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  • Working to abolish alcoholic beverages...
    Item #683111
    YOUNG WOMEN, Chicago, July, 1896 

    * Young Women's Christian Temperance Union

    An interesting magazine published by the Young Women's Christian Temperance Union whose focus was the outlaw of alcoholic beverages. They also worked to promote women's right to vote.
    Decorative title page, 12 pages, 9 1/2 by 13 inches, minor... Read full description  
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  • Early for color newspaper pages...
    Item #683045
    LE PETIT JOURNAL [The Little Newspaper]--Supplement, Paris, France, April 3, 1898  This was a quite successful conservative, daily newspaper published from 1863 to 1944. Beginning in 1884 they did a weekly "Supplement" famous for their color lithograph front and back pages.
    Such full page color prints in 19th century issues were rather... Read full description  
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  • Government stalls... business thrives...
    Item #683003
    FINDLAY DAILY JEFFERSONIAN, Ohio, Dec. 21, 1880 

    * Uncommon publication
    * "Flag City, USA"


    Page 2 has a brief article which states in part: "Jay Gould seems to have captured the new railroad enterprise which points from Pittsburg [sic] to Chicago...", with more. Page three also has an interesting article which mentions... Read full description  
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  • 1899 Enterprise, Kansas family murders......
    Item #682981
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 6, 1899

    * Enterprise, Dickinson County, Kansas
    * John Gilbert family murders (Wife & 4 children)

     

    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "PURELY DEVILISH" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard... Read full description  
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  • Homestead Steel Strike...
    Item #682905
    WAVERLY FREE PRESS, Waverly, New York, Aug. 6, 1892  Page 2 has a brief report on the Homestead Strike at Homestead, Pennsylvania, which to date remains one of the most significant and tragic labor disputes in U.S. history. 
    This report begins: "The great strike at Homestead continues to be an absorbing topic of public interest. But few of the... Read full description  
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  • Two baseball Hall of Famers...
    Item #682888
    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 20, 1888  Inside has full-length portraits of Timothy J. Keefe, Pitcher & Williams Ewing captioned: "The Winning Battery Of The New York Base-Ball Team." Each portrait measures 6 3/4 by 4 1/4 inches. Both players are members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. There is also a companion article: "The... Read full description  
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  • Much on the great Chicago Fire...
    Item #682769
    SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Oct. 17, 1871  

    * Chicago fire disaster
    * Old wild West original
    * Interesting advertisements


    Not only a very early San Diego newspaper (pop. was just 2300), but the front page has nearly 2 1/2 columns taken up with fine & detailed reporting on the great Chicago Fire.
    Top of a column as: "THE CHICAGO... Read full description  
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    Item #682764
    THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, April 21, 1898  The front page has nice reporting from the Spanish-American War including a banner headline: "McKINLEY'S ULTIMATUM TO SPAIN HAS NOW BEEN RECEIVED AT MADRID" with other various reports on the war.
    A terrific & very large war-themed graphic on page 2.
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  • The Klondike Gold Rush...
    Item #682730
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 26, 1897 

    * Klondike Gold Rush
    * Yukon - Alaska - Canada


    The top of a front page column has reports on the Klondike gold rush, with: "NUGGETS OF NEWS" "From the Klondike Gold-Seeking Craze--The Rush" "Four Hundred Miners" "Leave on the Mexico for the Land of the Midnight Sun and... Read full description  
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  • In the Swedish language...
    Item #682609
    KURRE, Chicago, Illinois, May 29, 1886 

    * Rare publication

    A rather rare Swedish-language newspaper from Illinois, the subtitle above the masthead translating to: "Illustrated Newspaper For Swedish America". A very decorative masthead, 8 pages, some minor margin chipping, nice condition.
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  • 1896 St. Johnsbury, Vermont...
    Item #682425
    ST. JOHNSBURY REPUBLICAN, Vermont, July 1, 1896

    * Caledonia County
    * "Best Small Town"


    Uncommon publication from Northern New England. Contains news of the day with several advertisements.
    Complete with 8 pages, minor wear at the margins, generally nice.
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  • From this small town in Northern Missouri...
    Item #682344
    THE HOME PRESS, La Plata, Missouri, Jan. 28, 1887

