Sam Bass gang death...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, September 4, 1878



* Outlaw Henry Collins death

* Sam Bass gang member



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 4 has an article headed: "Collins, the Train Robber, 'Goes to Meet Bass'" "Collins Cashes His Checks" See image for brief text here.

Complete in 8 pages, very nice ... See More  

From Watseka, Illinois...

IROQUOIS TIMES, Watseka, Illinois, Dec. 23, 1875 



* Rare title for the Midwest



Uncommon title from a rather small town in Eastern Illinois. Various news & illustrated ads of the day, 8 pages, never bound nor trimmed so it folds out to one large sheet, a piece clipped from an inside leaf (see), otherwise quite nice.

Mark Twain biography....

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, December 7, 1878



* Mark Twain - Samuel Clemens



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 10 has an article headed: "Mark Twain" "A Well-Got-Up Biography of the Great Humorist" Text takes up almost 2 full columns.

Complete in 12 pages, nice condition.... See More  

Gale of 1878...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, October 24, 1878



* Gale of 1878

* Hurricane disaster

* East Coast & New England



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "TORN BY THE TEMPEST" "The Wilds Winds Manifesting Their Wrath" "A Terrible Storm Raging in the East" "The Lo... See More  

Tallahatchie County, Mississippi Negroes...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, September 14, 1875



* Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

* Charleston MS political race war

* Philadelphia International Cricket Tournament 1875



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "SCIENCE AND MUSCLE" "Opening Day of the International Cricket Tourney&q... See More  

Shawneetown, Illinois flood...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 13, 1875



* Shawneetown, Illinois flood



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "INUNDATED" "Remarkable Flood at Shawneetown, Ill." See images for text here.

Complete in 8 pages, minor irregularity along spine, very nice condition.... See More  

Seance performed in theater....

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, July 22, 1875



* Medium - seances

* materialized spirit - ghost



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 2 has an article headed: "A Lively Seance" "Spiritualists Brought to Bay in the Boston Theater"

Complete in 8 pages, minor irregularity along spine, nice condition.... See More  

Spiritualism...

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



* Spiritualism



The back page has an article headed: "Satan And Spiritualism" "One and the Same Thing, According to an Evangelist" "The Subject Viewed from a Scriptural Stand-point" See images for text here.

Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little irregular along spine, otherwise n... See More  

Madame Tussauds...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, November 23, 1881



* Marie Tussaud

* Madame Tussauds

* Wax sculptures fame



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 6 has an article headed: "MADAME TUSSAUD" "Her Life and Adventures--Her Experience During the Days of '93--Her Wax Modeling" Text takes up about 1 1/2 columns.

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President Lincoln & his cabinet....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 6, 1870



* Abraham Lincoln's cabinet

* Thurlow Weed



Page 2 has an article headed: "President Lincoln" "The Selection of his Cabinet for his Second Term--A Chapter from Thurlow Weed's Autobiography" See images for text here.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor margin wear, otherwise in nice condition.... See More  

Mount Cenis tunnel completed...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 28, 1870



* Mount Cenis (Frejus Rail) Tunnel

* France & Italy connected (ground breakthrough)



The front page has one column headings: "The Mont Cenis Tunnel" "The Great Work at Length Completed" and more. (see)

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, otherwise nice.... See More  

Oxford vs. Cambridge rowing...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1870



* The Boat Race

* Oxford vs. Cambridge Universities

* Rowing - River Thames



This 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.

The front page has one column headings: "The Annual Boat Race of the English Universities" "Cambridge Wins by a Length in 20 Minutes and 30 Seconds" Text takes up a full ... See More  

Mount Vernon, Indiana cholera epidemic...

EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, July 22, 1873



* Mount Vernon, Indiana

* Cholera epidemic

* Jackson, Tennessee fire disaster



This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings: "Mt. Vernon, Ind." "The Cholera Abating" "Jackson, Tenn." "The Town Destroyed by Fire" and more.

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Land in Nebraska for $3 an acre...

