…”
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1922-01-20
The Brattleboro daily reformer
“P THE BRATTLEBORO DAILY REFORMER1 FRIDAY JANUARY 20 1922 iiiwihuihi iiiiiniiimm11iMiimiilii fflwwmiwiiii rnnwirnnrnnmroMnimmnniiniimn lumiiiMMHiiiaMMmiHMimiHfflMmiM BNOW PEARSON HUNT j Brattlehoros Department Store iijiniiiiiifliiiiiiiiaiiiiwiiiitniiHiiraiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiniiH…”
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1923-09-26
The Tri-county news
“THE WEATHER CONJECTURE itV By L H WESTON rood St Brightwood Station Washington O C Average Temperatures and Rainfall for October Ohio Temp 536 Rainfall 267 J S KIUL1INU rKOblS s Killing fronts are merely visible evidences of a temperature so tow that common field anil garden crop…”
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1927-05-29
Evening star
“CONFEDERATE DEAD WILL BE HONORED Memorial Service Will Be Held Junes in Arling jj ton Cemetery Memorial services for the Confed t crate dead will be held in Arlington j National Cemetery nest Sunday at 8 pm Col Magnus S Thompson j will deliver the address of the day and the exerc…”
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1927-09-15
Evening star
“400 PERSONNEL SHIFTS MADE r AT EDUCATION BOARD SESSION Cccclia Dulen Named Buchanan School Principal Miss Lockwood Ap pointed to Benning _ Continued from Page Fortyflve Thomson School M A Steinle teach er from grade 6 Thomson School to assistant elementary supervision N P Oammell…”
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1927-10-29
The Washington times
“CLASSIFIED HOMES FETE 15 SIG SUCCESS Thousands of Washingtonians Usain stamped their approval on the Better Homes and Building Ex position held last week in the Wash ington Auditorium under the aus pices of the Washington Real Es tate Board The endorsement of the Washing ton publ…”
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1928-05-27
Evening star
“86 Fort Stevens a Silent Reminder of Perilous Days for Capital BY JOHN GLAGETT PROCTOR HOW mapy persons in Washing ton have ever visited Port Stevens in Brightwood and viewed what still remains of the earthworks thrown up by the Union forces to defend the Nations Capital Comparat…”
1930s
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1933-05-27
Evening star
“SOCIETY President and Several Guests Will Cruise Aboard the Sequoia Over Sunday PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT will en tertain a small company aboard the Sequoia for a week end cruise in Potomac Waters and tailed early this afternoon ac companied by the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs Wil…”
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1933-05-31
Evening star
“PRESIDENT IGNORES RAIN AT ARLINGTON Peace Is Keynote of Speeches by Secretaries Dern i and Swanson With the United States exerting all Its efforts to promote peacc and friendlier relations throughout the world a deeper significance was given j to the Nations tribute to its soldie…”
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1934-03-09
Evening star
“84YearOld Prison Attache Says Fingerprint Expert Locked Him In By h Associated Press CHICAGO March 9The uproar ever slippery John Dillingers walk away reached a new high today with charge that a fingerprint expert locked a special guard in a cell a lew minutes before the outlaw e…”
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1934-05-27
Evening star
“issued a second edition at 2 pm in which it said Messengers just in report lively skir mishing going on this morning in the vicinity of Port Massachusetts near Clagetts place some 4 miles out WITH Gen Early on the Confederate side was Brig Gen John C Breckenridge a former Congres…”
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1936-06-07
Evening star
“BURLEITH SCHOOLS NEEDS ARE EISTED Western High Gordon and Fillmore Repairs Are Held Urgent A list of building and repairs for Western High Gordon Junior High and Fillmore graded schools has been completed Lieut Comdr R Mont gomery of the Schools and School houses Committee and ch…”
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1936-06-23
Evening star
“Childrens Entire Outlook on Life Changed by Sum mer Frolics If a swimming pool could talk the pool at the Y W C A 614 E street would have plenty to say Its chief theme would be the happiness it af forded several hundred children last Summer and its desire to serve them again I ha…”
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1937-07-04
Evening star
“FEATURES1 gflje hxf Part Four F Part 48 Pages WASHINGTON D C SUNDAY MORNINU JULY 4 1937 PAGE F1 RESTORED CIVIL WAR FORT IS NEW SIGHTSEEING SHRINE a C C C bops restoring Fort Stevens famed for its vital role in the defense of Washington President Lincoln inspecting Fort Stevens du…”
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1937-07-13
Evening star
“OF FORI STEW1 Survivor of 6th Corps J M Kline Speaks at Bright wood Rites Standing near the spot where Presi dent Lincoln was under fire during the battle of Port Stevens in Brightwood John M Kline lone survivor of the 6th Army Corps yesterday related de tails of that twoday stru…”
