Today, April 15th, marks the 107th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic; a tragedy made all the more horrific by the lofty expectations placed upon its maiden voyage by doomed passengers and crew alike. Thanks to the New Jersey…
Category: Blasts from the Past!
Pistachio Day
February 26th is Pistachio Day! At the NJ Digital Newspaper Project office, we thought we’d share a few pistachio related items from the 1921 Perth Amboy Evening News. This ad from advertises chocolate covered pistachio nut “nougotines” along with other…
Presidential Birthdays
In the early 1900s, Lincoln’s and Washington’s birthdays were separate holidays, not yet combined into Presidents’ Day. This ad from the February 10, 1917 Perth Amboy Evening News shows how The Boston Store planned to commemorate these presidents’ birthdays. This…