1875 St. Patrick's Day..

ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, March 18, 1875



* St. Patrick's Day celebration



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "ERIN GO BRAUGH" "Imposing Display in Honor of Ireland's Patron Saint" "Ten Thousand Lovers of the Old Sod Tramp the Streets" and more. (see) Lengthy... See More  

Mardi Gras in Memphis, Tennessee...

ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, February 10, 1875



* Early Mardi Gras report

* Memphis TN Tennessee



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "THE CARNIVAL" "A Grand and Imposing Pageant at Memphis" "Momus Holds a disputed Sway for at Least One Day" and more. (see)

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Speech by Mark Twain...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 23, 1876  The last column of the front page and most of page 2 are taken up with a report of: "Forefathers' Day" "New-Englanders at Dinner" "The Annual Festival of the New-England Society--Speeches by Hon. G. William Curtis, 'Mark Twain', Rev. Edward Everett Hale..." and more (see). It is on page 2 where appears Twain's sp... See More  

St. Louis, Missouri lynching....

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, November 11, 1877



* Karl Strahl lynching - hanging

* Goetz murders



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "HORROR'S HARVEST" "Carl Strahl, the Double Murderer, Executed by Judge Lynch" "The Murderer Leads His Captors to Where Goetz's Body Rests" "... See More  

Be DeBar death...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 29, 1877



* Ben DeBar death

* American actor-manager

* Nice title to have in



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 5 has an article headed: "Ben. De Bar" "Death of the Great Actor and Manager" "Some Account of His Disease and Moments" and more. (see) Lengthy text.

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White House Pow Wow...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, October 2, 1877



* Pow Wow - Indians

* Chief Spotted Tail

 * Red Cloud



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 5 has an article headed: "THE FINAL POW-WOW" "What Spotted Tail and Red Cloud Demand of the President" and more. (see)

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Spiritualism...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 11, 1877



* Spiritualism - spiritualists

* Materializations - paranormal



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 11 has an article headed: "SPIRITUALISTS" "Piano Playing Without Mortal Contact" and more. (see) Text takes up about 1 1/3 columns.

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19th century Altamont, Illinois....

EFFINGHAM COUNTY OBSERVER, Altamont, Illinois, December 11, 1896



* Uncommon title



News and advertisements of the day.

Complete in 8 pages, a little margin wear with some small tears, generally good.

Woodford Mambrino death....

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, May 16, 1879



* Jacob Schaefer, Sr.

* Billiards - pool



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 5 has an article headed: "THE WIZARD'S WAND" "Schaefer's Marvelous Performance with the cue" "The Western Wonder Retains the Championship" and more. (see) Text takes up over a full c... See More  

Waterboro, South Carolina tornado...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, April 18, 1879



* Waterboro SC South Carolina

* Tornado disaster



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Wrecked By The Wind" "The Lower Portion of South Carolina Tornado Torn" "Fifteen Persons Killed in the Village of Waterboro" and more. (see)

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1879 Negro exodusters..

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, April 20, 1879



* Negro Exodusters begin

* Wyandotte KS Kansas



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "The Colored Immigrants" "Brief Description of Their Reception and Condition at Wyandotte" and more. (see) Text takes up more than a full column.

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Lauara Bridgman... dead-blind...

THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, January 7, 1877



* Laura Bridgman biography

* Deaf-blind Woman



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 11 has an article headed: "Laura Bridgman" "An Evening in Her Home--Her Wonderful Tact and Ingenuity" (see)

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Popular for the colorful political cartoons...

PUCK, New York, Aug. 6, 1890 



* Color political prints



Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing for a weekly publication. The color prints are much desired for their displayability. This issue has as its politic... See More  

Post Civil War school segregation...

THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, March 14, 1877



* School segregation

* Colored teachers



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 4 has an article headed: "Colored Teachers For Colored Schools" "A Memorial to the Board of Public Schools" This issue is not fragile as newsprint back then was made of cotton and linen rags, allowin... See More  

Life of a Southern moonshiner....

THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, February 26, 1877



* Southern moonshiners

* Georgia & Carolinas



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 7 has an article headed: "Southern Moonshine" "A Strange Life in the Southeastern Mountains" "One of the Singular Results of the Great Rebellion"

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The Deseret Museum...

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Pneumatic message system...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 24, 1877  The front page features a large illustration "Pneumatic Transmission in New York City" with an accompanying article and more illustrations inside. Inside the issue is "New Experiments in Mechanical Flight" with illustrations; "Houyoux' Rotary Pump"; and more illustrations, articles and advertisements.

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"Tall oaks from little acorns grow"...

THE ACORN, North Attleboro, Massachusetts, Feb. 1, 1878 



* Rare miniature title

* (Attleborough)

* Volume 1 Number 2



The vol. 1 number 2 issue from an amateur press, very common at the time. An acorn-themed masthead. Contains literary items, games, puzzles, "Chat with Visitors", etc. The back page as 2 small illustrations.

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Alfred Packer & cannibalism...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, September 9, 1874



* Alfred Packer

* Saguache, Colorado

* Cannibalism - murder



Page 5 has a small one column heading: "Murders In The Mountains Of Colorado" See image for text here.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little spine wear, generally good.

Northfleet sinking disaster...

THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, January 24, 1873



* British full rigged ship

* Northfleet sinking disaster



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Most Terrible Marine Disaster" "A Ship Cut to the Waters' Edge" "Over 350 Persons Believed To Be Lost" and more. (see)

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Battle of Sand Butte... Modoc War...

THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, April 30, 1873



* Battle of Sand Butte

* Modocs Indians War

* Scarface Charley victory



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Battling The Modocs" "Disastrous Fight In The Lava Beds" and more. (see) Text takes up about 1 1/3 columns.

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Frankfort, Kentucky beer riot...

THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, April 23, 1873



* Frankfort KY Kentucky

* Beer riot - breweries

* Modoc Indian War



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "The Frankfort Riot" "Twelve Hours of Disorder--The Trouble Caused by an Advance in the Price of Beer..." See image for text here.

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Actor Edwin Booth advertisement...

THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, April 9, 1873



* Actor Edwin Booth

* Hamlet & Richelieu



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an advertisement headed: "OPERA HOUSE....EDWIN BOOTH..." (see) Uncommon to find on the front page.

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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania boiler explosion....

THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, February 4, 1873



* Conshohocken PA Pennsylvania

* Factory - boilers explosion disaster



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Terrific Boiler Explosion" "Four Immense Boilers Scatter Shafts Of Destruction And Bolts Of Death" "Buildings Shattered and Men Blow... See More  

Scientific Apparatus...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 28, 1888 Full front page has seven scenes: "Manufacture Of Scientific Apparatus--Factory, Stores, And Offices Of J. W. Queen & Co." with an accompanying report inside includes five more illustrations. Inside the issue is: "Engish Coupling and Uncoupling Devices", "A Twenty Thousand Dollar Country House" and more illustrations, ... See More