THE MERRICK COUNTY ITEM, Central City, Nebraska, Dec. 1, 1880 



* Uncommon title



Various news of the day from the Midwest with two illustrated ads on the back page promoting the attractiveness of settling in Nebraska, one headed: "Specimen Views Of Union Pacific Railroad Lands In Nebraska...Millions of good Acres yet for Sale at from $3 to $6 per acre." Page 2 has an inconspicu... See More  

1882 Montpelier, Vermont...

GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN, Montpelier, Vermont, April 19, 1882



* Uncommon title from New England



This large size. 4 page newspaper measures 26 x 20 inches and has news of the day with several interesting advertisements, many which are illustrated.

Complete, very minor margin wear, generally in very nice condition.

How Jefferson Davis passes his time...

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Aug. 12, 1865  the front page has: "Fortress Monroe" "On Their Homeward Way!" "Government Sale of Horses & Mules" "Glimpse At Jefferson D." "He Airs Himself On the Ramparts of the Fortress" 'He Rests Himself on the Grassy Slope" "Important Circular To Freedmen" and more.

Eight pages, nice conditio... See More  

Marysville: gateway to the gold fields...

MARYSVILLE DAILY APPEAL, California, January 19, 1866 



* Rare Old West title



In the days of the California Gold Rush, Marysville was a stopping point for riverboats from Sacramento and San Francisco that carried miners on their way to the digging grounds. A sign on the roadside as one enters Marysville carries the slogan: "Gateway to The Gold Fields." At that time it was one o... See More  

San Ciriaco hurricane...

SEMI-WEEKLY GAZETTE AND BULLETIN, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, August 15, 1899  This newspaper has a column-wide headline on the second page: "Appalling Life Loss At Ponce" with subheads "Three Hundred Killed in the Hurricane"; "100,000 are Destitute"; "The Situation Beggars Description"; "Town of Arroyo a Mass of Ruins" and more. This is ... See More  

William "Boss" Tweed in jail...

THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, November 27, 1876



* William "Boss" Tweed

* Ludlow Street Jail



The front page has an article headed: "TWEED IN CONFINEMENT" "A Visit From Thurlow Weed" and more. See images for text here.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little margin wear, otherwise good.

Woodhull & Claflin in their libel suit...

NEW YORK TIMES, March 5, 1874 



* Victoria Woodhull

* Tennessee Celeste Claflin



The back page has: "The Woodhull & Claflin Case" "The Challis Libel Suit Commenced--Two Jurors Obtained" takes close to have a column & begins: "The long-ending trial of Victoria C. Woodhull, Tennie C. Claflin, and Col. James H. Blood, charged with libeling Luther C. Challis ... See More  

Paris Opera fire disaster....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 22, 1873



* General Benjamin D. Pritchard

* Eyewitness account of Jefferson Davis capture



Page 5 has an article headed: "Jeff Davis' Disguise" "His Attempt To Escape Capture In A Woman's Dress--Statement Of Gen. Pritchard" See images for text here.

Other news and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, nice conditio... See More  

Chiefs Satanta & Big Tree released....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 14, 1873



* Chiefs Satanta & Big Tree released



The front page has an article headed: "The Release Of Satanta And Big Tree" "The Negotiations With The Comanches At Fort Sill" See image for text here.

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, very minor spine wear, otherwise nice condition.

Molly Maguires...

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, February 20, 1880



* Molly Maguires

* Tuscarawas Valley - Ohio



Page 6 has one column headings: "Molly Maguires" "A 'Warning' to Some Miners Employed by the O. Young Coal Company".

Other news and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in  8 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise nice.... See More  

Americus, Kansas tornado...

CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Ohio, June 11, 1881



* Americus & Emporia KS Kansas

* Tornado disaster



This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.

The front page has small one column headings: "Kansas Tornado" "Great Damage to Buildings and Crops Reported" See image for text here.

Complete, minor margin wear, otherwise ... See More  

1875 Cucuta earthquake...

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, June 14, 1875



* Cucuta, Colombia - South America

* Earthquake disaster



The front page has one column headings: "A SHOCKING CALAMITY" "An Earthquake in South America" "Whole Cities Destroyed" "Famous Coffee Region Destroyed" and more. (see)

Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, very minor spine wear,... See More