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Little girl admonishes Lincoln to let his whiskers grow...
Item #702431
February 18, 1861
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 18, 1861 Over half of page 5 is taken up with fine and detailed coverage of Lincoln's continued trip from his home in Illinois to Washington, D.C.
The heads include: "THE PRESENT ELECT EN ROUTE" "Incidents and Casualties" 'Old Abe Kissed by a Pretty Girl" "His Reception at Buffalo" "Accident to Major Hunter" "T... See More
The Louisiana Purchase on the front page...
Item #702427
November 02, 1803
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 2, 1803 The top of the front page has an historic notice headed: "Louisiana Treaty" announcing the ratification of the treaty by the Senate by which the United States acquired the Louisiana Territory, referred to now as the Louisiana Purchase. It lists the names of the senators who voted against the treaty and those who voted in favor of the treaty.... See More
Lewis and Clark return from their historic journey...
Item #702423
November 05, 1806
CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, Nov. 5, 1806
* Lewis and Clark Expedition letter
* Safe return - homeward bound
Page 2 begins with a notable report on the arrival of Lewis and Clark in St. Louis, after their 2-1/2 year expedition.
It begins: "It is, with the sincerest pleasure, that we announce to our fellow citizens, the arrival of CAPTAIN LEWIS, with his exploring party,... See More
President Jefferson reports on the Lewis & Clark Expedition...
Item #702422
March 05, 1806
THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, March 5, 1806
* President Thomas Jefferson
* Lewis and Clark expedition
Page 2 begins with a message from the President to the House signed in type: Th. Jefferson, with much concerning the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
A few portions include: "...Capt. Meriwether Lewis...was appointed, with a party of men, to explore the river Missouri from its... See More
The Louisiana Purchase...
Item #702421
November 05, 1803
LANCASTER JOURNAL, Pennsylvania, Nov. 5, 1803
* Historic Louisiana Purchase
* Expansion of the United States
A very notable issue as contained on pages 1 and 2 are the: "Treaty Between the United States & the French Republic" outlining the details of what we now know as the Louisiana Purchase, followed by two Conventions of the treaty which outlined the details of ... See More
The inauguration of President Wm. H. Harrison...
Item #702420
March 08, 1841
BOSTON COURIER, March 8, 1841
* William Henry Harrison
* Presidential inauguration
* Inaugural address
Beginning on the front page and concluding on page 2 is: "Inauguration and Inaugural Address" of President William Henry Harrison. Most of the space is taken up with his very lengthy inaugural address.
Following the address is: "The Inauguration of William Henry Har... See More
Death of the President, in a Washington, D.C. newspaper...
Item #702416
April 05, 1841
THE GLOBE Semi-Weekly edition, Washington, D.C., April 5, 1841
* President William Henry Harrison
* Washington, D.C. death - 1st report
The upper right corner of the front page has what appears to be almost a news bulletin headed: "Death Of The President", datelined "April 4, two o'clock, A.M." and beginning: "It is with deep regret we announce that WILLI... See More
1805 Explorers Lewis & Clark; Letter from William Clark...
Item #702413
August 02, 1805
THE REPERTORY, Boston, Aug. 2, 1805
* The Lewis and Clark Expedition
* William Clark letter to brother
* Great detailed account of their journey
The front page has a very detailed and informative letter from William Clark, of the Lewis and Clark expedition, addressed to future president William Henry Harrison, who was then the governor of the Indiana Territory.
The letter, which tak... See More
A.B. Frost prints... Color Ivory Soap advertisment...
Item #702379
November 12, 1898
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 12, 1898 Full ftpg. by A.B. Frost shows a man having fallen off his bicycle. Doublepage centerfold: 'With our Troops in the Philippines--Before & After the Fall of Manila'. Halfpg: 'In & About Havana'. Displayable A.B. Frost hunting print: 'Rail Shooting' shows shooting a bird from a boat. Also includes a full page... See More
Croquet & wine making prints...
Item #702374
September 27, 1873
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Sept. 27, 1873 Inside has a nice full-page print: "Croquet at the Convalescent Home of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Highgate" with a related article.
Also within is a full-page wine-related print: "The Vintage In France: Grape Gatherers Returning" and a doublepage: "An Apple Orchard". Other prints as well.
Sixteen pages... See More
1968 "Jimmy Shine" opening day Broadway play...
Item #702255
December 12, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 12, 1968
* "Jimmy Shine" opening day Broadway play ad
* Actor Dustin Hoffman and John Sebastian
Page 51 has a full page advertisement (review) for the Broadway play "Jimmy Shine" starring Dustin Hoffman. This play made it's premiere in New York City the same week.
wikipedia notes: Jimmy Shin... See More
Very intriguing, small newspaper...