    * Macon County

     An uncommon title from this very small town in Northern Missouri. A typical newspaper of the day with local and regional reports and a wealth of ads.
    Complete in 4 pages, never bound nor trimmed, a small hoe to the back leaf, a few small repairs. Good condition.
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  • 1889 Brookville, Indiana...
    Item #682315
    FRANKLIN DEMOCRAT, Indiana, July 11, 1889

    * Rare title - Franklin County, Indiana

    This 4 page newspaper has news of the day and period advertisements.
    Complete, a little spine wear, light creasing, generally nice.
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  • When St. Louis was the Old West...
    Item #682176
    THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, March 2, 1880  The front page has a brief item: Killed His Step-Father" noting: "Enoch Willis, who was shot by his stepson...in the alleged act of whipping his wife, died last night. The young man is in jail."
    Interesting articles include: "Saloon-Keeper Poisoned" "Leader of Texas... Read full description  
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  • Deering family massacre....   End of the Fenian invasion...
    Item #682053
    NEW YORK TIMES, June 9, 1866  

    * The Dearing family murders
    * "Murder by gaslight"
    * Antoine Probst execution


    The back page has one column headings: "THE DEERING MURDER" "Execution of Anton Probst at Philadelphia" "His Final Confession--Letters to His Parents" and more, taking over 3... Read full description  
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  • Woman's Suffrage Convention at Concord...
    Item #682050
    NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 31, 1869

    * Women's Woman's Suffrage Convention
    * Concord, New Hampshire


    The front page has an article: "Woman's Suffrage Convention" at Concord, New Hampshire. The report mentions comments by Julia Ward Howe, and others.
    Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, some staining & minor margin wear.
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  • Chief Sitting Bull on the warpath ?...
    Item #681932
    THE SAN DIEGO UNION, March 23, 1878

    * Chief Sitting Bull on the warpath ?

    The bottom of the front page has a small one column heading: "The Indian Situation" with subhead. See image for brief text.
    Four pages, a little archival mending at the margins, minor wear, generally good. Should be handled with care.
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  • The election "Extra": Benjamin Harrison has won...
    Item #681809
    THE REPUBLICAN--EXTRA, St. Johnsbury, Vermont, Nov. 7, 1888 

    * Presidential election

    This is the election "extra" with front page column heads noting; "THE ELECTION" "The Result Not Yet a Matter of Certainty" "The Republicans Claim to Have Won a Victory!" "New York Claimed For Harrison... Read full description  
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  • 1869 Camden, New Jersey...
    Item #681702
    WEST JERSEY PRESS, New Jersey, June 2, 1869

    * Uncommon publication

    This newspaper measures 27 x 21 inches, has news of the day and several advertisements during the reconstruction era shortly after the American Civil War.
    Four pages, some wear and small tears at the folds, generally good.
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  • Lawwrenceburg, Kentucky fire disaster...
    Item #681477
    THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, March 18, 1873 

    * Lawrenceburg KY Kentucky
    * Town fire disaster


    The front page has an article headed: "Lawrenceburg" "A Kentucky Town Burned", the photos showing the report.

    Four pages, a bit irregular at the spine, nice condition.
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  • One of the less common titles of the late 19th century...
    Item #681358
    THE WASHINGTON WORLD, Washington, D.C., 1883  See the photo for the very nice masthead engraving which includes a print of the Capitol building. Although the content seems to be wide-ranging, there also seems to be content relating to the military & government.
    Four pages, browned at the margins, somewhat fragile so it... Read full description  
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  • Early for color newspaper pages...
    Item #681346
    LE PETIT JOURNAL [The Little Newspaper]--Supplement, Paris, France, Feb. 13, 1898  This was a quite successful conservative, daily newspaper published from 1863 to 1944. Beginning in 1884 they did a weekly "Supplement" famous for their color lithograph front and back pages.
    Such full page color prints in 19th century issues were rather... Read full description  
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  • Worcester Railroad Depot...
    Item #681200
    SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Jan. 22, 1876  The front page has a nice print of: "The Union Railroad Depot Worcester Mass." with another print inside.  Also a curious print of a: "Steam Horse For Street Railways".
    Other articles & prints of the latest inventions & improvements.
    Sixteen pages, great condition.
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  • Worcester Railroad Depot...
    Item #681199
    SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Jan. 22, 1876  The front page has a nice print of: "The Union Railroad Depot Worcester Mass." with another print inside.  Also a curious print of a: "Steam Horse For Street Railways".
    Other articles & prints of the latest inventions & improvements.
    Sixteen pages, great condition.
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  • Very first appearance of Walt Whitman's poem "The Dead Emperor"...
    Item #681006
    NEW YORK HERALD, March 12, 1888  Page 4 has a poem titled: "The First Dandelion", signed in block type: WALT WHITMAN .
    This is the very first appearance of this poem as verified by the Walt Whitman Archive, significant as such.  It would later appear in his noteworthy compilation, "Leaves of... Read full description  
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  • Nice on the Spanish-American War...
    Item #680987
    THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, April 20, 1898  A nice banner headline on the on-going Spanish-American War: "DOWN WITH THE SAFFRON FLAG OF SPAIN AFLOAT OVER CUBAN SOIL ! " with various related subheads on the war.
    The front page also features a nice graphic captioned: "How the United States' Fleet Would Operate in Waging... Read full description  
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  • The Klondike Gold Rush...
    Item #680974
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 24, 1897 

