Category: Blasts from the Past!

Old News of the Day–March 31

Although we aren’t going outside much these days, we are noticing that trees are budding and flowers are starting to show. After a bleak winter, blossoms and blooms make for a nice sight. This headline from the March 31, 1890…

Celebrating Women in New Jersey

It is almost the end of Women’s History Month and therefore we celebrate women’s empowerment in education, suffrage, and the workforce. Ruth Cameron’s topic for the “The Evening Chit-Chat” featured in the November 7, 1910 issue of Perth Amboy Evening…

Old News of the Day–March 30

At the NJ Digital Newspaper office, we’ve often found ourselves drawn to advertisements. In some papers, they’re the standalone “graphic” component on an all-text page. In others, the image itself draws the eye over other ads on the page. Looking…