"Pennsylvania Yankee" town...

THE PENN YAN EXPRESS, New York, 1890  An uncommon title from this town of 5100 pop. in upstate New York.  The name is a syllabic abbreviation of "Pennsylvania Yankee". Various news of the day with a wealth of ads, many of which are illustrated.

Four pages, large folio size, evenly toned, fragile so it must be handled carefully, but otherwise in nice condition.

Early ballooning...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, October 16, 1877



* Ballooning "Amazon" flight

* Lizzie Ihling Wise

* John Wise niece



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The back page has an article headed: "UP IN A BALLOON" "The Airy Adventures of Lizzie Ihling Wise" and more. (see)

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Beer drinking in Germany...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 15, 1880



* Red Hill, Colorado becomes a ghost town

* Powder explosion disaster



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "RED HILL IN RUINS" "The Little Place Demolished by Giant Powder" and more. (see)

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James A. Garfield... Long Branch, New Jersey...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 6, 1881



* President James A. Garfield

* Going to Long Branch, New Jersey to die



The front page has one column headlines: "With Prayers", "The People's Patient will be Followed", "On His Journey this Morning to" "Long Branch and Renewed Life", "The Start to be Made at 6 O'clock"&nb... See More  

The controversial Alexander G. Bell telephone patent case...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, January 2, 1886  Includes an article of: THE BELL TELEPHONE CASE . This article details the Interior Department recommends that the Attorney General investigate to see if Bell's first patent was valid. The front page of the issue "Hydraulic Machinery for Operating the drawbridge Across the Harlem River at Second Ave. N.Y. City". Inside t... See More  

Popular for the colorful political cartoons...

PUCK, New York, May 18, 1887 



* 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  

SS Schiller ocean liner disaster...

ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, May 9, 1875



* German ocean liner SS Schiller

* Isles of Scilly sinking disaster



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "GONE DOWN" "Horrible and Heart-Rendering Ocean Disaster" "The Steamship Schiller Lost off the Coast of the Scilly Isles" &... See More  

Jews - Jewish trial & penalty...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, January 13, 1880



* Jews - Jewish - Judaica



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 6 has an article headed: "CODE OF THE JEWS" "Trials in Capital Cases Among the Ancient Israelites" and more. (see) Text takes up about 1 1/2 columns.

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Georgetown, Colorado boom...

ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, March 7, 1875



* Georgetown, Colorado

* "Silver Queen of Colorado"



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "COLORADO" A Batch of Correspondence, Descriptive and Otherwise" "Georgetown, its Mountains, Mines and Smelting Works" and more. (see)

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Early Denison, Texas...

ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE, Missouri, April 23, 1875



* Denison, Texas

* Grayson County



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "Northern Texas" "Denison--Its History and Rapid Progress" "Business and Prospects of the City"

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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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