    * Klondike Gold Rush
    * Yukon - Alaska - Canada


    The top of a front page column has reports on the Klondike gold rush, with: "KLONDYKE KRAZE" "Continues o Gather Its Victims All Along the Line" "Canada Gets Greedy" "There Will be Telegraph, Express and Other ... Read full description  
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  • 1899 Hampton, Virginia yellow fever pandemic...
    Item #680878
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 31, 1899

    * Hampton, Virginia
    * Yellow fever - jack
    * Epidemic - pandemic


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "YELLOW JACK SCARE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not... Read full description  
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  • Celebrating the generals after the war...
    Item #680851
    NEW YORK HERALD, June 8, 1865  Among the first column heads are: "Our President" "Monster Meeting Last Night at Cooper Institution" "Outpouring of the Masses for the Administration" "The Hero Grant" "It was Big, Great, Immense, Prodigious!" "Brilliant Array of Generals" and more.... Read full description  
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  • 1873 Mark Twain letter re. Shah of Persia...
    Item #680817
    THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 11, 1873

    * Mark Twain - Samuel Clemens letter
    * Shah of Persia visit to London, England
    * Nasar al-Din Shah Qajar


    Page 3 has a letter by Mark Twain with many headings that include: "SHAH'D" "Mark Twain Hookd the Persian Out of the English Channel'" and more. (see) The letter takes up... Read full description  
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  • The very first issue published...
    Item #680782
    DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE, Farmington and Lakeville, Minnesota, March 6, 1881 

    * Volume 1 Number 1 issue

    This is the first issue published, the volume 1, number 1 issue as noted in the masthead. Gregory notes that only the Minnesota Historical Society has any issues of this title, and just a few from the 19th century.
    Four pages, archivally... Read full description  
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  • Princeton University celebrates its 150th anniversary...
    Item #680725
    SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 24, 1896 

    * Princeton University
    * Prints - illustrations


    The full ftpg. has 6 photo prints of notable buildings on the campus of Princeton University, this issue celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding. Inside as a related article: "The Sesquicentennial Celebration of... Read full description  
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  • Fire fighting...
    Item #680657
    SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 23, 1885

    * Fire Fighting

    The front page of this issue has two illustrations titled "New York Fire Department Testing Devices For Throwing Life Lines Over Buildings". The article inside is titled "Unexplored Branch Of The Fire Escape Problem". There is an article with an illustration both titled "A Mammoth... Read full description  
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  • 1898 USS Maine explosion investigation...
    Item #680600
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 2, 1898

    * re. USS Maine explosion disaster
    * Spanish-American War prelude
    * Havana Harbor , Cuba


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DIVERS HARD AT WORK" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... Read full description  
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  • Popular for the 1894 colorful political cartoons...
    Item #680591
    PUCK, New York, July 11, 1894 

    * 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 very... Read full description  
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  • Mark Twain letter on the Shah of Persia...
    Item #680429
    NEW YORK HERALD, July 22, 1873 

    * Edmund Yates letter
    * Shah of Persia visit to Paris, France
    * Nasar al-Din Shah Qajar


    Page 5 has a letter by Edmund Yates with several headings that include: "N A S S R-E D-D I N" "Mr. Edmund Yates Last View" "Court Life At Tehran" "The Persian Bastinado"... Read full description  
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  • 1898 Fall of Manila, Philippines...
    Item #680329
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 17, 1898

