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West Side News, June 22, 1889, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
West Side News, June 22, 1889, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
West Side News
West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The front page of this issue features several humorous anecdotes including a story about watermelon theft, a miser negotiating the price of rope, and more. The second page features an update from the West Side Improvement Association regarding selection a location for a new school house and routes for laying out Home Avenue. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.
West Side News, June 15, 1889, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
West Side News, June 15, 1889, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
West Side News
West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The front page of this issue features several humorous anecdotes including a story about a silver thief, the confusion caused by colloquial English, and more. On the second page there is a correction to a statement made in a previous issue regarding the number of deaths from flooding of the Yellow River in China. Also on the second page is an editorial discussing what businesses the West Side of Dayton …
West Side News, June 8, 1889, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
West Side News, June 8, 1889, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
West Side News
West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The front page of this issue features several humorous anecdotes including a story about the etymology of the phrases "elephant in the moon" and "mare's nest." Additionally, there are several articles about the Johnstown Flood in Pennsylvania, as well as a summary of the Improvement Association's last meeting. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.
West Side News, June 1, 1889, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
West Side News, June 1, 1889, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
West Side News
West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The front page of this issue features several humorous anecdotes including a story about a wife attempting to appeal to a demanding husband. On the second page there is an article about a catastrophic flood in Pennsylvania. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.
West Side News, May 25, 1889, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
West Side News, May 25, 1889, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
West Side News
West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The main features in this issue are a story about physical prowess of past historical figures and other anecdotes. Additionally there is an obituary for the "celebrated deaf and blind" Laura Bridgman. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.
West Side News, May 18, 1889, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
West Side News, May 18, 1889, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
West Side News
West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The front page of this issue features several humorous anecdotes including a story about a Virginian during the Civil War, a doctor and a visitor, a servant, and more. Beyond the front page there were stories regarding a request to have a water fountain installed on the corner of Third and Williams streets, a summary of the meeting of the Improvement Association, and information regarding the division of the United …
West Side News, May 11, 1889, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
West Side News, May 11, 1889, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
West Side News
West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The main features of this issue are an article about the United Brethren Church's General Conference and recent adoption of a new constitution, a story about a lisping officer, and an article about recent history of the Samoan Islands. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.
West Side News, May 5, 1889, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
West Side News, May 5, 1889, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
West Side News
West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The main features in this issue are a story about a man from Toledo, Ohio attempting to convert a coal stove to burn petroleum and an article about the monthly meeting of the West Side Improvement Association. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.
West Side News, April 27, 1889, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
West Side News, April 27, 1889, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
West Side News
West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The main features in this issue are a short article on how "Hindoos" [sic] about planting and culling crops, an article about "condensed" food from Scientific American, an article on the "Chinese Almanac" and how it impacts Chinese citizens, and more. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.
West Side News, April 20, 1889, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
West Side News, April 20, 1889, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
West Side News
West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. This is the first issue that features Wilbur Wright as editor and Orville as the publisher. The main features in this issue include an anecdote about a rough railroad trip from the Laramie Boomerang, an article advising parents to engage and encourage young boys in their curiosity from Architect and Building News, and an article encouraging citizens of the West Side to open and patronize businesses instead of going to …
West Side News, April 13, 1889, Orville Wright
West Side News, April 13, 1889, Orville Wright
West Side News
West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The main feature in this issue is an anecdote about how the editor of New York World dealt with a delinquent subscriber. There is a smaller article about the forthcoming Oklahoma Land Rush that will happen later in the month. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements. Additionally, there is a small note about the Wright and Wright Printers have moved to a …
West Side News, April 6, 1889, Orville Wright
West Side News, April 6, 1889, Orville Wright
West Side News
West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The main feature in this issue is an anecdote about Kaiser Wilhelm II and a steam hammer operator. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements. Additionally, there is a small note about the completion of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
West Side News, March 30, 1889, Orville Wright
West Side News, March 30, 1889, Orville Wright
West Side News
West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The main features in this issue are an article describing the method an alligator uses to hunt, a humorous anecdote about patenting from Texas Siftings, a story about toothpick production, and an obituary for British statesman, John Bright. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.
West Side News March 23, 1889, Orville Wright
West Side News March 23, 1889, Orville Wright
West Side News
West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The major features in this issue are a reprint from MacMillan's Magazine about a French Detective, a story regarding Natural Gas Company wanting to propose a "scale of prices," and a short article about sand-blasting. Also included in the issue are results of the primaries in the third and fourth wards, local news, national news, humorous stories, advertisements, and more.
West Side News March 16, 1889, Orville Wright
West Side News March 16, 1889, Orville Wright
West Side News
West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. This issue featured an anecdote about an early court case involving the shooting of a dog, an obituary for inventor of the ironclad USS Monitor, John Ericsson, local news, humorous stories, advertisements and more.
West Side News March 1, 1889, Orville Wright
West Side News March 1, 1889, Orville Wright
West Side News
West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The inaugural issue presents anecdotes about General Sherman and President Lincoln, humorous poems, local and national news, advertisements, and more.
Milton Wright Diaries: 1889, Milton Wright
Milton Wright Diaries: 1889, Milton Wright
Milton Wright Diaries
Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1889 and continue until December 1889. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Orville Wright begins the publication of the West Side News, and Susan Koerner Wright dies at the age of 58 on July 4th. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.