1940s
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1940-09-21
Evening star
“Weather Forecast Bfcir tonight and tomorrow warm to night cooler tomorrow gentle south west winds becoming moderate tomor row Temperatures todayHighest 89 at 1 pm lowest 66 at 615 am From the United State Weather Bureau report Full details on Page Al Closing N Y MarketsSales Page…”
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1940-09-22
Evening star
“District Drait Board Selections Expected By Middle of Week Commissioners Announce Establishment of Areas And Registration Places Completion of the first major cog in the Districts draft machinery establishment of draft board areas and registration placeswas an nounced yesterday b…”
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1940-10-17
The Washington daily news
“A for Effort Anyway Yes There Are Some Laughs in the Draft 8 One teacher sighed yesterday when asked how she liked her registration work and said sure it was all right but sort of depressing to put down 6 foot 1 weight 170 and know youll never see him again It was vice versa over…”
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1944-05-28
Evening star
“WASHINGTON NEWS WASHINGTON D C 1 Jhmttau ptaf SOCIETY AND GENERAL MAT 28 1944 B Slum Clearance Action Is Urged By Clergyman Give Human Values First Consideration Senate Group Told A plea for prompt action and ap propriations for slum clearance and rehousing of alley dwellers wAs …”
1950s
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1950-10-02
Evening star
“FASHIONSREADERS CLEARING HOUSE SOCIETYCLUBSRECIPES t t gening Jlfaf WASHINGTON NEWSCOMICSRADIO MONDAY OCTOBER 2 1950 Smoking Called Treatment Block In Blood Disease Medical Societys Assembly Hears Illinois Doctor By Ted McDowell Smoking was listed today as the greatest stumbling …”
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1953-05-07
East Cleveland leader
“if prycia Thursday May 7 196B Give Mom FLOWERS Bills Flower Shop 1299 Hayden at Alder GL 17976 GL 16311 MRS ROBERT CRILL MU 18446 This Little Fox Went To Storage For Advertising Call GLenville L43B3 FOR QUALITY AUTOMATIC UNDERFIRED INSULATED Only a top quality water heater with a…”
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1954-08-05
The Camas Hot Springs exchange
“VOLUME XXIX NUMBER XXIII SHRIDER FUNERAL HOME MODERN MORTUARY SERVICE I Monuments Flowers PHONE 34 LACKS SERVICE fiARAGE Motor Starter Generator Repairing IF IT IS A CAR WE CAN REPAIR IT MOTOR TUNING A SPECIALTY HOT SPRINGS P HONE 2862 TEDS Standard Service WARDS TIRES TUBES BATT…”
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1954-12-08
Evening star
“A26 THE EVENING STAR Washington D a WEDNESDAY DECEMBER ll4 1 I 1 Star Staff Photo BRIGHTWOOD LEADERSTaIking over the business of Brightwood Citizens Association are three of its leaders Mrs Mary Jane Jester center newly elected first woman president of the group Mrs Selina Foster…”
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1955-02-13
Evening star
“D Cs OneYear Experiment Low Mentally Retarded Find Hope in New School By Christie Rinehart For 15 Washington children and their parentsschool Is something very special These children attend the Military Road School for the Mentally Retarded the Dis tricts first center for the low…”
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1956-11-13
Evening star
“The Rambler G 0 P Controls SenateSays Here By JACK JONAS This wont help salve the wounds of battered Democrats who went down swinging with Stevenson but it seemsafter a sort of recountthat the Republicans also control the Senate For the moment any how As of today the Senate roll …”
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1956-11-13
Evening star
“Tht Rambler G 0 P Controls SenateSays Here By JACK JONAS This wont help salve the wounds of battered Democrats who went down swinging with Stevenson but it seemsafter a sort of recountthat the Republicans also control the Senate For the moment any how As of today the Senate roll …”
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1957-09-20
Evening star
“D C Asked to Describe Teacher Recruitment District school officials have been asked to draw up detailed reports on how new teachers are obtained and how money is spent in school construction Mrs Frank Phillips vice president of the Board of Educa tion requested the study on teach…”
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1957-10-31
Montgomery County sentinel
“PeopL We Jnow Faulconers Mark Chapter 50 By Kathleen Leary Society Editor Family and friends gathered re cently to mark the golden wed ding anniversary of Mr and Mrs John M Faulconer longtime res idents of Silver Spring who now make their home in Sandy Spring Golden champagne pun…”
1960s
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1963-04-07
Evening star
“t This boy is tackling a writing assignment with absorbing interest IS 1 r W Ks m vwMWB v liJ Ww J T jflr Bn L fO 4BOKE Making friends is a part of speech therapy RIGHT Those funny earphones help make talking fun ABOVEOne yawn one stare LEFTAt juice drinking time youre supposed t…”