Item #702176
September 03, 1892
MUNCY NEWS, Muncy, Pennsylvania, Sept. 3, 1892 A small, unusual format newspaper from this small town in north central Pennsylvania. It measures just 3 1/2 inches tall while being 7 inches wide with four pages.
The front page has "Local News" tidbits, while pages 2 and 3 have even less content. Page 4 4 is blank.
This is the vol. 1 number 8 issue and I doubt that the newspa... See More
By the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church...
Item #702175
March 01, 1890
CHILDREN'S WORK FOR CHILDREN, Philadelphia, March, 1890 This was small publication: "published monthly with the sanction of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church" as noted on the back page.
Twenty pages, 6 by 8 inches, good condition.
The first issue of this health journal...
Item #702174
July 01, 1880
DR. KINGET'S HEALTH JOURNAL, New York, July, 1880 An interesting and rather rare paper obviously focused on health. It is the volume 1, number 1, and it is unknown how long it existed beyond this first issue, if at all.
Among the articles: "Compulsory Vaccination" "Degradation of Woman & Labor" "Can That Be Evil Which Has Good Results?" "Don't ... See More
Printed for the fair to create a new hospital...
Item #702172
October 16, 1866
THE FAIR-Y MESSENGER, Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, Oct. 16, 1866 This is the volume 1, number 2 issue of a paper "Devoted to the Fair" as noted in the masthead.
This fair was by the Sisters of Mercy and was a drive to found a hospital. This would have been a very short-lived newspaper given its singular focus.
Four pages, 9 by 11 3/4 inches, nice condition.
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From Dundee, Scotland...
Item #702170
October 18, 1882
THE PEOPLE'S FRIEND, "Scottish National Literary Miscellany", Dundee, Scotland, Oct. 18, 1882 This is the first of this title we have discovered.
Sixteen pages, 9 by 13 1/4 inches, never-trimmed margins, great condition.
A journal of science...
Item #702169
December 07, 1881
THE SCIENTIFIC MAN, New York, Dec. 7, 1881 The masthead notes: "A Bi-Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science".
Eight pages, 9 1/4 by 13 inches, very nice condition.
Created to save Old North Church...
Item #702168
December 08, 1879
THE DIAL OF THE OLD SOUTH CLOCK, Boston, Dec. 8, 1879
* Funding the preservation of "Old South Church"
This was an interesting publication produced for a fair to help save Old South Church. People had wanted to demolish it to widen the street, however a faction wanted it preserved. They created the fair to promote their cause and it succeeded.
This was the first time citize... See More
A liberal publication...
Item #702166
December 01, 1882
MAN, "A Weekly Journal of Progress & Reform", New York, Dec. 1, 1880 The front page is taken up with: "Platforms - Preliminary Declaration of the National Liberal Party" as well as an "Address of the Union of Radicals to The National Liberal League".
Eight pages, 9 1/4 by 13 inches, never bound nor trimmed so it folds out to single sheet, a dark stain... See More
Religion, politics, & 'reverent free thought'...
Item #702165
October 14, 1882
THE INQUIRER, London, England, Oct. 14, 1882 Noted in the masthead: "A Religious. Political & Literary Newspaper, & Record of Reverent Free Thought".
Sixteen pages, 9 1/4 by 13 1/2 inches, untrimmed margins, great condition.
Focused on patents...
Item #702164
May 01, 1872
THE PATENT RIGHT GAZETTE, New York, May, 1872 Still has the original outer wrappers, upon which is printed: "A Monthly Illustrated Journal of the Industrial Arts Especially Devoted to The Sale, Description and Illustrations of Patents...".
Nice to still have the decorative outer wrappers.
Sixteen pages plus the outer wrappers, 10 1/2 by 13 1/4 inches, good condition.
British version of 'Scientific American'...
Item #702163
October 02, 1882
THE SCIENTIFIC REVIEW, London, England, Oct. 2, 1882 This would seem to be a British version of "Scientific American" with similar content. But most of interest in this issue would be the original blue, outer wrappers. They were typically discarded when the issues were bound into annual volumes, but are present here.
Complete in twelve pages plus the outer wrappers, 8 3/4 by 13 1/... See More
Focused on the lumber industry...
Item #702162
January 18, 1890
NORTHWESTERN LUMBERMAN, Chicago, Jan. 18, 1890 A newspaper focusing on the lumbering industry with a nice engraving of a lumber mill in the masthead.
Sixteen pages, never bound nor trimmed, good condition.
It's 'full of good things'...
Item #702161
September 15, 1887
OUR FAIR, Tilton, New Hampshire, Sept. 15, 1887 This seems to be primarily a literary paper with various stories and other eclectic articles. Printed above the masthead is: "Don't fail to take this little paper home. It is full of good things."
