Category: Blasts from the Past!

Old News of the Day–April 8

The Model 14 Buick, pictured below was featured in the Special Automobile section of the April 8, 1911 Newark Evening Star and Newark Advertiser. Along with a 16 horsepower engine, $575 would get the buyer “rubber top, glass front, oil…

Old News of the Day–April 7

At the NJ Digital Newspaper Project office, we often enjoy coming across the items about daily life that appear in the newspapers. Today, we’re featuring some of information a reader could find in the Local News section of the April…

Old News of the Day–April 6

The April 6, 1914 Perth Amboy Evening News featured “A Page for the Home Dressmaker.” The main story declared “Belts and Peplums Take a Prominent Place in the New Models.” The illustration below shows off these fashionable styles along with…