A "red, white & blue" Fourth of July issue... an interesting curiosity...

WILLIAMSPORT REPUBLICAN, Pennsylvania, July 4, 1890 Printed at the top above the masthead: "FOURTH OF JULY EDITION"

This is the complete issue which in celebration of the 4th of July opted to replace the typical black ink with alternating pages of red and blue, meaning pages 1, 4, 5 & 8 are printed entirely in blue ink, while pages 2, 3, 6 & 7 are entirely in red ink, which alon... See More  

Secretariat at the Preakness... Triple Crown....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Sat., May 19, 1973



* Secretariat to win Preakness Stakes (day of)

* Thoroughbred horse racing

* Triple crown champion



The top of page 28 has a heading: "Secretariat Eyes Second Jewel" with related photo and much more. See images for portion of the text.

Complete with all 40 pages, a little spine wear, small piece torn away at the bottom right corner... See More  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 9, 1933



* Hermann Goering becomes Prussia's leader

* Another step towards the Jewish Holocaust 



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GOERING WINS FIGHT TO RULE IN PRUSSIA, REPLACING PAPEN" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 32 pages, rag edition, a little spine wear, otherwise in very nice condition.



AI notes: Hermann G... See More  

1980 opening day of "Coal Miner's Daughter" film...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 10, 1980



* "Coal Miner's Daughter" advertisement & review

* Grand Opening day movie premiere

* American biographical musical film 

* Actress Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn 



Page 51 has the opening day review for the film "Coal Miner's Daughter" with photo.

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1982 Joan Jett editorial... Woman rocker...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 6-12, 1982



* Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Woman rocker

* Editorial near the beginning of her music career



Page 61 has an editorial by Tom Smucker on the rise of Joan Jett in the music World with heading: "A Joan Jett Fantasy" within a photo of her performing. (szee images)

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St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigation in a Chicago newspaper...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 18, 1929



* Fred "Killer" Burke found to be involved in killings

* St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigations

* George 'Bugs' Moran & Al 'Scarface' Capone

* Best publication to be had - very rare as such



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "MACHINE GUNS LINK BURKE TO GANG MASSACRE" with subhead. A few related ... See More  

1986 "The Color of Money" opening day advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 21, 1986



* "The Color of Money" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere in NYC

* American sports drama (billiards - pool) 

* Tom Cruise - Paul Newman - Martin Scorsese



Page 61 has a 8 x 4 3/4 inch advertisement for the opening day showing of "The Color of Money" in New York City.... See More  

1986 "Stand by Me" opening day advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 12, 1986



* "Stand by Me" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere in NYC

* Coming-of-age drama film - Rob Reiner



Page 55 has a 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day showing of "STAND BY ME" in New York City. (see images)

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1981 Palsmatics w/ Wendy O. Williams nightclub ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 5, 1981



* Plasmatics w/ singer Wendy O. Williams AD

* American hardcore punk rock band performance

* Bond International Casino in New York City



Page 105 has a 10 1/2 x 5 inch advertisement for upcoming performances by the "PLASMATICS" at the Bond International Casino in New York City. (see images)

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Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1679...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 3, 1679



* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had

* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century

* Great gift idea for that history buff



This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As... See More  

1989 "The Cure" concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 25, 1989



* The Cure - English rock cult band 

* Robert Smith - gothic new wave music

* Giants Stadium concert advertisement

* 1st stop in the U.S. for their "Prayer Tour"



Page 88 has a nice colorful full page advertisement for a upcoming "THE CURE" concert at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford,... See More  

1985 Columbia University stedents protest...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 23, 1985



* Columbia University students protest w/ photos 

* Anti-apartheid movement - South Africa



The front page has and photo with headline: "Inside the Columbia Protests; A University at War with Itself" (see images) This editorial begins on page 13 and continues on a few more inside pages with a few more... See More  

1989 "Lethal Weapon 2" opening day advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 11, 1989



* "Lethal Weapon 2" film advertisement

* Opening day premiere in New York City

* Buddy cop action comedy movie series 

* Actors Mel Gibson & Danny Glover



Page 40 has a full page advertisement for the opening day showing of "LETHAL WEAPON 2" (see images)