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, wear at the margins, some light toning, a few archival mends at the margins.
Protecting publishers from unscrupulous advertisers...
Item #702160
April 01, 1887
THE AGENTS' HERALD, Philadelphia, April, 1887 An interesting newspaper whose purpose is perhaps best detailed by an article in another newspaper from 1883:
"There are probably but few country newspaper publishers, who have not at some time been swindled by plausible but dishonest advertising dead-beats, who obtain their advertising by means of fair and liberal promises, but never p... See More
The 'Field & Steam' magazine of the day...
Item #702156
November 02, 1878
CHICAGO FIELD, Nov. 2, 1878 This is a sporting newspaper with a very ornate & sports-themed masthead. The front page has a print of: "The Irish Water Spaniel...".
Sixteen pages, very nice condition.
A newspaper for children...
Item #702154
March 01, 1866
THE YOUNG REAPER, Philadelphia, March 1, 1866 This is one of several newspapers for children that were common in the post-Civil War years.
Four pages, a graphic masthead, good condition.
The 250th anniversary of the settlement of Boston...
Item #702153
September 17, 1880
ANNIVERSARY RECORD - "A Program of the Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Settlement of Boston", Boston, Sept. 17, 1880
This is likely a one-off publication, more of a program than a newspaper, with many graphics on the various floats in the parade.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed so it folds out to a single sheet, 11 1/2 by 16 1/2 inches, good condition.
The real estate market in Upstate New York...
Item #702152
June 01, 1883
CENTRAL NEW YORK REAL ESTATE HERALD, Syracuse, June, 1883 The volume 1, number 8 issue of a newspaper focused on real estate in Upstate New York.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed so it folds out to one sheet, some rubbing at the fold, minor margin wear.
A mining-related periodical...
Item #702142
POMEROY'S ADVANCE THOUGHT, New York, October, 1887 This paper has many articles on mining and worldwide news. This is the volume 1, number 3 issue.It was really published to promote M. M. Pomeroy's Atlantic-Pacific Railroad Tunnel Company, which was struggling to make enough money to complete the railroad tunnel through the Continental Divide west of Silver Plume, Colorado. Althoug... See More
For the working man...
Item #702141
August 09, 1884
LABOR WORLD, Philadelphia, Aug. 9, 1884 This is a union-focused newspaper, in support of the working man. The full front page is a political cartoon showing "Columbia" and President G. Cleveland.
Eight pages, various wear at the margins, some archival mends at margin tears.
A child's newspaper...
Item #702139
September 04, 1881
THE WEEKLY MAGNET, Chicago, Sept. 4, 1881 A story newspaper seemingly meant for children. Four pages, good condition.
For the mechanically inclined...
Item #702138
April 21, 1883
AMERICAN MACHINIST, New York, April 21, 1883 Printed in the masthead: "A Journal For Machinists, Engineers, Founders, Boiler Makers, Pattern Makers and Blacksmiths'".
As the title would suggest, a periodical for machinists and others who are mechanically minded. Similar to Scientific American in content and format.
Several illustrations within the reports with many illustrate... See More
By the Methodist Church...
Item #702135
March 13, 1884
AYER REPORTER, Massachusetts, March 12 & 13, 1884
* Middlesex County
A small newspaper published by the Methodist Church, this being the volume 1, number 2 issue. It likely did not have a long life.
Four pages, 10 1/4 by 12 1/4 inches, archival strengthening at the spine, good condition.
For the paper-making industry...
Item #702134
October 11, 1884
THE PAPER TRADE JOURNAL, New York, Oct. 11, 1884 The masthead notes: "The Consumption of Paper is the Measure of a People's Culture".
This was obviously a trade paper for the paper-making industry. The masthead includes an illustration of a paper-making machine.
Twelve pages, some disbinding residue at the spine of the back leaf, good condition.
The gold ink Jenny Lind promotional newspaper...
Item #702131
January 01, 1851
THE JENNY LIND, Boston This is an 1851 souvenir newspaper from Jenny Lind's legendary first American tour, featuring portraits and articles on the "Swedish Nightingale" and P. T. Barnum, who managed her tour. Barnum's advance publicity made Lind a celebrity even before she arrived in the U.S., and tickets for her first concerts were in such demand that Barnum sold them by auction... See More
Printed on brown, very thick paper...
Item #702130
March 19, 1881
THE SUN, Edgar, Nebraska, March 19, 1881 A very unusual newspaper printed under stress condition, using newsprint that is almost as thick as what would be found in a pizza box. It is brown in color and slightly coarse in texture.
The reason is explained at the top: "This issue of The Sun is not as handsome as former ones, and all on account of the recent freshets [heavy rain storms cau... See More
Printed on cornhusk paper... By & for the unemployed...
