Thomas Nast cartoon...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 26, 1876 (Print only)



This single page features a Thomas Nast cartoon entitled "No Rudder - No Aim... It Is Not So Easy To Catch That Dear Little (Republican) Lamb, After All".



The page measures approximately 11.25" x 16" and is in nice condition.

Molly Maguires...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 26, 1876



* Molly Maguires



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

Page 3 has an interesting advertisement titled: "MOLLY MAGUIRE, Terror of the Coal Fields!; By Daniel Doyle, A Mine Boss" for a upcoming report in the "New York Weekly" This ad measures 11 x 2 inches.... See More  

Princeton, Indiana tornado....

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, February 29, 1876



* Princeton, Indiana

* Tornado disaster



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

Page 3 has one column headings: "THE TORNADO" "Fifty Buildings Wrecked in Princeton and Vicinity" "Damage to Property Estimated at Over a Million Dollars" and more.

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Black Hills gold rush... St. Charles, Missouri tornado...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, February 29, 1876



* Black Hills gold rush

* St. Charles, Missouri tornado disaster



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 2 has an article headed: "Doings In The Gold Diggings" and more. (see)

Page 5 has: "THE TORNADO" "Strange Peculiarities of the Cyclone at St. Charles, Mo." and ... See More  

The Microscope... it's origin...

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, March, 1876 Featured in this issue is an article "The Microscope" - Its Origin. Other articles are: The Principalities of the Danube; The Crime of Abigail Tempest; The Crime of Abigail Tempest; The First Century of the Republic; The Baby; Confederate Make-Shifts; The Southern Industrial Prospect; and other additional stories and illustrations ... See More  

Fire at the famous San Quentin prison...

SAN RAFAEL HERALD, California, March 2, 1876  An uncommon title from this city in the North Bay area of San Francisco Bay.

A typical newspaper of the day with a wealth of local news and a wealth of advertisements as well. Page 3 has a lengthy report headed: "SAN QUENTIN" "Disastrous Fire at the State Prison" "The Workshops Completely Destroyed' 'Server loss t... See More  

Thomas Nast print... Molly Maguires...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 4, 1876  The inside of this issue has a brief article regarding the infamous Molly Maguires. An opposing page has a nice illustrated advertisement for: "Molly Maguire, The Terror of the Coal Fields. By Daniel Doyle, A Mine Boss", which includes considerable details regarding the Mollies.  This issue also contains the following: a full front ... See More  

Professor Reuss invented the telephone?

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 4, 1876  



* Johann Philipp Reis

* German scientist & inventor

* Make-and-break telephone



The ftpg. shows: "An Australian Man-Of-War" with a related article. Inside print: "Professor Reuss' Telephone" with article; "the Invention of  the Telephone" , a crane mounted on a railroad car, and various other... See More  

Mr. Moody... Thomas Nast print...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 11, 1876  Full front page: 'The Great Revival - Mr. Moody Preaching at the Hippodrome' (owned by P.T. Barnum)

Full page Thomas Nast cartoon: ' Injured Innocence - Southern Chivalry Not Dead Yet' shows Jeff. Davis in woman's clothes.

Doublepage centerfold: '"Gone!" - Scene in a London Railway Station - Departure of Emigra... See More  

The martyr of Andersonville...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 18, 1876  Full front page: 'The Beacon Watch' shows a Rev. War soldier in 3-corner hat standing guard; Full page: 'The First Ulster in Blackville Consternation and Flight of the Inhabitants'; Full page: 'Chinese Pirates Attacking a Trader'; Doublepage centerfold: 'Royal Game' shows 3 tigers; Full page Tho... See More  

Putting a bell in a baseball...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, March 18, 1876  This is a separate, stand-alone publication begun to report on the Centennial Exhibition but whose success kept it in print into the 20th century.



Near the back is an article, with two illustrations, headed: "Improvements In Base-Balls" which shows a bell being placed inside (see).



Complete in 16 pages and rare in tha... See More  

1876 ghost story...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, March 19, 1876



* Ghosts - spectre - apparition



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 11 has an article headed: "A Ghost Story" Text takes up almost a full column.

This issue is not fragile as newsprint back then was made of cotton and linen rags, allowing them to remain very pliable and easy to handle.... See More  

Johann Reis - inventor of the first "make-and-break telephone"...

