Electric baseball "scoreboard" for remote "viewing"...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Jan. 24, 1891 An inside page has novel new invention headed: "Electrical Sporting Bulletin" which has about half a page of text and two illustrations, one captioned; "Electrical Base Ball Bulletin" and the other: "Diagram of Mechanism & Electrical Connections of the Base Ball Bulletin--Plan View of Double Relay". A portion of the art... See More  

1882 Singing doll advertisement...

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Ohio, December 8, 1882 



* Webber singing doll 



This 8 page newspaper has news of the day and many interesting advertisements including a page 5 ad for:



"A Marvellous (sic) Doll" with small illustration of the 'Webber Singing Doll" See photo for the 5 2 1/4 inch ad which has very tiny text. This was 8 years before the famous 'Edison... See More  

Valentine's Day... Scenes of Colorado...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Feb. 17, 1866  The entire front page has two prints: "Central City, Colorado" which is a town view; and "A Gambling Scene in Denver City, Colorado". Inside is a large print of "George Bancroft"; a full page of the: "Grand Reception Given by the 7th Regiment at the Academy of Music, New York"; a print of: "The Late Rev... See More  

Chinese bound for San Francisco...

ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, April 29, 1876  Inside are several prints on "The War in the Herzegovina", a full page: "Map of a Portion of Africa" and a doublepg. centerfold: "Chinese Emigration to America: Sketch on Board the Steamship Alaska, Bound for San Francisco".

Complete in 24 pages, very nice, clean condition.

Great views of Little Rock and Mobile...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 15, 1890  Full ftpg. shows: "...Mid-day Lenten Services in Trinity Church..."; a page with 3 prints of: "A Trip Through the Canal & Sounds from Norfolk, Virginia to New Berne, N.C."; a photo of: "The Chicago World's Fair Committee..." "Alabama--Views in & About the City of Mobile"; a fullpg. wi... See More  

George Eastman receives a patent for his camera...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 22, 1888  Although quite significant for any collector of vintage cameras, one of the back page has the "Index of Inventions" showing over 100 which have recently been awarded, one being: "Camera, G. Eastman....388,850". This was for his first roll film not requiring support.

Various illustrations of recent invention of the day, many q... See More  

Tractor... Cow milker...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 17, 1877  The front page of the issue contains a large illustration "Frick & Co.'s Eclipse Agricultural Engine" and accompanying article. Within the issue is "Secchi's Solar Photographic Instrument"; "Melling's Improvements in Safety Valves"; "Knollin's Cow Milker"; "Hydraulic Punching Mac... See More  

Great prints of Peoria and Hannibal... Indian life...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 25, 1890  Among the prints within are a halfpg: "Incident of Indian Life--The 'Squaw Man' Visited by His Wife's Relations--Scene in the Indian Territory". Also: "Big Trees in Humboldt County, California". A nice fullpg; "A Duck Farm at Eastport, Long Island...".

Also two great full pages with many prints... See More  

Very first appearance of Walt Whitman's poem "Soon Shall the Winter's Foil Be Here"...

NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 21, 1888 



* Walt Whitman's "Soon Shall the Winter's Foil Be Here"

* First 1st appearance in printing



Near the middle of page 6 is a poem titled: "Soon Shall the Winter's Foil Be Here" by the noted Walt Whitman, this being the very first appearance of this poem in print as verified by the Walt Whitman Archive, and is very signif... See More  

Popular for the colorful political cartoons...

PUCK, New York, Nov. 1, 1893  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 political cartoons:

front page: "... See More  

Re: the death of Alfred, Lord Tennyson...

CLEVELAND WORLD, Ohio, October 10, 1892  Page 4 has: "THE DEAD LAUREATE," which has excerpts from major newspapers from throughout the country paying tribute to poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, who had died just a few days prior. See images for details.

Other news of the day with period advertising are found throughout.

Eight pages, even toning and edge chipping, pulpish/fragile, but i... See More  

Supporting the cause of Prohibition...

THE LEVER, Chicago, Illinois, May 29, 1884  A  prohibition newspaper which railed against the sale of alcohol. Their motto in the masthead: "No License for the Liquor Traffic in Any Form or for Any Price." Most of the content is themed on this principle.

Eight pages, nice condition.

Edwin Booth reccomends Cocoa Beef Tonic...

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, June 16, 1881



* Edwin Booth, renowned actor

* brother of John Wilkes Booth



Page 4 has a one column heading: "Edwin Booth," which quotes him as saying: "It did me much good," says this celebrated actor, "in speaking of the *Liebig Co's Cocoa Beef Tonic. Beware of imitations. Ask for Cocoa Beef Tonic."

Other news a... See More  

The Oklahoma land rush.....

WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, April 20, 1889 



* Oklahoma land rush

* Boomers and Sooners



The front page has one column headlines: "THE OKLAHOMA BOOM" "As the Great Day Draws Near the Excitement Increases" "Bound To Reach The Land" and more with related text. This is fine coverage on the famed Oklahoma land rush.

Four pages, large folio size, irre... See More  

"The Greatest Show On Earth" burns again...

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, November 21 & 26, 1887  The front page of the issue from the 21st has,"Fire Record," which provides an account of the devastating fire in Bridgeport, Connecticut at the winter quarters of P.T. Barnum's "Greatest Show On Earth." The issue of the 26th includes a follow-up report on page 1 which mentions the death of the famed rhinoceros, al... See More  

Preparing for the famous Oklahoma Land Rush...

PUBLIC LEDGER, Memphis, Tennessee, Jan. 19, 1889 



* Oklahoma land rush close

* Boomers and Sooners



The front page has a one column head: "The Promised Land" "A Raid 5000 Strong to be Made on Oklahoma".  This is an interesting article on plans for the huge land rush which would occur on April 22. The article mentions Pawnee Bill (see).

Complete in 8 pages, even... See More  

1899 Kirksville, Missouri tornado disaster...

SEMI-WEEKLY GAZETTE AND BULLETIN, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, April 28, 1899



* Kirksville, Missouri

* Tornado, cyclone disaster



The top of the front has a one column heading: "CYCLONE WRECKS HAVOC" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Kirksville, Missouri tornado disaster.

Other news of the day. Complete with 8 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margin... See More  

Silk industry in India...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, November 2, 1895  The cover has "The Cotton States Exhibition, Atlanta, GA" with accompanying article. Also inside is: "Long's Machine for Sawing Mouldings"; "The Silk Industry in India"; "Fair Haven and Westville Electric Railroad"; "The Transsiberian Railway"; and more articles, illustrations and advertisem... See More  

Very first appearance of Walt Whitman's poem "After The Dazzle of Day"...

NEW YORK HERALD, February 3, 1888  On page 4 is a poem titled: "After the Dazzle of Day", reading in its entirety:



"After the dazzle of day is gone

Only the dark night shows to my eyes the stars;

After the clangor of organ majestic or chorus or perfect band

Silent athwart my soul moves the symphony true.

WALT WHITMAN".



This is the very first  appearance of t... See More  

Walt Whitman's "ABRAHAM LINCOLN (BORN FEB. 12, 1809)"... 1st appearance...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, February 12, 1888



* Walt Whitman's "ABRAHAM LINCOLN (BORN FEB. 12, 1809)"

* 1st appearance - quite rare



Page 12 has Walt Whitman's "ABRAHAM LINCOLN (BORN FEB. 12, 1809)," which was a piece written exclusively for the New York Herald. While noteworthy, it is certainly one of his shortest poems. The entire text reads: "ABRAHAM LINCOLN (BOR... See More  

Very first appearance of Walt Whitman's poem "Halcyon Days"

NEW YORK HERALD, January 29, 1888 



* Walt Whitman - American poet

* 1st Appearance of "Halcyon Days"



At the top of page 12 is a poem titled: "Halcyon Days" by the noted Walt Whitman, this being the very first appearance of this poem in print as verified by the Walt Whitman Archive, and is very significant as such. Complete in 24 pages, light toning, very good c... See More  

Early Fire Escape...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, February 23, 1889. This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day including the following prints: GUN FACTORY - WIRE TIGHTENER - BRAKE SHOE - EAR PIERCER - FIRE ESCAPE - STEP LADDER & Much More. These illustrations also have text that goes along with them. Very interesting advertisements as well, back in the day when ... See More  

For the ballooning enthusiast... Failed attempt to cross the Atlantic...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 13, 1873  A nice issue for any ballooning enthusiast as the front page is taken up with 3 prints, the largest captioned: "The Great Transatlantic Balloon" with prints of its "aeronauts" and a detailed article. In reality they were forced to land in New England, never making it across any water, however this was the first attempt to cros... See More  

Government of Ireland Bill of 1886...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 9, 1886



* Government of Ireland Bill 1886

* First Home Rule Bill

* William Gladstone



The front page has one column headings: "ERIN'S DELIVERANCE" "Gladstone, in a Most Eloquent Speech, Proposes a Parliament for Ireland" "and more with illustration of Gladstone. (see) Lengthy text here.

Other news and advertisements of the day. Com... See More  

Last Jesse James Gang Holdup...

NEW-YORK TIMES, Sept. 9, 1881



* Last Jesse James Gang robbery

* Blue Cut Train Robbery

* Glendale, Missouri



The inset shows the front page report regarding the last holdup of the James Gang which took place near Independence, Missouri. Nicely situated just below the dateline, this is perhaps one of the most detailed and graphic accounts of a James Gang robbery. Later in the report, which t... See More