Item #702127
January 01, 1894
HARD TIMES, San Francisco, California, January, 1894
* Printed on thick corn husk paper
Likely a short-lived newspaper--this is the volume 1, number 2 issue--interesting for both the focus and the paper upon which it is printed.
As for the latter, this appears to be a cornhusk paper made from ground corn husks, is a golden color and of very thick stock.
As noted on page 2: &quo... See More
Photos & illustrations on the Spanish-American War...
Item #702124
July 30, 1898
THE MAIL & EXPRESS - ILLUSTRATED SATURDAY MAGAZINE, July 30, 1898 This is the Supplement to the New York Mail & Express newspaper, focused on graphics. Several of the photos & illustrations are on the Spanish-American War, including the full front page and the double page centerfold.
Sixteen pages, 11 by 16 inches, very nice condition.
Interesting & unusual masthead...
Item #702122
August 01, 1886
THE PUBLIC HERALD, Philadelphia, August, 1886 Printed in the masthead is: "Truth and Justice the Foe of Fraud and Corruption" with the interesting masthead engraving showing the "eye of truth" shining upon a devil.
Sixteen pages, 11 1/4 by 15 1/2 inches, a small hole in the front & back leaves, good condition.
A journal of science...
Item #702121
October 07, 1880
THE SCIENTIFIC, New York, Oct. 7, 1880 The masthead notes: "A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science", but this issue is mostly taken up with advertisements. This is a volume 2 issue.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, 9 by 13 inches minor foxing near mains, good condition.
Print of Acton's first meeting house...
Item #702113
December 21, 1882
THE ACTON MONITOR, Massachusetts, Dec. 21, 1882 This is the volume 1, number 7 issue by "The Evangelical Society of Acton". The front page features a print of: "The First Meeting House of Acton".
Four pages, good condition.
First of this title we have offered...
Item #702112
November 26, 1874
PUBLIC SPIRIT, Ayer, Massachusetts, Nov. 26, 1874 Printed in the masthead is: "A Weekly Newspaper Devoted To The Local Interests of Towns in Middlesex and Worcester Counties", which is exactly what is inside.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, one tape mend inside, good condition.
Early newspaper from Oregon...
Item #702111
October 12, 1867
THE OREGON STATE JOURNAL, Eugene City, Oct. 12, 1867 This is one of the earliest Oregon newspapers we have offered. Typical news of the day and a wealth of advertisements. This was just 8 years after Oregon gained statehood.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, various tape mends inside, a bit of fold foxing.
Promoting investment in the West...
Item #702109
April 01, 1878
THE NEW NORTHWEST, Philadelphia, April, 1878 Although the title & city of publication may seem in conflict, the theme printed in the masthead would explain it: "Devoted To The Interest of Railroad Investments, Land and Settlement".
This is the volume 1, number 3 issue of a paper focused on promoting the expansion and settlement of the West. Articles include: "Red River Va... See More
1874 Red River War... Nelson A. Miles...
Item #702104
September 10, 1874
NEW YORK HERALD, September 10, 1874
* Red River War
* Nelson A. Miles
* Native Americans - Indians
The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "THE RED RIVER FIGHT" with subheads. (see images)
Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, nice condition.
Building the Capitol... Slave ads in 1820....
Item #702100
April 14, 1820
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, April 14, 1820 Page 2 has: "AN ACT making further appropriations for continuing the work upon the centre building of the Capitol, and other public buildings." This and 3 other acts are each signed in type by the President: James Monroe.
The back page has: "100 Dollars Reward...for...my two negro slaves, Lewis and George..." w
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The back page has: "100 Dollars Reward...for...my two negro slaves, Lewis and George..." w
Bandits are planning to invade Texas...
Item #702099
April 25, 1818
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, April 25, 1818 Page 2 has an article: "New Banditti" that reports: "...that banditti, composed of French and other Europeans, were forming a military nest at Galveston [Galveston]...and that they intended to invade from thence the Spanish province of Texas...".
pages, never bound nor trimmed, in great condition.
Containing 'romance, literature, & general intelligence'...
Item #702098
July 23, 1859
BANNER OF LIGHT, New York & Boston, July 23, 1859 Within the masthead is: "A Weekly Journal Of Romance, Literature & General Intelligence" which pretty much describes what is found within.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed so it folds out to a single sheet, minimal fold & margin wear, good condition.
A gift for your barber...
Item #702081
February 01, 1831
RHODE ISLAND AMERICAN & GAZETTE, Providence, Feb. 1, 1831
* Early barber shop advertisement
Page 3 has a very interesting illustrated advertisement for a barber, with text on the service he provides including; "...to know where to cut and where to leave the hair so as to hide as much as possible all deformity of the head..." (see).
Four pages, rejoined at the spine, tape... See More
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