Very early report on the "telephone"...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 22, 1876 



* Johann Philipp Reis

* Very early telephone experiments



Page 4 has a very early article on: "The Telephone" which takes most of a column. Although this article talks about the work of a "Professor Reuss", the inventor it apparently was actually referring to was named Philipp Reis. The Reis telephone actually turned out to be too ... See More  

Cleopatra's Needles... Drilling machine...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 25, 1876  Within this issue is the illustration and an article on Cleopatra's Needles. This issue also contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day including the following inventions: DRILLING MACHINE - ELECTRO MAGNET MACHINES - MILLSTONE and much more. These illustrations also have text that goes along with them. Other articles and very inte... See More  

Lynde Brook Reservoir flood...

CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Ohio, March 31, 1876



* Lynde Brook Reservoir dam break

* Worcester Massachusetts flood



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

The front page has one column headings: "An Irresitsible Flood" "Lyndebrook Reservoir Dam Carried Away" "760,000,000 Gallons of Water Loose in a Narrow Valle... See More  

The business of spiritualism...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, April 1, 1876



* Spiritualism - mediums - psychics



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 10 has an article headed: "SPIRITUALISM" "A Philosophical View of the Materializing Business" and more. (see) Text takes up about 1 1/2 columns.

This issue is not fragile as newsprint back then was made o... See More  

Philadelphia street characters...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 8, 1876  Front full page illustration of "The Lexington of the Sea."

2/3 page illustration of "The Phul-Bagh, or Flower Garden Palace, Gwalior, India."; Two full page Thomas Nast illustration entitled "The Haunted House; or, the 'Murdered' Rag Baby Will Not Be Still" and "The Reign of the Press."; ... See More  

Battle of Powder River...

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, April 13, 1876



* Fulton, Missouri

* Fire disaster



This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "A Warm Time" "Eighty Thousand Dollars Burned Up at Fulton, Missouri" See image for text here.

This issue is not fragile as newsprint back then was made of cotton and line... See More  

Moonshiners & Indians....

CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, April 21, 1876



* Indians - depredations

* Kentucky moonshiners - moonshining



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

The front page has column headings: "Indian Outrage" "A Party of Whites Attacked and Several Persons Killed or Wounded"

Page 5 has one column headings: &q... See More  

Thomas Nast print of Uncle Sam...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 22, 1876  Full front page Thomas Nast political cartoon 'Cur-Tail-Phobia' shows Uncle Sam, and more. Another full page Nast political cartoon shows the 'Democratic Tiger in the Manger.' A full page illustration entitled 'Centennial Views' is comprised of two half-page illustrations. The doublepage centerfold is a 3/4 size entitled &... See More  

First National League game played in New York...

NEW-YORK TIMES, April 26, 1876  Page 5 has: "Base-Ball"  "The Bostons Defeat the Mutuals--Score Seven To Six". The summary begins: "Fully 800 persons assembled on the Union Grounds, Brooklyn, E. D., yesterday afternoon to witness the first game of the regular Mutual Clubs...". The summary continues with details about this game which was the very first Nation... See More  

The Centennial at Philadelphia...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 29, 1876  Front full page portrait of "The Late Alexander T. Stewart." Inside is a full page illustration of "English Cottages Erected by the British Government on the Centennial Grounds, Philadelphia, for the Royal Commission." 2/3 page illustration of "Announcing the Death of Mr. Stewart - Scene in Front of the Tenth Street Store... See More  

Callowhill Street bridge in Philadelphia...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 29, 1876  The front page has "Callowhill Street Bridge, Philadelphia, PA" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is "Legouge's Method of Propelling Canal Boats"; "Broken Stone Road-Making - Blake's Crusher"; and more articles, illustrations and advertisements.

Complete in sixteen pages, never bound, some lite ... See More  

Wilmington, North Carolina...

THE WEEKLY STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, May 5, 1876.



* Wilmington, North Carolina

* President Tyler



A typical newspaper of the day with various news items and a wealth of ads. Some of the articles within are headed: "President Tyler's Second Wife", "Protection to Birds", "State Politics", "Why the Republican Party Must be Destroyed", & mu... See More  

Chicago, Illinois tornado...

CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Ohio, May 8, 1876



* Chicago, Illinois

* Tornado disaster



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

The front page has one column headings: "Tornadoes" "Leavenworth and Chicago Visited by Terrific Wind Storms" "Buildings Unroofed, Church Steeples Blown Down and Coaches Wrecked" &qu... See More