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Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1668...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Jan. 19, 1668



* Among the Earliest of English language newspapers to be had

* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century

* Unique gift idea for that history buff



This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As wa... See More  

1981 Bombing of Lebanon (Beirut)... PLO...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1981



* Bombing of Beirut, Lebanon

* Israeli warplanes bombardment 

* Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)

* Lebanese Civil War - Palestinian insurgency



The top of the front page has a nice headline: "ISRAELIS BOMB BEIRUT IN RAIDS AGAINST THE P.L.O. IN LEBANON; 123 REPORTED DEAD, 550 INJURED" with subheads and two related photos. (see ima... See More  

1986 "Jumpin' Jack Flash" opening day advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 14, 1986



* "Jumpin' Jack Flash" film advertisement

* Opening day premiere in New York City

* Actress & "View" panelist Whoopi Goldberg

* American spy comedy movie - Penny Marshall



Page 58 has a full page advertisement for the opening day showing of "JUMPIN' JACK FLASH" in... See More  

Al Capone freed from prison....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 17, 1939



* Al 'Scarface" Capone freed from prison

* Chicago gangster becomes a free man

* Best publication to be had ? (very rare as such)



The front page has a one column heading: "CAPONE, BROKEN AND ILL; FREED; PUT IN HOSPITAL" with small photo of Capone. (see images) Great to have from the city where he ruled the underground for ye... See More  

1905 Russian battleship Potemkin mutiny......

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 7, 1905



* Russian battleship Potemkin

* Mutiny by the crew ends

* Prelude to the Russian Revolution



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "POTEMKINE FLEES FROM THE FLEET" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragil... See More  

1980 "RUSH" concerts & "THE FOG" movie ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 3, 1980



* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band

* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson

* "Permanent Waves" album tour - The Palladium

* "THE FOG" opening day premiere advertisement

* Director John Carpenter - creator of "Halloween"

* Independent supernatural horror film - movie 



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THE DOORS Jim Morrison famous arrest in Miami...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 13, 1969



* The Doors - Jim Morrison counterculture rock band

* Infamous arrest for indecent exposure at a Miami concert



The top of page 5 has a heading: "It's Hard to Light A Fire in Miami" with lead-in: "Jim Morrison" Lengthy text continues on another page.

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'Bleeding Kansas' and the shooting of Sheriff Jones...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 8, 1856  



* Bleeding Kansas

* Missouri border invasion

* War on slavery



The front page has a 2 1/2 columns of coverage on the "Bleeding Kansas" situation with headings that include: "The Kansas War" "Details of the Fight at Ossawatomie" "Border-Ruffian Accounts" and more.  ... See More  

Dale Earnhardt's "Pass in the Grass" NASCAR race...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 18, 1987



* "Pass in the Grass" folklore move

* Dale Earnhardt wins The Winston

* NASCAR all-star stock car racing 

* Charlotte Motor Speedway - Concord NC 



Page 6 of the sport's section has a three column heading: "Earnhardt Wins Heated Winston" (see images)



Complete with all sections (80+ pages), nice condition. 



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Alexander Fleming's penicillin in 1944...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 5, 1944



* Alexander Fleming

* Penicillin - Penicillium

* Made available for public use

* World War II - WWII 



The front page has a two column heading: "Public to Get Penicillin Through 1,000 Hospitals" See below for background.

Complete in 34 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.



background: On May 4, 1944, the U.S. War Production B... See More  

1933 Gold Standard Dropped...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 20, 1933.



* U.S. Gold Standard dropped

* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR



The front page has nice banner headline: "ROOSEVELT'S INFLATION DETAILED"  with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Coverage of FDR dropping the Gold Standard for the United States.

Complete with 38 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, a little

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1950 Battle of the Pusan Perimeter... Korean War...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 3, 1950



* Battle of the Pusan Perimeter - Korean War

* United Nations Command vs. North Korea



The front page has a banner headline: "ALL OUT BATTLE RAGES" with lead-in: "Reds Hurl Might into 3 Big Drives" and subheads. (see images) 

Complete with 40+ pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, some small binding holes along t... See More