    * Fall of Manila, Philippines
    * Spanish-American War


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TAKING OF MANILA" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from... Read full description  
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  • Great Brazos River flood of 1899... Texas...
    Item #680256
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 6, 1899

    * Brazos River flood disaster
    * Dewey & Sealey, Texas


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FLOOD AND FAMINE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally... Read full description  
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  • 1881 Mayer, Minnesota tornado disaster...
    Item #680254
    THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, July 15, 1881

    * Mayer, Minnesota
    * Tornado disaster in the summer of 1881


    Page 2 has one column headlines: "TERRIFIC STORM", "Portions of Minnesota Visited by a Tornado", "Loss of Life and Great Destruction of Property Reported", with supporting details. Other news and... Read full description  
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  • Actor Edwin Booth...  NYC fire department... Attack by Indians...
    Item #680250
    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 13, 1866

    * Actor Edwin Booth
    * NYC fire department
    * Prints - illustrations


    Full ftpg. is a nice illus. of: 'Edwin Forrest Booth' from a Brady photograph. The highly sought after great double page centerfold: 'Metropolitan Fire Department' is very displayable with many... Read full description  
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  • 1899 Elihu Root... Secretary of War...
    Item #680241
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 1, 1899

    * Elihu Root - American lawyer & statesman
    * Sworn in as Secretary of war under Roosevelt

     

    The top of the front page has a two column headline: "ROOT SWORN IN, ALGER RETIRES" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... Read full description  
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  • A  racist newspaper on the post-war events...
    Item #680229
    NEW YORK WEEKLY DAY-BOOK CAUCASIAN, Oct. 28, 1865  A decidedly racist newspaper which began well before the Civil War & lasted a few years after. As such their reporting on events of the day provide a contrasting perspective beyond most other Northern newspapers.
    Among the articles: "Reminiscences of Gen. 'Stonewall'... Read full description  
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  • A  racist newspaper on the post-war events...
    Item #680224
    NEW YORK WEEKLY DAY-BOOK CAUCASIAN, Sept. 30, 1865  A decidedly racist newspaper which began well before the Civil War & lasted a few years after. As such their reporting on events of the day provide a contrasting perspective beyond most other Northern newspapers.
    Among the articles: "The Hangman's Party" "The... Read full description  
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  • 1899 Battle of Modder River...
    Item #680207
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 29, 1899

    * Battle of Modder River - South Africa
    * Second Boer War
    * Lord Methuen - British Army victory

     

    The top of the front page has a two column headline: "BLOODIEST BATTLE OF THE CENTURY" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... Read full description  
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  • The Wall Street panic of 1873...
    Item #680204
    THE NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 25, 1873

    * Wall Street - stock market failure
    * Panic of 1873 near the beginning
    * Best title to be had ?


    The top of page 6 has one column headings: "THE CALM" "The Banks Bringing Order Out Of Chaos" "The Stock Exchange Speaks" "Reported Shipments of Gold from Europe" and more. (see)... Read full description  
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  • 1899 Battle of Magersfontein...
    Item #680199
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 13, 1899

    * Battle of Magersfontein - South Africa
    * Second Boer War - "Black Week"
    * Lord Methuen - British Army defeat

     

    The top of the front page has a two column headline: "METHUEN REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSS" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description  
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  • 1899 Key West, Florida yellow fever pandemic...
    Item #680158
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 19, 1899

    * Key West, Florida
    * Yellow fever - jack
    * Epidemic - pandemic


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "AN AWFUL EPIDEMIC" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are... Read full description  
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  • 1899 USS Maine victims final burial...
    Item #680156
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 28, 1899

    * re. USS Maine United States Navy battleship disaster
    * Final burial of the victims at Arlington Cemetery - Virginia

     

    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HONOR THE DEAD" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description  
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  • 1899 Battle of Colenso, South Africa...
    Item #680153
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 16, 1899

    * Battle of Colenso - South Africa
    * Second Boer War - "Black Week"
    * Redvers Buller - British Army defeat

     

    The top of the front page has a two column headline: "ENGLAND PANIC STRICKEN OVER BULLER'S DEFEAT" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good... Read full description  
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  • 1899 James J. Jeffries heavyweight boxing...
    Item #680111
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 4, 1899

    * James J. Jeffries vs. Tom Sharkey
    * Heavyweight boxing championship
    * 1st ever on film - motion pictures

     
    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "A TERRIFIC BATTLE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description  
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